Month: August 2022

In this week’s edition of Spotlight Politics: Today is Governor’s Day at the State Fair and after an overwhelming battle for control of the Illinois Democratic Party, there is now an attempt at unity. Tomorrow is GOP Day at the Fair where Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey will try to deflect from his campaign’s latest social media controversy — this time the explosive anti-gay and transphobic posts of his formula partner Meanwhile, Darren Bailey has changed his tune, saying “Joe Biden is the duly elected president.” So how big is Donald Trump in the midterms? In other policies, Highland Park…

CJ STRIKE RESERVOIR, Idaho – A couple from Utah made a record discovery a few weeks ago while fishing CJ Strike Reservoir in southern Idaho. Greg and Angie Poulsen hooked a monster white sturgeon, 10 feet four inches. The giant surpassed the previous state record of 119.5 inches, beating it by 4.5 inches. White sturgeons of this size are incredibly rare. Those that grow more than 10 feet are usually only seen in Hells Canyon, according to Idaho Fish and Wildlife. White sturgeon may only be fished in this area on a catch-and-release basis and may not be removed from…

The Hamden Police Department is investigating a robbery at the Connex Credit Union Wednesday afternoon. Hamden officers responded to a reported robbery at the Connex Credit Union on Dixwell Avenue around 12:45 pm. According to police, the suspect entered the credit union and passed a note to the teller demanding money. Police described the suspect as a woman between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-5 with a dark complexion. He was wearing a blue hoodie and a surgical mask, police said. No weapons were displayed and no one was injured, police said. The woman fled with an undisclosed amount of money, police said….

Jared KushnerThe memoirs of Breaking History, will be published on August 23. If you’ve been clicking the pre-order button and wondering if the former first son-in-law might have written something worth reading, The New York. Times is here to tell you: MOST SURE IT DIDN’T. In a historically wild review published Wednesday, book critic Dwight Garner writes that, essentially, Breaking History is one of the worst things he has ever read. Of course, The New York Times doesn’t just tell its audience, “This book sucks, don’t buy it unless you plan to use the pages to line your birdcage,” and…

Rogue Retreat founder Chad McComas hugs longtime friend Scotty White of Medford during a rally Wednesday in Hawthorne Park to support McComas. [Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune] Rosann Thiessen of Medford helps organize a rally in support of Chad McComas at Hawthorne Park in Medford on Wednesday. [Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune] After the head of Rogue Retreat was terminated Tuesday, the nonprofit said Wednesday it laid off 25 people last week. A crowd of about 30 people showed up at Hawthorne Park Wednesday afternoon to show their support for Chad McComas, the former executive director of Rogue Retreat who…

No one would ever accuse Joe Biden of being extremely online. As a candidate, he hinted that he wasn’t particularly interested in social media. In a reversal typical of the political world, his aides let it be known that a communications team crafted his tweets and posts, not Biden himself. His campaign focused on winning local TV markets, not winning the morning with Twitter cognoscenti and “Morning Joe” regulars on MSNBC. In an age of news microcycles that come and go like the wind, and running against a sitting president who tweets around the clock about what seems to be…