- Antitrust law traditionally disapproves of firms leveraging their dominance in one market to gain dominance in another — which is what Google does when it puts an in-house restaurant review tool at the top of its search rankings, and what Amazon does when it develops and recommends its own batteries, or diapers, with the help of information gleaned from third-party transactions.
- Other potential malfeasance it addresses with a general prohibition against unfairly giving preference to one’s own products; unfairly limiting others’ ability to compete; and unfairly discriminating when enforcing terms of service.
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My Turn: For some, remaining remote is not a choice, but a necessity
- Recently, I joined with two dozen other health providers and advocates, representing tens of thousands of Granite Staters and families, to urge New Hampshire House and Senate leaders to continue to offer the option to testify on legislation remotely, using the Zoom function that has become such an integral piece of daily existence in today’s world.
- Without remote access over videoconferencing or other technology, we, as public health providers and advocates, are unable to safely appear at the State House, and the hundreds of thousands of individuals we represent and serve will be unable to be heard on the many legislative proposals critical to their own health and welfare.
Diagnosis burnout: Acute staffing shortages weigh on nurses who stay on the job
- “In 20 years of working in Maine, this is the first time I’ve seen facilities limit their admissions,” said Dr. Jabbar Fazeli, medical director of Durgin Pines Nursing Homes in York County.
- Eighteen-plus months of pandemic has created a situation that can only be characterized as untenable for many nursing home workers like Gilbert, and those in other health care fields as well.
Letter: Redistricting
- Well, this setting the voting districts up to give yourself an advantage is also blatant cheating.
- It made me think back on being a track coach for several years and wondering if I brought my team over to another school for a competition and they said the starting lines for the races are different for our team and yours.
Robert Azzi: Republican Senators complicit in limiting Americans’ right to vote
- In 2020, when Collins, along with other Senate Republicans, voted to acquit then-President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial, she told CBS, “I believe that the president has learned from this case.
- — on a voting rights act designed to protect and expand voter access at an existential moment in American history.
My Turn: New Hampshire’s frontline health care providers deserve funding and support
- Most recently, Congress allocated $178 billion during the pandemic through the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) to help ensure hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers on the frontlines keep their doors open and continue to care for their patients.
- That’s why I’ve met with providers across the state over the last two years to discuss what they need to deliver life-saving care to Granite Staters during this public health emergency.
Biden’s Taiwan remarks raise questions about his real policy
- Twice this year, President Biden has blurted out commitments that the U.S. is prepared to defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion — forcing the White House to walk back his statements and leading to confusion over a high-stakes national security policy.
- Behind the scenes: A source who has discussed these sensitive matters with top Biden officials said he believes Biden has been accidentally revealing his true views — that Taiwan is too strategically important to the U.S. for China to seize by force.
Toledo, Great Lakes ports could expand container capabilities
The Port of Cleveland saw demand double in the past eight years after it installed container offloading capabilities. The Port of Monroe believes it is the future of cargo and is constructing a container port now, in hopes of starting to unload container ships by 2023. […]Read more >Similar articles >
What the Labor Movement Needs to Keep ‘Striketober’ Going, According to New AFL-CIO Leader Liz Shuler
- Shuler spoke with TIME about what the workers participating in this historic wave of strikes are fighting for, how union membership can help them get it, and what the AFL-CIO is doing to bolster its ranks—especially with young people—to preserve its collective bargaining power in the decades to come.
- Shuler wasn’t merely taking the reins during a once-in-a-century pandemic, but also in the midst of a revolutionary inflection point, where workers are emboldened by nationwide labor shortages to exact better wages, hours and general working conditions from their employers.
US urges North Korea to cease missile tests, return to diplomatic talks
North Korea has said a return to talks is conditional on the U.S. dropping what it calls hostile policy, an apparent reference to sanctions and military drills. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Local Episcopals avoid gay marriage vote with a technicality
“It’s going to be very difficult for me as a priest in this diocese to tell my gay, lesbian and other parishioners that there’s any hope for them in this diocese,” said the Rev. Glen Michaels.
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ESG Gains Could Buy Better Terms in Insurance Program
U.S. companies deemed to have superior environmental, social and governance practices will be eligible for improved terms on directors-and-officers liability insurance policies under an initiative by a leading broker. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Keller is WWII veteran, retired missionary
- I wanted to fly since I was 14 years old,” he said.
- Bill Keller of Bella Vista is a World War II veteran who trained fighter pilots and is a retired missionary.
From sky to bedrock, researchers near Crested Butte are resetting what we know about water in the West
- The containers, a “mobile atmospheric observatory,” will gather bits of information over the next two years about the winds and clouds and rain and snow and heat and cold above the silvery and serpentine waterway as it slides past the gray granite dome of Gothic Mountain on its way to the Colorado River.
- The Western United States has always relied on water resources that come from these rugged mountain systems,” said Dan Feldman, the principal researcher for the project using the mobile observatory.
Container shipping crisis an unmet opportunity on Great Lakes
The St. Lawrence Seaway could help save Christmas by bringing decorations, Santa suits, dolls, video games, and scooters to retail outlets in the United States and Canada. […]Read more >Similar articles >
The U.K. Ditched Coal and Left Itself a New Set of Challenges
Britain went all in on renewables and natural gas, leaving it vulnerable when winds died down and global gas supply ran low. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Warsaw named council’s featured artist
The Bella Vista Arts Council is pleased to honor photographer Quin Warsaw as the October 2021 featured artist. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Devotional honors the early Black pioneers of Genesis Group as it celebrates its 50th anniversary
- Members of the Genesis Group, a quasi-branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that supports Black members, celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary Saturday night with a worship service at the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City’s Temple Square.
- (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Darius Gray, Genesis Group president from 1997 to 2003, speaks at the 50th anniversary of the Genesis Group in the Tabernacle on Temple Square, Salt Lake City, on Oct. 23, 2021.
COVID tracker: Winter is coming, so don your mask
- Everybody was sensible, informed and aware; organizers said that masks were required if you weren’t vaccinated, but I’m sure that everybody had gotten all their jabs.
- Last week the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 topped 200 for the first time since February.
Class on the computer
- Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative was made aware of this need and worked with five school districts to create a new pilot K-6 Virtual School, with Anderson its first and only teacher.
- Missy Hixson, the cooperative’s assistant director and teacher center coordinator, said, “Bailey and I worked for more than a week in August on scheduling students per the DLP [digital learning plan] requirements and setting up parent communication plans, as well as training on the Florida Virtual lessons.
China’s Rise Is a Threat the U.S. Has Faced for a Century
- But most fundamentally, the rivalry is the latest chapter in the central story of modern geopolitics — the clash between Eurasian empires that seek to control the world’s strategic “heartland” and the maritime powers that seek to thwart those designs.
- All this is a familiar challenge for Washington: As early as 2002, Defense Department official Andrew Marshall channeled Mackinder in writing that America must wage a long competition with China “for influence and position within the Eurasian continent and the Pacific Rimland.”
Electricity comes to rural Benton County in 1939
- “The biggest Benton County party held in a decade” was the way in which was described the celebration that was held in Bella Vista on July 28, 1939, to recognize the first 50 miles of rural electric lines completed.
- The day started with a cooking school demonstration at the pavilion, followed by the annual picnic of the Farm Bureau and County Council of home demonstration clubs.
Letter: A matter of qualification
The recent article about Frank Edelblut’s participation in a forum hosted by the Government Integrity Project prompted me to find out about his qualifications for being New Hampshire Commissioner of Education. In short, in my opinion, Mr. Edelblut has no qualifications. No experience in education ex […]Read more >Similar articles >
Toledo Magazine: Wauseon sawmill turns timber into treasures
WAUSEON — If you look out across the backlot at King Lumber, you might think what you see is a mishmash of huge logs, stumps, racks of rough sawn boards, and tree trunks that weigh several tons. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Letter: To the MVSD School Board
I had the honor and privilege of attending a MVSD School Board meeting held in Webster recently. Subsequent to a “small school study” recently conducted it was specifically called to offer time for the community of Webster to share thoughts and ideas concerning the future of both Webster and Salisbu […]Read more >Similar articles >
Letter: What needs to be done after Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- The history of Indigenous peoples in this country since Europeans stole their land in the late 15th century has been a history of loss, genocide and erasure.
- This is one step in righting the wrongs that white Americans have inflicted upon Indigenous peoples for centuries.
Letter: Crucial vote
- If the Republicans have their way, we will soon be able to ruefully say, “They pretend to hold elections.
- From the “Big Lie” to the insurrection to the anti-democratic restrictive voting bills designed to keep minorities from the polls, the Republicans have demonstrated their goal is not to govern, but to simply retain power at any cost.
Michelle Goldberg: The vindication of Angela Merkel
- The climax of Kati Marton’s captivating new biography of Angela Merkel, “The Chancellor,” comes in 2015, when the German leader refused to close her country’s borders to a tide of refugees fleeing civil war and state collapse in the Middle East and Africa.
- According to Marton, Henry Kissinger, ever callous, told Merkel, “To shelter one refugee is a humanitarian act, but to allow one million strangers in is to endanger German civilization.”
Remember when they ‘blew up’ this Keys bridge? Hollywood loves the Overseas Highway
The Florida Keys have long provided a backdrop of sand, sun and blue waters for movies, TV and commercials. And the Overseas Highway has played a role in many box […]Read more >Similar articles >
Churchill: Americans don’t disagree about everything
There’s evidence of a divided America in a remarkable new poll from the Siena College Research Institute in Loudonville. But some of the findings are more encouraging, because they show Americans largely agree on core values of liberty, equality and progress.
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- "Northwest Arkansas has done a better job including its Latinx and Marshallese populations than a lot of the rest of us have done in accepting diversity, although we're doing better now," Arkansas Democratic Party Chairman Grant Tennille said in an interview Thursday.
- Northwest Arkansas leads the state in accepting diversity, and Democrats must follow that lead to rebuild, the party's new chairman said.
Guns turning up at TSA checkpoints in record numbers this year; 24 found at XNA so far
- Safety Administration officers found 3,257 firearms on passengers or their carry-on bags at checkpoints last year, although the total number of passengers screened at airport checkpoints across the country fell by 500 million compared to 2019 because of the covid-19 pandemic.
- A record number of people have brought guns to the nation's airports so far this year, according to federal Transportation Safety Administration officials.
Corporate landlords filed 88% of all evictions in Indianapolis through September
An IndyStar analysis reveals that evictions in Indianapolis are driven by a small number ofcorporate landlords. […]Read more >Similar articles >
What do parents want? St. Paul district bets on bigger, ‘well-rounded’ schools
- Despite his predecessor’s marketing campaigns and strategic plan focused on growing enrollment, the district had dropped to around 37,000 students from 41,100 a decade prior, and charter schools increasingly were eating into the district’s market share.
- Instead, the two elementary schools are merging, but the district is adding a third middle school site — at Parkway, which no longer will be a Montessori middle school — that offers not immersion but a Hmong language and culture curriculum.
Edith Wharton’s Bewitching, Long-Lost Ghost Stories
- Only when she was nearing thirty—long after she became a “ ‘young lady’ with long skirts and my hair up,” as she wrote—and on her way to winning the Pulitzer Prize for her novel “ The Age of Innocence,” could she sleep in a house that contained a book of ghost stories.
- Reading the stories, I sometimes felt like I had discovered a hidden room in an impeccable house, and turned to find that the door had shut behind me.
Sunday Reading: Strange Tales
- “ A Shinagawa Monkey,” one of Haruki Murakami’s greatest works of short fiction, describes a young woman who receives alarming information about her life from an unlikely source.
- And, finally, a story that you may have first encountered in a tattered anthology in school: Shirley Jackson’s “ The Lottery,” a tale as haunting and relevant today as it was when it was first published, in the pages of The New Yorker, in 1948.
Volunteers secure final stairs in Koko Crater trail repairs
- After thousands of hours of labor by hundreds of volunteers manually hauling more than 600,000 pounds of materials up the incline, the Kokonut Koalition officially finished its repair project at the top of Koko Crater Stairs on Saturday morning.
- The Kokonut Koalition, initially a group of hard-core hikers who loved the trail, became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2018 to work in partnership with the city to preserve, maintain and, eventually, overhaul the steps permanently so they can be enjoyed in perpetuity by future generations.
Take time to stop along the Overseas Highway. Here are some must-see landmarks
Driving on the Overseas Highway feels like getting VIP access to the best views. Peer out the window at the water on all sides as you roll down the island […]Read more >Similar articles >
Jennifer Weiner is serving as interim rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Honolulu
- Weiner, 53, is currently interim rabbi at Temple Emanu-El in Honolulu.
- How accepting is the Jewish community of women as rabbis?
River Valley manufacturers talk challenges during pandemic
- The covid-19 pandemic heightened problems attracting and retaining workers and exposed weak links in the supply chain, local manufacturing leaders said.
- WeatherBarr, which is undergoing a $10 million expansion of its facility, is one of several local manufacturers facing challenges related to worker retention and the supply chain amid the covid-19 pandemic.
Editorial: Hardly a reason to avoid COVID-19 vaccine
- When the push to vaccinate the world against COVID-19 began, the holdouts were large in number and varied in their concerns.
- Inroads were made at first, as the vaccine became widely available without jockeying for a place in line.
Op-Ed: Rampant online cheating is the dark side of remote learning
- Companies such as Chegg and Course Hero offer monthly subscription formats — similar to Netflix — in which students pay $10 or $15 a month for round-the-clock access to resources including exam questions, textbook solutions and homework “help,” meaning that subscribers can upload a problem to their accounts and expect answers with proof within minutes or the hour .
- This year, stories in Forbes, the Wall Street Journal and U.K. publications including Education Technology have spotlighted the growth and profits of public companies such as Chegg.
Springdale School District participates in covid-19 quarantine pilot
- The School District on Friday concluded its participation in a two-week Test to Stay pilot program to decrease student and staff covid-19 quarantines.
- Springdale's participation in the pilot is a result of steps Superintendent Jared Cleveland has taken to work with the state to reduce school quarantines, said Damon Donnell, Springdale School District Student Services director.
A damming situation: Busy beaver threatens Mechanicville water supply
While Albany has large drinking water reservoirs fed by a multitude of tributaries, watched over by city drones and private trappers, small cities have to fight their battle against the beavers on foot.
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Marriages
- Christopher William Crowley, 39, Fort Smith, and Debra Francis Viravongsa, 37, Van Buren
- Christohper Alexander Smith, 24, and Amber Nicole Rousseau, 26, both of Van Buren
Toledo leaf collection to start Nov. 1
Toledo’s seasonal leaf collection is scheduled to start Nov. 1 and there are several ways for residents to keep track of when trucks and crews will be visiting their streets, city officials said. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Driving the Overseas Highway is an adventure. These are your tales from the road
Breakdowns, close calls, spectacular views. Watching a Hollywood movie being made and discovering a new favorite restaurant. Keys locals and tourists have plenty of memories traveling the Overseas Highway, the […]Read more >Similar articles >
The breathtaking views on the Overseas Highway can be deceptive. There’s danger ahead
On a routine day in the Florida Keys, with locals and tourists on the road, four women from Spain headed to the beach in their rental Nissan Rogue. They braked […]Read more >Similar articles >
Lethal ‘forever chemicals’ taint our food, water and even blood. The EPA is stalling | David Bond
- Overwhelmed by rampant PFAS contamination, the EPA is asking the petrochemical industry to study these chemicals one by one in the hopes of eventually building enough data to regulate them.
- Now worried about impending liability, the petrochemical industry and the military are busy torching stockpiles of PFOA and PFOS (the two PFAS compounds closest to being regulated) despite growing concern that burning merely redistributes these inflammable toxins, especially into the poor communities of color where waste incinerators cynically base their operations.
Two newcomers compete for Cedarville School Board seat
- Tracy Mankins and Laura Willis are vying for an unpaid, five-year term for the board's position 2 seat in an election Nov. 2.
- Willis said it wasn't as difficult to speak with the School Board when she was a student in the district.
MN’s virtual court hearings aren’t going away. Review finds advantages — and drawbacks.
- In September, the Minnesota Judicial Council Committee, composed of 25 members, many of them judges, voted to phase in a structure that would decide when a court could meet in person and when it could meet remotely.
- For non-criminal cases, the council voted that hearings where evidence is being presented or testimony is taken must be held in person.
Reclaiming Jesus From His Church
- “Nearly everyone tells me there is at the very least a small group in nearly every evangelical church complaining and agitating against teaching or policies that aren’t sufficiently conservative or anti-woke,” a pastor and prominent figure within the evangelical world told me.
- “A small group of people, inside and outside this church, coordinated a divisive effort to use disinformation in order to persuade others to vote these men down as part of a broader effort to take control of this church,” David Platt, a 43-year-old minister at McLean Bible Church and a best-selling author, charged in a July 4 sermon .
Think you’re a Florida Keys expert? Test your knowledge with our Overseas Highway quiz
Hey, what’s that giant spiny lobster sculpture in Islamorada called again? Is it Claude, Betsy, Rock Lobsta? Man, a Florida Keys expert sure would be nice to find right about […]Read more >Similar articles >
Northwest Arkansas survey reveals awareness, cost as barriers to dance industry
- The survey is part of yearlong research Castleman began in January to develop models for a new organization or programs to promote personal and community health through dance and movement, she said.
- Castleman conducted the dance survey through the sponsorship of Rogers Experiment House and funding from a Walmart Family Foundation grant, she said.
US urges North Korea to stop missile tests and return to talks
A senior US diplomat on Sunday urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests and resume nuclear diplomacy, days after the North fired off its first underwater-launched ballistic missile in two years. […]Read more >Similar articles >
New immigration policy aims to protect undocumented immigrants against work exploitation
- The Obama administration worked to put an end to workplace raids but did not offer deportation protections for workers who came forward and reported employers who abuse their power.
- Most importantly, the latest order promises to offer deportation protections to immigrants who report abusive employers.
Second Opinion: Want to visualize the realities of a warmer planet? Give this online tool a try
- Scientists call these locations “climate analogs,” present-day places that share similar climates to those projected for another location in the future.
- My daily commute via bicycle crosses the Clark Fork most days and has allowed me to discern a rhythm and tempo in how the seasons come and go — a composition of daily weather-like notes in a musical score that is the climate of Missoula, Mont.
Literary pick of the week: “Opioid Reckoning: Love, Loss, and Redemption in the Rehab State”
- Sullivan recounts in her new book, “Opioid Reckoning: Love, Loss, and Redemption in the Rehab State,” based on interviews with former drug-users, family, and others caught in the web of opioid use, treatment, recovery, and loss.
- Sullivan, a history professor at Macalester College, underscores the complexity of this epidemic from every viewpoint — drug use, parenting, harm reduction, medication, abstinence and stigma and she questions current treatment models, healthcare inequities and the criminal justice system that treats people of color differently from white people who are addicted.
Fleur Jaeggy Thinks Nothing of Herself
- Born to a Swiss family in Zürich, in 1940, Fleur Jaeggy grew up speaking German, French, and Italian, but it’s in the latter that she writes spare, hypnotically pellucid novels.
- I asked Jaeggy about “The Water Statues” and her other books, the life she had lived between languages, and her memories of friends, including Bachmann, Oliver Sacks, Joseph Brodsky, and Giovanni Pozzi, a Swiss-Italian priest and literary scholar.
Bridgeport community farm may share space with new library
- Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration has for a few years been under pressure from some neighborhood leaders like Councilwoman Rosalina Roman-Christy and activist Steve Nelson to build a library on the the property the farm calls home.
- O’Donnell argued regardless of what future arrangement is worked out for the farm and library to share land, it would make sense for the Ganim Administration to renew the Green Village Initiative’s lease for a few more years.
Documents indicate Facebook scramble as Capitol attacked
- The internal dispatches were among a set of Facebook documents obtained by The New York Times that give new insight into what happened inside the social media network before and after the November election, when the company was caught flat-footed as users weaponized its platform to spread lies about the vote.
- Emergency actions -- some of which were rolled back after the 2020 election -- included banning Trump, freezing comments in groups with records for hate speech, filtering out the "Stop the Steal" rallying cry and empowering content moderators to act more assertively by labeling the U.S. a "Temporary High Risk Location" for political violence.
Around the World in 80 Books by David Damrosch review – an erudite tour of the author’s head
Inspired by Phileas Fogg, an academic treks across the globe without leaving his library in a hymn to the unifying power of literature
Reading is travel – an epic trek, a picaresque pursuit, a lyrical flight – and last year it offered release to those of us still itchy after a daily circuit of the local park. Housebound in London, I reread Dickens and wistfully accompanied his characters on their perambulations through a city that was out of bounds to me. David Damrosch, a Harvard specialist in comparative literature, projected himself further afield: when conference dates in Tokyo and a smattering of European venues were cancelled, he decided to circumnavigate the globe without leaving his library.
Damrosch took his cue from Phileas Fogg, the London clubman who speeds across continents and oceans in Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days. Needing to win a wager, Fogg bribes drivers and pilots to increase their speed and desperately strips wood from a steamship in mid-Atlantic to feed its furnace. Damrosch proceeds at a more leisurely pace, though he occasionally makes weightless associative leaps as if hitching a ride in a hot air balloon.
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Column: Easing restrictions will help Hawaii’s merchants
- Government mandates for eating establishments and other businesses opting to have their employees vaccinated as well as those providing proof of negative tests have made a significant difference in a variety of businesses’ ability to work and employ Hawaii residents.
- The Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Foundation reported 2 out of 3 local businesses faced severe downturns in revenue, resulting in job cuts.
Reduced hours threaten Hawaii’s hotel workers’ medical benefits
- The mass hotel layoffs of last year are gone; however, many workers are still getting very few hours, especially those like Alcos who are employed in departments that cater to groups, events, banquets, and food and beverage operations that have been severely limited by county and state coronavirus restrictions.
- The schedule restrictions, coupled with the tourism downturn, have created a Catch-22 for some union workers: If they leave their current jobs, they’ll lose their hard-won seniority and the right to be first to get scheduled hours, as well as valuable union benefits, including free family medical insurance for life in retirement.
Jerry Cavanagh pulled off the upset of the century in 1961 race for Detroit mayor
Sixty years ago next month, Jerome Cavanagh won in an upset victory in part by pointing out that Detroit had started to decline. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Driving down the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys? What to know about your trip
You’re on the Overseas Highway, the only stretch of pavement connecting the 120-mile island chain. Destination: Key West, where the mile marker zero sign signals the end of the road. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Ciao!
- And also I’m the dumb one for walking around with my passport, which I never do, but somebody told me to keep it and my vaccination card on me at all times.
- It’s great knowing that everyone around you is vaccinated, and I was worried about the pandemic, not the pickpockets.
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Jasper Johns, master virtuoso of the double, one of the most influential of American painters, in massive Philly-NYC exhibition
- Cocurators Carlos Basualdo of the Philadelphia Museum and the Whitney’s Scott Rothkopf, assisted by Sarah Vogelman and Lauren Young, gathered more than 500 of Jasper Johns’ paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture, and assigned roughly half to each institution.
- In Philadelphia, “Mind/Mirror” begins with the disembodied voice of John Cage reading Johns’ cryptic texts.
Pet of the Week
- River is a big, fun girl just waiting for the right home.
- Tuck likes to say everything with excitement because he is always just so happy.
Procession a send-off for rocker
- Events celebrating the life of Arkansas rocker Rickie Lee Reynolds will start at noon in Memphis and proceed to Black Oak later today.
- "We're going to do a traditional musicians' send-off for him in Memphis," says Reynolds' stepson, Christopher Lee Crowther, who is helping organize the event.
Kansas City, Kansas, resident describes how activities of former KCK detective Roger Golubski have affected the community
Kansas City, Kansas, resident Niko Quinn describes how the activities of former KCK detective Roger Golubski have long-lasting affects on the community. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Pulaski Special School District voters to act on plan to raise $80 million without tax hike; two candidates run unopposed in Nov. 2 election
- Pulaski County Special School District leaders are submitting to voters on Nov. 2 a plan to generate $80 million for school additions and other improvements without raising annual taxes or extending the levy of debt-service tax mills beyond their current 2048 expiration date.
- The plan would not result in a tax increase for property owners in the district, he said, nor does it call for extending the 14.8 debt-service mills of the district's overall 40.7-mill rate beyond the current 2048 expiration rate,
Other days
- G. Davis, preparing for completion after testing 200 barrels of oil a day in No. 2 Carter-Moore, indicated a deep oil discovery in Spirit Lake Field of Lafayette County.
- The hay belonged to Will Cummings and was not insured.
Think you know Wichita news? Take our weekly quiz to see how you stack up (Oct. 24)
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Burglaries
- The following burglaries are from reports collected from the Little Rock and North Little Rock police departments.
- Maple, Apt. A635, residential, Lane Reed, 10 p.m. Oct. 3, property valued at $150.
Energy-Stock Surge Leaves Climate-Focused Investors Behind
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Most can’t vote in quiet North Little Rock School District election
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Have the Florida Keys outgrown the Overseas Highway?
The Overseas Highway has seen increased traffic as more visitors make their way down to the Florida Keys. Now, some are questioning whether the archipelago has outgrown the highway. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Northwest Arkansas school district intentionally withheld documents, amended lawsuit claims
- The lawsuit, filed in Madison County Circuit Court, says the school district violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act by not informing the media about meetings of the School Board to consider disciplinary action in a sexual harassment case.
- The attorney who filed the lawsuit, Joey McCutchen, also said the district failed to record and preserve the public portion of School Board meetings, as required by law.
SunLit Interview: In “Site Fidelity,” Claire Boyles examines the power of place
- I felt constrained by my own experience in the blog, so I wanted to start writing fiction as a way to tell stories that weren’t constrained by my own experiences.
- I started writing a blog as a marketing tool, a way to tell the story of the farm to our customer base.
Parking wars: Another battle won
In the fight for affordable housing, the Boston City Council has voted to eliminate a potent tool for the NIMBY crowd. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Climate Promises Cost Nothing. Change Will Cost a Fortune.
- In April, the U.S also updated its nationally determined contribution, promising to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to 52% (compared to 2005 levels) by 2030, nearly double the previous target of 26% to 28% by 2025).
- Since 2013–14, when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its Fifth Assessment Report, the worst of its “representative concentration pathways” has grown more, not less, probable, meaning higher greenhouse gas emissions, temperatures, precipitation and sea levels.
Nicolais: Colorado won with new redistricting commissions
- Three years ago, Colorado voters approved the first major overhaul to the decennial redistricting process — redrawing congressional and legislative district boundaries — in a half century.
- With the new maps submitted to the state Supreme Court for review, it is apparent that Coloradans made the right choice.
Milller County spending $300,000 to digititize more court records
- Miller County Circuit Clerk Mary Pankey plans to spend $300,000 converting 75 file cabinets of criminal, civil and domestic court records into digital electronic copies for the public.
- Pankey told Miller County Quorum Court members last week that she intends to pay for the scanning and digitizing of these records with money from her office's recorder budget, which presently has a $592,000 cash balance.
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout review – Lucy Barton’s return brings intense pleasures
- Just as a quality, long-form TV series becomes greater than the sum of its episodes by the sheer cumulative effect of character and backstory across seasons, so too Elizabeth Strout seems to be generating a similarly holistic – and entirely original – form of fiction writing.
- Of course, novel sequences are nothing new, but they nearly always move chronologically forwards through an ever-continuing story.
Hot Springs to host Arkansas High Country Bike Race in 2022, 2023
- The first year's race, which takes competitors on a loop that encompasses much of the "toughest mountain terrain" in Arkansas, will start on Oct. 8 in downtown Hot Springs, the Visit Hot Springs agency said in a news release, adding that a shorter 500-mile loop is also available.
- "Hot Springs is a perfect fit for the [Arkansas High Country Race,] and we cannot wait to highlight its community and local businesses for the upcoming years," Chuck Campbell, assistant race director, said in the release.
Opinion | Millions of dollars’ worth of bluster
- If it weren’t so damaging to Alabama’s reputation and treasury, I’d just laugh at Attorney General Steve Marshall’s bold claim about the federal mandate for COVID 19 vaccinations by Dec. 8.
- But see, politics for Republicans like Steve Marshall don’t include reason.
Too much taxpayer money not flowing down to needs, Democratic governor hopefuls say
- Federal tax dollars entrusted to state and local governments aren't flowing down to meet the needs of Arkansans, Democratic candidates for governor said Friday.
- The candidates are: Anthony Bland of Little Rock, a teacher and the 2018 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor; Chris Jones of Little Rock, a physicist and former head of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub; James "Rus" Russell III of Little Rock, owner and operator of a counselling center there; and Supha Xayprasith-Mays of Little Rock, a magazine publisher and investor.
Society Notebook: PROPEL honors young professionals for their pandemic pivots
- “This is our first event back since January 2020, and last year’s Ignition Awards were held virtually from my living room,” said PROPEL President Allie Floyd, marketing manager for Portside Real Estate Group.
- Kailey Partin, 30, branding director at Rising Tide brewery, was named Young Professional of the Year.
Arkansas Achievers
- • April Chatham-Carpenter, chairperson of the Department of Applied Communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the former state co-coordinator for Braver Angels of Arkansas, has been selected to serve as co-director of field communications for Braver Angels National.
- • Elizabeth Small, director of business networks and instructor of real estate at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been selected for Leadership Arkansas Class XVI.
Families worry as vaccine mandate threatens to shutter group homes
- John and Jan Hanson of Fryeburg worry about the potential closing of the group home their 42-year-old son lives in, a repercussion from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers imposed by Gov. Janet Mills.
- Muffett Dulac, whose 42-year-old son, David, has Down syndrome and lives in a group home in Auburn, said she supports vaccinating as many people as possible, but the rule is going to cause families to suffer.
SunLit Special: Claire Boyles’ “Site Fidelity” delves into the trials of rural life
- Every day before she left for work, Amy boiled coffee on the wood- burning stove Bobby Jackson had rigged from a fifty-gallon oil drum and read the newspaper that still appeared, like some kind of magic, in the driveway.
- Elmer could decide he was going to eat fire instead of dinner, Bobby thought, and both Amy and Marcia would be delighted by his innovative thinking.
Pritchett: In praise of Colorado and grizzly bears and especially Enos Mills
- With this cabin as his home base, he hiked and snowshoed great distances, wrote about bears and geology and wildlife, and worked hard to create a national park that might preserve them, which you can see right outside the window, Longs Peak being perfectly framed by logs.
- Indeed, of all the readings I have done on bears, “The Grizzly,” Enos Mills’ 1919 book, is my favorite.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
- MEDICAL STOCKPILES: The House has passed the Strengthening Americas Strategic National Stockpile Act (H.R. 3635), sponsored by Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mo. The bill would change operation of the federal government’s stockpile of equipment and drugs for use in medical emergencies, including setting out required stockpiling levels and plans for distribution.
- RENTAL CARS AND TERRORISM: The House has passed the Darren Drake Act (H.R. 4089), sponsored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., to require the Homeland Security Department to issue guidelines to car rental companies on strategies for preventing acts of terrorism that use vehicles they rent to individuals.
North Little Rock notebook: Northern Lights festivities return
- The North Little Rock School District is seeking people interested in mentoring youths after seeing an increase in misbehavior among students.
- North Little Rock officials said festivities will take place Nov. 21 with food trucks, a holiday market and live entertainment at Argenta Plaza.
Littwin: The art of persuasion is on life support. Biden’s safety net bill isn’t feeling too good, either
- We’ll start in Washington, where the current state of dysfunction runs so deep that Joe Biden, the longtime, self-proclaimed Senate deal maker, has persuaded exactly no Republicans and is struggling to keep his own party together — he needs all 50 Democrats, using reconciliation — to get his social safety-net program passed.
- If the safety net bill does get passed — and it probably will, eventually, although with a price tag at about half of what Biden wants — it looks as if it will pass with the extended child credit tax, the wildly popular law that Michael Bennet strongly supports and touts at every turn, having been eviscerated.
Colombia’s most wanted drug lord captured in jungle raid
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African effort to replicate mRNA vaccine targets disparities
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Disneyland Resort Honored for Support of Local Food Bank
Disneyland Resort was recently honored by Community Action Partnership of Orange County(CAP OC) for the resort’s longstanding commitment to the nonprofit and its largest program, the OC Food Bank. “Our organization is laser-focused on ensuring that we are bringing vulnerable communities the resources they need when they need them. Disney has always been a partner in that effort,” said LaShanda Maze, vice president of Philanthropy for CAP OC. “From your volunteerism, to donating food and other in-kind support as well as your past financial support of our programs, we know we can count on you to be there. Plus, we know it’s been a hard year […]Read more >Similar articles >
First Generation Cast Members Gather to Share Memories from first 25 years of Disneyland
- Garry, who began his 21-year Disneyland career in Security in 1967, said he was one of many attendees who had met their spouse while working at Disneyland.
- Sadly, his wife, Mary, passed away earlier this year, as did Disney Legends Ron Dominguez and Jim Cora — all of whom Garry said were great supporters of the group and had been looking forward to the event.
Food aplenty, yet shortages persist
- "We've been struggling with supply-chain issues with different items since school started," said Theresa Hafner, the executive director of food services at Denver Public Schools.
- More than a year and a half after the coronavirus pandemic upended daily life, the supply of basic goods at U.S. grocery stores and restaurants is once again falling victim to intermittent shortages and delays.
Disneyland Resort Welcomes Back the Iconic Disneyland Monorail
- The monorail first glided on its beam around Tomorrowland, but was soon extended when new train models debuted and began transporting guests to and from Disneyland Hotel in 1961.
- Disneyland Monorail later debuted trains with seating facing toward the windows in 2008.
OPINION | ON BOOKS: So many books to review, so little time …
- I just noted this blurb on the back of "Reacher Said Nothing": "'Dumbfounding' — The New Yorker." That's funny, and fair, and I bet that Martin, with whom I exchanged a few emails after writing about one or the other of these books in this column, enjoyed the New Yorker review.
- Lots of authors and publishers send you books, for free; you pick through them and choose one and read it; then knock out about 800 words on what you think it's supposed to be about.
OPINION | LET’S TALK: On skirting the holiday shortages
- "If shoppers run up against shortages, many will likely shift to other options like gift cards, even if recipients might need to wait until the New Year to redeem them," John Mercer, Coresight Research's head of global research, was quoted.
- The common media message: Better gather the stuff for your holiday decorations, gifts, dinners, etc.
Cox moves walk to Argenta Plaza
- The two-mile Walk, presented by the Central Arkansas Alzheimer's Association, starts at the Plaza and is just one of some 600 in communities across the United States.
- Allison Cox is chairwoman of the Central Arkansas Walk and is at Argenta Plaza this afternoon with her best friend and co-chairwoman, Heide Harrell.
Europe’s Inflation Shock Fizzles in German Post-Crisis Pay Talks
- While a hard push back from employers set the scene for a round of strikes, it would also provide a clue to European Central Bank policy makers wondering if the pandemic has fostered a sea change in inflation after years of lackluster price increases.
- The prospect that Europe’s surging inflation could stoke pay is being put to the test in the region’s largest economy as 3.5 million Germans in the public sector struggle to secure significant raises in wage talks.
Did You Know These Fun Facts About the Disneyland Resort?
- 1. If you walk through Frontierland during Halloween Time at Disneyland park, you may spot a special tree glowing orange.
- 5. Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure park celebrates Christmas with specially themed food and beverage, entertainment and festive fun.
Cool Disney Jobs: Meet One of the Happiest Nurses on Earth
- A. To be a registered nurse at the Disneyland Resort, you have to be a critical thinker, able to solve problems and be quick on your feet to help our guests or cast members get back to their day.
- We also help our cast members, in addition to guests, so they can get back to making magic.
Disneyland Resort Cast Members Celebrate the Halloween Season with a Cast-Exclusive Scare Maze
- Giddy screams and excited shrieks aren’t unusual during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort, but recently, the loudest screams were coming from cast members at an after-hours scare maze in Disney California Adventure park!
- Anthony Olivares, attractions host, who has been helping run the event for four years, said: “Every year, we try and tell a different story through theatrical elements in the maze.”
Disneyland Resort Announces Next Ambassador Team
- Mark and Nataly will represent thousands of cast members as they bring the magic of the Disneyland Resort to the community and beyond as emissaries of goodwill.
- “I am thrilled to welcome our amazing new Ambassadors, who will take on the role of a lifetime representing our cast and bringing Disney magic to our community.
Cast Members Reflect on the Everlasting Bonds of Family at Plaza de la Familia
- those famous words from Disney and Pixar’s “Coco” ring throughout Plaza de la Familia in Paradise Gardens as cast members once again celebrate the everlasting bonds of family at Disney California Adventure park.
- Plaza de la Familia is a celebration of the spirit of Día de los Muertos, something that resonates with many cast members.
Meet the Newest (Four-Legged) Disneyland Cast Members
- “It’s been challenging during the past year to purchase new horses, because in some cases we weren’t able to see them in person beforehand,” Circle D Ranch Manager Erin Simon said earlier this month from the 5.5-acre ranch in Norco.
- Circle D Ranch, home of the Disneyland Resort horses, recently welcomed five newcomers to the family — and cast members have already begun training these beauties for their eventual debut on Main Street, U.S.A.
Mother Nature’s environmental engineers
- A few years ago a beaver control expert working for a timber company came upon a large dam strategically located in a small creek where the stream flowed between two large cypress trees.
- That may cause some head-shaking by bottomland timber owners, but the beaver are just trying to restore what they lost to rural development.
The people push to be heard loud and clear through ballot initiatives
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Ginnie Graham: Maybe we shouldn’t be eating oranges in winter
- Thirteen years ago, Griffin began working with local farmers to supply the Union district with their products.
- I’ve never had watermelon so good in my life,” Griffin said.
1,000 Years of Joys and Sorrows by Ai Weiwei review – a life of dissent
The artist’s memoir reveals a rebellious spirit, inherited from his persecuted poet father, which sustained him through detention by Chinese authorities
In 1957, the year of Ai Weiwei’s birth, China’s leader, Chairman Mao, launched the Anti-Rightist Campaign, a purge of intellectuals whose work was deemed critical of the state. By the end of the year, about 300,000 people had been rounded up, the majority of them exiled to the country’s remote border regions to undergo “reform through labour”. Ai’s father, Ai Qing, a respected poet, was one of them.
“The whirlpool that swallowed up my father upended my life too, leaving a mark on me that I carry with me to this day,” Ai writes in the opening chapter of this ambitious memoir, in which his father’s story gives way to, and often echoes, his own. In 1967, his father’s life was upended once again, when he was transported to a desert region known as Little Siberia to undergo political “remoulding”.
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Trolley To Terror! History gives way to mystery for one night only
- "We have an assortment of rail cars -- four cabooses, several box cars and a diner," says Bradley Martin, president of the Fort Smith Trolley Museum.
- Thirty-six years later, the Fort Smith Trolley Museum operates a streetcar every weekend, year round -- and its flagship is the same Birney Safety Car No. 224 that brought luxury to the trolley line in 1920.
Bob Doucette: Gov. Kevin Stitt facing headwinds, but has a couple of aces in the hole
- But, there’s also this: Oklahoma voters are brand loyal, and the brand in favor is Republican.
- And with the exception of the brief tenure of former Fifth District Congresswoman Kendra Horn, Republicans have locked down the state’s congressional delegation for years.
The clarity that comes with cancer
- I sit in the exam room seven stories up, waiting for the doctor to come in, and remember my first meeting in one of these rooms when I was told there was only one treatment option--interferon, a drug first used 60 or so years ago--to try to keep the disease from coming back.
- But I also celebrate a different anniversary every August, one that reminds me of one hot summer day 10 years ago when an odd lump that appeared in my underarm turned out to be metastasized cancer.
Monster maker: It’s Halloween year-round for Tulsa special effects artist Tate Steinsiek
- “The teachers would call conferences with my parents and tell them that I’m too young to be watching, you know, horror films,” Steinsiek said.
- Instead, Steinsiek was reading a Fangoria monster mag he had taken from a local gas station.
In Trump’s Shadow: David Drucker surveys the Republican runners and riders for 2024
- Drucker delivers deeper dives on former vice-president Mike Pence; the Florida senator Marco Rubio and governor, Ron DeSantis; Nikki Haley, Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations; the Arkansas senator Tom Cotton; and the governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan.
- Drucker names an array of Republican presidential hopefuls, among them long-shots such as the Texas governor, Greg Abbott; the Nebraska senator Ben Sasse; and Trump’s last national security adviser, Robert O’Brien.
Half of city voters favor Keller’s job performance
- “It’s hard to maintain high approval ratings during a mayor’s term,” said Sanderoff, whose Albuquerque-based firm conducted the poll.
- Although 53% of likely voters in the city say they have voted for Keller or will vote for him, his approval rating in the same poll is 50%.
All The Emotions: ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ proves no one is alone
- Forman is new to the T2 stage, but this is the second time they've performed in "Tiny Beautiful Things," having previously done the show at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago.
- Strayed's potent words were first collected in a book called "Tiny Beautiful Things," and, in 2016, it was adapted for the stage by actor/writer/director Nia Vardalos.
Geoff Robson: Multitalented hands guide Arkansas Symphony
- Cynthia Ross, a Little Rock radiation oncologist, is a patron of ASO and the chamber society, but got to know Robson first as a parent; her daughter, Miriam Hauer-Jensen, played violin for years with the Faulkner Chamber Music Festival and the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra.
- "Geoff is just an amazing person," says LaSheena Gordon, a classically trained vocalist who has performed with ASO and worked closely with Robson through Opera in the Rock.
Letters
- Thank you for publishing Katie Zakrzewski's fine letter, "For healthier climate." She provides convincing reasons why securing a healthy climate and supporting clean energy should be a policy centerpoint for conservative Arkansans and the Republican Party as a whole.
- And now we have a political party that once led the world in freedom and progressiveness captive to this barker and his followers.
Russia’s 30-Year Vision Is Realized With Nord Stream 2
- The Blue Stream pipeline beneath the Black Sea reduced Russia’s dependence on transit across Ukraine to deliver gas to Turkey, while Nord Stream reduced the roles of Belarus and Poland in deliveries of Russian gas to Germany and other buyers in western Europe.
- It’s the final link in a 30-year project to divert Russian oil and gas exports away from transit routes across former Soviet neighbors.
The Observer view on Donald Trump’s Truth Social | Observer editorial
- The newly formed company behind the app, Trump Media and Technology Group, plans to disseminate what it calls “anti-woke” news, debate and entertainment to Americans deprived of honest, impartial media outlets.
- Trump is under fire from Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, and other Republicans who fear his obsession with overturning the 2020 result is deflecting attention from Joe Biden’s mistakes ahead of next year’s midterm congressional elections.
Stand all day at work? How to lower risk for varicose veins
- Standing or sitting for an extended period can decrease blood circulation in your legs and increase your risk for developing varicose veins.
- As the heart pumps blood, your body depends on thin-walled veins to return it.
Shalom Austin issues statement after reports of anti-Semitic banner hanging over bridge on MoPac
- Shalom Austin's letter also said this incident is not believed to be related to vandalism at Anderson High School, which included anti-Semitic messaging and racist words and symbols that were painted on student parking spots.
- "The Austin Police Department is aware, has been incredibly supportive, and has been carefully monitoring and observing the situation," continued the letter.
Sigov: Partisanship in Congress advances Russian threat
For the past 20 years, the Kremlin has escalated attacks ondemocracy in the United States and beyond by means of money laundering, cybercrime, military adventurism, and interfering in presidential elections. […]Read more >Similar articles >
EDITORIAL: Biden prioritizes poll numbers over cutting carbon
- Global warming isn’t as big of a crisis to President Joe Biden as his sagging poll numbers.
- Mr. Biden also suspended oil and gas leases approved by the Trump administration in Alaska’s Arctic .
Jamming again: Road traffic returning to pre-pandemic levels
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Gulf tensions: Saudi Arabia flexes its economic muscles
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Moore: Biden’s plan to undo tax cuts will undermine country’s growth
- President Joe Biden’s folks — the very same people who said the tax cuts wouldn’t work — now want to largely repeal the Trump tax reductions.
- I remember visiting Trump in the Oval Office and telling him that the tax cuts had worked better than any of us had predicted.
Ex wants to fiddle with custody – in his favor
- First you need to file an answer and a counterclaim for modification asking the judge to order his parenting time reflect the actual time he spends with the children as opposed to what he now wants in place.
- Now, I think I should tell all of this to the judge so support doesn’t change.
STEVE SEBELIUS: Is there substance behind the Fiore flash?
- Give Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore credit for a rare feat: She kept the announcement that she was running for governor of Nevada secret until the very last second.
- The already-crowded primary is going to be difficult enough without Fiore taking votes and money away from fellow southerners Joe Lombardo and John Lee. Her positioning as a Trump believer rivals Reno attorney Joey Gilbert, who loves the former president more than Trump’s own sons.
Helpful, kind Aaliyah has eyes on college
- Aaliyah will need to maintain contact with her birth parents per an Open Adoption Agreement, which calls for several in-person visits a year.
- Legally freed for adoption, Aaliyah has the potential to thrive in a family that can provide her with emotional support and structure in her everyday life.
Editorial: Postal banking promises financial equity
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Why this season could solve ‘Bachelor’ identity crisis
- Michelle Young declares in a glossy spot promoting the new season of ABC’s reality flagship, which premiered Tuesday.
- Members of the Bachelor Nation fan base are also hopeful that the Minnesota elementary school teacher — the show’s third Black leading lady — will help bring sustained and meaningful change to the “Bachelor” franchise, which has been rocked by charges of systemic racism and cultural insensitivity throughout its 19-year run.
Where to find Halloween favorites old and new on TV
- It’s that dark and stormy time of year again — of course, TV is armed for the onslaught of Halloween.
- The nostalgia network will also feature Halloween segments from now-classic series like “Leave it to Beaver,” “The Carol Burnett Show” and “M*A*S*H” the entire creepy weekend.
Raise a glass to the return of Distiller’s Week in New Hampshire
- The premier event of the Distiller’s Week, the Eighth Annual Distiller’s Showcase to benefit the New Hampshire Food Bank, will take place Nov. 4 from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown and offers guests the opportunity to meet distillers from around the world while sampling food from New Hampshire’s top restaurants.
- As founder and owner of Fabrizia Spirits ( fabriziaspirits.com ), Phil Mastroianni said this event is one he looks forward to both as someone who wants to learn and someone who wants to share his product.
Hey, hey it’s the Monkees farewell tour making a Medford stop
- Dolenz spent his days filming “The Monkees” TV show with Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, and his nights laying down vocals for albums “The Monkees” and “More of the Monkees.”
- “The record ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ became a hit, or so I was told, because we were filming eight to ten hours a day and I was in the recording studio at night singing,” Dolenz told the Herald.
Franks: Paying tribute to a great American – Gen. Colin Powell
- When people talk about great Americans, pioneers with integrity, leaders who achieved great things who were strong enough to admit failure, take responsibility for failure and worked tirelessly to turn it around, Gen. Colin Powell comes to mind.
- I said, “I told my voters that if I could get elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, as one of 435, as a Black man in a 92% white district — a first, what harm could I do?
Talk to dad about son’s mystery bruises
- I can tell you working together will be far more beneficial for your son than a CPS worker going to his school, pulling him out of class and asking how he got the bruises on his legs.
- I think my son may be covering for his father and I’m wondering if I should call Child Protective Services to check into it.
VICTOR JOECKS: Just 4% of black students in Las Vegas-area schools tested proficient in math
- Last school year, only 20 percent of Clark County students tested proficient in English Language Arts.
- Just 21 schools had 20 or more African American students test proficient in English.
Texas is among the top 5 states where people tweet about wanting to quit their stupid-ass jobs
From Network, Bridget Jones's Diary, Office Space, Jerry Maguire, The Devil Wears Pradaand our personal favorite Half-Baked, quitting one's job can be pretty damn cinematic. But for us real working stiffs, quitting — or at least talking about how badly you want to quit — can be as simple as a tweet. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Kid-friendly, adult-cool Halloween events around Boston & online
- Halloween Spooktacular!, Oct. 29, Boston Children’s Museum
- Folk Horror Beyond ‘The Wicker Man,’ Oct. 25 – Nov. 2, Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: One man’s anarchy is another’s road to justice
- Yet most Americans are arguing not over the sheer chaos and disasters of the Biden administration, but rather how could such sheer pre-civilizational calamity occur in modern America?
- Start instead with the idea that what most Americans see as sheer ruin is not what the left-wing puppeteers — who are pulling the strings of the Biden marionette — see.
CARTOON: With friends like these …
President Joe Biden and his dismal record will campaign for Terry McAuliffe in the home stretch of the hotly contested Virginia gubernatorial election.
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- The Loons had 18 shots, often denied by sprawling saves from LAFC goaltender Jamal Blackman.
- Minnesota United desperately needed three points from its match with LAFC on Saturday to aid its pursuit an MLS postseason spot.
Survey data, student events show campus life returning to normal at UNL
Other metrics watched by UNL, like the number of in-person events and responses to a survey of first-year students, support the idea the 2021-22 school year has seen life returning to some kind of pre-pandemic normal. […]Read more >Similar articles >
This Week In Nebraska History
- 1961: Three victories, six losses and a tie was to be the season's record in Nebraska football, with Coach Bill Jennings serving his last year before Bob Devaney came to the Lincoln campus.
- Eight members of the national Water Pollution Control Advisory Board visited cattle feedlots near Springfield.
Pet fees waived for 1 more day at Animal Foundation adoption weekend
- Sunday is the final day to adopt a pet with all fees waives at The Animal Foundation.
- Prospective adoptors should check the animals up for adoption at https://animalfoundation.com/adopt-a-pet/adoption-search so they can have ideas of which pets they might be interested in.
How leptospirosis can spread to dogs
- There has been a fair amount of media coverage locally regarding leptospirosis based on a homeless person contracting the disease, possibly from city rats.
- The news coverage suggests that the problem is transmitted by rats.
Enrollment at Texas’ public universities inches ahead of community colleges for the first time since 1990s
The number of students attending Texas’ community colleges dropped below enrollment in the state’s four-year universities for the first time since the 1990s as many two-year schools continue to grapple with sharp enrollment declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Community colleges have seen a nearly 11% drop during the pandemic, equivalent to a loss of about 80,000 students. […]Read more >Similar articles >
To the editor: Credit Carty for saving UTMC
As described in a recent editorial in The Blade (“Saving UTMC,” Sept. 28), the primary reason for renewed viability of the University of Toledo Medical Center is that citizens in the community surrounding UTMC banded together in an effective grass roots campaign. […]Read more >Similar articles >
RICHARD A. EPSTEIN: The Biden bust-up
- At that point, Biden’s best strategy was to woo his centrist Democrats for the simple reason that his boisterous progressive wing had nowhere else to go.
- But he had no coattails — and thus a small majority of seats in the House and a dead-heat in the Senate, which makes his shaky Vice President Kamala Harris the deciding vote if the party can keep each of the 50 Democratic senators in line.
Great tips to keep your kids safe this Halloween
- For younger children who are not yet eligible to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and most likely want to trick-or-treat, Rajapakse says Halloween safety means adding a few more tactics to your planning.
- “All these different strategies together help protect that group because kids under 12 are probably going to make up most of the kids who want to trick-or-treat this year,” Rajapakse said.
Burris: What really happened, and what now?
Peril, by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, is about the last days of the Donald Trump presidency. It has been out for a few days now but seems, after its initial splash, to have faded into the sea of distraction and sputter that currently are the signposts of our national politics. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Editorial: Ohio House legislation could aid jail plans
The plans for a new Lucas County Jail would benefit from legislation working its way through the General Assembly. In fact, many counties in need of new or refurbished jail facilities would also get financial help. The help comes in the form of House Bill 101, which has passed the House and now is in the Senate finance committee. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Letters to the editor
- I was also stunned by the number of injuries from attacks on police officers (which the media does not report).
- Second, have the media give as much coverage to murdered and injured police as they do when they decide a police officer was wrong in a given situation and obsess on the story for days and months.
Dania Beach boat explosion injures six women
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“Atmospheric river” to whiplash Northern California from drought to flood
- A series of powerful "atmospheric river" storms are set dump historic amounts of rainfall across parts of drought-stricken California and the Pacific Northwest from Saturday night, forecasters warn.
- Why it matters: A strong atmospheric river, packing large amounts of moisture, is predicted to whiplash Northern California from drought to flood.
My roommate and I adopted a dog together during lockdown. Now that it’s time to move on, who gets custody?
- Meanwhile, things with her and I have gotten awkward — I’m spending a lot of time with the dog, she’s spending time with one of our bubble friends who is basically her boyfriend.
- After all, you both for sure care a lot about this furry pet and neither of you want to stress the dog out, right?
Far-right anti-government group grows significantly, report says
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Tyson to debut new autobiographic show at Hard Rock in Florida
- “We want to start it at Hard Rock Hotel in Florida, in 60-90 days,” Tyson said.
- “We hold band camps every year to make sure everyone can play their instruments and move consistently, the whole show,” band director Nikole Roebuck said in a phone chat Friday.
Clippers’ Justise Winslow meets former team, friends
- “Our time with him was great,” Memphis’ third-year coach said before his squad met the Clippers on Saturday night at Staples Center.
- “He’s just got this great ability to make winning basketball happen,” Jenkins said.
P.J. Fleck explains his “risk vs. reward” approach before halftime vs. Maryland
- Fleck said the plan was to run the ball, drain the clock (or maybe bust a big gain) to set up a shorter field goal that would potentially made it a two-score game at 20-10.
- The Gophers ran the ball four more times, called their third and final timeout after the third carry, and then Tanner Morgan spiked it to stop the clock with four seconds left.
At town hall, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar boosts public safety amendment, blasts stalemate over Biden package
- Omar, a Democrat, said she understood the desire for safety and reiterated her call to voters to approve a Minneapolis City Charter amendment that would remove minimum police staffing requirements and give the City Council authority over a more holistic public safety department.
- U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar told constituents Saturday at a town hall meeting that Minneapolis' rise in gun violence and carjackings can be blamed on police who "have chosen to not fulfill their oath of office and provide the public safety they owe to the citizens."
Wu, Essaibi-George meet for discussion of issues that affect Black Bostonians
Moderated by John Barros, a former candidate in the race, the one-hour conversation organized by the Black Joy Project and hosted by the Museum of African American History was advertised as a debate. But there was little back and forth Saturday night between the two at-large city councilors vying for the mayor’s office, who were largely in agreement in their answers to Barros’s questions about issues facing Black Bostonians. […]Read more >Similar articles >
Facebook struggled to curb hateful content in India: report
Facebook has struggled to curb hateful content in India, according to documents from a former Facebook employeeobtained by The Associated Press.The documents were part of files handed over to Congress and provided to the Securities and […]Read more >Similar articles >
‘Rust’ armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed once gave unchecked gun to 11-year-old actor: report
- The “inexperienced” armorer in charge of weapons on set of Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” had given a gun to an 11-year-old actress without checking properly for safety, a report said.
- Gutierrez-Reed’s alleged misstep happened on the set of the upcoming Nicholas Cage film, “The Old Way” and temporarily halted filming, sources told The Daily Beast .
“He told me he loved me” | Teen dating violence survivor talks about red flags in teen relationships
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With Narcan kits and his own story, Minnesota man fights addiction
- So Anderson travels the state, going from town to town, meeting with front-line emergency personnel, legislators and small groups, trying to coax addicts into recovery or, failing that, arming their friends and family with Narcan.
- "I had a friend who overdosed 17 times and 14 times he was saved from Narcan," said Anderson, 51.
COVID wave overwhelms rural Minnesota hospitals, leaving the sick nowhere to go
- Cameron's delayed transfer is one in a series of frustrations this month for greater Minnesota hospitals, which for a three-week stretch were caring for more COVID-19 patients than Twin Cities hospitals.
- That reversal hadn't happened before and reached a peak Oct. 12 when hospitals outside the Twin Cities had 521 COVID-19 patients admitted to inpatient beds compared with 471 in metro hospitals.
Why 25 Previous Conferences Have Failed to Stop Climate Change
- G-7 countries are accused of making no allowances for the leg-up their own economies received from decades of emissions, and haranguing developing nations that have few alternative options.
- This is best exemplified by the split between the Group of Seven major advanced economies — which together have accounted for about 53% of historical carbon emissions — and the Group of 77 developing nations.
Saturday seemed to suggest autumn, but a warmer one than average
- The day flaunted a few clear signs of autumn but remained, like much of the month, warmer than average.
- With some of them seeming almost black, the same clouds might in time have suggested snow.
Granderson: Condi Rice wants to ‘move on’ from Jan. 6. What does that even mean?
- It seems to me, if the purpose of the institute Rice leads is to support our “method of representative government,” she should be advocating that Americans lean in to investigating the promoters and inciters of the insurrection, not move on.
- Two years after the Benghazi attack, and after several investigations, Rice supported yet another investigation because “there are still unanswered questions” and “this is all in the spirit of trying to improve the next time.”
Bigger is better, Lutsen Mountains says; not everyone agrees
- Minnesota's largest ski resort wants to attract more families with more runs, more amenities and more lifts — an expansion that Lutsen Mountains says will lift Cook County and the North Shore along with it.
- "I'm not interested in letting our public lands bail out not-so-good business decisions at Lutsen Mountains," said Rory Scoles, co-owner of ski shop Lutsen Recreation Inc. and president of Superior Highland Backcountry, which has launched a "Save Moose Mountain" campaign.
Walz’s ‘One Minnesota’ mantra tested in bid for second term
- Longtime DFL operative and former party chair Mike Erlandson said Walz has a chance to define himself and the issues in the race while Republicans remain internally divided.
- Now the political ground has shifted beneath his feet, with his response to COVID-19 fueling criticism from opponents on the right and George Floyd's killing and the law enforcement debate that followed prompting backlash from his own party on the left.
Facebook boss ‘not willing to protect public from harm’
- The New York Times reported that workers had repeatedly warned that Facebook was being flooded with false claims about the 2020 presidential election result being fraudulent and believed the company should have done more to tackle it.
- The Facebook whistleblower whose revelations have tipped the social media giant into crisis has launched a stinging new criticism of Mark Zuckerberg, saying he has not shown any readiness to protect the public from the harm his company is causing.
Picasso works auctioned at Bellagio — LIVE
- The largest, most significant art auction in Las Vegas is underway at the Bellagio, where 11 works by Pablo Picasso will change hands in a room that replicates Sotheby’s storied New York saleroom.
- Nature morte aux fleurs et au compotier, painted in 1943, noted for its contrasting colors.
Probation officer-turned-lawmaker tries to wrangle criminal justice reform
- Former House Speaker Kris Steele, who led the push for state questions 780 and 781 and remains their strongest proponents, says they allow what he calls "graduated sanctions," which can include up to a year in jail for repeat offenses or failure to meet the terms of supervised release.
- He says the fees are illegal, the DAs aren't providing adequate supervision and in any event it is bad policy for the criminal justice system to rely on extracting money from the people under its control.
Florida is ditching palm trees to fight the climate crisis
- By 2050, Miami Beach's palms should make up no more than 25% of the public tree population, according to Miami Beach's Rising Above plan."Southern Live oak, Quercus Virginiana — large canopy trees, can withstand occasional floods and hurricanes and are resistant to salt spray, provide habitat for birds and a variety of moss and bromeliads in south Florida," Redford said.Even without considering logging and deforestation, Mother Nature brings down a lot of trees.
- Instead, they should be replaced with trees that are better at mitigating the climate crisis.But we can't blame palm trees alone, since the type of tree is only one piece of the puzzle.Crous told CNN the age of the tree matters, too: Younger trees absorb less carbon dioxide than older trees."Yes, tree species matter, some grow faster than others and so their response to elevated CO2 may differ, too," Crous said.
Little-known approach to pancreatic cancer treatment offers hope to patients
- “We know if you are MSI High you have a great chance of responding to immune therapy,” said Dr. Dean Tsarwhas, an oncologist with Northwestern Medicine.
- There are no screening tools to detect pancreatic cancer before the disease spreads, and traditional therapies provide months, not years, of survival.
Get out your bird feeders because the early storm has awakened birds looking for easy food sources
- A Hermit thrush is joined by some Dark-eyed juncos and a sparrow during the October snowstorm to feed on scattered sunflower chips under a bird feeder.
- A Black-capped chickadee and a House finch enjoys some sunflower seeds in a Rexburg backyard.
Climbers stranded overnight in Little Cottonwood Canyon rescued safely
- Search and rescue crews led two climbers to safety early Saturday morning after they were stranded overnight in the Gate Buttress area of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Unified Police Department officials said.
- A Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter was called out to fly rescue members to the climbers around 2:45 a.m. Saturday, but the helicopter quickly returned to base due to stormy weather conditions.
Striking bourbon workers ratify new Heaven Hill contract
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‘Don’t sit this one out’: Obama stumps for Virginia governor candidate Terry McAuliffe
- Barack Obama vehemently warned Virginia voters on Saturday against any complacency that what was now a “blue” state would stay that way, as he spoke at a rally to support Terry McAuliffe in the tightening race for governor .
- Speaking at the rally, McAuliffe touted his expansion of voting rights in Virginia and he and Obama commented on increased voter restrictions, which have hit states such as Texas and Florida in particular.
First lady says husband will keep ABQ moving forward
- Every four years, Albuquerque voters convene to elect city leaders whose vision best meets the needs of our community.
- Since he took office four years ago, Tim and his team have built a foundation to combat crime, hiring 100 new police officers each year, tripling the staff in our city’s homicide unit, and creating an innovative new Community Safety Department to respond to some 911 calls with social workers.
CDC: Salmonella outbreak linked to salami snacks sold at Trader Joe’s
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Republicans In Pennsylvania And Other States Using Ballot Initiatives To Change Election Laws
- Republicans in at least four states where Democrats control the governor’s office, the legislature or both — California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Pennsylvania — are pursuing statewide ballot initiatives or veto-proof proposals to enact voter ID restrictions and other changes to election law.
- In another state, Nebraska, Republicans control the governor’s office and have a majority in the single-house legislature, but are pushing a voter ID ballot measure because they have been unable to get enough lawmakers on board.
Readers Write: Beloved bus driver, juvenile justice program, vaccine exemptions, Edina Cinema
- I write to voice my disappointment with the Star Tribune's recent piece on Ramsey County's juvenile diversion program ( "Crime – but no punishment," front page, Oct. 17).
- When I rode with Melanie the other day, I told her I thought riding on her bus should be a required class for prospective police officers.
QAnon-linked convention kicks off in Las Vegas with misinformation
- On Saturday, speakers at the For God and Country Patriot Double Down event riled the couple hundred people who showed up to the Ahern Hotel by spouting unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election and casting doubt on COVID-19 vaccines.
- One attendee said during the event that they planned to put up signs asking what really happened during 9/11, a question Popa called “beautiful.”
Marriage, going the way of the horse and carriage?
- This month, the Pew Research Center published an analysis of census data showing that in 2019 the share of American adults who were neither married nor living with a partner had risen to 38%, and while that group "includes some adults who were previously married (those who are separated, divorced or widowed), all of the growth in the unpartnered population since 1990 has come from a rise in the number who have never been married."
- We are nearing a time when there will be more unmarried adults in the United States than married ones, a development with enormous consequences for how we define family and adulthood in general, as well as how we structure taxation and benefits.
Obama casts Virginia fall election as a historic turning point, but can his energy get enough Democrats to the polls?
- Former president Barack Obama delivered a full-throated endorsement of Virginia's Democratic ticket here Saturday, describing next month's election as determining the state's future and setting an example for the nation.
- Appearing alongside Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic nominee for governor, and a host of other candidates and officials, Obama provided a jolt of adrenaline for a party concerned with mustering voter turnout as the Nov. 2 election draws near.
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Bar Association condemns TV ad by GOP candidate for Pa. Supreme Court
- The ad says the Democratic contender, Judge Maria McLaughlin, “chose to void the guilty plea of a drunk driver who admitted to killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child.”
- On Saturday, Dee said the McLaughlin campaign would have no comment on the Bar Association letter.
UA psychology researchers leading $3 million study of Hispanic Health Paradox
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The dread of doomsday, then and now
- Ten thousand young people around the world were polled about a phenomenon dubbed "climate anxiety." In the face of dire tocsins about anthropogenic climate change and disruption, respondents said they felt helpless, depressed and doomed.
- I was 8 years old and deeply relieved that Nikita was in the U.S. I knelt at my bedside and prayed he would stay for a long time, reasoning that while the Russian leader was here the Red Army couldn't and wouldn't launch a nuclear attack.