The Sunday Minefield – June 11, 2023 | #alaska | #politics
It’s hard to believe it’s almost mid-June. Hopefully the summer weather we have all been waiting for arrives soon. With session over and no election this year, politics have really died down since session ended almost a month a ago. I flew down to Albuquerque, New Mexico this week to attend my 20 year high […]
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Honolulu Chinatown Lions Club collaborates with Mayor Blangiardi to beautify downtown parks
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Dozens of people, including Mayor Rick Blangiardi and city administrators, joined Honolulu-Chinatown Lions Club in cleaning up Smith-Beretania Park and Doctor Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park. The Lion’s Club donated $3,500 to the city to revive and beautify the park. “This was a place from the Kingdom of Hawaii. And that’s how it […]
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California skate park named for Black motorist killed in police traffic stop
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials dedicated a California skate park Sunday in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who spent much of his youth in the state and was killed last January in what prosecutors said was a fatal beating by police in Tennessee during a traffic stop. An avid skateboarder, Nichols spent much […]
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La Grande City Council ratifies collective bargaining agreement with the police association union | Local News | #citycouncil
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California skate park named for Black motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials dedicated a California skate park Sunday in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who… SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials dedicated a California skate park Sunday in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who spent much of his youth in the state and was killed last January in what […]
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VIDEO: John Carey Place Dedication Highlights Former Mayor’s Life of Service
(PHOTO: The children of former Rye Mayor John Carey – Jennifer Carey Reichle, Chip Carey and Doug Carey (behind the black veil) debut John Carey Place on Friday, June 9, 2023.) This past Friday at midday more than fifty people gathered for the dedication of John Carey Place. Local dignitaries, residents and friends and family […]
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Meeting with Williams highlights Huff’s Arkansas visit
A meeting with Arkansas defensive coordinator Travis Williams highlighted the official visit to Fayetteville for Valley View 4-star linebacker Brian Huff. “It was great,” said Huff, who arrived Friday and left Sunday. “The visit overall has been great. First SEC visit, so I was excited to get to see everything. I got to sit down […]
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Easthampton council focuses on ELL in schools as it passes city budget up 7.5% | #citycouncil
EASTHAMPTON — The City Council approved a $52.2 million budget for next fiscal year Wednesday night, but not before council members engaged in significant discussion on the importance of maintaining specific programming in the city’s schools. Councilors were vocal in their desire to support the schools, with several expressing concern about a proposed cut to […]
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Newsom’s plan to speed up construction is half-baked. California leaders can do better
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at the future site of Proxima Solar Farm in Stanislaus County in May. He pledged to fast-track hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of construction projects throughout the state. (John G. Mabanglo / Associated Press) It’s hard to take Gov. Gavin Newsom’s construction streamlining proposals seriously. Last […]
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Ancient Indian Caste Prejudice Rises as Political Issue in Increasingly Diverse California
A worshipper at the Shri Guru Ravidass Temple in Rio Linda near Sacramento. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters By Sameea Kamal and Jeanne Kuang Like many recent arrivals to California, Prem Pariyar searched for work and a home within communities of fellow immigrants. So when coworkers at a South Asian restaurant in Davis refused […]
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