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Alabama

Who is Katie Britt, the Republican senator mocked on SNL for her controversial response to Joe Biden’s address? Scarlett Johansson played her in the skit … but she still has Donald Trump’s support | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

So is she the new Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska who was regularly ridiculed on SNL by her doppelgänger Tina Fey, or was this just a horrible misstep? Here is what you need to know. Katie Britt’s flop response to Joe Biden’s address Republican leaders chose Britt to respond to Biden’s March State […]

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Alaska

What is Sarah Palin up to now? The controversial ex-Alaska governor has since backed Donald Trump, run for congress and appeared on The Masked Singer, maintaining her millions with Cameo earnings | #alaska | #politics

Here is how she remains relevant, years later. The “Take Our Border Back” rally Sarah Palin showing support to the police on “National Police Week”. Photo: @sarahpalin97/Instagram The war between Texas governor Greg Abbott and US President Joe Biden over control of the border – an extension of the fight over immigration rights – continues […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Mayor

Fruehling wins mayor essay contest | The Hawk Eye – Burlington, Iowa

Ava Fruehling, a seventh-grader at Notre Dame School is the Burlington winner of the “If I Were Mayor…” essay contest hosted by the Iowa League of Cities. Each year, the City of Burlington partners with local schools, with the winning essay moving on to the state level to represent Burlington and local youth. For the […]

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City Council

Council Bluffs City Council reschedules first meeting of new year | #citycouncil

The Council Bluffs City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to move up the start time of its Monday, Jan. 9 meeting in order to avoid conflicting with the College Football National Championship game, featuring TCU quarterback and Council Bluffs native Max Duggan. The council meeting, usually scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. will now start […]

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Arkansas

Numbers to know for Wednesday’s SEC clash

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Dennis Gates and his No. 20 Missouri Tigers (12-1, 1-0 SEC) head across the state border to face No. 13 Arkansas (11-2, 0-1)  on Wednesday (7:30 p.m., SEC Network) at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Here are 15 numbers to know for Wednesday’s matchup: 16: Arkansas’ shooting percentage from 3-point range […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas outlasts Mizzou basketball in SEC heavyweight bout

Missouri guard DeAndre Gholston (4) and Arkansas guard Ricky Council IV (1) go after the ball during the first half of a game on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark Michael Woods Photos, Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Missouri basketball program had never beaten three straight nationally ranked opponents before coming to Arkansas […]

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Arkansas

Mizzou basketball learns all about road life in the SEC with loss at Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —  For the seven Missouri basketball players who experienced their first Southeastern Conference road game on Wednesday, reality probably sunk in during one of the night’s many haunting “Woo Pig Sooie!” chants: There’s nothing easy about life on the road in the SEC. Between the deafening home crowd of 19,200 at Arkansas’ Bud […]

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Arkansas

Mizzou basketball’s prolific offense faces Arkansas’ elite defense in prime SEC showdown

Missouri’s Kobe Brown claps during the final minute of his team’s 89-75 victory over Kentucky in a game on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in Columbia, Mo.  L.G. Patterson, Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri men’s basketball team’s grueling five-game stretch hasn’t been the quagmire most figured for first-year coach Dennis Gates and his Tigers, […]

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