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If you’re brave enough to take a dip in an unheated pool in January, the Copperas Cove Polar Bear Plunge happening this weekend is a perfect place to do it, but 5K Virtual Run coinciding with the plunge event is also a good option if you’re not interested in a cold-water experience. Taste some chili at Camp Caylor’s Chili Cookoff, or browse some handcrafted goods at the Sami Show or one of the recurring farmers markets in the area. Details on these and more events in the listing....

Being heard is more important to some people than following Covid-19 regulations, psychologist and activists say Fighting institutions of power is as American as it gets. Throughout the history of this country, many have taken action in the form of demonstration to fight real and/or perceived injustice. However, until 2020, no demonstrator ever had to take to the streets with Covid-19 threatening them. Covid-19 has changed everything — and despite stay-at-home orders, calls for social distanc...

Kenosha echoes nation’s divide over race and police after officer who shot Jacob Blake won’t face charges Months after flames and unrest gripped Kenosha, Wisconsin, the decision by county officials to not charge the White police officer who shot Jacob Blake has renewed the city’s communal pain and racial divide. The Kenosha prosecutor’s announcement this week that Rusten Sheskey and other police officers would not face charges in connection with the shooting angered Blake’s family and...

Kenosha echoes divide over race and police after officer who shot Jacob Blake wont face charges CNN 1/7/2021 By Nicole Chavez, CNN © Daniel Acker/Reuters Justin Blake, uncle of Jacob Blake a black man left paralyzed after being shot by a Kenosha Police officer on August 23, 2020, center, leads a march after it was announced no charges will be filed in the case in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. January 5, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Acker Months after flames and unrest gripped Kenosha, W...

Derek January 2, 2021 (4:01 am) So what does this even mean? heartless January 2, 2021 (10:06 am) If you follow the SDOT link above it tells you more, but essentially the panel did its job and is no longer needed.  The panel was created to inform the repair/replace debate; they did that, and now that Seattle is moving forward with the repair option that panel is redundant.   David January 2, 2021 (12:05 pm) I’m a big confused, I can’t seem to find out in my casual diggi...

Op-ed: A true gift in the Stamford community Dr. Tamu Lucero FacebookTwitterEmail With the holiday season upon us, what better time to reflect on all that we have to be thankful for, both personally and collectively as a school district. Since moving to Stamford nearly six years ago, I have come to realize Stamford is an amazing city — for countless reasons — but arguably the main reason for Stamford’s success is its incredible collaborative spirit. We have all just experienced that spiri...

Pittsburgh police Chief Scott Schubert says he is committed to doing better. That is the place every improvement should start. Now seems to be the perfect time for such a commitment. After all, the new year is just days away. “We’re always evolving, always striving to be better,” Schubert said in a Tuesday meeting with City Council members, detailing what the force has done in reaction to the Community Task Force on Police Reform that was convened in June. The chief’s statement could be...

They’re also working to make it easier for people to find the information they want, but it’s a collaborative process, said Heath Johnson, the department’s crime analysis coordinator. “Our hope is to have all of that stuff accessible to anyone who seeks it out,” Johnson said. The “Eight Can’t Wait” recommendations, which include bans on chokeholds and restrictions on use of force, have been or are in the process of being implemented in Pittsburgh, police officials said. Diversit...

Public meetings for the week of Dec. 20 The Columbian Share: Monday • 4 p.m., workshop; Vancouver Innovation Zone update. • 5 p.m., workshop: final recommendations from the Community Task Force on Council Representation. • 6:30 p.m., regular meeting: RegJIN Intergovernmental Agreement, speed limit reductions on Northwest Lower River Road and NW Erwin O. Rieger Memorial Highway Spur, acceptance of land donation, approval of PTO requests from city employees, appointments to ...