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Reply Bryan Mahanes during his 2021 Lip Sync For Lungs performance (Valerie & Ed Photography) Last night, the American Lung Association in South Carolina hosted the 5th annual Lip Sync For Lungs at The Bend, and Bryan Mahanes took home the Battle Champion trophy after his performance of Elton John, and raising the most money through community support and donations. Overall, the event raised more than $200,000. The event features local celebrities who performed choreographed lip sync and routine...

DOVER – A nurse at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been awarded the organization’s highest honor, the President’s Award, for her excellence at work and for taking the lead on the many efforts made by the hospital staff to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of the hospital’s PILLAR Awards program, the President’s Award honors an employee, volunteer, or medical staff member, who takes a step above the unexpected and whose actions large, or small, contribute to a quality experience at W...

Courtesy-in.gov COLUMBUS, Ind. – In a special Saturday morning Third House session, State Rep. Ryan Lauer and State Sen. Greg Walker addressed several topics related to education. The discussion was moderated by Alan Birkemeier of the Columbus Educators Association and Lynne Fleming of the Bartholomew County Retired Teachers Association. Regarding school-choice bills, HB1005 and SB413, Walker said the Senate version has tighter language. Lauer noted that while the bills expand choice, the sta...

Courtesy-Cols. Educators Assoc. FB page COLUMBUS,  Ind. – The Columbus Educators Association (CEA) and Bartholomew County Retired Teachers Association invite the public to a virtual Third House meeting this Saturday, February 27, at 9 a.m. The event features Rep. Ryan Lauer and Sen. Greg Walker and will focus specifically on education-related legislation. Legislators will answer questions and share information about education-focused bills in the statehouse. Following a discussion of legisla...

It may fly in other parts of the country, but Indiana lawmakers are taking steps to make sure it doesnt fly in the Hoosier state.

Sunday, February 21, 2021 1:00 am Editorial Efforts to restrict ballot access reflect GOPs lack of confidence in electorate Who was counting on a pandemic to disrupt the last election year? No one, yet local election officials and voters moved ahead, successfully adapting to a delayed primary date, no-excuse primary voting by mail and overwhelming participation in absentee voting for the November election. About 65% of Indianas 4.75 million voters cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 election, with more...

1:01 The bill would make teachers sign forms each summer allowing their union to automatically deduct dues from paychecks. The forms would include bold-font language informing them of their rights to not join a union and if teachers forget to renew, their membership would lapse.  Senators voting for the measure said it would help teachers make “informed decisions” about their dues and membership. Testimony from anti-union groups suggested teachers could forget about the automatic paycheck ...

The Daily Yonder A poll worker and journalist says we need to inoculate our electoral system against mistrust. Share this: Northern Nevadans wait to vote in-person at Reed High School in Sparks, Nevada on November 3, 2020, prior to polls closing. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File) As 2020’s Covid-19 pandemic ravaged Americans’ health and economy, distrust of our election system infested the bloodstream of U.S. democracy. The result is a nation with voter flu, even leading to a feverish mob ...

Tauraroa Area Schools jaw-dropping gym opened 7 Feb, 2021 03:00 AM 3 minutes to read Tauraroa Area School students try out their new gym. Photo / Supplied Mikaela Collins is a reporter for the Northern Advocatemikaela.collins@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat When the students at Tauraroa Area School saw their new state-of-the art gym for the first time, their jaws hit the floor, the schools property manager says. The gym, which replaces an old half-basketball sized gym from the 1970s and the mismatch...

Replies(2) Bryan Mahanes (Bryan Mahanes) Charleston entrepreneur Bryan Mahanes isnt a stranger to stage lights – he has been performing locally since 1995 – but on March 11, he will take the stage for the first time to support the American Lung Association. On March 11, Mahanes will compete in the organizations Lip Sync For Lungs Live Battle V in memory of a friend who died from lung cancer and to support lung health in Charleston. Mahanes owns the entertainment agency, Other Brother Entert...