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EveryoneÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s dealing with something during this pandemic, but thousands of parents caring for children with physical or intellectual disabilities are facing a catastrophic crisis. They canÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t get help to take care of their families at a time when they need it most.Thousands of families canÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t ...

On the first anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, letÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s engage in a thought experiment.Cast your mind back a decade ago to 2012. Incumbent president Barack Obama convincingly defeated Republican rival Mitt Romney in that yearÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s presidential election, winning 332 ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> We commend local and state officials for helping secure state funding for the development of a connector trail at Wisecarver Reservoir and Recreation Area. Greene County commissioners and state Rep. Pam Snyder Dec. 30 announced the funding, a ...

One of the most critical yet opaque decisions that governments make is the redrawing of legislative district lines every 10 years after the U.S. Census. These lines, and the multitude of small decisions involved in crafting them, can be a crucial factor in ultimately determining who wins and ...

When an old year departs and a new one arrives, itÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s customary to take stock of trends, fads and fashions and forecast what will rise and what will fall in the months ahead.HereÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s one trend that we can only hope will peter out in 2022 ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ the rage in many communities to ban books in school ...