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Cambridge University Press (2020) Review by Stephen Wall In the United States’ system of justice, the Supreme Court is the final authority. Thousands of cases are appealed to the Supreme Court, but few are heard and decided. Since the country’s beginnings, the Supreme Court has heard cases that address the rights of Indians and Indian tribes. Initially, the cases upheld the rights of tribes to govern themselves, free from the interference of state governments and with federal interference o...

Goya Dmytryshchak Maribyrnong council has released its draft 2021-22 budget, which includes an average 1.5 per cent rate rise, a review of the municipal charge and endorses a proposal to borrow $10 million for the Footscray Town Hall redevelopment. The council intends to raise $100,776,958 by general rates and municipal charges, according to budget papers. Councillor Jorge Jorquera told last week’s council meeting he would like to maintain the municipal charge at $20 rather than raise it to $...

Goya Dmytryshchak Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay ratepayers are in the top 10 for paying the highest average residential rates and charges in metropolitan Melbourne. Maribyrnong came in at No. 4 and Hobsons Bay at No. 7 out of 22 metropolitan councils, according to Victorian councils’ budget documents for 2020-21. Boroondara was at No. 1 ($2520.50), followed by Bayside ($2210.42), Moreland ($2160.05), Maribyrnong ($2068.22), Kingston ($2040.12), Manningham ($2027.90), Hobsons Bay ($1966.67), Fra...

Spend county money compassionately To the Editor: Our Haywood county government is planning to build a new jail at a cost of over $14 million. Important questions have been raised about this project. One of the most important  is “What can we do to prevent another new jail being needed in ten years?”  Given the increasing cost of land and construction, this will probably cost the taxpayers of Haywood county more than the current price of $14 million. And further, is putting more...

Last year was unlike any other in recent memory, as our communities were devastated by the deadliest pandemic in a century. For most people, 2021 could not have come soon enough. Besides contending with the pandemic, 2020 also brought a slew of changes to Tribal College Journal. We bade farewell to our longest serving employee and good friend, publisher Rachael Marchbanks, and moved out of our old office in Mancos where TCJ had been rooted for over 20 years. Through it all, we somehow managed ...

DOH-Collier begins vaccine distribution; appointments all booked Published: January 2, 2021 10:24 PM EST Updated: January 4, 2021 12:58 PM EST Recommended COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Collier County began Sunday at 9 a.m. While the appointments are all already filled, there are some things you can do to be prepared. The drive-thru site is at the Collier County Government Center in Naples. But, there will be consequences for anyone who shows up without an appointment. Seeing the lines in Lee...

JANUARY 13 JANUARY 14 Boeings dismal annual sales report isnt even its worst news of the month. That came less than a week earlier, when the aerospace giant handed over more than 100 pages of damning documents to Congress that revealed deception and recklessness in the development of the 737 Max, the model involved in crashes had killed 346 people. JANUARY 20 Félix Hernández signs a minor-league deal with the Atlanta Braves, officially ending his reign as Mariners ace. JANUARY...

To the editor: This is directed to fans of our miracle-working president as we approach 300,000 deaths — 3,000 a day — and Japan has a total of 2,500 all year. “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China.” “We pretty much shut it down coming in from China. It’s going to be fine.” “The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA… Stock Market starting to look very good to me!” “One day it’s like a ...