Day: July 8, 2023

City Council

Gillette City Council to consider lone $5.7M pool bid; construction may begin this summer | #citycouncil

GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Gillette City Council will consider a $5.7 million bid submitted by Powder River Construction next week to begin building a new city pool.  The bid is slightly higher than Powder River Construction’s previous offer of $5.4 million, submitted earlier this year when the company was the only bidder, an offer that […]

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Mayor

Cedric Alexander, Mayor Jacob Frey, rural churches, state spending

Opinion editor’s note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes letters from readers online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• It was dismaying to read about the behavior (or lack of it) of Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Cedric Alexander in “A year in, public safety change is slow” (July 2). I had serious doubts […]

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Arkansas

Va Va Bloom! Hannah Anderson is a floral rock star

Hannah Anderson’s home near the end of a dead-end street in Lonoke looks like a commonplace dwelling from the outside, but its pink-painted brick and cherry red door contain a world where disco balls and butterflies hang from the ceiling, a giant upright bass demands attention in the corner and the walls are decked out […]

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City Council

Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez defends controversial tweet about Italian culture | #citycouncil

Northwest Side Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez defended herself late Friday against backlash she’s received for promoting a Twitter poll that several leaders in Chicago’s Italian American community said they found offensive. Short of an apology, Rodriguez Sanchez, 33rd, said the poll she posted on her political Twitter account late last month seeking opinions about “the […]

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Mayor

Mayor’s Message | Junior Lifeguard program teaches valuable skills – Santa Cruz Sentinel

Summer is here. The Capitola Junior Lifeguard program is in full swing, bringing lots of life to our beach and village. I’ve always been in awe of the children and instructors who participate with so much confidence and knowledge. Margaux Keiser The Junior Guards program is an exceptional learning opportunity for our youth and helps […]

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California

California Rep. Grace Napolitano announces her retirement

Mariam Zuhaib/AP California Rep. Grace Napolitano speaks at a committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022. CNN  —  Longtime California Rep. Grace Napolitano announced Saturday that she is retiring from Congress at the end of her current term. “I am incredibly grateful for the people of the San Gabriel Valley […]

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City Council

Beckville City Council Agenda: July 10, 2023 | News | #citycouncil

Beckville City Council The Beckville City Council will meet for a regular meeting on Monday, July 10 at 7 p.m. at Beckville City Hall, 211 Washington St. in Beckville. Agenda 1. Call to order and roll call. 2. Citizen comments. Texas Government Code Section 551.007 requires that a governmental body must allow each member of […]

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Mayor

BeachLife’s Sanford named is Mayor’s Person of the Year

by Kevin Cody During his introduction of Allen Sanford as the 2023 Mayor’s Person of the Year, Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand recalled the day in 2017 when Sanford pitched him an idea for breathing new vitality into the slumbering Redondo waterfront. The presentation was made following the Mayor’s State of the City breakfast, last […]

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California

California Rep. Napolitano announces she will retire at end of term

Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) announced on Saturday that she plans to retire at the end of the congressional term. “For 25 years in the United States Congress, I have represented the city of La Puente,” Napolitano said in a statement. “This is the only city I have represented for all of those years. That is why […]

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California

Longtime California Democrat Grace Napolitano announces retirement

Longtime Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA) announced her plans to retire at the end of this Congress after 25 years in office. In a statement on Saturday, Napolitano — who was first elected in 1998 — said she is “incredibly grateful” for her constituents who elected her cycle after cycle. INSIDE THE PENTAGON OFFICE LEADING UFO […]

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