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Program for people with blindness, multiple disabilities in Daytona Beach plans reopening Mark Harper, The Daytona Beach News-Journal Lois Butterfield, who is 64 and blind, walked and ran 2,020 miles in 2020 Replay Video UP NEXT A recently merged nonprofit is on track to reopen the residential program previously offered by the Conklin Center for the Blind in Daytona Beach.  Officials at the Conklin Davis Center for the Visually Impaired say they are working with the state Div...

Drinking on the job: Culture change needed to clean up workplaces We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Instead of socialising at boozy Christmas parties or Friday night knock-off drinks, workers at Access Health bond at alcohol-free events such as tea-making classes, trips to the zoo or horse riding. In stark contrast to the toxic workplace culture at Parliament House, where Prime Minister Scott Morrison is open to ...

LIVERMORE — If the East Bay Regional Park District’s (EBRPD) recent application for federal grant funding is accepted, the City of Livermore might gain some help in connecting to the Iron Horse Trail. Following a conversation with EBRPD officials — who announced the application was underway — Livermore Mayor Bob Woerner reported he would like to see his city staff begin the work of identifying high-priority segments of the path and where rights-of-way will need to be acquire...

Grammy Awards 2021: How 4 nominees with strong Arizona connections did at this years show Ed Masley, Arizona Republic © Greenwich Entertainment "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice" Two nominees with Arizona ties — a Linda Ronstadt documentary and a former Phoenix New Times writers liner notes — picked up Grammy Awards before the broadcast even started Sunday. The two other nominees, singer Courtney Marie Andrews and the Canyon Records label, did not fare quite as well....

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Sabrina Landreth, photo courtesy of EBRPD, with a photo background of Wildcat Canyon Park by Kathy Chouteau. Sabrina Landreth has been appointed as the East Bay Regional Park District’s (EBRPD) new general manager, becoming the first female and 10 th GM in the Park’s 87-year history. Landreth, a fifth generation East Bay native, UC Berkeley alum and former Oakland City Administrator from 2015- 2020, will succeed Robert Doyle, who recently retired following a 47-year career with the district...

Jump to navigation By  02/03/2021 After a quarter of a century and only one contested election, Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle will retire from his post in 2022. The race for the seat has begun: Undersheriff Jamie Scardina, who was endorsed by the sheriff after two decades with the county department, announced his run against newcomer Adam McGill, the city manager of Novato. This week, the Light spoke with Undersheriff Scardina. The 45-year-old Marinwood resident and father of two h...

Jump to navigation By  01/27/2021 After a quarter of a century and only one contested election, Marin County Sheriff Robert Doyle will retire from his post in 2022. The race for the seat has begun: Undersheriff Jamie Scardina, who was endorsed by the sheriff after two decades with the county department, announced his run against newcomer Adam McGill, the city manager of Novato. This week, the Light spoke with Mr. McGill, after a soft launch of his campaign. The 48-year-old Novato resid...

Drinking This Much Alcohol Could Shorten Your Life by 5 Years, Says Study © Provided by Eat This, Not That! man pouring a glass of wine Its no secret that alcohol consumption has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a study of 6,000 Americans conducted by the Rand Corporations American Life Panel and published on JAMA Network Open last year, binge drinking has been significantly on the rise since the onset of COVID-related lockdowns, especially among female respondents. Another...

The Biggest Danger Sign Youre Drinking Too Much Alcohol, Say Doctors © Shutterstock Depressed woman According to the latest U.S. dietary guidelines released last month by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services, its considered healthy for an adult woman to consume one alcoholic beverage per day and an adult man to drink two per day. Health experts have raised concern that the guidelines are too generous for men, and that the vagueness of the per-day guid...