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City staff and advisory committee members say the tree is healthy; the Parks and Recreation Commission is scheduled to take up the matter Wednesday

Over the last year or so, I have spoken often on the importance and urgency of expanding Medicaid in North Carolina. This week I cede the floor, and my column, to John Chaffee, former CEO of NCEast Alliance and member of Care4Carolina, a non-profit dedicated to closing the insurance gap across North Carolina. Through his work with NCEast Alliance, John knows something about the importance health care infrastructure and insurance security plays in economic development and stability to a region. &...

When Bill and Hillary Clinton gambled big

An Atlanta officer has been hospitalized after he was hit while investigating a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday.

The Rhode Island State Police just turned 96 years old. The first group of troopers was formed in April 1925 under the guidance of Col. Everitte St. John Chaffee. He was an Army officer and war veteran, and also a graduate of Harvard Law School. He made sure that the distinctive uniforms worn by the force were all of the highest quality. The riding breeches, still part of the current-day winter uniform, were for motorcycle or horse patrol.

The 2020 presidential election was in some ways the exposed tip of an iceberg. Written By: Michael Hamad, Hartford Courant | 9:37 am, Jan. 12, 2021 × Rioters enter the Senate Chamber on Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C. Two men photographed carrying zip-ties in the U.S. Capitol were charged Sunday in a federal court in the District of Columbia. (Win McNamee / Getty Images / TNS) HARTFORD, Conn. — As the shock of watching swarms of terrorists ransack the nation’s Capitol began to wear of...

HARTFORD, Conn. — As the shock of watching swarms of terrorists ransack the nation’s Capitol began to wear off, the questions started coming: Why weren’t there enough police on duty? What was Donald Trump’s role in inciting the violence? What immediate steps are needed to safeguard the Republic? Less apparent, perhaps, but no less significant was a deeper question: How did we arrive at a ...

How did we arrive at a moment where thousands of Americans felt justified in attacking the temple of American democracy?

By lying about president obama. everybody else including hope hicks, michael cohen, paul manafort, all admit they lie, and finally we say -- orrin hatch is a good man, but finally we say, wow, forget about values. if theres evidence that the law was broken maybe the family values party will sit up and say, we ought to take notice. what happened before? i dont know. >> this is what is so disappointing about what orrin hatch said. i remember long ago being a young reporter on capitol hill and seei...

Those differences. there had been a track record resolution on different issues and bipartisanship up to that point. there wasnt a question they wouldnt resolve it. also i was part of the centrist coalition that was revised township the late john chaffee. a group of us, 30 senators equally divided came together to demonstrate we could draft a bipartisan budget which we did, chafs balanced budget, to show and prove bipartisanship was alive and well and this would not sidetrack us or derail the le...