Election monitors nervously practice for the ‘big dance in November’
Lamont Hart, a voter protection volunteer for the New Georgia Project, waits to speak with voters outside the Cobb County Senior Wellness Center in Marietta, Ga. He was one of…
Landry’s controversial juvenile justice leader goes up for Senate vote Monday
The Louisiana Senate will have to make a decision about whether to confirm Gov. Jeff Landry’s controversial appointment to the Office of Juvenile Justice Monday. (Photo by Julie O’Donoghue/Louisiana Illuminator)…
Fairfield County nonprofits: Where is the collaboration?
Why isn’t there more collaboration among the many wonderful nonprofit organizations (NPOs) in Fairfield County? One would expect collaboration to be the rule and not the exception as we often…
June Pride Month kicks off in Tennessee with parades and festivals
The Memphis Pride Parade kicks off on Beale Street. (Photo: Karen Pulfer Focht) Pride Month, the annual June celebration of LGBTQ culture, kicked off Saturday in several Tennessee cities. In…
Guess biggest challenge facing Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard law enforcement
IN THE COMING WEEKS, thousands of people from around the world will come to our islands, filling our streets, bars, restaurants, shops, and beaches – and putting enormous stress on…
Jill Biden tells audience at Pittsburgh Pride event ‘your president loves you’
First Lady Jill Biden made a surprise visit to Pittsburgh Pride on Saturday June 1, 2024, and took photos with attendees before taking the stage. (Pennsylvania Capital-Star photo) PITTSBURGH —…
Prescription for trouble: Pennsylvania pharmacists say PBMs are driving pharmacy closures
Getty Images In 1977, Bob Schreiber became the owner of Burns Pharmacy in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. For most of his 42 years in the business, he turned a reliable profit. But…
Long-delayed Colorado project included in latest round of federal water funding
A drop in the water levels at Lake Mead, photographed from the Hoover Dam on Oct. 26, 2022, is visible from the change in color of the lake’s walls. Climate…
Bennington County Senator Dick Sears has died at 81
Sen. Dick Sears, D-Bennington, speaks in January. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Longtime Bennington County Senator Dick Sears has died at age 81, Vermont Senate leadership announced Sunday morning. A…
An obscure drug discount program stifles use of federal lifeline by rural hospitals
UnityPoint Health-Jones Regional Medical Center is a 22-bed critical access hospital in Anamosa, Iowa. It averages about seven inpatients a night and provides emergency services to the small community northeast…