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Remembering Sgt. York
9+ min ago (393+ words) NOTE: I wrote this article in October 2017 for “BreakPoint,” the website for the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. It is reprinted here on the anniversary of Alvin York’s birth: December 13, 1887 I am in Nashville, Tennessee, this week doing interviews for…...
Essential Precautions for Managing Roadway Hazards and Incidents
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (587+ words) Seventy on the 405. Semi on your right. A guy in a silver Civic suddenly remembers his exit, three lanes over. Normal Tuesday. Nobody can control traffic like that. Being ready when it goes sideways, though? That part’s on you. And…...
Lions Gate creates a meaningful Sukkot for residents at all levels of care
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (301+ words) “At home, I always had a sukkah. Sukkot was extremely important for my son, Rabbi Feldman, and my wife,” Feldman shared. When Feldman learned that one of the sukkahs at Lions Gate was in need of being replaced, he described…...
New York City links with labor unions to drive hiring modernization
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (554+ words) Alexander Spatari via Getty Images New York City is turning to local labor unions to help modernize and enhance its civil service hiring system. The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services is partnering with local organized labor unions…...
Election 2026: Portland’s guide to the November election
9+ hour, 50+ min ago (560+ words) Published 4:30 am Wednesday, October 14, 2026 With the November midterm elections rapidly approaching, voters in Portland are thinking about more than just national politics. Portlanders will vote for new members to its city council, consider a measure that would give residents a…...
Visiting This Upstate New York Town Feels Like Traveling 100 Years Back in Time
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (607+ words) Take a walk down Main Street in East Aurora, where it could be 2026 or 1926. In the town of East Aurora, I stepped into a brick building where a young man was precisely hand-setting tiny but heavy lead letters of the…...
Irv Oslin: Adirondack Dispatches Part I: Preliminary exploration proved to be a real nailbiter
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (700+ words) A journey of 1,500 miles begins with the first book. Or two. It doesn’t hurt to bone up a bit before heading out on road trips and outdoor adventures. When Doug Shaffer suggested a paddling and camping trip to the Adirondacks,…...
Glens Falls Post-Star newsroom comes alive in The Last American Newspaper
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (485+ words) Oct 14, 2026 — There’s a line in Ken Tingley’s play, The Last American Newspaper: “studies show when a community newspaper closes, fewer people vote, taxes go up, and there’s more corruption.” The highs and lows of a local paper in the early…...
Freeze the Rent? Well, No. Subsidize the Rent? Better Idea.
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (1701+ words) Urban Matters: Alex, you recently stepped down from the New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), after serving on it for six years. What advice do you have for the board’s new members, who, as you did, will be voting…...
Safety Rules vs. Red Tape
18+ hour, 45+ min ago (453+ words) CHARLESTON - Fireworks stands are common sites along highways and in parking lots leading up to Independence Day, but how to regulate those stands became a debate during a Monday legislative meeting. The Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee met to discuss agency…...