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George Wright The police have indicated that Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Westmoreland, George Wright, has been interviewed by investigators in relation to the viral video of a woman being recently beaten by a man in Hanover. Wright has been widely labelled as having featured in the incident, but the authenticity of the video, along with the subjects who were actually involved, have not been conclusively established. In a release on Wednesday, the police said detectives from the Crimin...

PHIL DI VECE News Contributor Wed, 04/14/2021 - 7:45am Nequasset Road near the George Wright Road intersection. PHIL DI VECE/Wiscasset Newspaper MDOT’s aerial view of proposed changes to Nequasset Road near George Wright Road. The select board suggests moving the intersection more to the right. “They came and listened to what we had to say. Now we have to wait and see what they decide.” That’s how David King Sr., chairman of the Woolwich select board, summed up a 90-minute mee...

Confronted with an embarrassing situation, the top brass of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is urging the Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, George W

Alumnus Dan Wu is a popular chef and the founder of Atomic Ramen. The community activists family moved to Lexington when he was in sixth grade. Photo by Jenny Wells-Hosley. LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 13, 2021) — The University of Kentucky Office of China Initiatives (OCI) is hosting UK art studio alumnus Dan Wu, founder of Atomic Ramen and community activist, to discuss the effects of systemic racism and white supremacy on Asians and Asian Americans at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 14. Wu’s talk, �...

Never forget: Town installs markers for lynching victims JACK BRAMMER, Lexington Herald-Leader FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6A train trestle bridge crosses over Clear Creek, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in Shelbyville, Ky., where three black inmates were dragged out of the citys old jail and lynched in 1911. The city plans to unveil three markers outside of the old jail downtown to note the citys 6 lynchings from 1878 to 1911. (Marcus Dorsey/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)Marcus Dorsey/AP...

BBC News By George Wright Speeches by beauty pageant contestants rarely make headlines. But when Han Lay, Miss Grand Myanmar, spoke out last week against alleged atrocities committed by her countrys military, her speech turned heads. "Today in my country Myanmar ... there are so many people dying," she said at the Miss Grand International 2020 event in Thailand. "Please help Myanmar. We need your urgent international help right now." A little over a month ago, Han Lay, who is 22, was on the st...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 2, 2021) — In the last year, hate crimes and discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans have increased dramatically around the U.S. and the world. Tuesday, April 6, the University of Kentucky will host two events focused on supporting these communities and understanding racialization through history. “Asian Hate and COVID-19: A Year of Two Pandemics,” will take place from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, on Zoom. This event will feature a panel of UK faculty, sta...

Trackforce Valiant and Jobvite Partner to Give Security Guarding Companies Enhanced Applicant Tracking and Onboarding Capabilities News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN DIEGO, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Trackforce Valiant, the leading purpose-built security workforce management platform used by security guard companies worldwide, has announced a partnership with Jobvite, an industry-leading talent platform providing best-in-class solutions for applicant tracking and on...

As It Were: Polish patriot Thaddeus Kosciusko left mark in central Ohio despite never living here Ed Lentz Guest columnist When driving north on Riverside Drive out of Dublin and toward O’Shaughnessy Dam and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, beautiful homes, spacious landscapes and the Scioto River may be observed. A quite large glacial boulder surrounded by a stone enclosure and accompanied by a historic marker also might be noticed. Because traffic in that area of Liberty Township near state...

SportsUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals OPINION As It Were: George Wright was the right person to serve as Unions military storekeeper in Columbus Ed Lentz George Wright served through most of the American Civil War as a “military storekeeper.”   While thousands of men were on the front lines of combat fighting and dying, George Wright was minding the store. Why should we remember him? Because without him, it is quite possible the North would not have won the Civil War. It often is easy ...