From Homeless Addict To City Chief: The Unusual Journey Of Canadian Mayor
‘I truly believe in my heart of hearts that everyone is worth saving,’ says Oshawa mayor Dan Carter Cole BURSTON Text size Dan Carter once was a drug addict living on the streets, but now runs a Canadian city and draws from his darkest times to tackle a housing crunch and an addiction crisis. “I […]
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Opinion: The ‘Mayor of Woodland Hills’ Is Arrested Over a Wayward Shopping Cart
The shopping cart used by the Mayor of Woodland Hills. Photo by Stephen Cooper Bleach-blonde with a tanned glow and unnaturally long fingernails, the woman glared at the police through gold-rimmed sunglasses. She’d just left a hair salon, walking out the door to “Love ya, babe,” “Be good, beautiful,” and so forth — goodwill earned […]
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We Are Not Prepared to Care for the Post-Roe Babies | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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A typical pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that created a constitutional right to abortion, was reversed less than six months ago. This means the U.S. is currently at a unique inflection point in the history of reproductive rights: early enough to see the immediate effects of Dobbs v. […]
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Arkansas kids’ wellbeing ranks low
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Arkansas is ranked No. 43 in the country, per an annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that analyzes children’s wellbeing. What they’re saying: “More than 1 in 5 Arkansas children — that’s 152,000 … continue to face greater obstacles created by poverty,” Rich Huddleston, executive director for Arkansas Advocates for […]
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Democrats quash Bernie Sanders effort to revive child tax credit | #alaska | #politics
Democrats on Sunday morning overwhelmingly voted against Sen. Bernie Sanders’ attempt to revive the child tax credit to the party’s most promising iteration of the reconciliation package. Driving the news: The independent Vermont senator was the only one to vote in favor of an amendment to include the tax credit, as the rest of his […]
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Campground seen as stopgap for unhoused people in Anchorage | Govt. & Politics | #alaska | #politics
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dozens of people experiencing homelessness in Alaska’s largest city will now camp at a city-owned site where bears recently tumbled through belongings, as a major local shelter closes. The Sullivan Arena, which provided shelter for hundreds of people nightly for more than two years, is closing Thursday. The use of Anchorage’s […]
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Campground seen as stopgap for unhoused people in Anchorage | National Politics | #alaska | #politics
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dozens of people experiencing homelessness in Alaska’s largest city will now camp at a city-owned site where bears recently tumbled through belongings, as a major local shelter closes. The Sullivan Arena, which provided shelter for hundreds of people nightly for more than two years, is closing Thursday. The use of Anchorage’s […]
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