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Mar 18 2024
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Congressional age limits question set to be on the North Dakota primary ballot
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Voters in North Dakota will now get to decide on the issue of congressional age limits when they hit the polls on June 11 for the state’s primary election. Secretary of State Mike Howe made this announcement on Friday. Back in February, the group Retire Congress North Dakota submitted 42,000 signatures to get this issue on the primary ballot. Sponsoring Committee Chair
KFYRMar 19 2024
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Housing for people, not profit
This commentary is by Michael Long, of Burlington, a former member of the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment and its Development Review Board. He is a retired English teacher with a master’s in natural resource planning from the University of Vermont. The Burlington City Council is under pressure to fast-track a zoning amendment called “Neighborhood Code” before Miro Weinberger leaves the mayor
VT DiggerMar 20 2024
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All eyes on election authorities as race for state’s attorney remains tight
With mail-in ballots pouring in after Election Day, the Democratic primary race for Cook County state’s attorney remained razor-thin Wednesday as both candidates eschewed declaring victory or conceding defeat and called for restraint as election officials continued to tabulate votes. Both retired Appellate Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke and Clayton Harris III stayed out of the public eye hours
Chicago TribuneMar 19 2024
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Former Alabama OL Kadyn Proctor Leaving Iowa After Two Months For Return To Bama
The return home to Iowa lasted about two months for offensive lineman Kaydn Proctor, who will now reportedly transfer back to Alabama, after recently transferring to the Hawkeyes. News of Proctor coming back home to Iowa was met with jubilation from the Hawkeyes fan base, after the highly-touted lineman signed with Alabama out of high school. Playing in all thirteen games for Nick Saban last
OutKickMar 19 2024
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Multiple bills aim to support foreign-trained physicians to address Maine workforce shortages
The two bills were based on recommendations given by a commission tasked to better support foreign-trained physicians and medical workers living in Maine. AUGUSTA, Maine — To address workforce shortages in Maine's health care sectors, two bills look to create a pathway to employment for foreign-trained physicians who have their sights on working in-state. "Thirty percent of Maine's health care
News Center MaineMar 19 2024
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Connecting seniors who need a hand with young people who need a home
LEWISTON, Idaho — At the age of 82, Sandra Luke Boyer relishes her independence in her three-bedroom home where she lives with her English bulldog, Missy. She drives to the supermarket to buy groceries, cooks her meals, mends clothes and washes her laundry. But two winters ago, Boyer, who is gradually losing use of her muscles from a rare condition called inclusion body myositis, faced the
The Seattle TimesMar 19 2024
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Virginia's NCAA opener a matchup of Dick Bennett coaching proteges
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Hanging in his office in his Wisconsin home, Dick Bennett has what he considers one of the most personal and meaningful mementos from his 40 years in coaching basketball. It’s a plaque given to him by his first team , the 1965 ninth-grade boys squad at West Bend High School in Wisconsin. The team presented it to him when they invited him back for their 50th reunion and it’s
Daily ProgressMar 19 2024
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WV VOAD hires interim executive director
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster now has a new interim executive director. According to the organization, Rev. John “Jack” Lipphardt will take over the role while WV VOAD works to hire a full-time, permanent Executive Director this spring. Lipphardt replaces Jenny Gannaway, who retired in February after the organization faced months of
WOWK 13Jun 01 2021
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Why pandemic forced baby boomers to rethink retirement plans
For many Americans, one result of the pandemic is a changing calculus for retirement. Some boomers are exiting careers sooner than they expected – yet other workers face a tougher climb to be financially ready.
When she turned 65, Wendy Northcross knew she wasn’t ready to retire. When the coronavirus hit a year later, she told the board of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce that she’d
Christian Science MonitorMar 18 2024
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Former Delaware County elected official accused of pointing gun at son-in-law, police say
MUNCIE, Ind. — A retired sheriff’s deputy and former public official was arrested last week after a heated argument reportedly led to the man pulling a gun on his son-in-law. Steven G. Craycraft, 65, of Selma was arrested on preliminary charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony, and pointing a firearm, a Level 6 felony. According to court documents, Delaware County sheriff
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