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Aug 04 2023
Opinion
Ending Poverty Requires Serious Policy, Not Political Platitudes
At times, the California Legislature is reminiscent of a high-school student council, except that instead of working with few-hundred-dollar activities budget lawmakers are spending more than $300 billion in revenues. I'm not the first commentator to notice that politicians often promise things they can't possibly provide—and are no more realistic than a student body president offering free
ReasonJun 02 2023
News
LGBTQ Month Proclaimed In Elmhurst
It appears to be the first such proclamation in Elmhurst. The mayor is set to announce the development at Monday's City Council meeting. In the proclamation, the mayor said Elmhurst is dedicated to all of its residents, regardless of age, beliefs, disability, ethnicity, identity, race, religion, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation. "Elmhurst's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and
Patch.comJun 05 2023
News
In oil-rich New Mexico, officials restrict new drilling
Decisions by federal and state officials last week will limit where New Mexico’s powerful oil and gas industry is able to drill. On Friday, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the department will soon ban new oil and gas leases on more than 330,000 acres of public lands within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historical Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site of deep
GristMar 23 2023
News
Boston Radio Producer Suspended Over Comments About Mina Kimes, ESPN Responds
Chris Curtis, an executive producer for Boston sports radio station WEEI, has been suspended until next week after directing what many are calling an ethnic slur at the expense of ESPN’s Mina Kimes. During Tuesday’s edition of ‘The Greg Hill Show,’ a discussion about the city potentially banning miniature alcohol bottles broke out. Curtis was asked what his favorite mini alcohol bottles were,
OutKickJul 21 2023
Fact Check
Are Increased Disability Claims Contributing to Low Unemployment?
Peter St Onge, an economic research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, recently tweeted that disability claims are increasing, the effect of which contributes to a low unemployment rate.
But the graph St Onge cited shows the number of individuals identifying as disabled, not numbers of disability claims.
In reality, the total number of disabled workers and dependents collecting
The Dispatch Fact CheckJun 06 2023
News
James Beard Awards 2023: Philadelphia food scene wins in big way
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia's food scene is receiving national recognition. Several of the city's top chefs and restaurants were recognized in a big way at the prestigious James Beard Awards. Friday Saturday Sunday in Rittenhouse was named Outstanding Restaurant in the U.S. at Monday night's awards ceremony. Ellen Yin of High Street Hospitality was awarded the Outstanding Restaurateur
CBS News (Online)May 22 2023
News
President Biden, Members of Congress, and All Lovers of The Republic, Now Is Your Lincoln Moment: Rebuff MAGA Abuse of the Moribund ‘Debt Ceiling’
Unlike the by-and-large ethnically constituted states of the “Old World,” the America of the “New World” is a covenant. Indeed it is a covenant of covenants. The overarching covenant is our Constitution, a written document that must be “operationalized” in myriad ways through the centuries of our shared public life as a unified federal republic – a res publica, a thing of the public (e
ForbesMay 30 2023
News
Suspect in vandalism of Michigan synagogue hoped to blame graffiti on Ukrainian militia
A 35-year-old woman accused of spray painting a swastika and the phrase “Azov” on a Royal Oak synagogue last month allegedly told police she hoped people would blame the racist on a Ukrainian militia, according to the Associated Press. Earlier this month, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald charged Randi Nord, of Clinton Township with ethnic intimidation and malicious destruction of of a
MLive.comMay 31 2023
News
Fall kills boy, 17, at Petit Jean State Park
A teenager fell to his death near a trail at Petit Jean State Park on Saturday, Arkansas parks officials said Tuesday. The 17-year-old boy fell from a large rock off the Bear Cave Trail on Saturday afternoon, and park rangers located him in a narrow crevice between two cliffs, according to a statement from Shealyn Sowers, spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMay 30 2023
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Teenager dead after fall at Petit Jean State Park
A teenager fell to his death near a trail at Petit Jean State Park on Saturday, Arkansas parks officials said Tuesday. The 17-year-old boy fell from a large rock off the Bear Cave Trail on Saturday afternoon, and park rangers located him in a narrow crevice between two cliffs, according to a statement from Shealyn Sowers, spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette