Month: August 2022

BREAKING NEWS: Large fire breaks out near Lakeside Essex shopping center Credit: Twitter @ECFRS A large fire has reportedly broken out near the Lakeside Shopping Center in Essex, it was reported on Wednesday 3 August. Essex Fire Service reported the fire near Lakeside Shopping Center on its official Twitter account: Firefighters are currently at the scene of a fire at an industrial unit in Motherwell Way, Thurrock. If you live or work in the area, please keep your windows and doors closed as there is a lot of smoke coming from the scene. Read more: pic.twitter.com/rNtcKeatL8 — Essex Fire Service…

“For me, wine is a gift. It doesn’t have to exist, but it does. We might as well enjoy it.” – Josh Kimball If you haven’t been to Kimball’s Artisan Wines in historic downtown Jacksonville, you’re missing out on Old World charm, New and Old World wines, and Josh’s passion for getting you exactly what you want. And chances are it’s a wine you’ve never heard of. The store at 120 S. Third St. it’s minimal, but attractive: a Candy Land of wine. The fun labels on the bottles seem to move and the rose table glows bright pink. It’s…

Kansas voters on Tuesday, August 2, rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed state lawmakers to pass legislation that would have imposed tighter restrictions on abortions. Kansas has been in the national spotlight this primary season as the first state to vote on an abortion measure since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. “The Supreme Court’s extreme decision to overturn Roe v. Wade put women’s health and lives at risk. Tonight, the American people had something to say about it,” President Joe Biden said in a statement released Tuesday evening by the White House. “Kansas…

News from 100 years ago The following news items were taken from the Mail Tribune archives 100 years ago August 3, 1922 PLANT 30,000 SILVER BANDS IN THE L. WATER CRATER An increase in Crater Lake’s fine population is about to take place thanks to an experiment by Toggery Bill Isaacs, Alex Sparrow and JW Berrian. By the end of this week, 30,000 silver salmon fry will be put into the cold, blue waters. Jim Berrian of Butte Falls Fish Hatchery has agreed to supply the fish and is eager to see the result of planting salmon in a landlocked…

Nicotine patches, gum, and vaporizers can help satisfy some of the cravings, but they can’t replace the rituals of smoking a cigarette: retreating outside with a co-conspirator, crinkling the cellophane, and the aluminum foil as you open a new package, the intoxicating buzz of that first drag. Bruce Holaday, 69, a retired educator from Mill Valley, California, knows all too well the power of nicotine. During the last five decades, Mr. Holaday estimates that he has tried to quit smoking 100 times, often relying on nicotine replacement products. But he invariably returned to his lifelong affair with Marlboro Lights. His…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man has been charged with three burglaries at a Frayser elementary school. Thompson Puckett, 34, is accused of stealing more than $8,000 in property from Westside Elementary. He was arrested Monday morning after Memphis-Shelby County Schools security responded to an alarm at the school on Dawn Drive and found Puckett leaving through a side door. According to MPD, Puckett was also seen on surveillance cameras twice on Sunday, but was not caught then. He was seen taking power tools and other items in a school cart. The second hotel becomes a carjacking site in 4 days…

The last few years have changed the lives of all of us. Staying productive in the hybrid workplace challenges our creativity and focus. Many companies now report that they find that employees who work from home are often just as effective as when they worked from the office. People, however, often tell me that they struggle to be as productive as possible when working remotely. Being productive is not working more. It’s not about working faster. You may be able to drive your car faster and farther, but without proper care, it will break down. Interestingly, higher performance cars need…