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Feedback forum on council long-term plan for Whanganui proves popular 7 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read Whanganui district councillors, staff and members of the Youth Committee talk to shoppers at Trafalgar Square shopping centre. Photo / Liz Wylie Whanganui district councillors, staff and members of the Youth Committee talk to shoppers at Trafalgar Square shopping centre. Photo / Liz Wylie Liz Wylie is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleliz.wylie@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron Wha...

Bottle Rocket and Fargo: How Wes Anderson and the Coen brothers brought ‘peak quirkiness’ to cinemas 25 years ago Ed Power © Provided by The Independent Two movies, released two weeks apart, but connected by an almost overpowering quirkiness and a fascination with people on the fringes of society. On 21 February 1996 – a quarter of a century ago today – 26-year-old Wes Anderson’s feature length debut, Bottle Rocket, tip-toed into some 30 cinemas around the United St...

news Biden revives push for Harriet Tubman $20 bill © Getty Images Harriet Tubman was a spy and a nurse for the Union during the US Civil War The Biden administration has said it will seek to push forward a plan to make anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman the face of a new $20 bill. A note featuring Ms Tubman, who was born a slave around 1820, was originally due to be unveiled in 2020. The US Treasury said she would replace former President Andrew Jackson, a slave owner. But the effort was ...

Harriet Tubman: Biden moves to put anti-slavery activist on $20 bill Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionHarriet Tubman was a spy and a nurse for the Union during the US Civil War The Biden administration has said it will seek to push forward a plan to make anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman the face of a new $20 bill. A note featuring Ms Tubman, who was born a slave in about 1822, was originally due to be unveiled in 2020. The US Treasury said she would replace former Presiden...

Funding for $400,000 in renovations to improve amenities at Albert-Oakland Park was authorized Monday night by the City Council during a sparsely attended meeting. The council also agreed to fund improvements to the Activity and Recreation Center’s waterslide and staircase in the ARC’s Water Zone. Maintenance alterations to the center’s rooftop HVAC unit will be included in this renovation. The approved alterations on the ARC will amount to $127,000, according to city memos. The ...

we have a few minutes left for questions, and i know we have some questions coming off the internet. yes. >> judy woodruff with the pbs newshour. one of the things that certainly has marked this congress is the gridlock. on one issue after another, it seems that while there has been some cooperation, clearly there has also been a lot of disagreement on one issue after another. could one or two of you speak about the difference you think it would make to have more women? what issues cou...

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they explain what those are next. this is about an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] >> were going to have some real substance, but were also going to have some great theater, so i hope that in the spirit of theater you will all turn off your cell phones, your pagers, your phones and everything else thats electronic and that can be -- i know our speakers will appreciate it, and id like to see that happen. so im jessica einhorn, im dean of science, and i thank you all for joini...

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as electronic. i know our speakers will appreciate it. i would like to see that happen. i have been a science and that thank you all for joining us this evening. is my pleasure to welcome me. celebrating the book once of our distinguished professor of american foreign policy. here with his esteemed co-autho new york times columnist and pulitzer prize-winning author. it is a great pleasure to welcome some back. those of you who are loyal readers of his column, and i know that enclose a...