Because Amazon delivery drivers don’t already have enough demands on their time, right? The notoriously anti-worker online juggernaut plans to test a new program that would require drivers to do more than just move packages from Point A to Point B. Amazon reportedly wants its drivers to not only bring […]
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RELIGION: Lost and found | Opinion
While running errands last week, I discovered that I had misplaced my favorite cloth face mask. First I scoured the interior of my car. Not there. Then I pawed through the packages in the trunk. Not there either. Unwilling to accept the inevitable, I went through the car a second […]
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What are your rights when you get pulled over?
CLOSE Police pull over nearly 50,000 drivers in the U.S. a day, according to Stanford University’s Open Policing Project. It’s important to know your rights and what to do. (Photo: Getty Images) Thousands of Americans are pulled over in traffic stops each day, according to police data. Experts point to racial […]
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How Tim Burton Based Edward Scissorhands On Himself
The reclusive titular character Edward from Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands (1990) has a very personal connection to the director’s life. Tim Burton has been known as Hollywood’s oddball who creates eerily fun films, but the gothic fantasy Edward Scissorhands (1990) offers a more personal story inspired by Burton’s own life. Burton grew up […]
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30 old-school homewares that will fill you with nostagia
The ultimate throwback homewares of yesteryear From ceramic flying ducks to luminous lava lamps, there’s a special place in our hearts for the retro homewares of the past. Over the years, many of our treasured items have fallen into obscurity, lost to car boot sales and eBay listings – […]
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LI community colleges see marked declines in enrollment
Nassau and Suffolk community colleges have seen a vastly greater downturn in enrollment than local four-year colleges over the past year, compounding a decade of losses in their attendance, school officials said. The enrollment losses have been straining these schools’ finances, thwarting people’s ability to reach their chosen career, and […]
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Saturday calendar 4-17-21 | Features
Cheyenne and Laramie County 40th Annual Western Spirit Art Show & Sale – Now through April 18, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (daily). Free with $12 museum admission. This annual show features more than 300 original pieces of Western art by creators all over the country. Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, […]
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A Castro will no longer be leading Cuba. But there are relatives still in government.
For the first time in over six decades, no one with the Castro surname will be at the helm of Cuba’s government. But there are still a few Castro family members in positions of influence. Raúl Castro, 89, announced Friday that he is stepping down as first secretary of Cuba’s […]
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SCATS transportation document details plans for Stark County roads
On the road, the quickest way from point A to point B isn’t always a straight line, especially if a left turn is needed. “The left turn is the bane of the traffic engineer’s existence,” sighed Stark County Engineer Keith Bennett, while discussing “Moving Stark Forward 2050,” a new 146-page […]
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Can you believe it? Religion’s been taking a hit
Jacoby suggests that American society would be better off if people returned to church. I’d argue that we’re better off teaching people to think critically, question authority, examine doctrine, and search for primary source material. Doing otherwise is simply addressing the symptom, not the underlying social problem. Don McDaniel North […]
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Interior head Haaland revokes Trump-era orders on energy
FILE – In this April 24, 2015 file photo, pumpjacks work in a field in the Permian Basin near Lovington, N.M. Environmentalists and Native American activists say the Biden administration’s review of the federal oil and gas leasing program should result in more protections for an area of northwestern New […]
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Master of the curve: Balboa artist works with unfurled metal pieces to create colorful sculptures
Creating art from aluminum flashing, like so many things, began as a happy accident, according to artist Mary Chabre. For three summers the Newport Beach resident had attended advanced critique art classes at Anderson Ranch Art Center in Aspen, Colo. While there in 2015, she started using a Guerra Paint […]