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Despite opposition from all Senate and House Republicans — including Indiana Senators Mike Braun and Todd Young and U.S. Representative Jim Banks — Democrats in Washington are confident their $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is what America needs now. The Democratic plan will “get money in the pockets of Americans” … because “it’s an emergency,” President Biden said last week. Republicans say the plan is less about COVID relief and more about a long-time D...

About a year ago, in the spring of 2020, my wife and I took Bella for a walk. We passed a neighbor’s house and Kate admired the big clump of daffodils. They must have been planted many years ago, for they were healthy and thick with bright yellow blooms. I knew Kate’s favorite color was yellow, so I thought to buy some daffodil bulbs and plant them. Coincidentally (or maybe not), Facebook showed me that very day an advertisement for a Dutch company that bred bulb plants like tulips an...

Lindsay Powers as its new human resources director. The nonprofit, formerly known as Mesa Developmental Services, made the announcement in a news release. Powers was previously the Director of Operations at Monument Health, at 744 Horizon Court, No. 260. A Montana native, Powers moved to the Grand Valley in 2011. She holds a bachelor of ccience in human resource management from Colorado State University. “I come from a family of public service, I learned what it meant to support others,â�...

MDOT to host virtual public meeting for ‘Maine Ahead’ project’s Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge Event Location:  Event has passed The Maine Department of Transportation will be assisting the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority with a virtual public meeting to discuss the ongoing "Maine Ahead" project on the Piscataqua River (I-95) Bridge. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss capacity improvements to the interstate during peak travel times by al...

Gov. Eric Holcomb As the pandemic spread across the world creating countless problems, Fred Geyer possessed a solution in Northwest Indiana. N95 masks, vital to protecting health care workers exposed to the coronavirus, were in short global supply, and his business, American Melt Blown & Filtration, already produced the filtration for the short-supplied N95 masks made in other countries. So why not create the entire masks in the Hoosier state? That question led to the creation of a ...

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VIRGINIA — Two Iron Range lawmakers on a legislative subcommittee reviewing coronavirus restrictions in Minnesota said they welcomed adjustments to mitigation measures announced by Gov. Tim Walz on Friday, nearly

One year ago this week, I was living a normal life, and you probably were too.

1 of 2 Photo by Sarah Marino Front left, Ronnie Hampton, Pastor Mark Staples, Brandi Hines, Nancy Bickerstaff and Brad Merrifield. Back, from left, EMCOR furnace installers Chris Magee and Eric Sigley and Pastor Mike Little, of Good Hope Baptist Church in Barrackville, pose in front of the Howard House on Friday. Photo by Sarah Marino FAIRMONT — As a retired bank officer, Nancy Bickerstaff said it was always about giving back. She asked Brad Merrifield, former mayor...

The Minnesota Department of Commerce is now offering an online option for licensing candidates to take their pre-license examinations in real estate or insurance. The online examination makes licensure more