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By Richard WoodAugust 18, 2022 11:20 p.m Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley has continued to defend former Prime Minister Scott Morrison over his decision to swear in ministries during the pandemic. He told 2GB radio today that ministers in the former coalition government would have said if their reserve powers had ever been used. Ley said Morrison took on the portfolios during an extraordinarily stressful time for the government, leaving ministers, including herself, exhausted. “The workload was extraordinary. The pressure was extraordinary. And it really was extraordinary times,” he said. “It’s great that we got through it, but I certainly…
Read More »Rockafest in the Park – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
3 stages, 21 bands and 12 hours of music are coming to Pear Blossom Park on Saturday Steven Solace, with the Steven Shoelace Band, rehearses at Rockafairy on Thursday. Solace will be on stage with musical collaborator James Frederick on Saturday at Rockafest at Pear Blossom Park. [Jamie Lusch/Mail Tribune] A 12-hour music festival called Rockafest will debut in downtown Medford’s Pear Blossom Park this weekend with three music stages, food trucks, vendors, a mobile skate park course and a beer and wine garden. Taking place from 10am to 10pm on Saturday and jointly organized by neighboring Sixth Street venues…
Read More »The Fargo School Board votes to once again reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance
FARGO, ND (Valley News Live) – In an 8-1 vote, the School Board has reinstated the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of its board meetings. Many comments were made, most of which condemned the hateful messages sent by people who opposed the August 9 decision, but admitted that the controversy was not worth the distraction and damage it was causing. Almost all “yes” votes were justified because the decision was causing undue stress and harm to board members and their ability to do their jobs. We’ll have more information about the meeting on Valley News Live…
Read More »Talent slows urban renewal momentum – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
The Talent Council will refine its plan and take it to the voters A controversial urban renewal neighborhood plan in Talent has been delayed to refine it, and the Talent Council will ask for a popular vote. On Wednesday evening, councilors approved a resolution calling for further development of the plan, delaying implementation that would have affected other district tax budgets and calling for a May 2023 vote. On Tuesday evening, councilors met to consider input from other taxing districts, such as Jackson County Fire District 5. After deliberations, councilors decided to draft the resolution instead of holding a public…
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3 accused of killing gangster in prison in 2018
Three people have been charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, federal authorities said Thursday. Photios Geas, 55; Paul J. DeCologero, 48; and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia said in a statement. A prison guard found Bulger’s body in his cell at 8:21 a.m. on October 30, 2018, at the Hazleton United States Penitentiary in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, less than 12 hours having arrived on a transfer from a federal penitentiary in Florida. Fotios “Freddy” Geas…
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BREAKING NEWS: Unfiltered Bag Calls for Evacuation of SD Airport Terminal 2
BREAKING NEWS: Unfiltered Bag Calls for Evacuation of SD Airport Terminal 2 Last updated on 18/08/2022 at 15:31 SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A security breach involving an unchecked piece of luggage prompted the evacuation of Terminal 2 at San Diego International Airport today. Authorities cleared the public from the Bay Area airport terminal around 12:30 p.m. after a traveler entered the airport’s back screening area with a carry-on bag that had been identified for an additional control, according to Transport Security. administration “TSA agents began searching for the traveler and were unable to locate him,” the agency said in a…
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NHL Free Agency News: Nazem Kadri signs with Calgary Flames
The Nazem Kadri saga is finally over. The Lebanese-born center finally decided in mid-August where he will play hockey for the foreseeable future. The winner of the Kadri lottery is the Calgary Flames, who will acquire Kadri’s services in Alberta in a seven-year, $7 million AAV deal. The number isn’t as high as Kadri would have liked, but it’s still too high for what the Avs could have paid for him without moving anyone in the organization. Kadri’s deal with the Flames is coming to an end. The 7-year deal is believed to be the term. — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger)…
Read More »Student arrested after accidental shooting, lockdown at Lennard High School
RUSKIN – Hundreds of worried parents made their way to Lennard High School parking lots to be reunited with their children Thursday. They had seen from their children’s text messages and school alerts that there had been a shooting outside and students were on lockdown. As the number of school shootings grows and discussions of gun control dominate the national conversation after the deaths of 19 elementary school students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, when Ruskin School was locked down for about two hours Thursday, some said they feared he might. become the last scene of the tragedy. Instead,…
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