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Jun 06 2024
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When democracy was on the line 80 years ago, Americans put their lives on the line • Minnesota Reformer
When I retired in 2022, I followed the retired Baby Boomer handbook and started researching my father’s experience in World War II. Understanding family history appeals to many of us as we get older, along with regret that we never really listened to those stories the older generation told us. The appeal of this particular topic for my generation is heightened because our fathers didn’t talk
Minnesota ReformerJun 10 2024
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Man admits using dead person’s ID to claim $200K in Social Security, Medicaid benefits
A Gloucester County man admitted Monday that he used the identity of a dead person to claim more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits over the course of 14 years, federal prosecutors said. Dennis Gaudette, 72, of Franklinville, applied for the benefits in March 2009 and until March 2023, he collected $43,464 in Social Security Retirement Income Benefits and $85,332.50 in
nj.comJun 10 2024
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AJC On Campus: Augusta presidential pick, Emory to review protest response
The Georgia Board of Regents on Thursday selected Russell T. Keen as the sole finalist to be the next leader of Augusta University. The decision must be confirmed at a future board meeting. Keen is a familiar face at the public research university of just over 10,500 students. He’s worked there since 2015, and is currently the executive vice president for administration and chief of staff to
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJun 10 2024
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Vogel steps down after watching Mankato grow up
MANKATO — If he's done it once, he's done it a thousand times. Based on a rough estimate, Community Development Director Paul Vogel has sat at the staff table through more than 700 Mankato City Council meetings and over 300 Planning Commission sessions. And while those in attendance might not always have felt that time flies when observing municipal government in action, Vogel did. "Thirty-two
Mankato Free PressNov 09 2023
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Reaction Pours In to Manchin’s Impending Senate Retirement
CHARLESTON — From political friends to political foes, reaction to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s impending retirement from the Senate ranged from praise for his public service to pleasure at leaving West Virginia’s political stage. Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Thursday afternoon he would not seek re-election to a third six-year term to the Senate. Instead, Manchin will travel the nation to find ways
The IntelligencerNov 09 2023
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Reaction pours in after Manchin announced retirement
CHARLESTON — From political friends to political foes, reaction to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s impending retirement from the Senate ranged from praise for his public service to pleasure at his plans to leave West Virginia’s political stage. Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Thursday afternoon he would not seek re-election to a third six-year term to the Senate. Instead, Manchin will travel the nation to
The Weirton Daily TimesJun 10 2024
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Scoop City: The journey of Darren Waller
Scoop City is The Athletic’s daily NFL newsletter. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly in your inbox. First, an update: We are switching the newsletter to Monday and Thursday morning until training camp in mid-July, with the occasional update on other days to accompany a big story. So, if Tom Brady decides to run it back again (with the Raiders, this time?), expect to see Scoop
New York Times (News)Jun 10 2024
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Faith and Values: LGBTQ+ survey seeks to give queer community a voice while providing state officials with demographic insights
Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of Sandpoint; FāVS News editor Tracy Simmons; and a guest columnist from the FāVS News ranks. In a pioneering effort to better understand the LGTBQ+ community, this Pride month marked the launch of the first
Spokesman ReviewJun 10 2024
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Brickbat: Naked and Afraid
U.S. Reps. Grace Meng and Tim Kennedy, both Democrats from New York, have introduced a bill that bar the sale, transfer, or possession of Level 3 body armor to anyone but the military or police officers. Level 3 armor is designed to stop rifle rounds such as 7.62 mm. The bill is named for Aaron Salter Jr., a retired police officer who died trying to stop a 2022 mass shooting in Buffalo.
ReasonNov 09 2023
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Manchin Senate Retirement Stokes Presidential Speculation
Joe Manchin may be retiring from the Senate, but his political ambitions are far from finished or clear. The West Virginia Democrat announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection to the Senate next year, instead traveling the country to “see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle.” The announcement was consequential on several levels, but possibly none more
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