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How to manage seasonal allergies
Spring is in full bloom, and plenty of pollen is swirling around the air triggering seasonal allergies. If you’re looking for ways to manage your symptoms, including congestion, a few products can help you breathe more easily.
Stuffy noses can leave you coughing, sniffling and sneezing. To get relief, you’ll need to open up your nasal passages. Besides popular over-the-counter allergy medicine, many people invest in everyday products and devices that can help them breathe better. And depending on your symptoms, it may be worthwhile to invest in a few of these during peak allergy season.
What to know about managing seasonal allergies
What are seasonal allergies?
Seasonal allergies, or allergic rhinitis, occur when you breathe in allergens, including pollen, dander, mold and dust. When the body responds to these allergens, it may cause coughing, sneezing, congestion or other symptoms. Spring weather, in particular, is often connected to an uptick in allergy symptoms, especially on warmer days when pollen is more likely to circulate.
Seasonal allergy treatments
Many people manage seasonal allergies with a broad range of nonprescription and noninvasive treatments, including products that minimize congestion or improve indoor air quality.
- Nonprescription medicine: Over-the-counter allergy medicine may minimize allergy symptoms, including antihistamines and decongestants. Some OTC medication is taken daily, whereas others are taken as needed.
- Devices: Certain devices may improve air quality for easier breathing, such as humidifiers, air purifiers and fans. Many of these devices are portable, and you can easily move them from room to room.
- Aromatherapy: Many people turn to aromatherapy products, such as essential oils or body balms, to open nasal passages. These products typically have potent peppermint, menthol and eucalyptus scents.
- Bedding: Hypoallergenic or breathable bedding helps some people breathe better while they sleep. Hypoallergenic bedding is made without chemically treated fibers, while breathable bedding promotes airflow around the body.
- Nasal products: Nasal congestion is often treated with OTC nasal relief products, such as antihistamines, corticosteroids and saline sprays. Most of these sprays are travel-sized, so you can keep them in your pocket or bag to use them as needed.
When to see your doctor about seasonal allergies
It’s recommended to speak with your doctor about seasonal allergy symptoms to determine the best course of treatment. Although many people manage symptoms independently, certain cases may require prescriptions or specialized treatment plans.
How much do seasonal allergy treatments cost?
Nonprescription medication is the most affordable seasonal allergy treatment at $3-$10, whereas nasal relief products cost $10-$35. Aromatherapy products run between $5-$18. The most expensive options include devices and bedding for better breathing, and you can expect to spend $25-$250.
Top seasonal allergy products that help you breathe easier
Levoit Smart Bedroom Humidifier
Humidifiers add moisture to the air for easier breathing. This smart Levoit model, which works with Alexa and Google Assistant, has an extra-large tank and runs for up to 60 hours between refills. It’s a popular choice for main bedrooms and other large rooms.
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If you need to clear your nasal passages quickly, reach for this Vicks inhaler. It delivers a quick, potent burst of menthol and camphor. And because it’s pocket-friendly, it’s a top allergy treatment option among travelers and commuters.
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BodyRestore Eucalyptus Shower Steamers
These eucalyptus shower steamers release soothing vapors in hot showers. Besides slowly opening nasal passages, they help you enter a state of deep relaxation. Each tablet dissolves without leaving residue around the shower.
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Breathe Right Original Nose Strips
For those with nighttime congestion, these Breathe Right strips gently lift nostrils to allow better airflow. The soft, flexible strips are made with nonirritating adhesive, making them suitable for sensitive skin.
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Dr. Bronner’s Organic Magic Balm
The Dr. Bronner’s Magic Balm is a topical treatment you can rub on your chest, pulse points and clothing for long-lasting relief. The quality formula is made with USDA Organic products, including beeswax, jojoba, avocado and hemp oil.
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GermGuardian 3-In-1 True HEPA Air Purifier
This GermGuardian air purifier filters up to 99.97% of allergens, including pollen and dust, up to 0.3 microns. It also has an activated charcoal filter that neutralizes odors, and because it runs quietly, it can be placed in nurseries and bedrooms.
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If you have a stuffy nose, Sinus Plumber Nasal Spray is a natural, non-GMO formula made with horseradish, cayenne pepper and wintergreen. It’s also said to be effective at relieving allergy-related headaches and migraines.
This six-piece sheet set is hypoallergenic and has OEKO-TEX certification, which means they’re free of harmful toxic substances. The cool-to-touch sheets have an ultra-soft weave suitable for sensitive skin, and they’re backed by a 180-night guarantee.
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Which balloon pump is best?
If you love to throw parties for your friends and family and love balloons, you need a balloon pump. Balloon pumps make quick work of a job that would be time-consuming and tedious if you tried to blow them all up with just your own lung power.
The best balloon pump is the ID Idaodan Portable Dual Nozzle Electric Balloon Pump. It’s affordably priced, and the airflow is regulated to be safe for a child to use.
What to know before you buy a balloon pump
Electric vs. manual balloon pump
It may seem like electric balloon pumps are the only way to go, but manual pumps have their benefits too.
- Electric pumps are best for inflating large amounts of balloons quickly and regularly. Some have enough nozzles to let multiple people fill balloons at once, increasing your balloon-filling potential. Most are designed to pull air from around them but some are specialized to work with helium tanks.
- Manual pumps are best for inflating a few balloons at once, or if you don’t plan on inflating balloons very often. Their output rate is small and they require more effort, but they cost a fraction of an electric pump’s price and can be used anywhere.
Noise generation
Electric balloon pumps can generate a tremendous amount of noise. In professional settings, extended exposure to high noise-generating pumps can damage your hearing. In personal situations, the noise can disturb your family or give away the game if you’re trying to make it a surprise.
What to look for in a quality balloon pump
Ease of use
Electric and manual pumps each have their own ease-of-use aspects.
- Electric pumps’ ease-of-use is all about portability and intuitive design. The easiest to use are lightweight and have handles for carrying, since the best place to inflate your balloons is where the party will occur. They have nozzles spaced far enough apart not to interfere with one another and offer quick access to the power button.
- Manual pumps’ ease-of-use is about limiting the effort required. Easy hand pumps force air into the balloon in both pull directions rather than having one direction prime air and the other force it in. Easy foot pumps have long enough tubes to enable use without hunching.
Controllers
For electric balloon pumps, controllers determine how air is pumped into your balloon. Most are triggered by pressing a button, which takes a hand away from the balloon and can make things more difficult. The best use either a foot pedal or a pressure-sensitive nozzle that starts and stops the airflow as needed, without taking hands away from balloons.
How much you can expect to spend on a balloon pump
Manual pumps rarely cost more than $10. Electric pumps usually cost $20-40, though a few professional-grade pumps cost $50 or more.
Balloon pump FAQ
Can I use a balloon pump to inflate other objects?
A. Technically a balloon pump could inflate other objects, but two factors typically prevent this. First, balloon pumps just aren’t that strong. They’re designed to inflate a tiny object, not your mattress. Secondly, balloon-pump valves aren’t meant for objects that aren’t balloons. You might be able to jury-rig something, but it’d be much easier just to get a matching pump.
Can I use other pumps to inflate balloons?
A. Once again there’s the issue of mismatching valves. Also, a non-balloon pump is likely to be too powerful and cause your balloons to immediately burst.
How quickly can a balloon pump inflate balloons?
A. That depends on if it’s manual or electric, and how powerful an electric pump is. Manual pumps have the greatest variance in inflation rates. How the pump operates, and how easy it is to remove and tie off a filled balloon, can make inflating a single balloon take as long as a minute. Meanwhile, even the weakest electric pumps can fill a balloon in seconds.
When you factor in most electric pumps having multiple nozzles, if each nozzle has someone working at it, electric pumps can fill hundreds of balloons in an hour. The only slowdown is how quickly one can tie off a filled balloon.
What’s the best balloon pump to buy?
Top balloon pump
ID Idaodan Portable Dual Nozzle Electric Balloon Pump
What you need to know: This is perfect for non-professional balloon lovers.
What you’ll love: It has automatic and manual modes so you can blow up just a few or a whole bushel of balloons with speed. It has two nozzle sizes to inflate a wider range of balloons. Users were impressed by the low noise generation.
What you should consider: It doesn’t have the power or long-term durability for professional party throwers. A few consumers received U.K.-based plugs rather than U.S.-based ones.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top balloon pump for the money
Control Balloon Products Tota Handheld Two-Way Dual Action Balloon Pump
What you need to know: This is perfect for smaller events.
What you’ll love: It lets you push air into the balloon while pumping in both directions, saving time and energy. It’s roughly a foot long and 2.25 inches thick, making it easy to use for both older kids and adults.
What you should consider: It takes up to an hour to inflate roughly 40 balloons, making it best for small events. The nozzle isn’t compatible with all balloon types.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
LiKee Electric Balloon Pump Kit
What you need to know: The pig-like design makes this a fun family pump.
What you’ll love: The pink pig design is perfect for tricking your kids into helping you blow up balloons for their own birthday parties. Inflation is triggered by pushing down on the nozzle and stopped by releasing pressure, so there’s never wasted air or excess noise.
What you should consider: This pump can’t be hooked up to helium or hydrogen. Some consumers noted it can become hot quickly, though not hot enough to burn.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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TEMPERANCEVILLE, VA. - A significant step was taken Monday for more rocket launches coming to Wallops Island. Rocket lab broke ground on their neutron rocket manufacturing facility and launch site with Governor Glenn Youngkin on hand. According to Virginia lawmaker Rob Bloxom, the process to get Rocket Lab to come to Accomack County was an extremely competitive process. Bloxom hopes more businesses and industries will follow.
“This is a game changer, this is huge. We have been working on this for a couple years and Rocket Lab deciding to put their facility here is the start of probably a lot more businesses clustering up to come here,” Bloxom said.
Local businesses will likely get a boost not only from the 250 jobs the facility will bring, but also from more frequent launches. Kaitlyn Miller works at Ocean Deli Pizza, near Wallops, and says each time there is a launch, the restaurant is busy.
“The base is already a really big portion of our customers so I feel like with this new company being brought in, or this new business being brought in we are going to have a lot more business and a lot more tourists come through. We already have a big portion of tourists come through and the cars normally line up down the causeway,” Miller said.
According to Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck the electron rocket will be launched from Wallops. When the manufacturing facility is complete, it will produce the neutron rocket, which will then also launch from the island.
“We can reach a number of orbits that we need for our customers. It is also a wonderful sight in the fact that it is quite quiet and we already have a launch pad here and some facilities here so it was really the natural selection for us,” Beck said.
According to Beck, construction on the manufacturing complex will begin with small facilities in the next few weeks. The entire site could be operational in two years. | https://www.wboc.com/news/rocket-lab-breaks-ground-on-neutron-rocket-facility/article_46f4519e-ba09-11ec-ae75-2b89a7f935ec.html | 2022-04-12T03:52:02Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/rocket-lab-breaks-ground-on-neutron-rocket-facility/article_46f4519e-ba09-11ec-ae75-2b89a7f935ec.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A high-ranking state medical official who is also a former Delaware lawmaker has opted for a bench trial instead of a jury trial on charges of official misconduct and falsifying business records.
The trial of Rebecca D. Walker is set to begin Tuesday afternoon in New Castle County Superior Court.
Walker is the director of nursing in the state Division of Public Health and a former state House representative. She is accused of submitting phony records regarding employee alcohol and drug testing over a period of almost five years while she served as deputy director of the state Division of Forensic Science.
Walker was placed on paid administrative leave from her nursing post after being indicted in April 2021, but was allowed to return to work less than three weeks later.
As Democratic vice-chair of the House Health and Human Development, Walker cosponsored and helped pass a bill in 2014 that created the forensic science division. Months later, without a public job posting, she was hired as deputy director of the division at a salary of more than $92,000.
The indictment alleges that between May 2015 and February 2020, Walker “with the intent to defraud,” falsified employee substance abuse testing records, indicating that employees had passed tests they never received.
The alleged falsification occurred in the wake of an evidence-tampering scandal involving the former Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and its drug laboratory. That scandal caused upheaval in the criminal court system, resulted in the arrests of two employees and the firing of the medical examiner. It also led lawmakers to abolish the medical examiner’s office and replace it with the forensic science division.
Walker is charged with falsifying business records, offering a false instrument for filing, and official misconduct, all misdemeanors. She could face up to three years in prison if convicted. | https://www.wboc.com/news/state-official-opts-for-bench-trial-on-misconduct-charges/article_06490e5e-ba0a-11ec-8947-83ac77b64865.html | 2022-04-12T03:52:08Z | wboc.com | control | https://www.wboc.com/news/state-official-opts-for-bench-trial-on-misconduct-charges/article_06490e5e-ba0a-11ec-8947-83ac77b64865.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
St. Joseph baseball wins battle of dueling pitching aces
METUCHEN – Donovan Zsak couldn’t wait to get back and pitch in games like this – ace vs. ace, sluggers facing him down, two quality teams making every pitch count with a handful of MLB scouts in attendance.
Yeah, this was nirvana on the diamond.
“I was feeling it last night,” Zsak said. “I was a little antsy in school today. Once I got out to the field, it’s just baseball. So you just got to relax and realize it’s just a game and give it your all.”
Monday, Zsak struck out all 12 batters he faced and didn’t allow a hit in four innings as St. Joseph edged South Brunswick 4-2 in a Red Division meeting.
South Brunswick’s Joey Tuttoilmondo is also one of the GMC’s best pitchers. The junior right-hander, who has committed to High Point, allowed four hits and two walks in six innings with nine strikeouts and two hit batters.
In 2021, he struck out 71 hitters in 39 1/3 innings with a 1.60 ERA.
Both teams met in last year’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final won by St. Joe’s and they opened as No. 1 and No. 2 in the Home News Tribune GMC Preseason Top 10.
Zsak, a senior who has committed to the University of Virginia, missed all of last spring after recovering from arm surgery. He pitched 3 2/3 innings in the Falcons’ opening win on April 2 with 10 strikeouts.
Monday, he was on a 70-pitch count and allowed two runs via on a walk, a balk and two hit batters in the third inning. The left-hander quickly regained his composure, getting the third out with a runner on second.
He finished strong with three straight punch-outs in the fourth inning.
"Everything feels good, Zsak said, "so I’m just excited to see what happens moving forward."
What it means
Championships aren’t won in April, especially in the team’s division opener. However, the Falcons (3-0 overall and in the division) showed just how dangerous and complete of a team they are with top-line pitching and a pesky approach at the plate. They can also put up runs in bunches. First baseman Tyler Delvecchio hit .410 last season with a team-high 25 RBI. Plus, it never hurts beating a quality opponent and ace.
South Brunswick (1-4, 1-4), meanwhile, showed it'll be a tough out in Red Division play. The Vikings also have two one-run losses in division play.
Key plays
Up 3-2 in the fifth, St. Joe’s No. 9 hitter Josiah Brown walked with one out. After a fly out, Robbie Carvelli lined a RBI-double into center field to make it 4-2. Murray noted that insurance run was a huge lift for the team.
Scoring first in a game like this was key. In the first inning, the Falcons manufactured a run when Gialluisi got hit on the first pitch of the game. He moved to second on a while pitch and stole third. Leadoff hitters aren’t typically catchers who can fly, but the Boston College commit has given the Falcons a boost at the top of the order. He then scored when a high pitch went off the catcher’s glove to give his team a 1-0 lead.
What’s next
The teams meet again Tuesday at South Brunswick at 4 p.m. St. Joes then has a two-game series with East Brunswick on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Vikings host Piscataway on Thursday and nonconference Hunterdon Central on Saturday.
Unsung hero
No. 0 pitched like a hero. You have to give Falcons’ Bryan Rios credit. The junior right-hander threw three shutout innings with five strikeouts and allowed two hits in relief of Zsak.
They said it
St. Joseph coach Mike Murray said, “I feel like if I didn’t show up, I know how South Brunswick/St. Joe’s is going to be. It’s going to be 3-2, 2-1, 1-0 – really competitive game. Runs at a premium. … We knew what we were getting with (Tuttoilmondo). I was happy with our guys to have enough good at-bats early to scratch some runs across.”
South Brunswick coach Tim Sweeney on Tuttoilmondo, “The first inning obviously wasn’t his best, but after that you see what he can do once he settles in. He’s a very hard kid to hit. I know he was having a little trouble getting a grip, but after the first inning he seemed to figure it out. … It just wasn’t his best stuff in the first inning. I think it says a lot for him knowing you didn’t have your best stuff to start, but he was able to pull it together, get his head right and I thought he pitched great the rest of the game.”
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MINNEAPOLIS — With what should be a better, deeper lineup — capable of producing runs — has yet to be realized in the first four games of the 2022 season.
Even in their first two victories, the Mariners’ offenses was far from eye-opening or even above average. And in their latest defeat, Seattle hitting was abysmal in a way that was reminiscent of the struggles early in 2021.
Seattle mustered just two hits — a double from Eugenio Suarez and a single from J.P. Crawford — and hit few balls hard while being shut out by five Twins pitchers in a dismal 4-0 loss to close out the four-game series Monday evening at Target Field.
The Mariners will have short turnaround with afternoon start at Guaranteed Rate Field in the Chicago White Sox home opener Tuesday.
Seattle got a workable if not efficient outing from Chris Flexen in his first start of the season. The ever-intense right-hander pitched into the fifth inning, surrendering just one run in the first inning after issuing a leadoff walk to Byron Buxton, who later scored on Jorge Polanco’s one-out double.
His second inning was trending toward a similar fate. Flexen walked Miguel Sano with one out and then watched as Byron Buxton hammered a ball to the wall in left-center with two outs. But left fielder Jesse Winker played the ball off the wall efficiently and fired it in to second baseman Abraham Toro, who wheeled and delivered a perfect throw to home. Catcher Cal Raleigh made the easy tag to end the inning.
Flexen worked the next two innings scoreless but never made it out of the fifth. He gave up a leadoff single to Alex Kirilloff and another double to Buxton that put runners on second and third with no outs.
In his last batter faced, Flexen got Carlos Correa to hit a ground ball to shortstop Crawford, who immediately fired home to Raleigh. The play wasn’t close. Kirilloff was out by a few steps.
With Flexen at 91 pitches and the left-handed hitting Luis Arraez coming to the plate and the switch-hitting Polanco on deck, manager Scott Servais went to lefty Anthony Misiewicz.
The reliever had looked strong in his previous outing, pitching a scoreless inning with two strikeouts and 12 strikes in 16 pitches.
Servais’ logical strategy didn’t work.
Misiewicz had no command of any his pitches against the aggressive Twins’ hitters.
Arraez deposited a single into left field to score a run on a 1-1 cutter that never broke off the plate, and Polanco followed with a ground ball single on a first-pitch curveball that hung in the middle of the plate. Gio Urshela made it three-run scoring singles in a row, jumping on a first-pitch cutter with a line drive into right-center to make it 4-0.
Two of the runs were charged to Flexen who finished with final line of 4 1/3 innings pitched, three runs allowed no five hits with three walks and three strikeouts. Misiewicz was charged with the other run, which is all the Twins needed with the Mariners not providing any sort of offense. | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/professional_sports/mariners/mariners-rekindle-nightmare-hitting-woes-of-last-year-in-4-0-loss-to-twins/article_a55e1d53-4320-5c28-9d97-1df0de39a9f2.html | 2022-04-12T04:00:43Z | yakimaherald.com | control | https://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/professional_sports/mariners/mariners-rekindle-nightmare-hitting-woes-of-last-year-in-4-0-loss-to-twins/article_a55e1d53-4320-5c28-9d97-1df0de39a9f2.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The tech crackdown, alongside moves against other industries, cut the legs out of Chinese equity markets.
But ... Bloomberg report that Chinese authorities have started to approve new video game licenses again.
Tencent, Netease and similar stocks - positive news for these. China is not trying to kill the industry.
Regional stocks, though, are lower following the moves in the US on monday. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-has-begun-approving-new-video-game-licenses-again-first-time-since-the-crackdown-20220412/ | 2022-04-12T04:08:49Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/china-has-begun-approving-new-video-game-licenses-again-first-time-since-the-crackdown-20220412/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
China’s Premier Li Keqiang said that responsible authorities should be acting to “add a sense of urgency” when implementing existing policies.
- and said the country will study and adopt stronger economic policies as needed to support the economy
Li was speaking on Monday. The third wartning in a week is suggestive of rising concerns over the economic outlook. Which is hardly surprising given harsh lockdown conditions in China's largest city of Shanghai, and elsewhere, disrupting economic ativity.
Info via Bloomberg (gated) | https://www.forexlive.com/news/chinas-premier-li-keqiang-issued-a-third-warning-about-economic-growth-risks-20220412/ | 2022-04-12T04:08:55Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/chinas-premier-li-keqiang-issued-a-third-warning-about-economic-growth-risks-20220412/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Chicago mom of kid killed by gun violence pushes for new law that would cover funeral costs
CHICAGO - Mychal Moultry, Jr.’s family is hoping whoever killed their child is brought to justice.
In the midst of it all, his mother and father have been advocating for other families through a new law that would pay funeral costs.
"MJ was my only child," said Angela Gregg, mother of slain 4-year-old Mychal Moulty, Jr.
Gregg is still coping with the pain of losing her 4-year-old son to gun violence seven months ago in Chicago.
It was Labor Day weekend when stray bullets traveled through a Woodlawn apartment while the child was getting his hair braided.
"To try to get through the grievance process, to try to make changes," said Gregg. "Then to have the funeral home call and say they still need money for my son’s services. It’s traumatizing."
Gregg still owes over $12,500 from two funerals; her son was visiting his father in Chicago, but lived in Alabama.
"We are in debt to the funeral homes because we are waiting on the victim’s compensation to come through, but it still hasn’t," said Gregg.
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Gregg has turned some of her pain into purpose, advocating for the families to have immediate funeral assistance through the "Mychal Moultry, Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act."
It has already passed the Illinois Senate and House. It will create a system that will immediately pay the funeral home so that parents do not have to worry.
"We are talking in between three to five days of the loss," said Father Michael Pfleger, the pastor of St. Sabina Church, who is pushing for the legislation.
The money is available for families that lose a child 17 and under — murdered because of violence — providing up to $10,000 if the family's income is within 150% of the federal poverty level.
This year, 14 children under the age of 17 have been murdered in Chicago.
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'Gender Queer' book causes controversy in suburban Chicago high schools
ANTIOCH, Ill. - Antioch public school parents are outraged over a controversial book in two high school libraries.
"This author is an adult and she is talking to impressionable, underage children. So that's where our concern stems from," said parent Kate Gilman.
Parents describe the book "Gender Queer" as pornographic. The District 117 school board, which represents Antioch Community High School and Lakes Community High School, disagrees.
First they sided with parents and placed the book behind the circulation desk and in a counselor’s office, according to parents. But after public pressure from outsiders, the parents say the board moved the book back into circulation.
"They are depicting masturbation, oral sex, sex toys, having sex with someone after knowing them for 45 minutes and meeting them on a dating app," said Gilman.
The book illustrates author Maia Kobabe’s gender journey and eventual discovery that Kobabe is non-binary and asexual. It details her young life in a comic book style.
"Telling women not to get a PAP smear because of the pain and taking opioids to get over the pain of a PAP smear. You're putting fear into 13-year-olds that have no idea what that is like. Why is this book in the school?" said parent Carmen Mereniuc.
"Gender Queer" topped the American Library Association’s list of most challenged books in 2021. The book is set to be re-issued in May.
The district’s superintendent supported placing the book in circulation, writing in part in a letter to parents, "The book is widely available to students through a variety of other sources…in addition it’s available through loan… through the Antioch Public Library."
He says a school committee reviewed the book and deemed it appropriate.
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"It violates any number of state statutes and Antioch village statutes regarding the presentation of obscene material to minors, but for some reason it's all about being inclusive and being equitable to certain communities," said parent Chris DiLullo.
The American Civil Liberties Union doesn’t see it that way.
"It's a hard line for some parents because they worry about control," said ACLU Communications and Public Policy Director Edwin Yohnka. "I think you have to think about it in that context of allowing others to grow and mature and learn in the way that they think is appropriate and the way that their family believes is an appropriate thing. That's not a decision we leave to a vote."
Meanwhile, parents say they won’t shelve the issue.
"I would love to be able to find an alternative that is an actual good resource for someone going through this," said Mereniuc.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s spring break for many students across the country, some with travel plans, as cases of COVID-19 are starting to trend back up.
According to a national survey, more than half of Americans are planning a trip this spring. 37% are planning to travel during spring break, that’s an increase from last year. Meanwhile, the latest DPH data indicates COVID cases are steadily increasing, today at just over 1200. Compared to the same time last month at 625. 22News spoke with people who plan to travel for spring break.
“My plans are to come home and visit my family here, this year my family and I are able to go out more. Last year when I came back I took a covid test before I came, and then I pretty much stayed in the house with them and this year we can now go do stuff which is fun,” said Chloe Larouche of Northampton.
The same data also indicates that both hospitalizations and deaths are decreasing. | https://www.wwlp.com/news/health/coronavirus-local-impact/covid-19-cases-rise-with-spring-break-travel/ | 2022-04-12T04:16:46Z | wwlp.com | control | https://www.wwlp.com/news/health/coronavirus-local-impact/covid-19-cases-rise-with-spring-break-travel/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Two hundred kids; that's how many have been cognitively impacted each year since 2006, all with the magic of music.
Cognition, language, and motor skills…the younger the better when it comes to developing these. To make it happen, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare is stepping in with music therapy classes.
Ciele Knox is the Medical Music Therapy Director and says, "Because they're learning oh we're freezing now, or we're starting back again, so they're learning the social cues of when to stop and go, which they'll eventually need for schooling."
Those social skills come when the child and parent work together at each class. Then, parents take those activities home to keep the learning ball rolling.
"We know a lot of frustrations from little ones comes with an inability to communicate but if we're giving them those tools then they're able to access that earlier."
There are 3 sessions targeting different age groups. For the youngest, kids learn how to grasp by picking up small shakers, helping them understand cause and effect.
Older kids learn about emotions and making connections between multiple instruments.
From here, kids get up to speed on touch, vocalization, and interacting in a group setting.
But where did it all begin?
In TMH's NICU, where premature babies need extra help and music therapy comes to the rescue.
Something NICU Music Therapist, Valerie Williams, says is key in brain development.
"Making sure that they're breathing well, their oxygen is staying up, their heart rate is staying where it's supposed to be, we're also helping them develop tolerance to different kinds of stimulation."
After discharge, they follow up to make sure kids are on track. This, grew into the music therapy classes that are now back in-person after the pandemic.
All kids between 6 to 24 months old are welcome to take part in the classes which are adapted to individual developmental needs.
The Medical Music Therapy Program is a partnership between TMH and Florida State University.
Taking a closer look at the classes that are open to the community:
They happen every Friday morning at TMH.
There are 3 different sessions that serve kids ages 18 to 24 months, 12 to 17 months, and 6 to 11 months old.
It costs $5 per class, and all funds go to research, and to help train more music therapists.
Parents are encouraged to register online.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) —The Tallahassee Community College baseball team fell 11-6 to Chipola on Monday night.
Tallahassee Community College baseball falls to Chipola
Two teams play again at Chipola Wednesday
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The pair did caught a bit of a dip from 125.50 to 125.12 earlier but is now keeping around 125.30 levels. The brief drop came from some verbal intervention by Japanese authorities once again:
As mentioned before, these sort of jawboning by local authorities don't really mean too much when the BOJ itself prefers a weaker yen, on the balance of things. Adding to that is the lack of conviction when it comes to really intervening in the currency market, barring massively volatile movements.
As much as it has been a sort of parabolic rise in USD/JPY in the past few weeks, we may not get any real intervention talk until 130 or perhaps even 140. Even then, any currency intervention will be tough as it needs to be coordinated with the US Treasury in all likelihood. So, we'll see.
For now, USD/JPY buyers are hoping to seal a break above the 125.00 mark and keeping a weekly close above that will be a good step. The 2015 high @ 125.86 may offer some resistance but beyond that, it's clear skies towards 130.00 as long as the bond market rout continues to keep pace in the days/weeks ahead. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/usdjpy-keeps-above-12500-despite-more-verbal-intervention-20220412/ | 2022-04-12T04:21:25Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/usdjpy-keeps-above-12500-despite-more-verbal-intervention-20220412/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — High School Lacrosse scores from Monday April 11th.
Class 1A District 2
Lincoln 17, Gainesville 2
Class 2A District 1
Leon 15, Fort Walton Beach 4
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — High School Lacrosse scores from Monday April 11th.
Class 1A District 2
Lincoln 17, Gainesville 2
Class 2A District 1
Leon 15, Fort Walton Beach 4 | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/high-school-sports/leon-lacrosse-advances-to-district-semifinals | 2022-04-12T04:21:30Z | wtxl.com | control | https://www.wtxl.com/sports/high-school-sports/leon-lacrosse-advances-to-district-semifinals | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Jordan Montgomery’s knee was “pretty stiff” on Monday according to Aaron Boone after the lefty was drilled by a 102 mph comebacker from Xander Bogaerts in Sunday’s loss to the Red Sox.
“He’s doing all right,” Boone said before the Yankees lost to the Blue Jays, 3-0, at the Stadium. “We’ll see how he moves around. We feel like, structurally, everything is good.”
Montgomery crumpled to the ground and was in obvious discomfort following the play before he was able to get up and stay in the game after several warm-up pitches.
Given the lack of length the Yankees — and much of the rest of the league — are getting out of their starters, losing Montgomery with just one out in the top of the first would have added stress to an already taxed pen, but he managed to pitch into the fourth inning before Clarke Schmidt took over.
After the game, Montgomery said he expected to be able to make his next start, which would be scheduled for Friday in Baltimore. How he recovers and what he’s able to do before Friday will determine whether that proves to be realistic.
He’ll spend the next couple of days trying to get the stiffness out of the area.
Marwin Gonzalez was in the lineup for the first time on Monday night, getting the start at shortstop, with Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Josh Donaldson off, Gleyber Torres at second base and DJ LeMahieu at third.
Asked why Gonzalez was at short instead of Torres, who is expected to still play some games at the position, Boone said he preferred to keep Torres at second.
“I just want to keep Gleyber at second for now,’’ Boone said. “He’s gonna have to play short at some point, but I liked what I saw from Marwin, physically, this spring. That’s one of the things we were most excited about [with Gonzalez]. He moved really well and his range was good.”
Gonzalez made his first play on a Lourdes Gurriel Jr. pop-up down the left-field line to lead off the top of the first, where Joey Gallo nearly ran into him.
After Donaldson pinch hit for Gonzalez in the seventh, Torres moved to short.
Kyle Higashioka slammed seven homers during a torrid spring training but, so far, hasn’t been able to have the same production in the regular season.
He went 0-for-4 on Monday and is 1-for-11 to open the year.
“He just hasn’t clicked yet,’’ Boone said.
Ron Marinaccio’s good start to his career continued. The right-hander replaced Michael King with two on and two out in the eighth and struck out Matt Chapman. He ended up tossing 1 ¹/₃ shutout innings.
Nestor Cortes will take the mound Tuesday in his first step in trying to prove he can replicate what he did a year ago, when the left-hander emerged as a surprisingly consistent starter.
Asked what he believes helped Cortes make the leap from journeyman to someone the Yankees could rely on, Boone said Cortes was “better conditioned.”
“As a result, he sharpened up his stuff,” Boone said. “He’s done a great job, with his experience, of learning how to be a better pitcher.”
Giancarlo Stanton has gotten off to a promising start, with a three-hit game on Sunday and RBIs in all three of the Yankees’ games against the Red Sox.
“I think he’s just become so mentally tough and focused,’’ Boone said. “I feel like it’s been an evolutionary process in New York for him. He’s learned how to get himself prepared to block out any noise and I don’t think that stuff affects him. A star player like that, with an MVP, to come and play here, you’ve got to have pretty broad shoulders and he does.’’ | https://nypost.com/2022/04/12/yankees-have-positive-update-on-stiff-jordan-montgomery/ | 2022-04-12T04:24:54Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/04/12/yankees-have-positive-update-on-stiff-jordan-montgomery/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Wofford made its first appearance in the Baseball America Top 25 with Monday’s new rankings, showing up 25th.
The Terriers are 24-9 overall and began Southern Conference play over the weekend with a sweep of UNCG.
Two weekends ago, they took two out of three on the road at Top 20-ranked Dallas Baptist.
The Terriers are 15 victories shy of the program’s Division I-best of 39 in 2015.
The school’s media guide does not indicate any previous national ranking for the program in its Division I era, which began in 1996 | https://www.wspa.com/sports/college-sports/wofford-cracks-baseball-america-top-25-for-first-time/ | 2022-04-12T04:25:26Z | wspa.com | control | https://www.wspa.com/sports/college-sports/wofford-cracks-baseball-america-top-25-for-first-time/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Kansas City Public Schools just earned full accreditation this year, but it’s already working on what’s next.
This week, the district continued community conversations with students, family and staff about Blueprint 2030, its multi-year strategic plan.
At Central High School on Monday night, district officials presented different “scenarios” on how its schools and programs might look like in the future.
“We won't stay fully accredited if we don't change and do things differently. What got us here will not keep us fully accredited,” said Superintendent Mark Bedell. “So the work that we're talking about doing now with Blueprint 2030 is to make sure that we have sustainable performance in this school district.”
Compared to other local school districts, KCPS says it’s spending significantly more on operational costs, like transportation, food services, and security. The school district spends nearly 28% of its expenditures on operation costs. Grandview School District, the closest district to spending that amount, only spends about 18%.
Bedell said that means less money is going towards what’s going on in classrooms and students’ social, emotional and academic development.
He also noted that declining enrollment numbers at many schools means less amenities and resources are available to students.
“I have some high schools where we have not even seen over 600 kids in them since I've been here. So we were already small in 2016,” Bedell said. “And in some of our high schools, that number is down to 400. Now, how much can we offer these kids?”
KCPS has compiled a list of opportunities that families and staff say they want offered to their students.
- Full expansion of curricular resources and services to students and schools
- Full expansion of foreign language, instrumental music and science labs into the elementary schools
- Strong increase of elective courses at the middle- and high-school level
- Project-based learning experiences at all schools
- More efficient staffing model for content and support
- More equitable student experiences within KCPS and among other school districts
- Greater opportunities for innovation and differentiation to meet the needs of all students
Different scenarios for school consolidations
To make those programs happen, district officials say there will need to be some school closures and consolidation. At Monday night's meeting, they offered three different possibilities on how the district could be configured. In each scenario, cost reductions would also be made to the district’s central office.
The first option would allow for all of the desired student opportunities and programs, but would drop the number of schools from 37 to about 25. That would mean closing about 9 to 10 elementary schools and 2 to 3 high schools.
Jesse Lange, senior planner at KCPS, said these programs are needed to boost enrollment numbers.
“One reason why students are leaving Kansas City, just in general and moving to the suburbs, has to do with some of the opportunities they can have after school,” Lange said. “So we want to make sure that students can get those opportunities here within Kansas City.”
In this scenario, the district estimates it would save about $37.5 million every year that could be invested in its academic programs and opportunities. KCPS would still need about $172 million to address deferred maintenance, like roofs and walls that need repair.
Additionally, the district said it would also need $140 million for spaces for students to do more “project-based learning.”
The next scenario would drop the number of operating schools to about 27 and would save less money, at $32 million in savings. The district would have to pay more to operate the additional schools and would have to reduce or limit some of the offered opportunities.
A third possibility would keep 30 schools open, but would reduce, limit or eliminate all offered opportunities.
Since there is less cost-saving in the last two scenarios, district officials asked for feedback from community members on what opportunities they would prioritize.
Caitlin Clark, president of the parent-teacher organization at the Foreign Language Academy, said she worried that a limited budget would make it difficult to implement programs in an equitable way across different schools.
“Now you're distributing a limited number of resources. So who gets what?” Clark asked.
Some attendees expressed concerns about the effect closing schools would have on class sizes, transportation and a sense of community around certain schools.
Others saw it as a necessary means to obtain extra resources for students and eventually boost enrollment.
Tracy Pruitt, a graduate of KCPS, said the high school that she attended in the district has since closed. She says she understands the pain of watching your alma mater close.
“But if we're looking at the programs for our students, sometimes we have to take that hit in order to get the betterment for what our students deserve,” Pruitt said.
Bedell acknowledged that because of the community’s emotional attachment, the district will have to be thoughtful in how it consolidates schools and will need to continue to engage families and staff.
Still, he also noted that the plan "isn't about school closures and consolidations."
"It's got to be easier on our building teachers and administrators that they have the resources and the amenities that they need to give their kids a full-blown, robust experience," Bedell said.
Other engagement sessions will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday at the Manual Career Tech Center and at 5:30 p.m. at Northeast Middle School. A session in Spanish will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Carver Dual Language School.
More meetings will be held through the summer before recommendations are made in the fall to the district’s board of education for review and approval. | https://www.kcur.org/education/2022-04-11/kansas-city-public-schools-proposes-closures-to-give-students-a-full-blown-robust-experience | 2022-04-12T04:26:06Z | kcur.org | control | https://www.kcur.org/education/2022-04-11/kansas-city-public-schools-proposes-closures-to-give-students-a-full-blown-robust-experience | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ANAHEIM — Michael Lorenzen desperately wanted to pitch at home, and he desperately wanted to be a starter.
The Angels offered him the opportunity to do both, and on Monday he took the first step toward rewarding them.
Lorenzen pitched six innings in the Angels’ 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins, a textbook game that also included six RBIs from young outfielders Brandon Marsh and Jo Adell.
A native of Orange County, Lorenzen grew up idolizing Jim Edmonds and dreaming of playing at Angel Stadium. He played at Fullerton High and Cal State Fullerton before the Cincinnati Reds ended his time as an Angels fan by drafting him in 2013.
The Angels not only brought him back home by signing him to a one-year contract in November, but they gave him a spot in the rotation. He last started regularly as a rookie with the Reds, in 2015.
The Angels believed he could start because of his deep repertoire. He threw all six of his pitches against the Marlins, including two- and four-seam fastballs that were 94-95 mph. Lorenzen also threw his slider, changeup and cutter at least 10 times a piece. He spotted just two curveballs.
The Marlins did not score against Lorenzen until Jesus Sanchez blasted a solo homer in the fourth. Lorenzen responded by retiring the next nine hitters in a row.
Lorenzen became the first Angels pitcher of the young season to finish six innings. He had pitched the Angels’ first and last exhibition games, so he had one more turn than the other starters, allowing Manager Joe Maddon to give him a longer leash. He threw 89 pitches.
In the first five games, Angels starters have allowed six earned runs in 24-1/3 innings, a 2.22 ERA.
They still lost three of those games, mostly because of disappointing performances by the offense and the bullpen.
This time they got all the offense they needed on one swing of the bat in the first inning.
Shohei Ohtani led off the game with a single and then he stole his first base of the season. With two outs, Max Stassi drew a walk and then Marsh got a first-pitch fastball that he blasted into the trees beyond the center field fence.
It was the Angels’ fourth homer of the season, but the first with anyone on base.
An inning later, Jo Adell blasted a homer over the right-field fence on a fastball. It snapped Adell’s season-opening 0-for-9 skid.
Marsh gave the Angels an insurance run with an RBI double in the eighth, just after Stassi had drawn his third walk of the game. Adell followed with an RBI double.
Shortstop David Fletcher left the game in the seventh inning with left hip tightness. He had missed two of the Freeway Series games last week with a similar injury.
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Paitin-Kalena Wickham, 18th Dental Squadron dental assistant from Reno, Nevada was selected as the 18th Wing’s Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airman of the Week program is an opportunity for outstanding Airmen to be recognized by KAB leadership as well as showcase these young leaders to their peers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa)
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Florida's citrus industry continues to struggle as production numbers are expected to decrease. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture dropped its Florida orange forecast by more than 7 percent from the March update, dropping numbers to the lowest they’ve been since before World War II.
Mixon’s Fruit Farms in Bradenton has been producing and selling citrus for more than 80 years. But owner Dean Mixon says in the last 20 years, diseases like “citrus greening” have wiped out nearly 95 percent of the farm's orange crop. He says citrus farmers across the state are facing the same problem.
"If they could find a cure, a true cure for the greening, maybe it could bounce back, but it's gone so far now that growers are being forced to sell their property and get out of the business," said Mixon.
Mixon’s continues to produce some citrus and has started planting bamboo as well as using their property for weddings and events to try and make up for some of the loss in citrus sales.
For more information on events at or visiting Mixon's Fruit Farms, click here.
This story was originally published by Wendi Lane of WFTS in Tampa Bay, Florida. | https://www.katc.com/news/national/floridas-citrus-production-could-hit-the-lowest-numbers-since-before-world-war-ii | 2022-04-12T04:42:51Z | katc.com | control | https://www.katc.com/news/national/floridas-citrus-production-could-hit-the-lowest-numbers-since-before-world-war-ii | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
HONOLULU (KITV4) -- The prosecution in the federal drug trafficking trial for the brother of former Honolulu Deputy Prosecutor Katherine Keaoha is in the final stages of presenting its case.
On Monday, the prosecution called a key witness to the stand, Joshua Derego another close friend of Dr. Puana.
Derego testified that Puana helped him sell pain pills on the black market that Puana had prescribed to him.
Derego told the court Puana was "like family to him" and that he went to the Puana Pain Clinic back in 2013 for a shoulder injury.
Derego also told the court Puana told him he knew people Derego could sell the drugs to in order to help pay for his children's tuition.
Derego said Puana took him to one buyer who paid $2,000 to $3,000 a month for his monthly supply of pain pills.
Derego testified that Puana took a $1,000 split for cash for 3-6 months.
The prosecution also showed medical records for Derego when he was a patient at the Puana Pain clinic. Derego testified on the stand that some of those medical records contained false information.
The defense didn't finish its cross examination of Derego on Monday but one thing lawyers asked Derego is if he lied to a grand jury in 2018. He confirmed he did.
The prosecution is expected to finish with their witness in the next few days. One of those witness still expected is Puana's sister Kathrine Kealoha.
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Monroe Community Players' production to investigate 'Murder on Maui'
Help investigate a theatrical murder April 30.
Monroe Community Players is staging the interactive performance “Murder on Maui” by Susan Haley in the community room at the Mall of Monroe, 2121 N. Monroe St. Attendees should enter through the Phoenix Theaters doors.
Doors will open at 5 p.m. Heavy hot and chilled hors d’oeuvres, non-alcoholic beverages and assorted desserts will be served at 5. The mystery begins at 6 and will run about an hour and a half.
Tickets are now on sale and are $25 each. Tickets are available at www.MonroeCommunityPlayers.org.
"Murder on Maui" features eight local actors and audience participants.
“The audience will indeed be a part of it as they get to talk to the characters and acquire clues from them, as well as guess who did it at the end,” Brian Burchette-Ross from the Players said. “We’ve done this type of theater, but not this particular show.”
"Murder on Maui” is set at a luau fundraiser for the Hawaiian Association of Authentic Leis, an organization of artisans who make authentic, handmade Hawaiian leis.
"It seems like a swell evening until it turns out that there has been a murder on Maui. Things can’t help but turn deadly with so many nefarious (wicked) characters in attendance,” Players said. “Match wits with a killer as you and your friends figure out ‘who dunnit.’ Join in the fun as you figure out who’s lying and who’s innocent as you compare notes and clues with your fellow detectives.”
Some of the murder suspects are Harold Logan, owner of the Pineapple Haven Hotel; Rebel, a scammer and gambler; psychic and voodoo expert Abigail Wiggins; ex-con-turned mud wrestler Bambi Bianca, and smarmy lounge singer Donnie Wo.
The show contains mild adult language and adult themes.
Proceeds from the performance will help the Players purchase lighting and sound equipment.
“We have just a few lights right now and no sound equipment. Money for all of that can range into the tens of thousands,” Burchette-Ross said.
The Monroe Community Players has its performance space at the Mall of Monroe. Recently, the Players moved to a new location at the mall.
We hope to be able to perform and rehearse in the space by the end of May," David Wahr of the Players said. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/theater/2022/04/11/monroe-community-players-present-murder-maui/9510775002/ | 2022-04-12T04:47:10Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/entertainment/theater/2022/04/11/monroe-community-players-present-murder-maui/9510775002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Renton 12-year-old student arrested on shooting threat
NEW BOSTON -- A 12-year-old Renton Junior High School student was taken into custody for making a joke about shooting up the school, a statement police and district officials did not find one bit humorous.
On Monday the Huron Township Police Department’s school resource officer and members of the detective bureau took the student into custody while at the New Boston school. The girl is being held pending formal criminal charges being filed.
“I am honestly unsure how the message has not gotten out to all students that this behavior and threats of this type are unacceptable and is not funny under any circumstance,” said Huron Township Director of Public Safety Everette Robbins. “We will continue to have a zero-tolerance policy regarding threats of any kind to our schools and our students, period.”
According to Donovan Rowe, superintendent of Huron Schools, a student reported to his teacher Monday morning that he received a prank call while at home, around 11 p.m. the previous evening.
The student reported that the caller made a comment about "shooting up the school" while on the phone. The student also stated the girl called back shortly afterward and said the previous call was a prank.
As soon as the incident was reported, school officials notified the school resource officer, and the alleged caller was immediately brought to the office. Her locker and her belongings were searched, but no weapons were found. The girl admitted making the call and stated that it was a joke. The student’s parents were notified and the investigation is ongoing.
Rowe said staff and students were never in an unsafe situation, and the student who made the call was located quickly and brought to the office safely.
“Regardless of the student's intent, we take issues like this very seriously, and appropriate disciplinary procedures are being followed in accordance with board policy and the student handbook,” Rowe said.
The report will be sent to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office for review of possible charges. The juvenile will be held in custody pending that review.
“Once again, we ask parents to have this discussion with your children at home tonight,” Robbins said. “We all want the same thing for our children, a safe and comfortable learning environment within our great school districts.” | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/04/11/renton-12-year-old-student-arrested-shooting-threat/7282422001/ | 2022-04-12T04:47:22Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/04/11/renton-12-year-old-student-arrested-shooting-threat/7282422001/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Toledo man arrested in Bedford shooting investigation
A 33-year-old Toledo man is in custody today after reportedly being involved in a shooting incident that occurred Saturday night at the Deluxe Inn in Bedford Township.
The incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. Saturday at the inn located at 6366 South Telegraph Road, according to a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Witnesses called Monroe County Central Dispatch after hearing at least two gunshots come from outside of one of the motel rooms. Deputies were immediately dispatched and upon arrival, they discovered two bullet holes in a window of one of the motel rooms. Deputies learned the shooter, as well as two victims who were targeted, had fled the area prior to arrival.
Investigators believe this was an isolated incident and not a random act. No one was struck by gunfire and there were no other injuries to report. Witnesses reported prior to the shooting, the gunman was acting suspicious outside several motel room doors and was asked to leave by staff. The gunman reportedly returned about an hour later and fired at least two rounds from a pistol at the window of the targeted room.
Sheriff’s deputies were able to tentatively identify the shooter using surveillance footage. That information was disseminated to area law enforcement agencies. Within hours, and acting on a tip from the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Tim George of the Uniformed Services Division began searching known locations the suspect frequented in the City of Toledo. On Sunday at approximately 3:30 p.m., Deputy George encountered the suspect in the 2600 block of Christie Lane in the City of Toledo. The deputy detained the suspect until Toledo Police arrived to assist with the arrest. The suspect was reportedly taken into custody without incident, and lodged at the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office pending an extradition hearing to be scheduled at a later date.
The suspect’s identify is being withheld until formal charges are announced.
"Sheriff Goodnough commends the collective effort of all law enforcement involved in identifying and taking the suspect into custody," a press release announcing the arrest read. "However, the Sheriff would like to exclusively single out Deputies Chase Yeary and Deputy Tim George of the Uniformed Services Division and Detective Robert Blair of the Detective Bureau for all their hard work. The Sheriff would also like to publicly praise both the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office and Toledo Police Department for assisting with this investigation."
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/04/11/toledo-man-arrested-bedford-shooting-investigation/7275869001/ | 2022-04-12T04:47:28Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2022/04/11/toledo-man-arrested-bedford-shooting-investigation/7275869001/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Little Blessings acquires Ottawa Lake property, will expand programs
OTTAWA LAKE -- Little Blessings Veteran and Community Outreach is set to expand its programming as part of a move to 18 acres of property it's leasing from Stoneco of Michigan.
The move was announced by the non-profit organization in a recent press release.
Previously located in Temperance, Little Blessings offers equine-assisted and wellness programs, and also hosts community outreach events. Founded in 2018 by retired Air Force combat veteran, Jamie Paxton, Little Blessings is one of only two equine organizations in the United States using a multi-week equine program for veterans. Program staff are trained in the nationally recognized Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (Eagala) program using certified mental health professionals, equine specialists, and interactions between horse and client to help veterans find their paths forward. There are also programs for veteran, Gold Star, and active-military families, including wellness programs, spousal support retreats, and first of its kind Military Kids equine program.
Little Blessings is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio. All equine-assisted therapies are at no cost to qualified veterans.
Increasing requests for Little Blessings' programs caused the organization to outgrow its current location.
Stoneco has leased the organization eighteen acres located across from its Ottawa Lake Facility. Included on the property is a 20,000 square-foot arena, which once renovated will include horse stables, activities rooms, an office, and open spaces to expand equine-assisted services.
“Staying involved within the communities is what we strive to do," said Stoneco General Manager, Dan Sniegowski. "We are excited about the new adventure to give back in this way, and are so happy to help the community to continue to grow and thrive."
"Adjustment to post-service life can be difficult for veterans who struggle with PTSD, suicidal thoughts, and other service-related traumas," Paxton added. "This new space will allow us the opportunity to meet the continuing needs of Veterans and their families as they transition to post-service life."
To learn more about Little Blessings' programs or provide support through donations, visit www.lbveteranoutreach.org. To watch construction inside the newly named Stoneco Arena, visit the Little Blessings Outreach Facebook page. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/04/11/little-blessings-acquires-ottawa-lake-property-expand-programs/9516805002/ | 2022-04-12T04:47:34Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/04/11/little-blessings-acquires-ottawa-lake-property-expand-programs/9516805002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Purses, personal care item, donations requested by Michigan State Police's Monroe post
The Monroe News
The Michigan State Police’s Monroe post is collecting items for its annual "Purses with a Purpose" program all month long.
The purses, filled with hygiene items and essentials, are given to survivors of sexual assault at Family Counseling and Shelter Services of Monroe. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
The post is collecting new or slightly used purses and bags filled with comfort items. Items needed are full-sized shampoo and condition and body wash, shaving supplies, deodorant, body lotion, socks, underwear and bras.
Donations can be taking to the post, 300 Jones Ave., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/04/11/michigan-state-police-participating-purses-purpose-project/9509649002/ | 2022-04-12T04:47:41Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/local/2022/04/11/michigan-state-police-participating-purses-purpose-project/9509649002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Monroe County Region Prep Calendar April 11-17
MONDAY
BASEBALL
Ypsilanti Lincoln at Monroe (2), 4 p.m.
Gibraltar Carlson at SMCC, 4:30 p.m.
Bedford at Ann Arbor Pioneer (2), 4 p.m.
Whiteford at Tecumseh, 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Ypsilanti Lincoln at Monroe (2), 4 p.m.
Bedford at Ann Arbor Pioneer (2), 4 p.m.
Erie Mason at Gibraltar Carlson (2), 4 p.m.
Dundee at Manchester (2), 4 p.m.
Whiteford at Tecumseh (2), 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gibraltar Carlson at Wyandotte Roosevelt, 6 p.m.
Airport at Southgate Anderson, 6 p.m.
Ida at Milan, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Monroe at Gibraltar Carlson, 4 p.m.
Milan at Riverview, 4 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Gibraltar Carlson in Downriver League pre-league tournament at West Shore
BOYS LACROSSE
Saline at Bedford, 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
BASEBALL
SMCC at Milan, 4:30 p.m.
Jefferson at Airport, 4:30 p.m.
Blissfield at Dundee, 4:30 p.m.
Flat Rock at Grosse Ile, 4:30 p.m.
Clinton at Ida, 4 p.m.
Riverview at New Boston Huron, 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Milan at SMCC, 4:30 p.m.
Jefferson at Airport, 4:30 p.m.
Blissfield at Dundee (2), 4 p.m.
Flat Rock at Grosse Ile, 4:30 p.m.
Clinton at Ida (2), 4 p.m.
New Boston Huron at Riverview, 4:30 p.m.
Whiteford at Toledo St. Ursula, 5 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
Ann Arbor Huron at Monroe, 4:30 p.m.
SMCC at Flat Rock, 4:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor Pioneer, Ypsilanti Lincoln at Bedford, 4:15 p.m.
Riverview at Airport, 4 p.m.
Dundee, Britton Deerfield at Whiteford, 4:30 p.m.
Grosse Ile at Jefferson, 4 p.m.
New Boston Huron at Milan, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Ypsilanti Lincoln at Monroe, 5:30 p.m.
Bedford at Ann Arbor Pioneer, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
SMCC at Airport, 4 p.m.
Dearborn Edsel Ford at Gibraltar Carlson, 4 p.m.
New Boston Huron at Grosse Ile, 4 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Erie Mason vs. Ida at Green Meadows, 4 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Grosse Ile at SMCC, 5:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
BASEBALL
Monroe at Ypsilanti Lincoln, 4:30 p.m.
Ann Arbor Pioneer at Bedford, 4:30 p.m.
Gibraltar Carlson at Woodhaven, 4 p.m.
Dundee at Blissfield, 4:30 p.m.
Erie Mason at Sand Creek (2), 4 p.m.
Ida at Clinton, 4 p.m.
New Boston Huron at Tecumseh (2), 4 p.m.
Adrian Madison at Summerfield (2), 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Monroe at Milan, 4:30 p.m.
Bedford at Pinckney (2), 4 p.m.
Gibraltar Carlson at Woodhaven, 4 p.m.
Erie Mason at Sand Creek, 4 p.m.
Adrian Madison at Summerfield (2), 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Grosse Ile at SMCC, 4:30 p.m.
Gibraltar Carlson at Lincoln Park, 6 p.m.
Airport at Flat Rock, 6 p.m.
Hillsdale at Dundee, 5:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Columbia Central at Ida, 5:30 p.m.
Riverview at Jefferson, 4:30 p.m.
New Boston Huorn at Milan, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Monroe at Woodhaven, 4 p.m.
Tecumseh at Milan, 4 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Riverview Gabriel Richard vs. SMCC at Monroe Golf & Country Club, 3 p.m.
Dexter at Bedford, 3 p.m.
Gibraltar Carlson, Taylor at Allen Park
Summerfield vs. Milan at Pine View, 3:15 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Bedford at Ann Arbor Huron, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY
BASEBALL
SMCC at Riverview, 4:30 p.m.
Trenton at Gibraltar Carlson, 4 p.m.
Airport at Flat Rock, 4:30 p.m.
Toledo Waite at Erie Mason, 5 p.m.
Milan at Jefferson, 4:30 p.m.
New Boston Huron at Grosse Ile, 4:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
SMCC at Riverview, 4:30 p.m.
Trenton at Gibraltar Carlson, 4 p.m.
Airport at Flat Rock, 4:30 p.m.
Ida at Erie Mason (2), 4 p.m.
Milan at Jefferson, 4:30 p.m.
Grosse Ile at New Boston Huron, 4:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Ann Arbor Skyline at Monroe, 5:30 p.m.
Plymouth Christian at SMCC, 5 p.m.
Bedford at Dexter, 5:30 p.m.
Gibraltar Carlson at New Boston Huron, 4 p.m.
Dundee at Ida, 5:30 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
Bedford at Springfield Invitational, 4:30 p.m.
Erie Mason at Dundee, 4:30 p.m.
Flat Rock at Southgate Anderson, 4 p.m.
Ida at Napoleon Invitational, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Tecumseh at Monroe, 4 p.m.
Plymouth Christian at SMCC, 4:30 p.m.
Bedford at Chelsea, 4 p.m.
New Boston Huron at Woodhaven, 4 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Ida vs. Airport at Sandy Creek, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Maumee Valley at Bedford, 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
BASEBALL
Whiteford at SMCC (2), 4 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
Monroe at Belleville Tigers Relays, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Erie Mason, Summerfield in Tri-County Conference jamboree at Carrington, 3 p.m.
WATER POLO
East Kentwood at Milan, 3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
BASEBALL
Allen Park at Monroe (2), 11 a.m.
Adrian at Bedford (2), 10 a.m.
Gibraltar Carlson at Wayne Memorial (2), 11 a.m.
Erie Mason at Sylvania Southview, 2 p.m.
Flat Rock at Trenton (2), 11 a.m.
Onsted at Milan (2), 11 a.m.
Lincoln Park at New Boston Huron (2), 11 a.m.
SOFTBALL
Monroe, SMCC at Saline Invitational, 9 a.m.
Airport at Brighton Tournament, 10 a.m.
Dundee at Wyandotte Roosevelt (2), noon
Dearborn, Brooklyn Columbia Central in Jefferson round-robin
Summerfield at Beaverton Tournament
TRACK AND FIELD
Ida, Milan, Summerfield, Whiteford in Whiteford Bobcat Relays, 9 a.m.
GOLF
Dundee, Erie Mason, Summerfield at Adrian Madison Ryder Cup Tournament at Wolf Creek, 9 a.m.
WATER POLO
Milan at Jenison, 9:45 a.m. | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/04/11/monroe-county-region-prep-calendar-april-11-17/9510930002/ | 2022-04-12T04:47:59Z | monroenews.com | control | https://www.monroenews.com/story/sports/2022/04/11/monroe-county-region-prep-calendar-april-11-17/9510930002/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Sergeant Mike Manthorne with the Sioux City Police Department said physical abuse of elderly people in Siouxland rose by 140% last year. He said a lack of professional care contributed to the problem.
“At the time, it was during the pandemic and a lot of people were staying home. Elderly were being cared by family members because they weren’t necessarily in nursing homes and they weren’t being seen by professionals,” said Manthorne.
Manthorne said he hopes stronger penalties for elder abuse will make a difference.
“I just think the enforcement action that we can take now will be a great benefit for us and the public,” Manthorne said.
The bill includes steeper penalties for financial abuse of elders. Carter Smith is the resource coordinator at Women Aware. He helps victims of physical and financial abuse get in touch with local resources.
He said working with a personal banker can help identify financial crimes.
“They know your account history. They know what your routine is and so if they start seeing larger withdrawals, things like that, or abnormal charges and purchases, they might be quicker to identify those things,” Smith said.
Smith said even with stronger laws in place, there’s still more work to be done.
“The law is part of addressing the issue. Now it comes down to the enforcement once it’s signed into law and so that’s where we start to see the meaningful change once we report on cases and things like that,” said Smith.
The bill passed through the House and Senate and now it just awaits Governor Reynolds’ signature. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/new-elder-abuse-laws-may-soon-pass-in-iowa/ | 2022-04-12T05:03:20Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/new-elder-abuse-laws-may-soon-pass-in-iowa/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Several expensive projects now have the blessing of Sioux City City Council members.
Topping the list, a more than $600,000 consulting agreement with a Minneapolis company. Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. will chart the course for future water treatment needs in the city, specifically looking at continued upgrades at the current facility or the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.
Next, the development of a new flight school at Sioux Gateway Airport has hit a roadblock. Oracle Aviation of Omaha and Morningside College are partnering in the venture. City Council rejected bids for a new hanger complex that was planned to be included in the project after bids came back almost 50% over the $8.7 engineers estimated.
“Well, obviously, it came in way over budget and we don’t have the funding for that project as is, so we’ve been working with the Oracle group to see if there are ways to do things differently and I think they’ve come up with some workable solutions and we’ll probably be re-bidding it in a different format real quickly here,” said Mayor Bob Scott.
There is currently no word on how soon the project will be rebid.
The Council also approved spending six figures on an old outdated downtown building. Asbestos in the now vacant YMCA building on Nebraska Street will be removed at the cost of $125,000The facility opened more than 50 years ago and closed in 2008 when the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA opened in South Sioux City.
People who rely on city swimming pools to stay cool during the summer should expect an increase in pool fees this year. The City Council approved an average hike in admission fees of less than a dollar in all age groups. | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/several-projects-discussed-by-sioux-city-city-council/ | 2022-04-12T05:03:26Z | siouxlandproud.com | control | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/several-projects-discussed-by-sioux-city-city-council/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Good morning, and welcome to your daily live blog centred on roads, rail and bus travel. Kent Live's updates aim to ensure you have a smooth journey across the region.
We will mostly focus on the traffic chaos that continues across Kent due to the Operation Brock contraflow on the M20, the A20, and the A2.
These routes have been affected at the Port of Dover due to reduced ferry movement at the Eastern Docks. This is because P&O Ferries is not operating at the moment, as its vessels are undergoing safety reviews. It is not known when its vessels will be reinstated.
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All non-freight traffic is being urged to use the A20 instead of the M20. On the other hand, freight traffic which comes off at J8 of the M20 is then sent back down into the holding areas as they await clearance to head to the Channel Crossings.
We will also have updates on Kent and Medway's roads and rail, and the very latest updates, pictures and video. If you have any pictures or information to share with us about this or any other story, you can email breakingsoutheast@reachplc.com.
See below for the latest. | https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/live-operation-brock-m20-a2-6937348 | 2022-04-12T05:03:30Z | kentlive.news | control | https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/live-operation-brock-m20-a2-6937348 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The Virginia General Assembly had a lot of “new” this legislative session and made a lot of news along the way.
A few of their “news” included a new governor in Glenn Youngkin, a new House of Delegates speaker in Todd Gilbert, and a new balance of power with House Republicans back in the majority. Legislators made news during this long session by ending local school districts’ mask requirements, negotiating tax cuts and refunds (still pending final approval at press time), and reforming Virginia’s moribund unemployment system.
But maybe the biggest “new” in the 2022 session was returning to an in-person environment.
Both the House and Senate continued to take online testimony, but the bulk of the people’s business was live in Richmond for the first time since 2020. The Chamber’s in-person Lobby Day and legislative reception, Viva Virginia, were both a major success and included meetings with top legislators and members of the Youngkin administration. Being in-person, with a new governor’s administration, is an irreplaceable opportunity.
Overall, it was a positive legislative session for Virginia businesses. While there was no marquee piece of legislation that will impact the trajectory of Virginia’s economy, a number of very important bills will give our economic growth some needed tailwinds as we continue to repair the damage done during the pandemic.
A major investment was made in the Commonwealth’s Business Ready Sites Program. This program will help prepare sites around Virginia for companies looking to relocate without the multi-year lead time often needed for site development. The taxing structure for data centers was made uniform across the state, positioning Virginia to continue to be the national leader in data center growth. Our energy future will include more options with legislation allowing for the commercial sale of biogas like methane. And Virginia’s Right-to-Work status was reaffirmed.
One lasting takeaway from this session will be its potential impact on our ability to fund education and transportation. This kind of infrastructure is the bedrock of a strong economy in Virginia and has been central to the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s advocacy work for decades. It will remain central to our efforts in the face of this renewed pressure.
This session the General Assembly agreed to repeal the tax on grocery and personal hygiene products pending final approval in the state budget. At press time this was still under negotiation. The revenue this tax generates is dedicated mostly to education, and legislators believe the General Fund can be used to fill the gap in K-12 school budgets. However, without a dedicated source of revenue, K-12 will now compete with other funding priorities for future governors and General Assemblies. With over $1 billion at stake, it will be no small feat for legislators who support fully funding public K-12 schools to get it to local school districts.
Transportation is also impacted by the grocery tax repeal and, unlike education, legislators made no attempts to fill the gap with General Fund dollars. Thankfully, efforts to repeal the gas tax increase were defeated in the Senate this session, preventing the hole from being much deeper. However, Virginia does receive 20% of transportation funding from the grocery tax. While legislators in favor of the tax repeal cite full coffers and a robust economy, history shows that will not always be the case. Furthermore, the heavy investment in transportation in Virginia still falls short of meeting the actual needs of Virginians; years of underfunding in the face of growing needs has consequences.
Repealing dedicated sources of revenue, irrespective of the amount raised, the source, or the destination, cannot be undone. It presents advocacy organizations like Chambers of Commerce with a multi-year challenge: identifying a new dedicated source of revenue that industry can support and that generates adequate long-term revenue. Additionally, this year’s action undermines two of our biggest needs in Virginia and one of our most valuable assets in public K-12 education.
For Chamber members, now is the time to talk to your colleagues and talk to your legislators about why fully funding education and transportation in the Commonwealth is important to your business’ ability to grow. Building grassroots support now will help advocates make the case in future General Assembly sessions. Chronic underfunding of transportation and education will undermine all the positive investments the Commonwealth and the business community have made toward our economic prosperity.
We have work to do.
Clayton Medford is Vice President of Government Relations for the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. | https://www.insidenova.com/business_voice/it-s-all-new-new-governor-new-general-assembly-embark-on-new-era/article_c85dfa36-ba0a-11ec-a893-c3691a82ebc5.html | 2022-04-12T05:04:12Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/business_voice/it-s-all-new-new-governor-new-general-assembly-embark-on-new-era/article_c85dfa36-ba0a-11ec-a893-c3691a82ebc5.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
For many area organizations, the answer is not one or the other. It’s “hybrid,” a word that no longer recalls quiet, fuel-efficient cars. Now, it’s the new workplace normal.
A focus on “hybrid” seems particularly appropriate for our spring issue. As I pen this article, it’s a beautiful sunny day in the 60s. A few days ago, it was snowy and freezing. Spring teaches us to exist with a foot in two different worlds.
If the past 24 months have taught us anything, it’s that we are flexible. When the unexpected happens, we adapt and innovate. The lessons we learned during the pandemic demonstrate that we can accommodate different work situations – different ways to engage and collaborate with colleagues.
“Hybrid” isn’t without its challenges. The good news is, we are a business community that is willing to share ideas and best practices. Inside this issue, you’ll find expert perspectives and insights on how to make hybrid work for employees, customers and other stakeholders.
A related challenge we’ve heard so much about is the “Great Resignation.” Now, we are all in the process of figuring out how to make the shift to the “Great Reengagement.” To support that important pivot, check out the interviews with Chad D. Griffith of NFP, John Micale of USI and Kyle Armeny of AJG on the role of benefit strategies in employee retention. Also, Kathryn Falk of Cox Communications provides a great perspective on rebuilding an organization’s culture as employees return to the workplace.
There is no shortage of uncertainty these days. In some ways it feels like we are out of the pandemic frying pan and into the fire of inflation and global conflict. And, our difficulties pale in comparison to those faced by the citizens of Ukraine. As so many have eloquently expressed, their situation is heartbreaking, and their bravery is inspiring.
We, in this country, and in the Northern Virginia region, have so much for which to be grateful. I’m thankful for our collaborative community. I’m confident that regardless of the unexpected circumstances headed our way, we’ll continue to learn from each other, innovate and drive economic growth in our region.
Wishing you a spring season filled with growth and renewal,
Luanne S. Gutermuth
President,
LSG Solutions LLC
Co-founder & Co-owner,
Good Spirit Farm
2021-2022 Chair,
Northern Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
P.S. Speaking of innovation – be sure to check out the NOVA Chamber’s Mid-Atlantic Innovation Celebration on May 12! Visit: web.novachamber.org/events | https://www.insidenova.com/business_voice/letter-from-the-chair-to-return-or-not-to-return/article_0c7dc1c0-ba0a-11ec-9b77-2bb7a24646e1.html | 2022-04-12T05:04:18Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/business_voice/letter-from-the-chair-to-return-or-not-to-return/article_0c7dc1c0-ba0a-11ec-9b77-2bb7a24646e1.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
It’s easy while working at home because of the pandemic to assume that no one’s ever going to return to an office building, but that’s not quite right, Harry Klaff said recently.
Remote working is here to stay, said Klaff, president of clients, global, for Avison Young, but it’s not having as big an impact on commercial real estate as one might think.
It’s hard to build a culture of work with a hybrid model of some employees in an office and others toiling remotely, he said, as well as to tackle tasks that require collaboration or creativity. And for the ability of teams to meet to, say, talk about outcomes, there’s nothing better than gathering in person.
So while companies in some industries may have found success in a hybrid system, others desire to get everyone back together sooner. Technology firms, for example, may be functioning well in this new normal, Klaff said, but media, public relations, life sciences and biotech outfits may be eager to have employees back in a single location.
“It’s a very individual, company-to-company decision,” he said.
The Washington area generally has seen a strong showing in terms of workers heading back to the office. It ranks fourth in the nation among urban markets for successful returns, behind only Boston, Houston and Austin, Klaff said.
Of course, some of those business environments may not look exactly like they did pre-COVID. Workers may be coming back to the office, but for three days a week rather than five, Klaff said. So their employers may now look for flexible scenarios, such as co-working options.
Others may see a significant reduction in footprints. Law firms, for instance, have been productive with employees working from home, Klaff said. And if enough companies reduce their office sizes, there will be excess real estate available, which may spur some property owners to think about repurposing their buildings, possibly to residential uses.
Structures that will continue as office space need to be advantageously positioned, and must have all the bells and whistles to attract tenants, said Wei Xie, Mid-Atlantic research director for real estate firm CBRE. With an increased focus on health and wellness, for example, companies may seek access to natural light and fresh air. Lounge areas are important, too, and there’s more of an interest in rooftop development in downtown Washington.
The tight labor market is the catalyst for how employers use office space, Klaff said. A lot of businesses will move to less expensive, less urban locations to save money. New York City, for one, has lost a lot of inhabitants, he said.
In this way, Northern Virginia was less affected by COVID-19 than downtown Washington, Xie said. The region displays good economic fundamentals, including a strong talent pool.
“As you know, that drives everything,” Xie said.
Workers, however, can be on the move in today’s job market, too.
Northern Virginia and the rest of the Washington metro area are expensive places to live, so employees may choose to live in a cheaper locale if they’re working remotely, Klaff said. Think not only of a move from Fairfax to Fredericksburg, but also one from Fairfax to western Pennsylvania, or even Boise, Idaho.
Time spent at home during the pandemic hasn’t been all about work, though. A lot of online shopping has gone on, which has meant demand for industrial real estate such as warehouse space.
“That has propelled the sector,” Klaff said.
Indeed, the industrial sector never slowed down as the pandemic has worn on. It has seen record rent growth in the greater Washington region and historically low vacancy rates, Xie said. | https://www.insidenova.com/business_voice/looking-ahead-trends-in-commercial-real-estate/article_0b263648-ba0c-11ec-a374-33d45af18205.html | 2022-04-12T05:04:24Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/business_voice/looking-ahead-trends-in-commercial-real-estate/article_0b263648-ba0c-11ec-a374-33d45af18205.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The town of Occoquan’s popular spring event, Peep Week, is back for 2022 with three ways to participate from April 12 to 17.
The Peep Show
April 12-17
Celebrating over a decade of fun and amazing creativity by local business owners, Occoquan’s famous Peep Show is back. Stroll through the historic district and vote for your favorite Peeps dioramas, made by and displayed at Occoquan businesses. Cast your vote and enter to win a Peep basket of goodies. Forms are available at participating business locations.
Occoquan Community Peep Contest
Voting is April 12-16
For the fifth year in a row, the community is invited to participate in the town’s popular community Peep contest by designing, creating and submitting their own family-friendly Peep dioramas.
Voting will be in person at Town Hall, at 314 Mill St. in Occoquan, from April 12-16. Community entry displays will be available for viewing between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. One vote per category per person. Winners will be announced April 16 at 4 p.m. at Town Hall.
More Fun for Lil Peeps
April 16
Fun for Lil Peeps at River Mill Park includes an egg hunt with craft stations and snack tables, and the Easter Bunny will make a special appearance. Bring your own basket. The event begins at 11 a.m., and tickets are $5 per child. Tickets are required and advance purchase is recommended as space is limited.
Shop Late in Occoquan
April 16
The town’s first spring Shop Late night will be Saturday, April 16. Many businesses will be open until 8 p.m. | https://www.insidenova.com/lifestyles/peep-week-returns-to-occoquan/article_fff93488-ba0f-11ec-ba3f-cb1d56673a2f.html | 2022-04-12T05:04:30Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/lifestyles/peep-week-returns-to-occoquan/article_fff93488-ba0f-11ec-ba3f-cb1d56673a2f.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Many are reaching breaking point as families struggle through the cost-of-living crisis, according to the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN).
The group of more than 550 independent food banks has called on the Prime Minister and Chancellor to act urgently to combat “rapidly rising levels of poverty, destitution and hunger”.
In a letter to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak they said: “We are writing to urge you to take immediate action to reduce the rapidly rising levels of poverty, destitution and hunger in our communities.
“We are deeply concerned about the scale of suffering that we are already witnessing as well as our capacity to prevent people from going hungry in the weeks and months to come.
“An emergency supply of food cannot resolve someone’s financial crisis and will only act as a temporary sticking plaster.
“Measures must be urgently introduced to decisively increase people’s incomes through the social security system, emergency cash first support and wage increases combined with job security.”
The network said people are struggling as the price of food, energy and other essentials rise, while those on benefits are seeing a real-terms cut as inflation outstrips payments.
It said exhausted and overstretched food bank teams “could well be unable to continue to pick up the pieces” as they face “such relentless demand”.
The letter continues: “What’s more, people who used to donate to food banks are now needing to access help themselves.
“Our members are struggling to find the resources to provide adequate food parcels as the scale of demand and food and energy price increases impact on the services they run.”
The Trussell Trust said it is “deeply concerned” about the real-terms cut in benefits and the Government must stop the cost-of-living crisis “turning into a national emergency”.
Chief executive Emma Revie said: “By failing to make benefits realistic for the times we face and bring these in line with inflation, the Government now risks pushing hundreds of thousands more people through the doors of food banks over the coming months, and beyond. This is not right.
“For people most at risk from soaring living costs – who cannot work or work longer hours due to disability, caring responsibilities or mental health issues – there is very little protection ahead and many will now be pushed beyond breaking point.”
A Government spokesman said: “We recognise the pressures people are facing with the cost of living, which is why we’re providing support worth £22 billion across the next financial year and, as was approved by Parliament, benefits are being uprated by the usual measure, September’s inflation figure.
“Our package of support includes putting an average of £1,000 more per year into the pockets of working families via changes to Universal Credit, cutting fuel duty and helping households with their energy bills.
“We have also boosted the minimum wage by more than £1,000 a year for full-time workers and are raising National Insurance thresholds so people keep more of what they earn.” | https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/food-banks-deeply-concerned-about-scale-of-suffering-across-uk-3650180 | 2022-04-12T05:09:54Z | scotsman.com | control | https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/food-banks-deeply-concerned-about-scale-of-suffering-across-uk-3650180 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
BEIJING — The U.S. has ordered all non-emergency consular staff to leave Shanghai, which is under a tight lockdown to contain a COVID-19 surge.
The State Department said the order is an upgrade from the "authorized" departure issued last week that made the decision voluntary.
The order covers "non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members from U.S. Consulate General Shanghai."
In its late Monday announcement, the department said, "Our change in posture reflects our assessment that it is best for our employees and their families to be reduced in number and our operations to be scaled down as we deal with the changing circumstances on the ground."
The department also issued a series of advisories for Americans in Shanghai, including that they ensure they have a "sufficient supply of money, medication, food, and other necessities for your family in the event of sudden restrictions or quarantine."
Many residents in the city of 26 million have been confined to their homes for up to three weeks. Many describe an increasingly desperate situation, with families unable to leave their homes or obtain supplies of food and daily necessities, while people who test positive for the virus have been forced into mass quarantine centers where conditions have at times been described as crowded and unsanitary.
Despite the complaints, China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" strategy of handling outbreaks with strict isolation and mass testing.
China's government and the entirely state-controlled media are growing increasingly defensive about complaints over the COVID-19 prevention measures.
Beijing responded angrily to last week's voluntary departure advisory, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian saying China was "strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to the U.S. side's groundless accusation against China's epidemic response."
In that announcement, the State Department advised Americans to reconsider traveling to China due to "arbitrary enforcement" of local laws and COVID-19 restrictions, particularly in Hong Kong, Jilin province and Shanghai. U.S. officials cited a risk of "parents and children being separated."
Despite that, and indications the hardline policy is being dictated by head of the ruling Communist Party Xi Jinping, China has rejected any notion that its response is political in nature. Xi has demanded social stability above all else in the runup to a key party congress later this year at which he is expected to bestow on himself an unprecedented third-term as party leader.
Shanghai authorities also say they have secured daily supplies for residents, following complaints about deliveries of food and other necessities.
Residents have resorted to group buying of groceries because they are not allowed to leave their buildings, with only partial success in obtaining needed items.
Shanghai says it will gradually lifted some restrictions on neighborhoods where no new infections have been reported over the past two weeks. Residents will be able to travel around their districts but not meet in groups. Others will be restricted to their immediate neighborhoods.
The capital, Beijing, has seen relatively few restrictions, although the Erjiefang neighborhood including the famed 798 art district has been cordoned off and classified as high risk after eight infections were reported there over the past two weeks.
China is facing one of its worst local outbreaks since the pandemic began. China is still mostly closed to international travel, even as most of the world has sought ways to live with the virus.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.klcc.org/npr-news/2022-04-11/u-s-orders-consular-staff-to-leave-shanghai-amid-covid-surge | 2022-04-12T05:40:34Z | klcc.org | control | https://www.klcc.org/npr-news/2022-04-11/u-s-orders-consular-staff-to-leave-shanghai-amid-covid-surge | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON — With ever-rising costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing consumers and threatening the economy, inflation in the United States likely set yet another four-decade high in March.
The government's consumer price index being released Tuesday is expected to show that prices shot up 8.4% from 12 months earlier, according to economists surveyed by the data firm FactSet. That would mark the fastest year-over-year inflation since December 1981. And it would surpass the 7.9% 12-month increase in February, which itself set a 40-year high.
Economists have also forecast that from February to March, consumer prices jumped 1.1%. That would be the sharpest month-to-month jump since 2005.
The March numbers will be the first the capture the full surge in gasoline prices that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Moscow's brutal attacks have triggered far-reaching Western sanctions against the Russian economy and have disrupted global food and energy markets. According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of gasoline — $4.11 — is up 44% from a year ago, though it has fallen back in the past couple of weeks.
The escalation of energy prices has led to higher transportation costs for the shipment of goods and components across the economy, which, in turn, has contributed to higher prices for consumers.
“The war in Ukraine has complicated the inflation outlook,’’ noted Luke Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust.
Economists point out that since the economy emerged from the depths of the pandemic, consumers have been gradually broadening their spending beyond goods to include more services. A result is that high inflation, which at first had reflected mainly a shortage of goods — from cars and furniture to electronics and sports equipment — has been gradually emerging in services, too, like travel, health care and entertainment.
If the March price figures come in as expected, they will solidify expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise rates aggressively in the coming months to try to slow borrowing and spending and tame high inflation. The financial markets, in fact, now foresee much steeper rate hikes this year than Fed officials had signaled as recently as last month.
The central bank’s rate increases will make loans sharply more expensive for consumers and businesses. Mortgage rates, in particular, though not directly influenced by the Fed, have rocketed higher in recent weeks, making home buying more expensive. Many economists say they worry that the Fed has waited too long to begin raising rates and might end up acting so aggressively as to trigger a recession.
For now, the economy as a whole remains solid, with unemployment near 50-year lows and job openings near record highs. Still, rocketing inflation, with its impact on Americans' daily lives, is posing a political threat to President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies as they seek to keep control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
Economists generally express doubt that even the sharp rate hikes that are expected from the Fed will manage to reduce inflation anywhere near the central bank's 2% annual target by the end of this year. Tilley, Wilmington Trust economist, said he expects year-over-year consumer inflation to still be 4.5% by the end of 2020. Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he had forecast a much lower 3% rate.
In Tuesday’s government report, even excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core inflation for the past 12 months is expected to have hit 6.6%, according to the FactSet survey. That would be the biggest such year-over-year jump since August 1982.
Inflation, which had been largely under control for four decades, began to accelerate last spring as the U.S. and global economies rebounded with unexpected speed and strength from the brief but devastating coronavirus recession that began in the spring of 2020.
The recovery, fueled by huge infusions of government spending and super-low interest rates, caught businesses by surprise, forcing them to scramble to meet surging customer demand. Factories, ports and freight yards struggled to keep up, leading to chronic shipping delays and price spikes.
Critics also blame, in part, the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion March 2021 stimulus program, which included $1,400 relief checks for most households, for helping overheat an already sizzling economy.
Many Americans have been receiving pay increases, but the pace of inflation has more than wiped out those gains for most people. In February, after accounting for inflation, average hourly wages fell 2.5% from a year earlier. It was the 11th straight monthly drop in inflation-adjusted wages. | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/march-inflation-report/507-54c1c371-57b5-41c7-9fb4-74ab44c98a38 | 2022-04-12T05:43:48Z | krem.com | control | https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/march-inflation-report/507-54c1c371-57b5-41c7-9fb4-74ab44c98a38 | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — When the coronavirus pandemic first hit the U.S., sales of window coverings at Halcyon Shades quickly went dark. So the suburban St. Louis business did what hundreds of other small manufacturers did: It pivoted to make protective supplies, with help from an $870,000 government grant.
But things haven’t worked out as planned. The company quit making face shields because it wasn’t profitable. It still hasn’t sold a single N95 mask because of struggles to get equipment, materials and regulatory approval.
“So far, it has been a net drain of funds and resources and energy,” Halcyon Shades owner Jim Schmersahl said.
Many companies that began producing personal protective equipment with patriotic optimism have scaled back, shut down or given up, according to an Associated Press analysis based on numerous interviews with manufacturers. Some already have sold equipment they bought with state government grants.
As COVID-19 was stressing hospitals and shuttering businesses in 2020, elected officials touted the need to boost U.S. production of protective gear. Yet many manufacturers who answered the call have faced logistical hurdles, regulatory rejections, slumping demand and fierce competition from foreign suppliers. After the initial scramble for PPE subsided, many industry newcomers had difficulty selling products.
“At the end of the day, when everybody said they wanted American-made, nobody’s buying, not even the state,” said Tony Blogumas, vice president of Green Resources Consulting, a rural Missouri firm that received an $800,000 state grant but has sold only a few thousand masks. “We’re kind of upset about the whole situation.”
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson also is disappointed. His administration divided $20 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds among 48 businesses for the production of masks, gowns, sanitizer and other supplies. Parson hoped to seed a permanent field of manufacturers.
“I’m still a firm believer in that — that we need to be making PPE here in this state,” Parson said. “Unfortunately, a lot of entities went right back to where they were getting it before.”
The onset of the pandemic revealed that the U.S. was highly dependent on foreign countries for protective gear. When China limited exports because of its own battle against COVID-19, U.S. stockpiles plummeted. Prices skyrocketed as federal officials, governors and health care systems competed for supplies.
Though federal stockpiles have been replenished, shriveling domestic production has raised concerns that state governments, medical facilities and others could again get stuck scrambling for gear during a future pandemic.
The AP identified more than $125 million in grants to spur production of pandemic supplies made to over 300 business in 10 states — Alabama, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York and Ohio. It’s possible that grants were awarded in additional states, but there is no central clearinghouse to track them.
In November 2020, Alabama awarded one of the single largest grants — nearly $10.6 million from federal pandemic relief funds — to HomTex Inc. The company was to equip a new Selma facility to make 250 million surgical masks and 45 million N95 masks annually. The plant has yet to make anything due to a lack of customers.
“I can’t produce product that I can’t sell,” HomTex President Jeremy Wootten said.
Some PPE manufacturers point to federal regulations as part of the reason for their struggles. Three-ply masks need FDA approval to be marketed for medical use — an important designation for building a long-term customer base. Companies need approval from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to market products as N95 respirators, which filter at least 95% of airborne particles.
During the first two years of the pandemic, NIOSH approved 30 new manufacturers — more than seven times the typical number during a similar pre-pandemic period, according to agency data. Some applications remain pending, while numerous others were denied.
Halcyon Shades’ N95 certification was rejected in October because its samples didn’t have head straps attached. While the company works on another application, its equipment sits idle, with partially finished masks paused on a conveyor belt.
Without federal approval, “we’re just dead in the water,” said Schmersahl, the company owner.
Progress reports filed with the Missouri Department of Economic Development show that nearly all its PPE grant recipients faced challenges by July 2021, especially with sales.
Ohio awarded $20.8 million to 73 businesses to manufacture pandemic-related supplies, according to state data. Of 60 businesses that complied with a recent reporting deadline, more than one-third no longer produced PPE by the end of 2021.
Dozens of businesses banded together to form the American Mask Manufacturer’s Association with the goal of sustaining the industry. But the group’s membership has dwindled as more and more go out of business.
Association organizers say the industry has reached a critical point. They want the federal government to treat PPE manufacturers like the nation’s defense industry — entering into long-term contracts to perpetually replenish a stockpile for future pandemics or emergencies.
“If the federal government doesn’t come in and help support the U.S. manufacturing base, it’s almost certainly going to go back to China, and we’ll be just as vulnerable as we were in early 2020 and 2019,” said Brent Dillie, the association chairman and co-founder of Premium-PPE, a Virginia manufacturer started during the pandemic that has shed about two-thirds of its roughly 300 employees. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/efforts-to-make-protective-medical-gear-in-us-falling-flat/article_645443bf-2780-565a-bac4-f20264f502f1.html | 2022-04-12T05:45:33Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/efforts-to-make-protective-medical-gear-in-us-falling-flat/article_645443bf-2780-565a-bac4-f20264f502f1.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Lockport library budget approved
Lockport Public Library's 2022-2023 budget was approved by a solid majority of voters in Lockport City School District last week.
The total budget is $1.8 million, about $37,000 more than the current budget, and the portion to be financed from library tax is $1.6 million. The budget was approved on a 196-36 vote held April 7 at the library.
In addition, library Executive Director Beverly Federspiel announced, trustee Marc Smith was reappointed to the library board. Smith serves with William Watson and Nancy Kasprzak-Whitmore.
Motorcycle registration renewal due
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is reminding motorcycle owners to renew their registrations before April 30, when all motorcycle registrations expire.
Motorcycles must be inspected at least once every 12 months at a station that DMV has licensed to perform motorcycle safety inspections. Customers should look for a yellow and black sign reading "Official NYS Motorcycle Inspection Station." Registered business are listed on the DMV website.
In many cases, motorcycle registrations can be renewed online.
Motorcycle owners cannot renew a registration that is suspended or revoked; is expired for more than a year; or if the motorcycle has not been inspected in the past 12 months. If the registration is expired for more than a year, the motorcycle has to be re-registered at a DMV office or by mail.
To be operated on public roadways, motorcycles must have liability coverage. This applies to motorcycles registered out-of-state as well as to those registered in New York. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/in-brief/article_d69c777f-e745-51f5-b427-1d918228ecd0.html | 2022-04-12T05:45:39Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/in-brief/article_d69c777f-e745-51f5-b427-1d918228ecd0.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Medina Central School's Board of Education voted last week to end its 10-year partnership with the Lyndonville school district for music and athletic programs.
According to Medina district superintendent Mark Kruzynski, MCS is ready to bring school musicals back to its newly renovated auditorium.
Medina and Lyndonville first joined forces for musicals and football during a recession in 2011-2012.
“Lyndonville was looking to participate in football, and Medina had already cut musicals out of the budget,” said Kruzynski, who was high school principal at the time.
The partnership would eventually extend to boys and girls soccer and swimming and, for a time, track. Regarding football, Medina opted out of a three-district co-op involving Lyndonville and Barker in 2020 and Lyndonville hooked up with Barker and Royalton-Hartland under the team name Silverbacks.
The Lyndonville-Medina 2022 spring school musical, "Cinderella," was just presented a few weeks ago in Lyndonville.
Kruzynski said the main reason MCS ended its partnership with Lyndonville is desire to bring musicals back into the district. The MCS auditorium has been fully renovated with a new stage, sound system and lighting.
“It’s been a great relationship all along. The cooperation has been great, but its time to move forward,” Kruzynski said. “We also have a new teacher who is anxious to do musicals.”
The Lyndonville district issued a news release acknowledging Medina's choice on April 8.
“Our collaboration with Medina for athletics and music has been beneficial, and our combined production of ‘Cinderella’ was outstanding,” LCS interim superintendent Sharon Smith said in the release. “Lyndonville has sought potential collaborations with other districts to maximize student opportunities and will explore our options to ensure student activities and extracurricular events are not impacted.”
“We are grateful for the opportunities we had with Medina, not only to be able to field teams, but also for our combined successes, including the 2016 football division championships, the 2019 boys soccer league championships and the 2020 boys soccer sectional co-championship,” LCS athletic director James Zeliff added.
Going forward, Smith said, the Lyndonville district's goal is to maintain the athletic programs and extracurricular activities that are currently in place. The annual musical will proceed with Lyndonville students under the leadership of Jennifer Trupo, Kelly Follman, Eric Villalta and Dan Dragula.
In addition, LCS has started looking at numbers of athletes and potential partnerships.
“At this time, we plan to field our own boys’ soccer team, and we are currently in discussion with Barker CSD for a combined girls’ soccer program,” Zeliff said. “We will announce plans as they are finalized and keep all stakeholders in the loop.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/medina-lyndonville-school-partnership-ends/article_89a3f967-11da-5632-8e7f-3df5ed2a735b.html | 2022-04-12T05:45:45Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/medina-lyndonville-school-partnership-ends/article_89a3f967-11da-5632-8e7f-3df5ed2a735b.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Ray Catanesi of Newfane has recently made headway in bringing people together for slot car racing, which involves racing remote control cars around a model track.
Catanesi has formed a group which meets in the basement of Newfane United Methodist Church, where they’ve set up a racetrack, and even a virtual scoreboard on a television screen. Since the meetings started, they’ve drawn participants from many ages and backgrounds.
He feels that slot car racing was at its most popular in the 1960s but dropped out of popularity during the advent of video games. His decision to make these semi-regular races is out of the hope that it’s making a comeback.
“Lately the sport has died down from years ago,” said Catanesi. “Back in the 60s it was popular, then in the 70s, the video games came around and it all died down from there,”
Catanesi said that concentration is the key to success with slot car racing, as it can be easy to lose track of your own car with a large amount of vehicles on the track.
“When you get six cars out there, if you take your eyes off your car, you’ll wreck,” said Catanesi.
Rev. Marilyn Kasperek gave Catanesi permission to set up his track in the basement of the church after she was approached for it by Bill Neidlinger, a member of her congregation who also enjoys slot car racing. She has been pleased with the community engagement that the racing is bringing to the church, and enjoys visiting the meetings when they’re happening.
“I come down, and I try not to bug them too much,” said Kasperek. “But I try them, and learn what they’re doing, and just have conversations.”
She’s even curious about getting a slot car for herself.
Catanesi also likes the arrangement he has with the church, considering they only ask that the racers don’t play too late, they remain civil, and that the area will be cleared out during the holidays for Christmas events.
Participants would need to bring their own slot cars and controllers, but modifications to cars are permitted, such as putting in stronger motors, or tires with better traction.
“You can basically do whatever you want so long as they are not flying off the track all the time,” said Catanesi.
Catanesi has even floated the possibility of entering into competitive leagues, though hasn’t yet figured out how they would do that yet.
People interested in joining can find out more by contacting Catanesi at (716) 779-4974. Meetings are usually on Monday nights, but no concrete schedule has been set. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/newfane-church-is-off-to-the-races/article_36e195e7-e57f-5524-b175-80fc1cb295af.html | 2022-04-12T05:45:52Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/newfane-church-is-off-to-the-races/article_36e195e7-e57f-5524-b175-80fc1cb295af.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Pendleton Councilman Jason Evchich announced that the state officials were impressed with the work being done by the Town in consideration of awarding a $500,000 matching Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) for the Town Park project.
According to Evchich, Kate Badgley of New York State Parks, who has become a liaison for the Town to work with New York State Parks, said she was “extremely impressed” with the application and the way the Town residents and visitors “benefited from what we have here now” and she’s looking forward to working with the Town now and in the future.
Evchich broke the project into four parts: a parking lot, asphalt pathways for wheelchair access, the community center, ADA bathrooms and Supermatty’s Waterpark at a Monday night Town Board meeting.
“The only question I have with the community center, the design, (is) I’d like to get a more accurate quote,” Evchich said. “I don’t know if $560,000 from last year is the same. Just from looking at the project, but I didn’t have as much access to that portion.”
Evchich said this wasn’t a “huge issue” but once a contract is drawn and additional costs creep up – the price of asphalt being an example – then more paperwork would have to be submitted.
Part of the news, Evchich said, was that the $200,000 that the Town raised to match the Greenway funding for the community center can be also be used for the CFA matching grant.
At the same time, the New York State Dormitory Authority has granted the Town a $92,000 reimbursement grant to pay for Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant bathrooms.
Pendleton Supervisor Joel Maerten noted that the Town is experiencing multiple grant awards.
“The CFA grant is relatively new, we got that last fall,” Maerten said, also noting the NYSDA grant for bathrooms, as well as a grant for a Salt Storage structure also in the town.
“And the fourth one is the Greenway grant for the community center,” he said. “We got that about a year-and-a-half now. We’ve moved along with the architect, and now the Town Engineer with documents to bring this all together.”
Evchich said that Pendleton is providing something that many families are finding they need. Mason’s Mission is named after his deceased son who lived with a disability and who wanted to play in a playground, but often could not because the playgrounds were not designed with the idea of letting children in wheelchairs and other disabilities also have a share of the fun.
“Not only is it helping residents in Pendleton, it’s helping residents outside Pendleton. It’s a regional thing,” Evchich said. “Then they come here and they go to the coffeehouse, they get a pizza at Fritz (Fred's), or maybe they look to buy a home here! That’s essentially what we’re doing here.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/pendleton-to-use-half-million-grant-to-expand-park/article_46e11dd1-c2c9-5b5d-b42a-f7e86fc9401e.html | 2022-04-12T05:45:58Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/pendleton-to-use-half-million-grant-to-expand-park/article_46e11dd1-c2c9-5b5d-b42a-f7e86fc9401e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A resolution passed in the Royalton town board meeting yesterday authorizing Supervisor Daniel Bragg to send a letter to the town of Lockport in order to assist someone on the border of the two towns.
Scot Snath of Royalton owns property on Akron Road and is looking to build a house there over the summer. No water service is available in the area from Royalton. Snath is asking Lockport to tie his property into the Town of Lockport’s water system.
“The town of Lockport line is right there,” said Bragg. “They have water service right there. We have no water service there, and we don’t have any intentions for the short term, and he wants his house built there.”
Bragg said that Snath has already contacted the town to ask for permission to tie his water into their town’s system, and that Lockport has agreed. The letter being sent out by the town of Royalton is to give permission to Lockport to set up the water system on Royalton’s side of the town border.
“His house will be in Royalton,” said Bragg. “but it’s right where the two towns come together.”
Snath made the initial request to tie his water system to Lockport at a Royalton town board work session earlier this month. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/royalton-property-being-tied-to-lockport-water-system/article_211733b0-f7b4-5f6b-9480-8f0136f8bdc6.html | 2022-04-12T05:46:04Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/royalton-property-being-tied-to-lockport-water-system/article_211733b0-f7b4-5f6b-9480-8f0136f8bdc6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The proposal to expand CWM’s hazardous waste landfill in Porter was the topic of a WebEx hearing before the state Siting Board on Monday.
CWM’s Residual Management Unit 1 (RMU1) closed in 2015. The proposed RMU2 application has been in process since 2003.
Department of Environmental Conservation Administrative Law Judge Daniel O’Connell presided over the hearing, which focused solely on economic issues and discussion of the pre-filed testimony of witnesses called by interested parties arguing against the expansion.
Testimony of Nicolas Rockler, Ph.D. was called into question with the admissibility of several items debated by CWM Attorney Jeffrey Kuhn even before cross examination began.
The vast majority of Kuhn’s objections to Rockler’s testimony were overruled by O’Connell, who yielded to arguments from Amy Witryol, party to the proceeding as a citizen activist.
Kuhn called Rockler’s Niagara County unemployment statistics into question and noted the county’s unemployment rate since the closure of RMU1 was the second highest in New York state for counties outside New York City.
Kuhn also called into question statistics from Rockler showing increased economic activity in Lewiston and Porter since the closure of RMU1.
The hearing began at 10 a.m. and continued through the afternoon with Kuhn cross-examining Rockler.
The economic impact hearing will continue at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The WebEx link for people wishing to watch the proceeding is https://www.dec.ny.gov/enb/20220330_hearings.html . Click on the blue link where it says CWM and keep going. A WebEx download may be required. Attendees are required to enter a user name, which will be visible to panelists, but can enter any name they like, for instance Euell Gibbons or Pete Seeger.
The discussion of economic impacts will not include the impact of radioactive soil on CWM property that’s left over from the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW). About 710 acres of the 7,500-acre LOOW site is on the CWM property. Remediation of LOOW was announced earlier this month by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Additional hearings on landfill expansion will be scheduled, including one on environment impact. It’s expected the process will be wrapped up in 2023. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/state-hosts-hearing-on-cwm-app/article_92a3bff4-3c60-535b-a8c9-894499c3fdb6.html | 2022-04-12T05:46:10Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/state-hosts-hearing-on-cwm-app/article_92a3bff4-3c60-535b-a8c9-894499c3fdb6.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
The City of Lockport will be collecting bids for the loading and transportation of biosolids from the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lockport as an alternative to using the City’s compost facility if approved by the Common Council.
According to City Engineer Mike Marino, the cost to replace the compost facility would be about $3 million and while some “band-aids” can be put on the facility, it’s on its way out.
“The City has the compost facility as an extension of the wastewater treatment process,” Marino said. “… It’s aging and there’s work that’ll be needed to get done to keep it in working condition in the future.
“The thought was, looking at the cost to repair the facility, what would it cost to do a more traditional (route and) bring biosolids to a landfill? What would that cost the City?”
The collection of bids would give the Common Council a better idea of what the lay of the land was, Marino said, in terms of costs associated with the disposal of the biosolid mass, is currently combined with woodchips and sold as landscaping materials.
For 3rd Ward Alderman Mark Devine the idea of adding to a landfill is something he will fight against.
“Compost is green!” Devine said in an interview Monday. “… (and) I have the passion to fight for it, I know that for sure. … I’m chairman of water and sewer and I didn’t even know this was coming! Why wasn’t I informed?”
The bids would include charging for dumpsters where the biosolids will be stored and periodically emptied at a landfill, Marino said. He also said that many municipalities use such an option and the request for bids are set up in a way to allow for charging by volume. However, nothing is set in stone.
“We may not use that option at all, it may be zero that goes there,” he said. “It may be 100% of the biosolids go to the landfill or we still have an option to send some to the compost facility and some to the landfill.” | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/what-to-do-with-waste/article_c1aae476-fe32-5c6e-b576-a279319c9087.html | 2022-04-12T05:46:16Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/news/what-to-do-with-waste/article_c1aae476-fe32-5c6e-b576-a279319c9087.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
“There’s a reason Clark Kent was raised on a farm. If he was raised in Metropolis he never would have become Superman.”
Back in 2016, I had the privilege and honor of delivering the commencement address at my alma mater, Royalton-Hartland Central School, and that statement prefaced the speech which focused on the super powers the graduates gained by being raised in a small town and educated in a small school.
The speech and the basis for it were counter to the widely-held sentiment that larger suburban schools are where it’s at. Those districts are so popular, so celebrated, that many families base where they live solely on the access to what’s said to be quality schools.
That practice sometimes leads parents who remain in small towns to question if they are doing the best for their kids.
If you are one of those mothers or fathers, let me tell you this: Yes, you are.
Without a doubt, the suburban districts are quality systems, but that doesn’t mean smaller districts are inferior. As a matter of fact, small town schools offer, in their own way, compelling characteristics that make them superior to the big ones.
Out here in the country we may not have some of the resources that the high-ranking suburban schools like East Aurora, Williamsville, Clarence, and Orchard Park might possess, but we offer our students so much more.
It comes down to having access, and being a name and not a number.
In my school district, there are 1,200 students in grades kindergarten through 12, an average of 92 per grade level.
Let’s compare that to Williamsville. They have approximately 9,900 students, an average of 762 per grade.
In larger districts like that the teachers can’t know all the students, the parents and pupils can’t know all the teachers and administrators, and the students can’t know all their peers. Having the very easy chance to get lost in the shuffle has to be overwhelming to middling students or young men and women lacking in confidence or support at home.
Contrast that to smaller schools like mine. We know one another. We look out for one another. We work together to make sure no one is left behind. In a small school, students and their families have access to the educators, staff and coaches that can’t be had in larger districts. Those educators know the kids and have watched and will watch their development every step of the way. A school becomes a family and a legacy.
Coming with those smaller numbers and that veritable one-on-one attention is a similar and equally remarkable benefit to students: Having access to experience.
The larger schools’ sports teams, choruses and bands could be considered havens for the elite. Due to there being only so many available roster spots not everyone has a chance to glean the experiences of teamwork, self-discipline, self-betterment and sense of urgency that extracurricular activities provide.
That’s not the story at smaller schools. Everyone has a very real chance to acquire and strive for a place on the team or the band. This gives every student the chance to become elite or put their very best effort into it — and that’s what education is all about. Similarly, smaller clubs — be it robotics or Future Farmers of America -- give each participant a heightened chance to shine, lead and change the world.
Likewise, smaller peer groups lead to better access to labs, experiments, public speaking exercises and more in the classroom, all of which lead to more experience — and that’s what adds capability and productivity to the intended results of tests and standards that all schools have to master.
I often say that the larger an organization gets, be it a business or government, the farther away it gets from the people within it, the people it is supposed to serve, and the core values that defined its foundation. There’s a reason why people don’t like Big Government or Big Business. The smaller the better.
That holds true for schools, too. So many people champion the “it takes a village to raise a child” mantra because there’s something to be had in that interpersonal, intercommunity connectedness — the direct and universal ownership of individual outcomes — that the village mentality entails. Smaller schools exist in villages and are villages unto themselves.
So, I say to the parents who wonder if they are doing right by their kids for sending them to a small school: fret not. Your kids are getting a world class education. They are not being denied opportunity in a small town; they are being provided it. They are receiving the access, attention and experience they deserve…all of which they will put to great use as tomorrow’s workers, volunteers, leaders and parents.
Bob Confer of Gasport is the president of Confer Plastics Inc. Email him at bobconfer@juno.com. | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/bob-confer-small-town-schools-world-class-educations/article_a1e3eb5f-15e5-5c22-812c-ae145e45f412.html | 2022-04-12T05:46:22Z | lockportjournal.com | control | https://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/bob-confer-small-town-schools-world-class-educations/article_a1e3eb5f-15e5-5c22-812c-ae145e45f412.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
PASCO, Wash. —
The Educational Service District 123 is opening a new school addressing behavioral health and social emotional education in the region, called Candy Mountain Academy.
ESD 123 will renovate the building at 120 South 5th Street in Pasco to open as the Academy this fall.
Candy Mountain Academy is modeled after the Olympic Academy in Chehalis, the only other behavior school of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.
These behavior schools support Individualized Educational Programs, building social and emotional skills and challenging students academically while in a welcoming environment. Candy Mountain Academy will be for grades 1-8, aimed at successfully transitioning back to traditional neighborhood schools.
“Just like reading and math, social and emotional skills can be taught,” says the promotional flyer. “Our Academy employs highly skilled teachers and staff who are experts in behavior health and management to ensure students make progress academically as they learn how to manage their own behavior.
It will be led by the former director of the Olympic Academy, Chuck Fleming.
ESD 123 expects 12 students for the 2022-23 school year, the first year the Academy will be open. To be considered, families have to work with their school’s special education department first. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pasco-to-open-the-first-behavior-school-in-eastern-washington-candy-mountain-academy/article_03e88d74-ba14-11ec-9622-67b2acd19da8.html | 2022-04-12T05:55:43Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/pasco-to-open-the-first-behavior-school-in-eastern-washington-candy-mountain-academy/article_03e88d74-ba14-11ec-9622-67b2acd19da8.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
A New Jersey man was sentenced on Friday to 375 years in prison for brutally murdering two children and a college student in 2016 when he became enraged over a Facebook post, officials said.
Judge Ronald D. Wigler sentenced Jeremy Arrington, 31, to three consecutive life sentences for killing 7-year-old Ariel Little Whitehurst, her 11-year-old brother Al-Jahon Whitehurst, as well as fatally shooting Syasia McBurroughs, a 23-year-old friend of the family who was visiting their Newark home in November 2016.
Arrington was convicted last month in Essex County on 28 charges related to the home invasion where he bound and tortured six people inside, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.
The murdered children’s mother, 29, and two 13-year-old twins — a boy and a girl — were stabbed but survived.
The judge slapped additional consecutive 50-year sentences on the killer for each of the three attempted murder convictions for the surviving victims.
Arrington would have to serve a total of 281 years of his 375-year sentence before he is eligible for parole
Prosecutors said Arrington was outraged by one of of the stabbing victims who had reposted a police alert on Facebook that named him as a suspect in an earlier shooting and sexual assault.
Arrington forced his way into the Whitehurst residence in broad daylight with a loaded gun and tied up all of the residents and tortured them with kitchen knives, prosecutors said. A young girl with autism, a friend of the family who was also visiting, managed to escape and called police while hiding inside of a closet.
Arrington was arrested the same day after a standoff with police.
“This defendant is pure evil and clearly deserves all 375 years in New Jersey State Prison for the terrible crimes he committed on Nov. 5, 2016,” Deputy Chief Assistant Prosecutor Edwab said in a statement after the sentencing.
“These families have waited over five years for this moment, and we are all so grateful for this sentence. Thank you to all those who helped bring this defendant to justice and thank you to the jury for holding this defendant accountable.” | https://nypost.com/2022/04/12/jeremy-arrington-sentenced-to-375-years-for-killing-2-children-college-student-in-2016/ | 2022-04-12T05:55:47Z | nypost.com | control | https://nypost.com/2022/04/12/jeremy-arrington-sentenced-to-375-years-for-killing-2-children-college-student-in-2016/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
The Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration awarded a $16.8 million grant to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, through the Airport Improvement Program.
“As one of the fastest growing airports in the country, federal infrastructure dollars are crucial to Sea-Tac to meet future demand,” said Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.). “This $16.7 million grant will allow Sea-Tac Airport to perform upgrades to its tarmac by reconstructing existing taxilanes, helping improve the efficiency of aircraft operations as the demand for air travel continues to grow.”
The funding will be used to reconstruct taxilane pavement in the south and north satellite and Cargo 2 areas. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/sea-tac-receives-16-7-million-grant-for-reconstruction/article_e4f0a0b6-ba1b-11ec-9e7d-b7d2c97e5704.html | 2022-04-12T05:55:50Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/sea-tac-receives-16-7-million-grant-for-reconstruction/article_e4f0a0b6-ba1b-11ec-9e7d-b7d2c97e5704.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
YAKIMA, Wash. —
The Washington state Department of Health reported disciplinary actions taken against a counselor in Yakima County. Jamilyn Rose Ellis’ mental health counselor license was suspended January 2022 for a minimum of five years.
The Washington DOH reports that Ellis had a sexual relationship with one of her clients, then lied to investigators about it. Ellis treated the client in question between January 2016 through January 2018.
Court documents allege that Ellis would lay her client’s head in her lap during sessions so she could stroke their head. Over time, it is said that text messages between Ellis and her client turned to a sexual nature.
Around September 2019, the Department of Health conducted an investigation, during which Ellis denied any personal relationship with the client.
She is alleged to have started a sexual relationship with the client around October 2020.
Around May 2021, Ellis admitted she had lied and tried to hide her relationship.
In addition to her five years probation, she must also complete a Problem Based Ethics Course and pay a $2,000 fine to the DOH Licensed Mental Health Counselor Program before trying to get reinstated. Should her license be reinstated, she would be under probation for a minimum of five years. | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/yakima-counselors-license-suspended-for-five-years-due-to-sexual-misconduct/article_3f72de42-ba0c-11ec-8b32-3b3a6d1cd111.html | 2022-04-12T05:55:56Z | nbcrightnow.com | control | https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/yakima-counselors-license-suspended-for-five-years-due-to-sexual-misconduct/article_3f72de42-ba0c-11ec-8b32-3b3a6d1cd111.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Producing leaders is not enough to qualify.
Imagine: an academic medical school, without federal support, develops a low-cost, patent-free, high-efficacy COVID vaccine, which is now being widely distributed in India, Botswana and elsewhere across the developing world.
Isn’t that what the academy is supposed to do?
Doctors Maria Elena Bottazzi and Peter Hotez, who run the Baylor College of Medicine’s National School of Tropical Medicine, developed Corbevax, which uses the same recombinant protein technology deployed for decades to vaccinate against hepatitis B. In contrast to the Pfizer vaccine, which costs the U.S. government about $20 a dose, Corbevax costs the Indian government less than $2 a dose.
Denied funding by Operation Warp Speed, the federal vaccine development initiative, Corbevax’s roughly $7 million development cost was paid for by private philanthropy, including the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation, the M. D. Anderson Foundation, the JPB Foundation in New York, and the philanthropic arm of Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
That compares with the $12 billion Operation Warp Speed spent on the development of the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
What a powerful example of open science Corbevax offers: Baylor College of Medicine forwent profits and intellectual property rights in the interests of equitable global access.
Dr. Hotez, a pediatrician as well as a vaccine scientist, has long embodied open science. He has played a leading role in tackling neglected and emerging tropical diseases, including blinding diseases like river blindness and trachoma, kinetoplastid infections like sleeping sickness and Chagas disease, and mycobacterial and parasite-born infections like ascariasis, Brugia malayi, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis and Wuchereria bancrofti that impair the world’s poorest populations physically and nutritionally.
But he is perhaps best known to the public for his ongoing efforts to refute antivaccination conspiracy theories, including those that attribute autism to childhood vaccines.
He and his colleague, the Italian-born microbiologist of Honduran descent Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, are true academic heroes.
However, Doctors Bottazzi and Hotez’s success, which builds upon their earlier development of vaccines against SARS and MERS, does raise a question: Why haven’t our nation’s other academic health science centers, given their immense wealth and talent, demonstrated the same success in tackling similar global health challenges?
Among the responses to my recent “Higher Ed Gamma” posting asking whether Yale is in decline, were some that insisted that my comments were “over the top,” “scattershot” and perhaps motivated by “envy.” As someone who had the great privilege of studying at Yale during its glory years, the word I’d use instead is “disappointed.”
Had I truly wanted to be scathing, I might have pointed to Yale’s failure to consistently enforce the Woodward Report on free speech, or I might have mentioned the current cheating scandal in which 81 students in an anthropology class have been referred to Executive Committee for academic dishonesty.
I believe that this nation’s wealthiest institutions, like Yale, need to justify their existence, lest they want to be seen as country clubs that provide education on the side.
As a point of comparison, take Amherst College. Relative to its small size, Amherst is enormously wealthy. That said, the school has doubled down on diversifying its student body and faculty and taken other steps to advance access and equity, including ending legacy admissions.
Or take other small liberal arts schools, like Kenyon College, that have embraced their local communities as a way to show that they are not just pristine preserves of liberal culture atop bucolic hills. Consider what Kenyon is doing to support literature, and especially poetry, through the Kenyon Review, the Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers and its Young Writers Workshops; how it is taking advantage of its location (promoting farm-to-table food and integrating agriculture into its curriculum, etc.); and building an innovation space in the nearby small Ohio town.
(Which, alas, I must contrast to my undergraduate alma mater, which owes some $31 million for “perpetuating false allegations of racism” against a local business.)
So I must ask: Shouldn’t institutions like Yale and its ilk have more to show for all of their wealth, brilliant students and faculty?
In his recent New York Times newsletter, the cultural critic Jay Caspian Kang writes about the pressure that low-income applicants to Yale and similarly elite institutions face to play the “victim card,” to recount in horrific and embarrassing detail the traumas that they have experienced and the injustices they have encountered, in order to enter these elite enclaves, which, they understand, evaluate “disadvantaged” applicants according to a hierarchy of suffering.
Here let me cite some points that the astute analyst of legal education who goes by the pseudonym Unemployed Northeastern generously shared with me and which should certainly prompt some serious reflection.
We’ve created a supposedly meritocratic higher education system in which the stakes seem so high that it encourages gamesmanship, cheating, payoffs and cajoling teachers and professors for higher grades.
The rewards of attending a “top” institution are perceived to be so great—and in many instances, are indeed so big—that our most ambitious students would be naïve not to try to manipulate the system.
Let’s look at a series of examples offered by Unemployed Northeastern.
- Less than 50 miles separate Yale, Wesleyan and Connecticut College, all of which are highly selective institutions with a liberal arts bent that provide an absolutely first-rate education and boast exceptionally high graduation rates. Yet their outcomes in terms of jobs, earnings and postgraduation opportunities differ markedly—a difference that derives largely from Yale’s reputation, status, prestige and the social connections it offers.
Or let’s look at the outcomes from three accredited Connecticut law schools. Using College Scorecard data, taken from the IRS (which is far more reliable than the self-reported earnings), here are the median earnings for:
- Quinnipiac: $61,516
- UConn: $74,845
- Yale: $130,669
Here I should note that the Yale figure is significantly lower than Harvard’s or Columbia’s because a higher percentage of Yale Law graduates take prestigious professorships or positions in the Department of Justice or federal clerkships.
Huge differences in earning and employment outcomes help explain the intensity of the competition to get into top schools and the grade grubbing, grade inflation and test cramming that this system produces.
According to the website PublicLegal, the median self-reported salary 10 months after graduation for those in private practice from the top 12 percent of law schools is $180,000 and between $40,000 and $60,000 in the bottom 60 percent.
Of course, only a portion of law students engage in private practice, and of those who work for the public, the overwhelming majority average $60,000 or less. Of the 95 percent of law students who take out loans, the average debt is $165,000, which would generally require, at a minimum, a monthly payment of approximately $1,750.
As Unemployed Northeastern observes, “The difference between the law schools at Northwestern and Northeastern is not just two letters; it’s a difference in median starting salary of over $100,000. It’s also the difference between ‘graduates were just fine in the Great Recession’ and ‘fewer than half the graduates found jobs in the legal profession during the Great Recession,’ not to put too fine a point on it.”
To cite yet another example, the website of the Boston Consulting Group, one of the big three consultancies, shows whether it recruits on your campus. It does, of course, recruit on campus at Yale, but not at Wesleyan or Connecticut College.
Perhaps you recall an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education entitled “Brown and Cornell Are Second Tier,” which explained that the entry into top law schools, investment banks or consultancies is through Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Wharton or (maybe) Stanford—or, if not, through family or business connections.
In her prize-winning 2016 study, “Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs,” Lauren A. Rivera, professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern, revealed how elite employers differentiate among seemingly similar colleges. There are “core” schools (like Yale), where these institutions aggressively recruit; “target” schools, like Wesleyan, whose students they’re willing to interview; and everyone else—schools off the gatekeepers’ radar screens.
In Rivera’s words, “Failure to attend a super-elite school was an indicator of intellectual failure, regardless of a student’s grades or standardized test scores.”
Several months ago, Harvard Magazine published an article with the intriguing title “Is Harvard Complacent?” The author, Brian Rosenberg, former president of Macalester College, does not doubt that Harvard and other elite institutions “are performing a profoundly important social function (they are).” But he does wonder whether they could meet their broader functions—educational but also societal—more effectively.
“Imagine,” President Rosenberg asks, if Harvard and the other wealthiest and most selective universities were to truly focus on impact. These institutions need to be “willing to step back and look hard at the effectiveness of their current work. Higher education should in its ideal form lead to more economic security for more people, a more equitable and innovative society, and a well-functioning democracy.”
I, for one, don’t think it’s enough for our most richly resourced institutions to claim to produce leaders. Their contributions to society must be more tangible.
Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, 1989) and Dr. Peter Hotez (Yale, Class of 1980) are true academic heroes who have prioritized the social good and whose work reflects a larger mission above and beyond sustaining privilege and status or protecting an institutional brand.
Those two scientists and their medical school set a bar that other richly resourced institutions have a duty to emulate.
Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.
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For the average retail investor, the biggest question regarding the stock market today is how do I cut through the noise?
The surest way to do that is to get expert advice. Find the best analysts out there, and watch the stocks they recommend. Wall Street’s top analysts have built their success and reputations on the quality of their calls. And fortunately for us, all of those calls are in the public domain – meaning we can parse that data to find the analyst who stands out from the crowd.
TipRanks has answered that call, compiling a comprehensive database of more than 7,900 analysts. These stock pros are rated and ranked based on the success of their stock reviews and the average return an investor would receive by following those reviews for one year.
On those criteria, Needham analyst Quinn Bolton stands head-and-shoulders above most of his peers. Bolton’s success rate is 69%, and his stock picks have generated ~46% average return.
Now that we know who to trust, let’s check in with three of Bolton’s recent stock picks. These are all Buy-rated equities, and they all show considerable upside in the offing.
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS)
The first of Bolton’s picks is Navitas, a small-cap chip maker that focuses on gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors. These are an up-and-coming branch of chip technology, offering advantages in speed, efficiency, and power transfer over older silicon chips. Their biggest advantage, however, is two-fold. First, that GaN chips overlay the gallium nitride layer on a silicon base, meaning they can be produced on existing chip manufacturing infrastructure; and second, GaN chips are smaller than traditional silicon tech, and so more of them can be produced from the same starting amount of silicon. The result, as these chips expand into the market, will be savings in cost and efficiency.
The result will also be gains for companies like Navitas, that are early entrants to the GaN market. Navitas got its start in 2014, and went public through a SPAC merger in October of last year. The company merged with Live Oak Acquisition Corporation II, and the NVTS ticker debuted on the NASDAQ on October 20. Navitas raised approximately $400 million new capital through the merger.
In mid-February of this year, Navitas reported its 4Q21 results. Revenues were up 30% sequentially, to $7.3 million, for the quarter, and up 100% year-over-year, to $23.7 million, for the full year. The company showed a gross margin of 45% for the year, up from 31% in 2020.
Following up the quarterly report, Navitas announced in March that it had shipped a total of 40 million GaN units since 2018, in the ultra-fast device-charger market, with zero reported GaN field failures. This accomplishment underlies the company’s push toward high-power markets; Navitas expects to begin seeing revenues from the data center and EV charging niches this year.
Standing squarely in the bull camp, Bolton rates NVTS a Buy, and his $16 price target implies a robust upside of ~92% for the next 12 months.
Baking his bullish stance, Bolton writes of this company: “We believe Navitas is poised for robust multi-year growth as GaN, with its inherent performance advantages, replaces silicon in a growing number of power conversion applications driving a GaN SAM that should exceed $2bn by 2026. Further, Navitas is the only company in the industry that supplies integrated high power GaN ICs that have advantages over discrete GaN power transistors.”
“With an expected five-year revenue CAGR of 75%+ from 2021-2026, we forecast Navitas will be one of the fastest organically growing companies in the semiconductor industry and believe this growth rate warrants a premium valuation relative to its analog/mixed-signal peers,” Bolton added.
This Wall Street’s top analyst is not alone in his bullish take on Navitas. The stock has 5 positive analyst reviews on record, making for a unanimous Strong Buy consensus rating. The shares are priced at $8.35 and their $16.40 average target indicates room for ~96% appreciation in the next 12 months. (See NVTS stock forecast on TipRanks)
Vicor Corporation (VICR)
The next Bolton pick is Vicor Corporation. This company is provider of power components for both modular and complete power systems, a vital niche in today’s world where portable digital devices are so prevalent. Vicor handles the full process, designing, manufacturing, and marketing the power components that allow digital devices to convert the electricity from primary power sources into direct current that electronic circuits are able to use.
Given the expansion of digital devices into our day-to-day lives, it would seem that a company like Vicor should be on the gravy train. However, the stock is down 62% since it peaked this past November. The reason?
First, we have all heard about the semiconductor chip shortage of the past year or so. This has impacted Vicor in the form of supply, production, and delivery back-ups, resulting in a slowing down of revenue growth. The company’s top line rose in each quarter of 2020, but leveled off in 2021. The 4Q21, of $90.3 million, was up only 7.1% year-over-year. Earnings in 2021 peaked in Q2 and fell off in both Q3 and Q4. Th 4Q21 EPS of 20 cents was down 20% y/y.
Second, Vicor is in the process of building out a new manufacturing facility in Andover, Massachusetts. Construction began in 2019, and this facility is scheduled to ramp up production starting in July of this year – but until then, Vicor is forced to use third-party outsourcing to secure parts and components, which has the effect of raising prices for customers.
And finally, Nvidia, Vicor’s largest customer, is adopting a dual-sourcing strategy on its H100 Hopper data center GPU – a move that at least in part cuts out Vicor from a lucrative market. Vicor still sells parts to Nvidia – but not as many as it had planned.
All of this may spook investors – but Needham’s Bolton still sees potential in Vicor. Regarding the Andover facility ramp-up, he writes, “The outsourcing issue should disappear beginning in July when the company begins production of its vertically integrated manufacturing flow at the expanded Andover facility. Management mentioned seven times on the earnings call that the Andover ramp will enable the company to ‘control its destiny’ and are counting the days until the ramp begins.”
Turning to the Nvidia issue, Bolton describes Vicor as ‘down but not out,’ and writes, “Based on our conversations with industry participants, we believe NVIDIA has adopted a dual-sourcing strategy with the H100 and expect it to ship a version of the H100 SXM5 card powered by Vicor later this year. We still believe Vicor can meet our revenue forecast based on its strong backlog, but acknowledge the multi-sourcing strategy increases the importance of a successful manufacturing ramp of Vicor’s expanded manufacturing facility in Andover.” Bolton also notes that Nvidia will be using multiple suppliers, and expects at least one to be Vicor.
Given all of this, Bolton puts a Buy rating on VICR stock, and his $130 price target indicates potential for a robust 110% upside in the year ahead.
Headwinds and worries have lead to some caution on the Street, although Vicor still has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on a 2 to 1 split between Buy and Hold reviews. The shares have an average price target of $115, suggesting ~86% upside from the current $61.97 trading price. (See VICR stock forecast on TipRanks)
Credo Technology Group (CRDO)
Last up is the Credo Technology, a fabless chip maker. That is, Credo, through its subsidiaries, designs semiconductor chip and produces prototypes while outsourcing the primary production to the chip foundry sector. Credo’s product line is designed to ‘accelerate throughput and deliver robust end-to-end signal integrity in next-generation platforms.’ Credo’s products include IP/DSP chipsets, line cards, and optical DSPs.
This firm, while it has been in business since 2008, went public in January of this year. The CRDO ticker started trading on the NASDAQ on January 27 in an IPO event that was somewhat downsized. The company cut its offering from 25 million to 20 million shares, and sold them at $10 each, the bottom of the expected range. The offering raised $200 million in gross proceeds for the Credo. On a positive note, the stock gained 16% and closed its first day of trading at $11.65. Since then, Credo shares are up another 11% since then.
Early in March, Credo reported its Q3 results for fiscal year 2022. The quarter, which ended on January 31, included the company’s IPO and was the first release as a public firm. Credo reported $31.8 million at the top line, for an impressive 136% gain year-over-year, and finished the quarter with $240.5 million in cash assets. Non-GAAP diluted EPS, at 3 cents, came in significantly higher than the forecast of a 1-cent loss.
Looking at Credo’s first quarterly results, Bolton is impressed with the company’s execution in recent months, writing: “We believe CRDO is executing well and on the right path to becoming a leader for next gen platforms requiring increased bandwidth, improved power, and lower cost… Leveraging its competitive advantage, we expect Credo to meaningfully outgrow its data center TAM over the next three years and be one of the fastest revenue growth stories in semiconductors over this period. As Credo executes to its revenue forecast, we believe the company’s EV/sales multiple should expand.”
This bullish outlook backs up Bolton’s Buy rating on this new stock, and his $20 price target implies a potential for ~55% upside over the next 12 months.
Some new stocks make a splash, and Credo, judging by the analysts’ reactions is one of these. The 8 published analyst reviews all agree that it’s a stock to buy, for a unanimous Strong Buy consensus view. CRDO is priced at $12.93 and the $21.63 average target indicates a 67% upside from that level. (See CRDO stock forecast on TipRanks)
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The first quarter of 2022 was a roller-coaster ride for the U.S. stock market. Sentiments, which were shaken by a broken supply chain and cost inflation, were further weakened by the outbreak of the Ukraine-Russia war.
Moments of enthusiasm, however, came in when the corporate results announced in the quarter showed some resiliency to component shortages and high costs. The Federal Reserve’s hike in interest rates was a relief for many finance companies. Growth in the country’s GDP, industrial production, and new job additions were other reasons to rejoice.
Amid the aforementioned headwinds and tailwinds, the S&P 500 lost nearly 5% in the first quarter. Interestingly, despite the index’s fall, the energy sector within the group rose a whopping 37.7% in the quarter, as per the U.S. Equities March 2022 report.
The energy sector’s astounding gains make it quite evident that oil companies have solid growth potential and can be of interest to investors seeking exposure to the U.S. equity markets.
Using the TipRanks Stock Comparison tool for the Oil Stocks category, we have narrowed our discussion to two mega oil companies, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX).
Exxon Mobil
The $354-billion company explores and produces oil and natural gas as well chemical products. It is headquartered in Irving, TX. Over the past year, shares of this integrated oil & gas company have surged 51.1%.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, the company’s earnings increased to $2.05 per share from the year-ago earnings of $0.03 per share. Revenues and other income increased 82.6% year-over-year. Costs grew 0.1% from the year-ago quarter while expanding 14.1% sequentially.
Going forward, Exxon is poised to benefit from its robust production and refining capacity, technological expertise, cash flows, efforts to exit non-strategic businesses, and synergies from acquisitions, including BioJet AS and others. Project in Guyana, investments in lower-emission solutions, and sound capital allocation policies add more vigor to the stock.
Exxon’s Chairman and CEO, Darren Woods, said, “We’ve made great progress in 2021 and our forward plans position us to lead in cash flow and earnings growth, operating performance, and the energy transition.”
Last week, Biraj Borkhataria of RBC Capital reiterated a Hold rating on Exxon with a price target of $90 (7.31% upside potential).
Meanwhile, another analyst, Doug Leggate of Bank of America, maintained a Buy rating on Exxon with a price target of $120 (43.08% upside potential). The analyst increased its cash flow projection for the first quarter to “$15.3bn vs. a prior $14.5bn and implies organic FcF in excess of $10.5bn.”
Overall, the company has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 10 Buys and 13 Holds. Exxon’s average price target of $89.59 suggests 6.85% upside potential from current levels. The stock gets a 7 out of 10 on TipRanks’ Smart Score rating system.
News and Bloggers’ sentiments are Bullish on the stock. The TipRanks Risk Analysis tool suggests that XOM’s main risk category is Macro & Political, which accounts for eight of the total 27 risks identified for the stock.
Chevron
This integrated oil & gas company has a market capitalization of $325 billion. Besides exploration and production of natural gas and oil, the company provides technology, insurance, cash management, and other services. Over the past year, shares of this San Ramon, CA-based company have grown 62.7%.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, Chevron’s adjusted earnings were $2.56 per share, above the year-ago figure of $0.16 per share. Revenues and other income in the quarter expanded 90.6% year-over-year.
Chevron is poised to benefit from growth projects like the Wellhead Pressure Management project and the Anchor project, and solid proved reserves. Its shareholder-friendly policies, acquired assets, capital and exploratory expenses, and joint ventures are likely to be advantageous.
The company’s Chairman and CEO, Mike Wirth, said, “We’re delivering greater value to stockholders today, while working to meet the world’s growing energy demands in a lower carbon future.”
Last week, RBC Capital analyst Biraj Borkhataria maintained a Buy rating on Chevron with a price target of $160 (3.21% downside potential).
Further, Giacomo Romeo of Jefferies reiterated a Hold rating on Chevron while increasing the price target to $146 (11.58% downside potential) from $115.
The company has a Moderate Buy consensus rating based on 15 Buys, eight Holds, and one Sell. Chevron’s average price target of $164.63 mirrors downside potential of 0.56% from current levels. It scores a 9 out of 10 on TipRanks.
News and Bloggers’ sentiments are Bullish on Chevron. Also, Hedge Fund holdings have increased on Chevron in the past quarter.
Chevron shares are exposed to risks mainly from the Legal & Regulator category, which contributes five risks to the total 14 risks identified for the stock.
Conclusion
The Annual Energy Outlook report (published by the U.S. Energy Information Administrative in March) projects that the U.S. economy will satiate its energy needs mostly by consuming natural gas and petroleum through 2050.
An impressive gain in production and prices of oil and natural gas are predicted for 2022 by the federal agency. The ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict is a major driver behind heightened price projections.
With such strong industry fundamentals, both Exxon and Chevron seem good stocks in the long term.
However, Chevron’s Smart Score on TipRanks, more bullish ratings by analysts, and a relatively favorable risk profile make it a preferred energy stock over Exxon in the quarters ahead. Price dips in the stock can be used to gain exposure to Chevron.
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Tilray’s (TLRY) FQ3 results showed that the struggle for share of the recreational Canadian cannabis market continues.
The Q3 post-tax sales fell by 13% sequentially to $33.2 million, following a 27% decline in Q2. Additionally, Tilray’s share of the market came under more pressure – dropping from Q2’s 12.8% to 10.7% in the quarter.
That said, despite these soft spots, and unlike in previous quarters, Jefferies’ Owen Bennett says there were “some signs for optimism.” For one, exhibiting the “smallest” sequential drop decline in over a year, the overall share loss has “slowed,” while in vape and pre-rolls, Tilray is actually seeing market share gains. Additionally, Bennett points to the “actions being taken that could mean better near-term trends in flower, including potency, new innovations, and bud-tender engagement.”
Another factor to consider is that, ultimately, Canada adult-use sales account for roughly 25% of the overall group gross profit. And promisingly, the other parts of the business are “performing well.”
In the international cannabis segment, estimated post-tax sales increased by over 15% quarter-over-quarter, while the company is in a great position in the “key” German market, boasting approximately a 20% market share. Post-tax sales grew by over 6% sequentially in the Wellness segment (which accounts for around 15% of group gross profit), and in beverage alcohol – which represents just shy of 30% of group gross profit – post-tax sales increased by 43% from the prior quarter. Not to mention, Tilray-owned Manitoba Harvest has just formed an exclusive partnership with Whole Foods.
Lastly, Tilray has US THC optionality. “This is key for material re-rating of all cannabis names, in our view,” Bennett opined. “It has existing US consumer assets that can be leveraged into THC (Sweetwater, Breckenridge, Manitoba Harvest), made a recent first move into THC when it acquired optionality on MedMen converts (with a clear path to control). It also has a balance sheet and existing ATM that would suggest more deals could come.”
As such, Bennett rates TLRY stock a Buy along with a $15.60 price target. This target suggests the stock will be changing hands for ~167% premium a year from now. (To watch Bennett’s track record, click here)
Most analysts, however, disagree with Bennett’s stance; only one additional review is positive, with all 6 others staying on the sidelines, resulting in a Hold consensus rating. However, there are still decent gains projected here; going by the $9.26 average target, shares will rise ~45% over the next 12 months. (See Tilray stock forecast on TipRanks)
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Armed Robbery at Popeye’s on Shurling Drive Saturday night
According to the release from BCSO, around 9:40 p.m., a male entered the restaurant brandishing a firearm, demanding money from the clerk. After getting an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled the store on foot. Nobody was injured.
The suspect is described as standing at 5 feet 4 inches tall, wearing a black shirt and blue pants– his photo is attached here:
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Armed Robbery at Popeye’s on Shurling Drive Saturday night
According to the release from BCSO, around 9:40 p.m., a male entered the restaurant brandishing a firearm, demanding money from the clerk. After getting an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled the store on foot. Nobody was injured.
The suspect is described as standing at 5 feet 4 inches tall, wearing a black shirt and blue pants– his photo is attached here:
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. | https://www.41nbc.com/armed-robbery-at-popeyes-on-shurling-drive-saturday-night/ | 2022-04-12T06:52:51Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/armed-robbery-at-popeyes-on-shurling-drive-saturday-night/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Discussions to bring Brightmark to Macon-Bibb County end
"I was completely thrilled. I jumped out of bed and wrote everybody."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Brightmark’s planned plastic’s recycling facility for Macon-Bibb County is no more. The Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority and Macon-Bibb County have mutually agreed with Brightmark to end discussions.
“I was completely thrilled. I jumped out of bed and wrote everybody,” said Jill Neimark, science journalist turned advocate.
Neimark opposed Brightmark from the start. She believes Macon-Bibb Mayor, Lester Miller, pulling his support of the project played a big role in ending discussions.
“He initially gave it. And when he saw how polluting it was and how risky it was he withdrew his support,” she said.
Jessica Wahl is a Clean Energy Associate with Environment Georgia, a group that opposed Brightmark. Their concerns included the impact on public health and climate change. She shared her reaction to the news.
“I was relieved Macon said no to this plastic to fuel shell game once and for all,” she said. “Because burning plastic trash, essentially burning fossil fuels to burn more fossil fuels, is the last thing we should be doing.”
Wahl thinks part of the reason discussion ended was because of issues with their plant in Indiana.
She says their process of pyrolysis, which turns plastic into fuel, has never been demonstrated to scale or even in a lab.
“Their processes are proprietary and protected so no one can really look at that data,” she said. “Since it hasn’t been done at scale successfully. There’s also not much information on what the byproducts or health impacts are.”
Neimark says her message is to not let a large corporation scare you out of fighting for what you think is right.
“The lesson is you can make a difference. You can protect your community, you can protect your water, you can protect your air. You just have to be persistent and keep at it,” she said.
According to Environment Georgia, there’s concerns Brightmark will move their plans to other counties in Georgia. Environment Georgia say they’ll keep an eye out for when, or if that happens. | https://www.41nbc.com/discussions-to-bring-brightmark-to-macon-bibb-county-end/ | 2022-04-12T06:52:57Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/discussions-to-bring-brightmark-to-macon-bibb-county-end/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Discussions to bring Brightmark to Macon-Bibb County end
"I was completely thrilled. I jumped out of bed and wrote everybody."
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Brightmark’s planned plastic’s recycling facility for Macon-Bibb County is no more. The Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority and Macon-Bibb County have mutually agreed with Brightmark to end discussions.
“I was completely thrilled. I jumped out of bed and wrote everybody,” said Jill Neimark, science journalist turned advocate.
Neimark opposed Brightmark from the start. She believes Macon-Bibb Mayor, Lester Miller, pulling his support of the project played a big role in ending discussions.
“He initially gave it. And when he saw how polluting it was and how risky it was he withdrew his support,” she said.
Jessica Wahl is a Clean Energy Associate with Environment Georgia, a group that opposed Brightmark. Their concerns included the impact on public health and climate change. She shared her reaction to the news.
“I was relieved Macon said no to this plastic to fuel shell game once and for all,” she said. “Because burning plastic trash, essentially burning fossil fuels to burn more fossil fuels, is the last thing we should be doing.”
Wahl thinks part of the reason discussion ended was because of issues with their plant in Indiana.
She says their process of pyrolysis, which turns plastic into fuel, has never been demonstrated to scale or even in a lab.
“Their processes are proprietary and protected so no one can really look at that data,” she said. “Since it hasn’t been done at scale successfully. There’s also not much information on what the byproducts or health impacts are.”
Neimark says her message is to not let a large corporation scare you out of fighting for what you think is right.
“The lesson is you can make a difference. You can protect your community, you can protect your water, you can protect your air. You just have to be persistent and keep at it,” she said.
According to Environment Georgia, there’s concerns Brightmark will move their plans to other counties in Georgia. Environment Georgia say they’ll keep an eye out for when, or if that happens. | https://www.41nbc.com/discussions-to-bring-brightmark-to-macon-bibb-county-end/ | 2022-04-12T06:52:57Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/discussions-to-bring-brightmark-to-macon-bibb-county-end/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Eatonton man drowns in Cedar Creek
EATONTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Saturday, an Eatonton man went fishing at Cedar Creek, but never came home.
According to a release from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, 58 year-old David Smith had gone out to go fishing after work around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday by himself. His family reported that around 4:15 p.m., his fishing gear had been found on the bank, but Smith was nowhere to be found.
Rescue crews came to the scene at the bridge over Cedar Creek on U.S. Hwy 129 at the Jones County line– this is where they found disturbed soil on a muddy bank near Smith’s fishing gear. The appearance of the mud led investigators to believe that Smith had slid into the water, or tried to get out of the water. Cedar Creek was also swollen from recent heavy rains, so the currents were strong.
Hours later, around 7 p.m., Putnam Fire crews found Smith’s body in the creek using a drag apparatus. | https://www.41nbc.com/eatonton-man-drowns-in-cedar-creek/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:04Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/eatonton-man-drowns-in-cedar-creek/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Eatonton man drowns in Cedar Creek
EATONTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Saturday, an Eatonton man went fishing at Cedar Creek, but never came home.
According to a release from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, 58 year-old David Smith had gone out to go fishing after work around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday by himself. His family reported that around 4:15 p.m., his fishing gear had been found on the bank, but Smith was nowhere to be found.
Rescue crews came to the scene at the bridge over Cedar Creek on U.S. Hwy 129 at the Jones County line– this is where they found disturbed soil on a muddy bank near Smith’s fishing gear. The appearance of the mud led investigators to believe that Smith had slid into the water, or tried to get out of the water. Cedar Creek was also swollen from recent heavy rains, so the currents were strong.
Hours later, around 7 p.m., Putnam Fire crews found Smith’s body in the creek using a drag apparatus. | https://www.41nbc.com/eatonton-man-drowns-in-cedar-creek/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:04Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/eatonton-man-drowns-in-cedar-creek/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from April 11, 2022
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Two teens, two men accused of stealing car in Houston County
- For other stories you may have missed, click here.
Two teens, two men accused of stealing car in Houston County | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-54/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:10Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-54/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
ICYMI: Stories you may have missed today on 41NBC News
Top stories from April 11, 2022
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Two teens, two men accused of stealing car in Houston County
- For other stories you may have missed, click here.
Two teens, two men accused of stealing car in Houston County | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-54/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:10Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/icymi-stories-you-may-have-missed-today-on-41nbc-news-54/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Macon Arts Alliance launches music study
A Downtown Challenge grant is helping Macon Arts Alliance with phase one of a music study that will take a look at Macon's music economy.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Downtown Challenge grant is helping Macon Arts Alliance with phase one of a music study that will take a look at Macon’s music economy.
Macon Arts Alliance hired Sound Diplomacy to help with the study.
The study will look at Macon’s music ecosystem to see what the city has and what it needs and will also tell how Macon can take advantage of its music history foster a successful music economy.
The Macon Arts Alliance Executive Director, Julie Wilkerson, says it’s an opportunity for economic development.
“What is a plan?” she said. “What is the path to capitalize on the things that are happening here? And on our music history, how does all that work together that will be an economic driver and also provide an opportunity for emerging artists?”
Macon Arts Alliance hosted a town hall at the Mill Hill Community Arts Center Monday night.
If you missed the meeting, the consultants are creating a survey you can fill out. Macon Arts Alliance plans to release the survey by the end of the week. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-arts-alliance-launches-music-study/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:16Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-arts-alliance-launches-music-study/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Macon Arts Alliance launches music study
A Downtown Challenge grant is helping Macon Arts Alliance with phase one of a music study that will take a look at Macon's music economy.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Downtown Challenge grant is helping Macon Arts Alliance with phase one of a music study that will take a look at Macon’s music economy.
Macon Arts Alliance hired Sound Diplomacy to help with the study.
The study will look at Macon’s music ecosystem to see what the city has and what it needs and will also tell how Macon can take advantage of its music history foster a successful music economy.
The Macon Arts Alliance Executive Director, Julie Wilkerson, says it’s an opportunity for economic development.
“What is a plan?” she said. “What is the path to capitalize on the things that are happening here? And on our music history, how does all that work together that will be an economic driver and also provide an opportunity for emerging artists?”
Macon Arts Alliance hosted a town hall at the Mill Hill Community Arts Center Monday night.
If you missed the meeting, the consultants are creating a survey you can fill out. Macon Arts Alliance plans to release the survey by the end of the week. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-arts-alliance-launches-music-study/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:16Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-arts-alliance-launches-music-study/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Macon Water Authority dedicates building to civil rights pioneer
The Macon Water Authority dedicated its Support Services Building in honor of Herbert Dennard.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Water Authority dedicated its Support Services Building in honor of Herbert Dennard.
Dennard served on the MWA board for 16 years from 1981 to 1996 and helped implement several policies that still stand today.
Those policies include MWA recognizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as an official holiday and also making sure Black employees are not only hired but also advance into management positions.
Dennard spoke Monday about how none of his accomplishments could’ve been done alone.
“We would all get together, discuss issues, argue over issues, fight over issues,” he said. “We would do all those things together, and sometimes that’s how we decided which direction one can go . One can not do it alone.”
Dennard also founded an Afro-American beauty boutique and founded The Georgia Informer, an African American newspaper.
Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller also proclaimed April 11 as Herbert Dennard Day. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-water-authority-dedicates-building-to-civil-rights-pioneer/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:22Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-water-authority-dedicates-building-to-civil-rights-pioneer/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Macon Water Authority dedicates building to civil rights pioneer
The Macon Water Authority dedicated its Support Services Building in honor of Herbert Dennard.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon Water Authority dedicated its Support Services Building in honor of Herbert Dennard.
Dennard served on the MWA board for 16 years from 1981 to 1996 and helped implement several policies that still stand today.
Those policies include MWA recognizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as an official holiday and also making sure Black employees are not only hired but also advance into management positions.
Dennard spoke Monday about how none of his accomplishments could’ve been done alone.
“We would all get together, discuss issues, argue over issues, fight over issues,” he said. “We would do all those things together, and sometimes that’s how we decided which direction one can go . One can not do it alone.”
Dennard also founded an Afro-American beauty boutique and founded The Georgia Informer, an African American newspaper.
Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller also proclaimed April 11 as Herbert Dennard Day. | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-water-authority-dedicates-building-to-civil-rights-pioneer/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:22Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/macon-water-authority-dedicates-building-to-civil-rights-pioneer/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
UPDATE: Man dies after shooting, car wreck; suspect in custody
UPDATE: MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A shooting on New Clinton Road and Millerfield Road left 26 year-old male hospitalized in critical condition.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says that it was reported that the 26 year-old was driving a Ford Focus south on New Clinton Road when he lost control of the vehicle, and rolled the car onto its side. When the driver was taken to Atrium Health Navicent, it was found that he had been shot.
Nobody else was injured during the incident.
BCSO interviewed 21 year-old DeShondre Octavious Liggins of Macon, and later charged him with Aggravated Assault and took him to the Bibb County Jail where he is being held without bond.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500. | https://www.41nbc.com/man-in-critical-condition-after-shooting-car-wreck-suspect-in-custody/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:28Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/man-in-critical-condition-after-shooting-car-wreck-suspect-in-custody/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
UPDATE: Man dies after shooting, car wreck; suspect in custody
UPDATE: MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A shooting on New Clinton Road and Millerfield Road left 26 year-old male hospitalized in critical condition.
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office says that it was reported that the 26 year-old was driving a Ford Focus south on New Clinton Road when he lost control of the vehicle, and rolled the car onto its side. When the driver was taken to Atrium Health Navicent, it was found that he had been shot.
Nobody else was injured during the incident.
BCSO interviewed 21 year-old DeShondre Octavious Liggins of Macon, and later charged him with Aggravated Assault and took him to the Bibb County Jail where he is being held without bond.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500. | https://www.41nbc.com/man-in-critical-condition-after-shooting-car-wreck-suspect-in-custody/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:28Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/man-in-critical-condition-after-shooting-car-wreck-suspect-in-custody/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mercer University working to increase computer science graduates in rural Georgia
Mercer University received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help teachers learn about computer science.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mercer University received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help teachers learn about computer science.
The purpose of the grant is to develop masters level computer science teachers in rural areas.
Treutlen County, Wheeler County and Dublin City teachers will be part of a 14-month long program beginning in May.
We spoke with Tom Koballa, the dean of Mercer’s College of Education.
“Not only the coding and cybersecurity, but just the the thinking skills that someone develops as a part of computer science instruction,” he said. “So I think it’s going to be a tremendous benefit to the school systems.”
Koballa says teachers will receive an Educational Specialist Degree at the end of the training. The program will focus on middle school and high school level teachers. | https://www.41nbc.com/mercer-university-working-to-increase-computer-science-graduates-in-rural-georgia/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:34Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/mercer-university-working-to-increase-computer-science-graduates-in-rural-georgia/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Mercer University working to increase computer science graduates in rural Georgia
Mercer University received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help teachers learn about computer science.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Mercer University received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help teachers learn about computer science.
The purpose of the grant is to develop masters level computer science teachers in rural areas.
Treutlen County, Wheeler County and Dublin City teachers will be part of a 14-month long program beginning in May.
We spoke with Tom Koballa, the dean of Mercer’s College of Education.
“Not only the coding and cybersecurity, but just the the thinking skills that someone develops as a part of computer science instruction,” he said. “So I think it’s going to be a tremendous benefit to the school systems.”
Koballa says teachers will receive an Educational Specialist Degree at the end of the training. The program will focus on middle school and high school level teachers. | https://www.41nbc.com/mercer-university-working-to-increase-computer-science-graduates-in-rural-georgia/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:34Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/mercer-university-working-to-increase-computer-science-graduates-in-rural-georgia/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Motorcycle accident leaves Macon man dead
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking into a traffic accident that led to the death of a Macon man Sunday afternoon.
According to the release from BCSO, on April 10th, around 5:15 p.m., 32 year-old Ezekile Hoskins of Macon was driving at a high speed on Jeffersonville Road when a 71 year-old man from Twiggs County driving a Chevy Silverado pulled into the road to take a left turn onto Franklinton Road. While this turn was being made, Hoskins ran his motorcycle into the passenger side rear of the truck.
Hoskins was taken to Atrium Health Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased by hospital staff. There were no other injuries.
No charges are being filed currently.
Anyone with information about this wreck is urged to call the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500. | https://www.41nbc.com/motorcycle-accident-leaves-macon-man-dead/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:40Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/motorcycle-accident-leaves-macon-man-dead/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Motorcycle accident leaves Macon man dead
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking into a traffic accident that led to the death of a Macon man Sunday afternoon.
According to the release from BCSO, on April 10th, around 5:15 p.m., 32 year-old Ezekile Hoskins of Macon was driving at a high speed on Jeffersonville Road when a 71 year-old man from Twiggs County driving a Chevy Silverado pulled into the road to take a left turn onto Franklinton Road. While this turn was being made, Hoskins ran his motorcycle into the passenger side rear of the truck.
Hoskins was taken to Atrium Health Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased by hospital staff. There were no other injuries.
No charges are being filed currently.
Anyone with information about this wreck is urged to call the Bibb Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500. | https://www.41nbc.com/motorcycle-accident-leaves-macon-man-dead/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:40Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/motorcycle-accident-leaves-macon-man-dead/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Robbery by Snatching at Citgo on Shurling Drive Sunday morning
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Commercial Robbery by snatching that took place Sunday morning at the Citgo on Shurling Drive.
According to the release from the BCSO, a clerk was collecting money from the gaming machines when the male suspect snatched the money bag and fled the store on foot. Nobody was injured.
The suspect is described to be about 6 feet tall, heavy set, and wearing a gray jacket, black pants, and black and white shoes.
Anyone with information concerning this incident is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. | https://www.41nbc.com/robbery-by-snatching-at-citgo-on-shurling-drive-sunday-morning/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:46Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/robbery-by-snatching-at-citgo-on-shurling-drive-sunday-morning/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Robbery by Snatching at Citgo on Shurling Drive Sunday morning
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Commercial Robbery by snatching that took place Sunday morning at the Citgo on Shurling Drive.
According to the release from the BCSO, a clerk was collecting money from the gaming machines when the male suspect snatched the money bag and fled the store on foot. Nobody was injured.
The suspect is described to be about 6 feet tall, heavy set, and wearing a gray jacket, black pants, and black and white shoes.
Anyone with information concerning this incident is urged to call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME. | https://www.41nbc.com/robbery-by-snatching-at-citgo-on-shurling-drive-sunday-morning/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:46Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/robbery-by-snatching-at-citgo-on-shurling-drive-sunday-morning/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man hospitalized after shooting at Smiley’s Flea Market
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident in which shots were fired at Smiley's Flea Market Sunday afternoon.
According to the incident report from BCSO, several witnesses told deputies three males were running through the market with guns around 4 p.m. Investigators say two of them left in a white Chevy Impala with a dealers tag.
Investigators found a shell casing near the bumper cars.
Deputies were later told a man from Perry was shot and drove himself to the Perry Hospital. Deputies made contact with the man and opened an investigation. | https://www.41nbc.com/shooting-at-smileys-flea-market-opens-investigation/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:52Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/shooting-at-smileys-flea-market-opens-investigation/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Man hospitalized after shooting at Smiley’s Flea Market
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident in which shots were fired at Smiley's Flea Market Sunday afternoon.
According to the incident report from BCSO, several witnesses told deputies three males were running through the market with guns around 4 p.m. Investigators say two of them left in a white Chevy Impala with a dealers tag.
Investigators found a shell casing near the bumper cars.
Deputies were later told a man from Perry was shot and drove himself to the Perry Hospital. Deputies made contact with the man and opened an investigation. | https://www.41nbc.com/shooting-at-smileys-flea-market-opens-investigation/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:52Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/shooting-at-smileys-flea-market-opens-investigation/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Two teens, two men accused of stealing car in Houston County
The Perry Police Department says it received complaints of vehicles broken into, and one being stolen in the Perry-Houston County area.
The Perry Police Department says it received several complaints of vehicles broken into, and one being stolen in the Perry–Houston County area on April 9 around 5 a.m.
Houston County deputies were dispatched to suspects pulling on car door handles in the Doublegate Subdivision. The responding deputy noticed a vehicle without headlights pull into a driveway in the 100 block of Willowgate Drive. The suspects then fled on foot, but were later apprehended.
Police say 18-year-old Leehaven Ontenerio Greene, 18-year-old Jy’Quay Zy’Quan Jordan, 19-year-old Jacory Laquan Jordan Jr., and 20-year-old Joshua Peace Jenkins, entered vehicles in the High Land Park at Sugarloaf Subdivision, Rainsong Trail, Grayton Way and Hampton Apartment Complex in Perry.
There were also cars in the Doublegate Subdivision and Candler Park Subdivision in Houston County broken into.
Items stolen during the incidents were collected.
All four are charged with multiple counts of Entering Autos, one count of Motor Vehicle Theft, Criminal Damage to Property (2nd Degree), Criminal Trespass,
Obstruction of an Officer.
Anyone with any other information on these cases, contact the Perry Police Department, Lt. Gilliam at (478) 988–2834 or the Houston County Sheriff Office Sgt. Darron Jones at (478) 542–2085. | https://www.41nbc.com/two-teens-two-men-accused-of-stealing-a-car-in-houston-county/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:58Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/two-teens-two-men-accused-of-stealing-a-car-in-houston-county/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Two teens, two men accused of stealing car in Houston County
The Perry Police Department says it received complaints of vehicles broken into, and one being stolen in the Perry-Houston County area.
The Perry Police Department says it received several complaints of vehicles broken into, and one being stolen in the Perry–Houston County area on April 9 around 5 a.m.
Houston County deputies were dispatched to suspects pulling on car door handles in the Doublegate Subdivision. The responding deputy noticed a vehicle without headlights pull into a driveway in the 100 block of Willowgate Drive. The suspects then fled on foot, but were later apprehended.
Police say 18-year-old Leehaven Ontenerio Greene, 18-year-old Jy’Quay Zy’Quan Jordan, 19-year-old Jacory Laquan Jordan Jr., and 20-year-old Joshua Peace Jenkins, entered vehicles in the High Land Park at Sugarloaf Subdivision, Rainsong Trail, Grayton Way and Hampton Apartment Complex in Perry.
There were also cars in the Doublegate Subdivision and Candler Park Subdivision in Houston County broken into.
Items stolen during the incidents were collected.
All four are charged with multiple counts of Entering Autos, one count of Motor Vehicle Theft, Criminal Damage to Property (2nd Degree), Criminal Trespass,
Obstruction of an Officer.
Anyone with any other information on these cases, contact the Perry Police Department, Lt. Gilliam at (478) 988–2834 or the Houston County Sheriff Office Sgt. Darron Jones at (478) 542–2085. | https://www.41nbc.com/two-teens-two-men-accused-of-stealing-a-car-in-houston-county/ | 2022-04-12T06:53:58Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/two-teens-two-men-accused-of-stealing-a-car-in-houston-county/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Warmer weather returns to start the new week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Heat and humidity are returning to the Peach State.
Today
It was a cool weekend for Middle Georgia, although things did begin to warm up on Sunday once the wind calmed down. The blustery conditions are behind us as we roll into the second full week of April. Temperatures this afternoon will climb over the 80 degree mark for most of Middle Georgia. Cloud cover will increase during the afternoon hours with an off chance for an isolated shower. Winds will come in from the southwest today at 5-10 mph. Gusts could reach up to 15 mph.
Tonight the clouds that form in the afternoon will quickly clear out. By midnight the skies over Middle Georgia should basically be clear. More clouds will begin to move in from the northwest as we head into the sunrise tomorrow. The winds overnight will hover around the 5 mph mark blowing out of the south. Overnight lows will bottom out in the low to mid 50s.
Tomorrow
We will see a good amount of sunshine tomorrow afternoon as well, in fact, there’s a good chance there will be less clouds tomorrow than today. It will definitely be warmer: highs are projected to top off in the mid to upper 80s across the board. The winds will come in from the south-southwest at 5-10 mph. Gusts will likely fall in the 15-20 mph range. There will also again be the off chance for an isolated shower. Any rain with showers will be light and short-lived.
Skies will be mostly clear rolling into the overnight hours, however cloud cover will increase a bit heading into Wednesday morning. With overnight lows returning to the lower 60s Tuesday night with south winds of 5-10 mph, there will be a chance for patchy fog Wednesday morning as well.
Wednesday and Beyond
We will see a good bit more cloud cover on Wednesday, however it will still be rather warm as highs reach the mid to upper 80s again. Winds will likely hang in the 10-15 mph range from the south. Rain is unlikely. Lows will drop into the lower 60s heading into Thursday morning.
Thursday will be our best chance for rain as a cold front pushes through. At this time, it is not expected to be very strong once it arrives. Severe weather looks unlikely, but not impossible. Highs will be in the upper 70s. Lows will be in the low to mid 50s.
Friday will see highs return to the 80s for most of Middle Georgia. The sunny skies will return as well.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m). | https://www.41nbc.com/warmer-weather-returns-to-start-the-new-week/ | 2022-04-12T06:54:04Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/warmer-weather-returns-to-start-the-new-week/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Warmer weather returns to start the new week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Heat and humidity are returning to the Peach State.
Today
It was a cool weekend for Middle Georgia, although things did begin to warm up on Sunday once the wind calmed down. The blustery conditions are behind us as we roll into the second full week of April. Temperatures this afternoon will climb over the 80 degree mark for most of Middle Georgia. Cloud cover will increase during the afternoon hours with an off chance for an isolated shower. Winds will come in from the southwest today at 5-10 mph. Gusts could reach up to 15 mph.
Tonight the clouds that form in the afternoon will quickly clear out. By midnight the skies over Middle Georgia should basically be clear. More clouds will begin to move in from the northwest as we head into the sunrise tomorrow. The winds overnight will hover around the 5 mph mark blowing out of the south. Overnight lows will bottom out in the low to mid 50s.
Tomorrow
We will see a good amount of sunshine tomorrow afternoon as well, in fact, there’s a good chance there will be less clouds tomorrow than today. It will definitely be warmer: highs are projected to top off in the mid to upper 80s across the board. The winds will come in from the south-southwest at 5-10 mph. Gusts will likely fall in the 15-20 mph range. There will also again be the off chance for an isolated shower. Any rain with showers will be light and short-lived.
Skies will be mostly clear rolling into the overnight hours, however cloud cover will increase a bit heading into Wednesday morning. With overnight lows returning to the lower 60s Tuesday night with south winds of 5-10 mph, there will be a chance for patchy fog Wednesday morning as well.
Wednesday and Beyond
We will see a good bit more cloud cover on Wednesday, however it will still be rather warm as highs reach the mid to upper 80s again. Winds will likely hang in the 10-15 mph range from the south. Rain is unlikely. Lows will drop into the lower 60s heading into Thursday morning.
Thursday will be our best chance for rain as a cold front pushes through. At this time, it is not expected to be very strong once it arrives. Severe weather looks unlikely, but not impossible. Highs will be in the upper 70s. Lows will be in the low to mid 50s.
Friday will see highs return to the 80s for most of Middle Georgia. The sunny skies will return as well.
Follow Meteorologist Aaron Lowery on Facebook (Aaron Lowery 41NBC) and Twitter (@ALowWX) for weather updates throughout the day. Also, you can watch his forecasts Monday through Friday on 41NBC News at Daybreak (6-7 a.m.) and 41Today (11 a.m). | https://www.41nbc.com/warmer-weather-returns-to-start-the-new-week/ | 2022-04-12T06:54:04Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/warmer-weather-returns-to-start-the-new-week/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Warming trend continues Tuesday
After a warm day today, we have a few more warm days on the way before the rain returns to the area.
Tomorrow will bring a day of clearing skies and highs warming to the mid 80s.
Humidity will slowly start increasing as southerly winds bring more moisture to Middle Georgia.
Wednesday will be a similar day, but with more cloud cover ahead of our next round of storms.
Our next round of storms will be approaching the area during the morning hours on Thursday.
Although we are expecting to see severe weather to our west, the line will likely be breaking down as it moves into Georgia.
This system will, however, be kick starting a pretty unsettled pattern as we head into the weekend.
Temperatures will be staying warm through the weekend with highs in the 80s and lows in the mid 50s.
Rain and storms will be possible throughout the weekend, although at this point none of the days looks like a total rain out.
Easter Sunday will likely feature a few showers and storms as well. | https://www.41nbc.com/warming-trend-continues-tuesday/ | 2022-04-12T06:54:11Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/warming-trend-continues-tuesday/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Warming trend continues Tuesday
After a warm day today, we have a few more warm days on the way before the rain returns to the area.
Tomorrow will bring a day of clearing skies and highs warming to the mid 80s.
Humidity will slowly start increasing as southerly winds bring more moisture to Middle Georgia.
Wednesday will be a similar day, but with more cloud cover ahead of our next round of storms.
Our next round of storms will be approaching the area during the morning hours on Thursday.
Although we are expecting to see severe weather to our west, the line will likely be breaking down as it moves into Georgia.
This system will, however, be kick starting a pretty unsettled pattern as we head into the weekend.
Temperatures will be staying warm through the weekend with highs in the 80s and lows in the mid 50s.
Rain and storms will be possible throughout the weekend, although at this point none of the days looks like a total rain out.
Easter Sunday will likely feature a few showers and storms as well. | https://www.41nbc.com/warming-trend-continues-tuesday/ | 2022-04-12T06:54:11Z | nbc.com | treatment | https://www.41nbc.com/warming-trend-continues-tuesday/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | 1 |
Cannot ‘Insist’ Trans Persons to Undergo a Sex‑Change Operation to Get Passport: Delhi HC
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India’s current passport rules for transgenders persons require them to produce a certificate proof of gender reaffirmative surgery. These not only violate an individual’s right to self-determination in terms of their gender, but also glaringly overlooks a landmark Supreme Court judgment that cemented some rights with respect to identity and dignity, a bench of the Delhi High Court observed recently.
“You can’t insist on somebody to undergo sex-change operation for that (passport) purpose. You can classify such persons as transgender and then there can be a sub–classification into trans man, trans female, whatever the orientation of the person is, whatever the person wants to declare himself or herself as, but where is the question of insistence on surgery?” the court asked.
The bench, comprising acting chief justice Vipin Sanghi and justice Navin Chawla, was hearing Lasya Kahli Singh’s petition. Singh, a trans woman challenged the current passport rules, according to which a transgender person has to present a gender reaffirming certificate in order to get a passport; the petitioner was able to procure an Aadhaar card, PAN card, and a Voter ID with their changed name and gender — but not a passport. The petitioner tried changing her name and gender from male to female in December 2019; to which she was told to produce a “sex change certificate in hand by a surgeon” as per the Passport Rules, 1980. Only the certificate, a piece of paper could recognize the said person as male or female according to the official rules.
The insistence is discriminatory and exclusionary. A surgery to identify or change one’s sex or gender violates an individual’s choice, the plea stated, as reported by LiveLaw.
In 2014, in the NALSA vs Union of India case, the Supreme Court granted constitutional recognition to transgender people as a third gender and gave them the right to self-determination, and the right to have a family. In other words, the court affirmed trans persons’ right to state their gender without requiring external “proof” or validation from a third party — this is crucial toward ensuring bodily autonomy and dignity.
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Notably then, the Delhi High Court observed: “As per NALSA judgment, they have the right to decide their self-identified gender. That right was upheld. It means that a transgender person will himself or herself decide the gender and you will abide by that. This insistence is violative of Article 21 right.” Article 21 of the Constitution guarantees the fundamental right to life and personal liberty.
The said requirement to present a certificate has prevented people from getting their passports that accurately reflect their gender; making them “illegal and unconstitutional,” as the plea stated.
“Allowing transgender people to legally change their gender marker on official identity documents is essential to respect their dignity and reduce the stigma and discrimination they face,” researcher Alexandra Oncea noted. “However, around the world, transgender people are often legally prevented from doing so, or when it is possible, they must meet unclear, prohibitive, or restrictive requirements such as having to undergo a gender-reassignment procedure or being diagnosed with so-called ‘gender identity disorders.'” The procedure to get a passport, which requires a certificate or undergo a sex-change operation, then becomes another prohibitive measure that impinges on individual dignity.
As Oncea stated, “such requirements are in direct breach of transgender peoples’ rights, such as their right to bodily integrity and their right to be free from torture.”
Legal recognition of one’s identity is a fundamental ask for any being. That one may be compelled to undergo a sex-change operation, or produce a certificate, to acquire this speaks to a systemic ignorance and personal violation. | https://theswaddle.com/cannot-insist-trans-persons-to-undergo-a-sex-change-operation-to-get-passport-delhi-hc/ | 2022-04-12T06:57:52Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/cannot-insist-trans-persons-to-undergo-a-sex-change-operation-to-get-passport-delhi-hc/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
How Celeb Weddings and Pregnancies Were Reframed To Keep Women in the Limelight — At a Cost
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When news of Britney Spears’ pregnancy dropped earlier today, the Internet responded the way it does best: with a flurry of excitement, congratulating the pop-star on the happy moment. This is a distinct shift in how such announcements were received earlier — when approaching motherhood signalled the twilight of a celebrity’s career. Now, it is merely another moment to be consumed and exalted by an ever-present eye.
Engagement and wedding announcements in an earlier time meant that the woman in question was about to enter the grand finale of her trajectory as an actor, musician, or any form of a star. The rise of Internet-fuelled parasocial relationships has ensured, however, that this is no longer the case: fans react to such news as though it is a personal acquaintance or loved one announcing it, and keep the star relevant as a result.
Mainstream feminist discourse, further, has ensured that no celebrity would ever hurtle towards a career heat death when babies or weddings are on the horizon. But while the conversation around weddings and pregnancies have been reframed as joyous occasions in a celebrity’s life — something even akin to royal weddings, where everyone participates one way or another — it has turned into another form of scrutiny specifically reserved for women in the spotlight.
In its current iteration, where privacy is more compromised than ever, the only other option remaining for many women is to flaunt the announcement with cool self-assurance, as the Internet proceeds to then pick one person to elevate above the rest as the model to emulate. Think Rihanna’s pregnancy looks, for instance — where her poise and attitude spurred several pieces acclaiming her ownership of her pregnancy while “slaying” and looking fierce while she’s at it. The unapologetic vibe, however, is accompanied by an unspoken rule: owning a bodily change is doublespeak for looking good while doing so.
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The aesthetic, moreover, is meant to signal a form of empowerment that is hardly so when deconstructed to its bare bones. In an Instagram age, celebrities are their own PR; paparazzi are relegated to a secondary role in personal announcements. But with the new control over their narrative comes a new form of pressure: to optimize every single announcement, look, caption, or comment as a statement meant for public consumption.
However, it can hardly be deemed empowering to go through a relationship milestone or a dramatic bodily change while “managing” the experience to fit the desired “vibe”. If an unfortunate paparazzi shot captures someone in an unflattering moment, there is always Instagram to the rescue: where a perfectly shot photograph can be optimized to attract comments with fire and heart-eyes emojis. Notably, however, this onus is overwhelmingly on women to stay relevant — not despite, but because of nuptials and newborns.
The run-up to Alia Bhatt’s and Ranbir Kapoor’s wedding is another example of how celebrities are compelled to keep the public interest in themselves alive — using their intensely personal moments as a vehicle for doing so. Where the relationship was cloaked in secrecy earlier; strategic, perfectly-timed Instagram photos months ahead of the nuptials have ensured that the wedding is highly anticipated, boosting both stars’ celebrity status rather than representing their dusk. While paparazzi is sidelined into merely capturing the arrival of wedding outfits to the stars’ residences, the main event is the Instagram post that will be sure to drop as soon as the rituals conclude — most importantly, these will be on the stars’ own accounts. News sites will then run articles reposting these very pictures, ensuring that the celebrity is the main agent involved in keeping themselves relevant and also reinforcing a particular fashion norm ad infinitum, until the next big change.
As the gaze is trained on women in the public eye, the cost of staying relevant after hitherto career-altering moments is steep: it means tailoring the pregnancy or the wedding in question to align with the expectations of the day. In this particular day (and age), the expectations are to constantly outdo one another and stand out — in a good way. It’s to be badass, fearless, cool, sassy — everything, except for normal. It signals an era when marriage and motherhood are both commodified as part of an aesthetic more than they ever were. | https://theswaddle.com/how-celeb-weddings-and-pregnancies-were-reframed-to-keep-women-in-the-limelight-at-a-cost/ | 2022-04-12T06:58:00Z | theswaddle.com | control | https://theswaddle.com/how-celeb-weddings-and-pregnancies-were-reframed-to-keep-women-in-the-limelight-at-a-cost/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Top news and notes from around Northern Virginia and beyond.
5. Possum Point
Prince William residents raised concerns over contamination, earthquake safety, truck traffic and more at a public information session on Dominion Energy’s plan to construct a new coal ash landfill at its Possum Point Power Station.
4. Road projects
Prince William County is asking for $50 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help fund new interchanges along U.S. 1 and at Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road.
3. Warmer today
It will be a partly sunny day and much warmer, with highs near 77 degrees and a chance of showers until about 2 p.m. Click here for a detailed forecast by ZIP code.
2. ATM murder arrests
Police in Fairfax County say two teens have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old man at an ATM last fall, including a then-16-year-old police say pulled the trigger during a “night of crime” across Northern Virginia.
1. Expansion plans
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday announced that Bode Technology, a Fairfax-based provider of forensic services, will invest $2 million to expand its DNA testing services lab in Fairfax County.
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The town of Occoquan’s popular spring event, Peep Week, is back for 2022 with three ways to participate from today through April 17. Click here for details. | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/infive-coal-ash-road-projects-peeps-and-warm-today/article_adf08ef0-ba25-11ec-8c96-33ab4bd8f014.html | 2022-04-12T06:59:57Z | insidenova.com | control | https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/infive-coal-ash-road-projects-peeps-and-warm-today/article_adf08ef0-ba25-11ec-8c96-33ab4bd8f014.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Today marks the first time in almost two years there are zero COVID-19 patients in intensive care units statewide.
"The fact that the ICU numbers are going down despite having more freedoms, if you will, and less restrictions is really a good news," said Jim Ireland, director of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department. "Still a lot of tragedy that COVID brought, but the more we get behind us, the better I think really for everybody."
When health officials first began tracking COVID ICU admissions in August 2020, there were 40 patients in critical condition.
The state hit an ICU peak of more than 100 coronavirus patients during the Delta surge on Sept. 2, according to the Healthcare Association of Hawaii.
"At least for Hawaii we seem to have a lot of protection in the community," said Hilton Raethel, president and CEO at the Healthcare Association of Hawaii. "There are still people wearing the masks observing public health measures."
But in other parts of the nation, COVID-19's now surging. Philadelphia reinstated its indoor mask rule Monday to curb rising cases.
And there are at least 19 people in Oahu hospitals with COVID.
"There's none at least today in danger of dying," Ireland added.
The low level of COVID-19 infections is expected to last for a while in the community.
"The evidence is telling us right now Hawaii's in good shape," Raethel said.
The state lifted the indoor mask mandate at the end of March. And Governor David Ige said today he's not planning to reinstate the rule -- but may consider it in the future if necessary.
Kristen joined KITV4 in March 2021 after working for the past two decades as a newspaper reporter. Kristen's goal is to produce meaningful journalism that educates, enlightens and inspires to affect positive change in society. | https://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii-reaches-pandemic-milestone----no-covid-19-cases-in-the-icu-for/article_b47baa6c-ba15-11ec-899c-470d2221d870.html | 2022-04-12T07:08:46Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii-reaches-pandemic-milestone----no-covid-19-cases-in-the-icu-for/article_b47baa6c-ba15-11ec-899c-470d2221d870.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
EWA BEACH (KITV4) - Hoakalei Country Club is gearing up for its first ever televised professional event.
The 2022 LOTTE Championship marks the 10th anniversary of the LPGA event and will be open to spectators in alignment under local COVID-19 guidelines. Club Staff and visitors are excited about this big event coming to the Country Club in Ewa Beach.
10-year-old Junior Golfer, Callie Barrett is a big fan of Canadian Pro Golfer, Brooke Henderson. Callie and her parents flew 16 hours from Canada to Hawaii, just to watch the the 24-Year-old pro tee it up. Rob Barrett ,Canadian Visitor , “We found she’s playing in Hawaii, and we always wanted to come to Hawaii, so we decided to make the trip out she’s always a big fan so we always wanted to see her play, So, it’s a long way to come but it’s worth it I’m sure it will be a lot of fun!.” Callie Barrett is a 10 year old Canadian Junior Golfer, “I like her because she hits the ball really far, and she wins a lot.”
This is the first professional event at Hoakalei Country Club which has been rated as the toughest golf course on Oahu. The LOTTE Championship means a lot for the Club and the community. Ken Terao, Executive Director Hoakalei Country Club says, “ I think it’s wonderful for the state for this type of event coming out of the pandemic. Hotels, restaurants all the spectators who are coming. Additional tourist business, it’s great for our members, as it raises the prestige of the course."
Vohn Hewlen is a bartender at Hoakalei Country Club, “It’s great to recharge the economy, back again as far as, what happened with the pandemic, now, I think we are moving forward, now there’s no place but up. What better place then here in Hawaii at Hoakalei Country Club”
Official LPGA competition rounds are scheduled to tee off on Wednesday and run through Saturday. The Lotte purse is 2-Million-Dollars.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to Cyip@kitv.com
Cynthia is an award-winning journalist who returned to Hawaii as an Anchor/Reporter/MMJ from Houston. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a B.A. and M.B.A. DM her on IG @CynthiaYipTV to share stories. | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/lotte-championship-economic-boost-to-hoakalei-country-club-community-in-ewa-beach/article_47127082-ba1a-11ec-b3e4-eb2a79bb332e.html | 2022-04-12T07:08:52Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/lotte-championship-economic-boost-to-hoakalei-country-club-community-in-ewa-beach/article_47127082-ba1a-11ec-b3e4-eb2a79bb332e.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
Now through May 1, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus will explore Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to investigate seamounts on expedition Luʻuaeaahikiikekumu (Luʻu-a-ea-a-hiki-i-ke-kumu). Anyone can follow along, interact with scientists, and watch livestreams of undersea footage from the expedition on NautilusLive.org.
Photo courtesy of NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Now through May 1, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus will explore Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to investigate seamounts on expedition Luʻuaeaahikiikekumu. Anyone can follow along, interact with scientists, and watch livestreams of undersea footage from the expedition on NautilusLive.org.
NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Ocean Exploration Trust
Now through May 1, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus will explore Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to investigate seamounts on expedition Luʻuaeaahikiikekumu (Luʻu-a-ea-a-hiki-i-ke-kumu). Anyone can follow along, interact with scientists, and watch livestreams of undersea footage from the expedition on NautilusLive.org.
Now through May 1, a special underwater expedition hundreds of miles away from the Hawaiian islands will be free and open to the public - digitally, of course.
Researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus will explore Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM), to investigate seamounts on an expedition called Luuaeaahikiikekumu. Viewers can interact with scientists, and watch livestreams of the undersea footage from the expedition on NautilusLive.org.
Ocean Exploration Trust’s E/V Nautilus returns to Papahanaumokuakea to build on the findings of the 2021 Luuaeaahikiikalipolipo expedition, which mapped the Liliuokalani Ridge Seamounts. The team will be conducting the first visual exploratory surveys of the seamount chain and gathering samples to determine the geologic origin and age of the seamounts.
Scientists are expecting to find rich coral and sponge communities, which can be found thousands of feet deep on seamounts throughout PMNM.
Ocean Exploration Trust is working closely with Monument collaborators to inform research priorities at sea and from shore, ensure culturally-grounded collection protocols, and connect with local communities through ship-to-shore connections and development of education resources in ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language).
For more information, visit NautilusLive.org Expeditions page, or NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Ocean Exploration Trust 2022 Expedition page.
Do you have a story idea? Email news tips to news@kitv.com | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/undersea-exploration-of-the-papah-naumoku-kea-marine-national-monument-to-stream-live-interactive/article_8b0e655c-ba10-11ec-897c-df71984b1cc7.html | 2022-04-12T07:08:58Z | kitv.com | control | https://www.kitv.com/news/local/undersea-exploration-of-the-papah-naumoku-kea-marine-national-monument-to-stream-live-interactive/article_8b0e655c-ba10-11ec-897c-df71984b1cc7.html | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
German 10-year bund yields are up 2 bps to 0.84%, its highest since July 2015, to kick start the session. Adding to that is the continued push higher in Treasury yields as well. Here's a look at the curve:
- 2-year yields +3.1 bps to 2.539%
- 5-year yields +4.2 bps to 2.827%
- 10-year yields +3.8 bps to 2.820%
- 30-year yields +1.8 bps to 2.839%
The mood is continuing to underpin USD/JPY as the pair trades back towards the highs for the day now around 125.62 after having briefly dropped earlier to 125.12 in Asia trading amid some light jawboning by Japanese officials. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/bond-yields-continue-to-climb-to-start-the-session-20220412/ | 2022-04-12T07:15:15Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/bond-yields-continue-to-climb-to-start-the-session-20220412/ | 0 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
German 10-year bund yields are up 2 bps to 0.84%, its highest since July 2015, to kick start the session. Adding to that is the continued push higher in Treasury yields as well. Here's a look at the curve:
- 2-year yields +3.1 bps to 2.539%
- 5-year yields +4.2 bps to 2.827%
- 10-year yields +3.8 bps to 2.820%
- 30-year yields +1.8 bps to 2.839%
The mood is continuing to underpin USD/JPY as the pair trades back towards the highs for the day now around 125.62 after having briefly dropped earlier to 125.12 in Asia trading amid some light jawboning by Japanese officials. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/bond-yields-continue-to-climb-to-start-the-session-20220412/ | 2022-04-12T07:15:15Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/bond-yields-continue-to-climb-to-start-the-session-20220412/ | 1 | 0 | green-iguana-35 | null |
- Prior -€8.0 billion
The French trade deficit expanded in February as exports were down 4% while imports grew by 0.8% on the month. As a trend, trade conditions have improved since the pandemic and that is still the only takeaway when viewing the data here. For now, other macroeconomic factors are of more importance, most notably inflation. | https://www.forexlive.com/news/france-february-trade-balance-103-billion-vs-80-billion-prior-20220412/ | 2022-04-12T07:15:28Z | forexlive.com | control | https://www.forexlive.com/news/france-february-trade-balance-103-billion-vs-80-billion-prior-20220412/ | 1 | 1 | green-iguana-35 | null |
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