California Grocers Association elects Dennis Darling as board chair
Dennis Darling elected board chair of California Grocers Association (CGA). / Photo courtesy: CGA The California Grocers Association (CGA) elected Dennis Darling, owner of California-based Foods, Etc., as its 2022-2023 board chair at the association’s annual meeting this month. In the one-year position, Darling will oversee CGA’s legislative, educational and industry-related programs. Darling succeeds Renee […]
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Atlanta City Council approves minor changes to tree protection ordinance | #citycouncil
A recent Atlanta skyline photo from Trees Atlanta. The Atlanta City Council on Dec. 5 approved several tweaks to the city’s tree protection ordinance, including updated rules for trees planted around new residential and commercial developments and in parking lots. The changes are the start of an incremental plan to revise the tree protection ordinance […]
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Businessman Mike Rosen announces campaign for mayor of Edmonds
EDMONDS — Longtime business owner Mike Rosen formally launched a campaign Tuesday to become the next mayor of Edmonds — and he has already lined up some substantial backers. Rosen, 68, serves on the city’s Planning Board, and he’s a member of the Edmonds Center for the Arts’ Board of Directors. Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson, […]
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Alabama political parties campaign in Georgia | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Both Alabama Republicans and Democrats say the Georgia Senate runoff election will have impacts far outside the state’s border. Alabama Democrats went to Columbus earlier this week to help get out the vote. “The race that’s going on in Georgia right now is important to the entire country,” Alabama Democratic Party […]
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Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker will have a runoff for Senate from Georgia : NPR | #elections | #alabama
Raphael Warnock, seen in 2020 during his successful campaign for the Senate from Georgia. Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paras Griffin/Getty Images Raphael Warnock, seen in 2020 during his successful campaign for the Senate from Georgia. Paras Griffin/Getty Images Follow live updates and results from Election Day 2022 here. Georgia again is key […]
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California Volunteers Invites Residents To Take Action
In recognition of International Volunteer Day, California Volunteers, Office of the Governor invites Californians to take action and make a positive impact on their communities by volunteering. The official observance was on Monday, Dec. 5 but volunteers are needed every day. “Volunteering makes our communities stronger, helps connect us, provides a sense of belonging and […]
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Arkansas town allows Nativity scene after public backlash
An Arkansas town will allow a Nativity scene erected in a park to remain after initially ordering it to be removed. The Christmas display in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, had been put up every year since 1950, but the mayor of the town ordered that it be removed this year after he said a resident threatened […]
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Sarah Palin Is a Faux Populist. Alaskans Chose the Authentic One. | #alaska | #politics
Sarah Palin joins other candidates, including Democrat Mary Peltola, during a forum for US House candidates at the Alaska Oil and Gas Association annual conference at the Dena’ina Convention Center in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News via AP) EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week we cross-post Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column […]
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California state senator says anti-LGBT rhetoric responsible for bomb threat
California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) is blaming inflammatory rhetoric and hate speech spread by right-wing officials and media personalities for violence against the LGBTQ community that included a Tuesday bomb threat to his home. A person using the name Zamina Tataro in an email sent early Tuesday to The San Francisco Standard said bombs had […]
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Calarco will run for Auburn City Council instead of another term as legislator | #citycouncil
Cayuga County Legislator Christina Calarco will be a candidate in 2023, but not for another term on the county Legislature. Calarco, D-Auburn, announced Tuesday that she will run for Auburn City Council next year. She joins former Auburn firefighter Terry Winslow, who is also a Democrat, in running for the two city council seats that […]
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