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by Lev Facher, Interactives by Kaitlyn Bartley/statnews
WASHINGTON Seventy-two senators and 302 members of the House of Representatives cashed a check from the pharmaceutical industry ahead of the 2020 election representing more than two-thirds of Congress, according to a new STAT analysis of records for the full election cycle.
Pfizer’s political action committee alone contributed to 228 lawmakers. Amgen’s PAC donated to 218, meaning that each company helped to fund the campaigns of nearly half the lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Overall, the sector donated $14 million.
Cedar Fair s executive VP, general counsel and corporate secretary is leaving the company
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The executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. (NYSE: FUN) is leaving the company.
The Sandusky-based amusement and water park operator on Wednesday, June 9, announced that Duffield E. Milkie has agreed to transition out of his role as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary after nearly 14 years in the job.
Milkie, 55, has resigned his officer positions effective immediately. As part of the transition, Cedar Fair said in a news release, Milkie will remain an employee until Sept. 30, serving in a nonexecutive role. After that, he will be an of counsel adviser to Cedar Fair through the end of February 2022.
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The recent news that Bill Gates, 65, and Melinda Gates, 56, are divorcing after 27 years of marriage took much of the world by surprise. The power couple appeared to be the picture of marital stability and longevity, having raised three children while founding and leading the world’s largest nonprofit, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has distributed over $54 billion in grants since its inception.
While we don’t know all the reasons behind the Gates’ decision, it is clear they are not alone in separating after decades together.
The Journals of Gerontology found that more than 1 in 4 people getting divorced in the United States are over age 50, and over half of those divorces happen after 20 years of marriage. Pew Research data from 2017 found that the rate of divorce after age 50 nearly doubled from 1990 to 2015. And a study published in June 2020 the
BGSU honors Dr. Robert L. Perry ’59, ’65 in recognition of legacy of diversity and belonging
Perry served as inaugural director of University’s ethnic studies program
Bowling Green State University is honoring Dr. Robert L. Perry ’59, ’65 the inaugural director of the University’s ethnic studies program, with the naming of the Robert L. Perry Veranda.
Located at Shatzel Hall, the Robert L. Perry Veranda recognizes Perry’s legacy of shaping diversity and belonging initiatives at BGSU.
The BGSU Board of Trustees approved the naming at the May 21 meeting. Among his vast accomplishments, Perry helped establish the University’s Cultural Diversity in the United States requirement in 1992, profiled in The Chronicle of Higher Education as the first of its kind at any university in the country. The requirement continues today and serves as the foundation of the University’s efforts to educate all students on the importance of race and democracy.
Chris Willis to bike across the country to raise money for public education
BGSU associate professor wants to thank K-12 teachers, administrators and staff for their resilience during COVID
By Bob Cunningham ’18
Dr. Chris Willis has big plans this summer. He is going to ride his bike across the United States to raise money for public education.
Willis, associate professor in Bowling Green State University’s College of Education and Human Development, plans to traverse the Northern Tier Route by the Adventure Cycling Association, beginning in Anacortes, Washington, on June 7 and ending in Bar Harbor, Maine, on Aug. 2.
Willis’ goal is to raise $51,000 for public education $1,000 for each of the 51 school districts he plans to stay in during his transcontinental journey that will total nearly 4,300 miles over the course of 57 days with a stop in Bowling Green on July 17.