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SPRINGFIELD — Emily Werth says she has seen young people go through "scary and stress-inducing" court hearings so they can get an abortion without having to involve their parents. The minors routinely express relief after the hearings, in which local judges almost always approve requested waivers of Illinois parental notification law for minors seeking abortions, according to Werth, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. "Theres just an immense amount of anxi...

It was somewhat acerbic, as is Gary Trudeau’s style. In January 1982, the “Doonesbury” cartoonist placed an incidental character, an Environmental Protection Agency staffer, on the ledge of an office building, promising to jump unless then-EPA head Anne M. Gorsuch (a Reagan appointee) agreed that “the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect the environment.” As Orwellian as things seemed then, they were worse during the Trump administration, when th...

Luzerne County’s Home Rule Charter was drafted 11 years ago amid a far-reaching public corruption probe that sent three county judges and a county commissioner to federal prison. More than

ELIZABETHTON — Thursday’s Elizabethton City Council meeting saw a bit of history as council members accepted a train display from the local Chamber. The display was given to the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce many years ago and was displayed on city property next to U.S. Highway 19E where the Chamber offices used to be located. With the Chamber’s move to its new offices in downtown Elizabethton, it was decided to turn the train over to the city to make sure the tr...

ALLISON WRABEL The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress CHARLOTTESVILLE — Seeing her great-great-great-uncle Peyton Skipwith’s name carved into the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia fills Carole Malone’s heart “with pride and sadness.” “Peyton, along with 4,000 to 5,000 known and unknown patriots and citizens, toiled at UVa under unspeakable horrors and oppression to carve out a life of dignity and hope for their families and desce...

By JIM SPEHAR Maybe it’s a combination of realism and the fact that I’m a professionally trained skeptic thanks to what some critics might consider an appropriate B.S. in Journalism. Or perhaps my status as a native hereabouts with some experience in local campaigning. But count me a little less certain than some about the possibility that last week’s Grand Junction City Council election marks some sort of turning point in local politics. “All of the far-right candidates see...

Achievers The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission has selected 118 individuals for the 2021 class of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows. Local individuals include: Miya LaBarr of Clemmons; Mary Taylor of Mount Airy; and Harper Ray of Winston-Salem. Those named as fellows may attend any of the program’s five partner institutions: UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, N.C. State, Elon University or Meredith College. Activities Westchester Country Day School will donate $1,000 each to five ...

WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced April 2 the formation of a Missing & Murdered Unit within the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services to provide leadership and direction for cross-departmental and interagency work involving missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. According to the BIA, the MMU will help put the full weight of the federal government into investigating these cases and marshal law enforcement resou...

In the letter, Seaman asked for a meeting with Jacobsen. "As these allegations have needlessly undermined confidence in the election process, I am hoping to work with you and your office to restore this faith for Montana voters," Seaman wrote.  "It would benefit voters across the state for Missoula County to continue to collaborate with your office to provide education on how the policies and procedures currently in law ensure election integrity," he added. Rep. Brad Tschida, R-Missoula, ...

With marijuana set to become legal in Virginia as of July 1, Amherst County Board of Supervisors members are backing a referendum for county residents to give input on whether dispensaries that sell the drug should be permitted. The board discussed the matter during an April 6 meeting and directed County Administrator Dean Rodgers to look into pursuing a referendum “the sooner the better,” according to Supervisor Jimmy Ayers. When asked if the November general election is too soon to ...