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Gov. TimWalz’s recently updated order that elementary schools can begin in-person or hybrid learning starting January 18, 2021 is still leaving students behind. For father Terry Otremba, getting his 13-year-old daughter Addison back into school is a must, he shared with Fox 9. Born with a rare chromosome abnormality, Addison has struggled under a full distance learning model. Walz’s changes didn’t mention students with special needs, which “disappointed” Otremba, Fox 9 ...

Russia Road bridge in Jefferson to reopen ahead of schedule Thursday New Jersey Herald JEFFERSON — The Russia Road bridge will reopen to traffic Thursday, concluding a $1.2 million project that began in early July and finished earlier than Morris County officials initially predicted. The project, financed mainly through the states Local Bridges Future Needs Program and contracted by Sparwick Contracting in Lafayette, replaced the bridge that had not had any major repairs since it was built ...

National security threats. the fact is there are places in the defense budget. i was just reading about the needs program from 1995. this was a missle program. 15 years later, it was found not to be effective. yet the president put $400 million into the budget for this program. >> there are places to cut everywhere. theres no question that you can find places. i have fulldisclosure. i have a son in the marine co s corps. so im not a neutral observer, but shouldnt we keep personnel? >> by the way...