Richmond police officers and firefighters called on city leaders Monday night to increase their wages and reform the pay scale system for local public safety employees.
In the first public hearing on the cityâs proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, about two dozen people said relatively low pay and stress over the last year has led to significant turnover and decline in morale.
âWe are not entering a crisis. We are in [a crisis],â said Brendan Leavy, a Richmond police detective and president of the Richmond Coalition of Police. âOur veteran officers are leaving our department in droves. Weâve had over 70 officers leave in the last 10 months. This is not normal.â
A new nonprofit health clinic in Anchorage aims to provide more affordable care for the LGBTQ+ community Published 1 day ago
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Print article The first nonprofit health clinic in the state specifically dedicated to serving Alaska’s LGBTQ+ community opened this week in Anchorage, across from the Midtown Mall. Identity Health Clinic which will be run by Identity, a local LGBTQ+ nonprofit of the same name aims to provide affordable
care to a more vulnerable community that has not always had positive experiences going to the doctor or seeking other medical care, said Tracey Wiese, the clinic’s director.
Lily-Rose Depp says the value of privacy has always been instilled in her from an early age .
The Voyagers star - who is the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis - insists privacy is really important to her and she knows how important it is for her to keep things just for herself .
Speaking on The Drew Barrymore Show, she said: The value of privacy is something thatâs been instilled in me from an early age. Growing up in a family like I did, it was always something that was - I always learned the importance of privacy and valuing that and keeping things just for yourself. And thatâs something that Iâve carried on into my own career and thatâs really important to me. It s about balancing that with also wanting to keep other things private and enjoy other parts of life.
DAVID ERICKSON
A group of airport workers in Missoula walked out on the job and staged a protest on Monday to convey their disappointment with low wages, unsafe working conditions and lack of hazard pay.
The workers are employed by Unifi Service, an Atlanta-headquartered company that has a contract to work for Delta and United Airlines at Missoula International Airport and several other airports in the region. The workers handle baggage, clean airplanes, work with customers at gates, de-ice airplanes and marshall planes on the tarmac. The final straw was when they called us unskilled workers, explained ramp agent Jared Bonney. Another worker, Joey Braun, said they have to complete a minimum of 140 hours of initial online training and have additional trainings on a regular basis.Â