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Unitary consultation ROBERT JENRICK has announced an eight-week consultation period on two alternative, conflicting proposals to bring North Yorkshire under a unitary status – the so-called East/West split creating two unitaries, or the single North Yorkshire unitary. He claims that he has always been clear that any restructuring of local government must be locally-led and will not involve top-down solutions from government. However, this is not the case. He is not asking the residents ...

Bentz represented the wishes of his constituents I applaud the plea for unity and finding common solutions Phil Wright, The Observer editor, published Jan. 9. The column referenced Kevin Frazier’s blog, The Oregon Way, in reminding our congresspeople to remember all those whom they represent. I was very surprised to see such hateful diatribe in the Jan. 12, Observer, against one of those representatives, Cliff Bentz. Some history is necessary to put Bentz’s actions into perspective. S...

Getty Images What if Aristotle were your financial professional? Once you got past replacing your laptop with a stone tablet, a noticeable lack of air conditioning, and trading in your shoes for sandals, perhaps you could visualize the possibility. Now can you imagine what this ancient Greek philosopher would say about such things as Social Security, 401(k) plans and living on a golf course? And what might he say about retirement planning in the age of COVID-19? Well, consider one of the more f...

Three World War II veterans prepare to celebrate 100th birthdays World War II veterans turn 100th birthdays Three veterans are accomplishing a remarkable and somewhat rare feat as they prepare to celebrate their 100th birthdays. KENNESAW, Ga. - Living to see your 100th birthday is a remarkable and somewhat rare feat. But three seniors at DayBreak Village senior living in Kennesaw are close to joining the select few who have live to see through an entire century. "I didnt think Id live to be 21...

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plane in duabai and another one in england. ktvus amber lee is at sfo. but we begin with mike mibach who is in temple beth abraham in oakland. mike? >> reporter: these acts are unfolding in four days before the election. where terrorism did not play a big role but it did in targeting the synagogues in america. high alert in the skies above the eastern seaboard. >> i only saw anything on the way down but on the way down we had officers. >> reporter: they escorted this plane down to jfk....

predicted different efforts would be, remember right after the north korean test fire the long-range missile, it was widely presumed that there was nothing that could be done to address those actions, largely because of the u.n. security council would not address them. . i think the president understands that each country has interests. where we have mutual interests, we can work together. >> [unintelligible] >> obviously, we will continue to talk through issues they spend time working...