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Dorset Chamber has launched an initiative to offer respectful and confidential support from peers. The scheme, Got Your 6 – shortened to GU6 – is named after a term used by World War II fighter pilots, who protected the “backs” of fellow pilots in the vulnerable rear “six o’clock” position. Several chamber board directors, ambassadors and members, as well as chief executive Ian Girling, have qualified as mental health first aiders thanks to Ouch Training and are ready to bec...

Amy Sudbeck believes the nation has a lot of healing to do in the wake of the May 25, 2020, killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “There’s still so much divide and every time there’s an officer-involved shooting, you’ve got those on the left and those on the right,” said Sudbeck, founder of both Back the First Responders Foundation and Back the Badge, a “pro-blue” social media group of about 7,500 members. “In [Spotsylvania County’s Isaiah Brown] i...

Every morning, Ph.D. student Rose Werth wakes up unsure whether she will feel “paralyzed and overwhelmed” because of the responsibilities that come with her education.  A third-year graduate student, Werth is taking a full course load while also participating in a research assistantship. However, she only has two more years of guaranteed funding from Northwestern...

By MIKE van NORSTRAND

Rebecca SchoenkopfApril 10, 2021 10:23 AM Two Lambs And Supergirl Go On An Adventure To Hurt Their Enemies (Donnas got an ear for titles) Good morning, bienvenue, wallcome to your Saturday morning Wonkettes Top 10! We are up early and hurrying through Top 10 because TODAY we are driving the 50 miles to TOWN to go to a GARAGE SALE! Is it not the most exciting thing you have heard yet this morning? It is for the girls! I am in the market for colored glass jars. Did you know I used to be a nightli...

Michaela Coels I May Destroy You Dominates 2021 Royal Television Society Awards TV Shaun Parkes, in the meantime, takes home Best Actor honor for his role in Steve McQueens Small Axe, whereas Glenda Jacksons Elizabeth is Missing claims the Best Single Drama prize. Mar 17, 2021 Michaela Coel and her hit drama " I May Destroy You" were the big winners at the Royal Television Awards in Britain on Tuesday, March 16. Coel was named Best Actor - Female for her portrayal of Arabella, and she also pi...

March 09, 2021 Advertisement “Are You New on the Job and Have Been Sexually Harassed? The Civil Code’s Got Your Back!” exclaimed a January article by the Beijing Haidian District Court. The court, along with Chinese statemedia, was joining a wave of online discussion following the depiction of workplace sexual harassment in the hit show “My Best Friend’s Story” ( Liu Jin Sui Yue). China’s first-ever Civil Code, which had just gone into effect, the court said, not only provides for...

Union Bank,  “We Got Your Back”  townhall series on  March 12. The FREE series of six town halls will focus on sharing vital information for women attempting to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The series kicks off on March 12—hosted by  Myesha Chaney, author, entrepreneur, and first lady of Antioch Church of Long Beach— will focus on “Rethinking Small Business and Stepping Up Your Side Hustle. Guest panelists include actress/entrepreneur  Wendy Raquel Robinson. “The COVID-19 p...

Iachetta Strong: Capital Region Stands Tall for Injured Sergeant The Capital Region has proven once again that when times get tough, when someone is struggling or when a community is in need, we pull together.  There is no greater example of this than the outpouring of love and support for injured K9 Sergeant Joe Iachetta of the Albany County Sheriffs Office. The 30-year-old husband and father (with another baby due in about a month) was severely injured on Monday morning when his car collided...

A red carpet premier for "Ive Got Your 6," written by western writer Bill Foster and filmed in and around Erath County, is set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at City Limits, 1907 Washington St., Stephenville.