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Scooter operator that lost Minneapolis contract takes aim at competitors record on equity Lime challenges Bird on inequitable deployment on Mpls. North Side.  May 8, 2021 — 5:11pm Text size Copy shortlink: A scooter company that failed to get permission to operate in Minneapolis this year has seized on its competitors alleged violation of a requirement to deploy at least 30% of its fleet in poorer areas last year. Lime has received...

Public affairs officer, Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center RUSSEL WESTFAHL DISPLAYS his winning entry in the most recent National Veterans Creative Arts Festival put on by the Veterans Administration in conjunction with the American Legion. Westfahl took first place with this birdhouse, which he spent more than 90 hours creating. (John Jamison/Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center) Russel Westfahl of Crystal Falls holds his favorite fish carving, a tarpon that he places among the rest of h...

1:40 The Iron Mountain VA Medical Center has roughly 18,000 veterans enrolled in VA Healthcare in its service area which covers the Upper Peninsula the parts of northern Wisconsin. Of those a little under half have gotten their COVID-19 vaccine through the VA. “We are generally scheduling appointments every day for veterans to get the vaccine, so although it has slowed, it hasn’t stopped,” said Public Affairs Officer John Jamison. The center is encouraging all veterans to get the COVID-19...

This past year, countless voices were silenced, but their iconic music lives on. This Friday, Daryl Davis salutes those musicians that we’ve lost with his sixth annual tribute concert “Thanks for the Memories” at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. “I just keep a running tally until Dec. 31, then we scramble in January to write out the charts and put together the set,” Davis told WTOP. “It covers every genre and everybody, so there’s something there for everybody: young peop...

"Dairy was a tight market to begin with," Martin said. "Having to turn around and make everything for the consumer side was difficult." "Weve never seen such rapid and devastating change as at the beginning of COVID," Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture spokesperson Shannon Powers said.  Powers added that the industry is witnessing several farmers added in-demand products such as yogurt. The ability to pivot and change directions has been vital for survival.  "When the pandemic hit, it w...

Courtesy photo Don Michelin, served with Army’s 1st Infantry Division during 1966-’68 in Vietnam. He was the recipient of the 1,000th dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Iron Mountain VA’s Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Manistique, Mich.,. Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is presently calling Veterans that are 75-years-old or older, or are in one or more of the following categories: homeless; a spinal cord injury, transplant, dialysis, oncology patient, or have other high-...

Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review John Jamison surveys some of his flock of 150 sheep on Friday at his farm in Unity. Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review John Jamison pets Mirk as a reward after the 5-year-old border collie rounded up some of Jamison’s flock of 150 sheep on Friday at his farm in Unity. Jeff Himler | Tribune-Review Some of the flock of 150 sheep gather on Friday in a field at John and Sukey Jamison’s farm in Unity.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you ...

cbleck@miningjournal.net MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Health Department has provided rollout phases and estimated starting times for the COVID-19 vaccination process in the Upper Peninsula. The MCHD said vaccine has been distributed to many provider organizations across Michigan, and continues to be distributed and received. It encourages people age 16 and older to get vaccinated. However, because of limited supply, vaccine distribution must follow strict guidance from the Centers for Dis...

Dec 23, 2020 John Moddie, a 95-year-old former prisoner of war, WWII veteran, and resident in long-term care was the first Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center patient to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. IRON MOUNTAIN — Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center began COVID-19 vaccinations with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization. “Iron Mountain VA is eager to offer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to health...

ccarlson@dailypress.net Caroline Carlson | Daily Press Local Marine Toys for Tots Assistant Coordinator Carmen Jamison reviews the many toys in the foundation’s Gladstone warehouse. ESCANABA — The COVID-19 pandemic has turned many routines and procedures on their heads this year for both individuals and organizations. Like many charities, the Marine Corps Toys for Tots foundation turned to out-of-the-box thinking to overcome challenges to their 2020 toy drive. “We did have to change a...