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Mayor

Mayor Right to Focus On Wheeling’s Future | News, Sports, Jobs

“And so my challenge is simply this: Please try not to let your memories of Wheeling cloud your dreams for Wheeling.” That’s how Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott wrapped up his sixth State of the City address on Tuesday. It was a fitting conclusion to what many deemed an optimistic speech on the city’s future. Just […]

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Mayor

Mayor’s State of the City Address Showcased Progress Throughout Wheeling | News, Sports, Jobs

View Mayor Glenn Elliott’s 2022 State of the City Address here Interspersed throughout Mayor Glenn Elliott’s speech on the state of Wheeling 2022 were aerial photographs of work underway that highlighted to those in attendance the progress being made in Wheeling. Among the projects showcased was: — the new look of the […]

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Alabama

EDITORIAL: The world might soon know Space Command’s final destiny | Denver-gazette | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Insiders say the country might have a final decision on the permanent location of Space Command in late July or early August. For the sake of the country’s safety and security, Americans — even those in the great state of Alabama — should hope it remains in Colorado Springs. Among the informed, everyone knows former […]

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Alabama

EDITORIAL: The world might soon know Space Command’s final destiny | Editorials | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Insiders say the country might have a final decision on the permanent location of Space Command in late July or early August. For the sake of the country’s safety and security, Americans — even those in the great state of Alabama — should hope it remains in Colorado Springs. Among the informed, everyone knows former […]

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Mayor

Editorial — New York Daily News: Take pride in police: San Francisco’s mayor takes an important stand; New York’s leaders should follow her lead | Editorials

This editorial appeared in the New York Daily News on May 31: NEW YORK (Tribune News Service) — On Sunday, June 26, New York City’s Pride Parade returns for its first in-person celebration in three years. At a time when Florida is barring teachers from mentioning sexuality in classrooms, even when wholly appropriate, and a […]

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City Council

Opinion: Council’s work is taking the city backward | Opinion | #citycouncil

It’s been a busy week or two for the Yakima City Council. First, council members unanimously decided that the LGBTQ Pride flag could no longer fly above City Hall. Then, they shrugged off separating church and state by holding a public police awards ceremony at a local evangelical church. And now, just this past Tuesday, […]

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