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The effort to make Washington, D.C. the 51st state became even longer odds on Friday as Senator Joe Manchin once again became the fly in the Democratic ointment

By Erica Thomas, managing editor TRUSSVILLE — A Jefferson County judge ruled in favor of the Jefferson County Personnel Board after over a year and a half of back-and-forth between the board and the city of Trussville. The legal battle began in April of 2019 when the city passed an ordinance (2019-020 (ADM), to create its own civil service system for city employees and to hire its own Director of Personnel. This, after decades of operating under the Jefferson County Personnel Board. According...

The Marthas Vineyard Times A proposed amendment to the Steamship Authority’s Enabling Act by State Sen. Susan Moran, D-Falmouth, that would change the weighted votes for Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket on the SSA board was met with immediate and vocal opposition — and we need to keep those voices strong and united. Moran’s bill aims to provide “parity” on the SSA board — giving the five member ports an equal vote at the table. Right now, both...

Coordination and Decomposition Gregory Hood, American Renaissance, April 9, 2021 We’re at a turning point in our history. America has practically adopted an official state ideology: Critical Race Theory (CRT), which holds that white privilege and racism are embedded in all institutions and cause inequality. Thus, practically unlimited government intervention is justified to remove racism. In practical terms, this means attacking whites, the group that created and sustains the United States. O...

Does the Enabling Act for the Steamship Authority hold the Town of Falmouth hostage? Few citizens are familiar with the act, or even know it exists. The Massachusetts Legislature passed this law in 1960 in order to ”provide adequate transportation of persons and necessaries of life for the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard….” In carrying out this mission, the Authority is charged with exercising its powers “for the benefit of the people of the commonwealth, for...

By JOEY NOVICK Jonathan Jennings: First governor of Indiana Jonathan Jennings: First governor of Indiana Credits: Wikimedia April 9, 2021 at 8:00 AM Jonathan Jennings was the first governor of Indiana and a nine-term congressman from Indiana. Born in Readington Township, he studied law before immigrating to the Indiana Territory in 1806. Jennings became involved in a dispute with the territorial governor, William Henry Harrison, that soon led him to enter politics and set the tone for his ea...

Does the Enabling Act for the Steamship Authority hold the Town of Falmouth hostage? Few citizens are familiar with the act, or even know it exists. The Massachusetts Legislature passed this law in 1960 in order to ”provide adequate transportation of persons and necessaries of life for the islands of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard….” In carrying out this mission, the Authority is charged with exercising its powers “for the benefit of the people of the commonwealth, for...

Get email notification for articles from Yoana Gonen Follow Apr. 8, 2021 2:39 PM World War II and the Holocaust were a particularly dark chapter in human history. As in every collective trauma, false rumors and fabricated myths accompanied the historical facts of both the heroes and villains. Many of the phony stories are spread by people with vested interests, trying to clear their names or tarnish their enemies. Over time, some of these fabrications take on a life of their own, undergoing t...

The Marthas Vineyard Times Ferries look to return of food service SSA board also hears updates on schedule, traffic concerns, and terminal project. The concession stands on Steamship Authority ferries have been empty for a year. - Rich Saltzberg Concessions, at least vending machine goodies, could be returning to Steamship Authority ferries in the middle of May. The idea of food trucks in the terminal parking lots was even floated, though it was never discussed in any detail. During...

The Paris Accords and cancelling Keystone is just the beginning of life under the new climate regime.