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From right to left are Jordan Binks, Marco Norman, Megan and Johnathan Keeley - Credit: Victoria Pertusa Beer gardens were the place to be on Saturday afternoon in Norwich as friends met up to toast the first weekend since pubs reopened after lockdown. The sunshine and news of Norwich Citys promotion to the Premier League was a winning combination as people soaked up the sun with drinks in hand.  Customers enjoying a drink outside the St Andrews Brew House on Saturday afternoon - Credit: Vict...

DESTIN EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT April 17 Destin City Hall All city meetings are being held at the City Hall Annex, 4100 Indian Bayou Trail, until further notice. All meetings are subject to change or cancellation. To virtually view the meeting, https://www.cityofdestin.com/. To view/stream is www.youtube.com/CityofDestin. City Council, 6 p.m. April 19 Special Magistrate Hearing, 5:30 p.m. April 20, City Hall Town Center CRA-AC, 5:30 p.m. April 21 Parks & Recreation, 4 p.m. April 27 Harbor Capac...

Apr 15, 2021 A technology bottleneck is becoming a serious problem for auto makers and car dealers. There is a global shortage of semiconductor chips, which are used in everything ranging from power steering to dashboard functionality. President Biden has called for a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that includes a $50 billion investment in semiconductor manufacturing and research. We discuss the implications of the shortage and what it means for car buyers and sellers with Tim Jackson, Pr...

Why work lost its worth The shared moral project of the next decade will be restoring the link between labour, community and a meaningful life. One of the most vacuous idioms we use about our moral and social debates is the idea of being “on the side of history”. The plain meaning of this is that “history” – the record of human actions – has an inevitable trajectory, and we had better get on board with it or suffer the consequences. Readers of this magazine will know from John ...

VeloNews Senior Editor Betsy Welch contributed to this story.  Kristin Diamond saw storm clouds gathering over Arkansas back in February. Diamond, who along with Brook Watts runs Parkven Productions, the operations group behind the 2022 UCI World Cyclocross Championships in Fayetteville, watched as lawmakers in Arkansas proposed three bills to limit the rights of transgendered people. Among the bills was HB1570, which denies transgender youth access to gender-affirming care. “Call it what it...

The outback town of Coober Pedy is considering giving away 40 abandoned properties for free if the prospective new owners are prepared to develop the real estate. The famed opal mining centre will have 17 above-ground houses, four underground homess, and 19 vacant land lots up for grabs in June after repossessing the property from owners who did not pay many years worth of council rates.  While regular sales would be considered, the council said a nominal fee of $1 could be accepted in some c...

After his early and loud opposition to Maryville’s mask ordinance gained him prominence in the local political scene — making him a voice for those fed up with Maryville’s City Council and skeptical of the coronavirus altogether — Tim Jackson is now less than a week away from his first appearance on a ballot after months of conservative activism. Jackson, who in July gained local and regional media attention for posting a “No masks allowed” sign at his business, is...

The Degrowth Alternative Both the name and the theory of degrowth aim explicitly to repoliticize environmentalism. Sustainable development and its more recent reincarnation “green growth" depoliticize genuine political antagonisms between alternative visions for the future. They render environmental problems technical, promising win-win solutions and the impossible goal of perpetuating economic growth without harming the environment. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right h...

Bryan County News More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Construction on new Pembroke city hall going well Pembroke City Clerk Cathy Rushing told the city council at its monthly meeting March 8 the new city hall is proceeding on schedule and should be ready to open in September. “The mayor and I had meetings recently with the architect and we met with Stage Front Ligh...

Kindness in the final hours, comfort at the last breath: The people who make sure no one dies alone ON THE COVID FRONTLINE: As colleagues across Greater Manchester’s hospitals spend their days saving lives, the bereavement team at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group understand that death is not an ending. Beth Abbit reports. Updated A viewing window through which patient identifications and final viewings are carried out by relatives and loved-ones (Image: Joel Goodman) Each morning, Alex Ha...