TEWKSBURY- The grandfather handed the freshman football player an old but refurbished 1976 Tewksbury Memorial High School varsity football letterman jacket. The scrapbook was next. It was a passing of the “Tewksbury Tough” torch. The older man knew at that moment that he didn’t have much time left. Lung cancer […]
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Biden faces tough climate balancing act in California desert
The Trump administration left President Biden a dilemma in the California desert: a plan to remove protections from millions of acres of public lands and open vast areas to solar and wind farms. Biden’s team could easily block the proposed changes, which were slammed by conservationists as a last-gasp effort […]
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No vaccine relief, fewer Palm Beach County teachers: Covering classes is tough
Sonja Isger | Palm Beach Post Headed into the second half of the school year, the strain of staffing Palm Beach County classrooms has eased somewhat since campus doors first opened in September. But with hundreds of teachers out on leave and the number of resignations and retirements outpacing those […]
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McConnell in tough position as House eyes earmark return
Plans by House Democrats to bring back earmarks at the start of the next Congress have put Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellPressure builds for coronavirus relief with no clear path to deal Top GOP senator warns government funding deal unlikely this week Criminal justice groups offer support […]
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OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Ford, GM scientists knew in 1960s that emissions caused climate change: report | Testing for oil in Arctic wildlife refuge proposed for this winter | Biden’s oil stance jars Democrats in tough races
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Succeed in tough times: Make a digital pivot
After quickly upgrading his remote-access infrastructure, Yañez sent all 1,000 of his IT staffers home, where they have been working ever since. That remote IT group has been able to support Walmart’s massive operations in the region—nearly 2,400 stores, 42,000 providers and vendors in the supply chain, and 200,000 employees. […]
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Two weeks in, Detroit parents question tough choices about school
DETROIT — A few days before the start of the eighth grade, Jonah Beasley considered the risks he’d face when he walked back into the classroom and summed them up in stark terms. He could get Covid-19 from a classmate or a teacher, he said, and “if I get it, […]