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12 ARLINGTON, Va. – Soldier Recovery Units are offering sports that are causing axes and arrows to fly. It’s all part of events and programs that some Soldiers participate in as part of their adaptive reconditioning. Ax throwing is offered by an SRU in Kentucky, while archers are readying their bows at units in Texas and Hawaii. COVID-19 pandemic precautionary measures are practiced at all three locations. For those at the Fort Campbell SRU, ax throwing is a bimonthly event...

March 11, 1927 - January 12, 2021 Janesville/Madison, WI - Lorraine J. Solien, lived a long happy life and recently passed away at age 93, on January 12, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Karen. Lorraine loved life and still had a long list of things to accomplish. Lorraines life began in South Beloit, Illinois on March 11, 1927, the daughter of Edward and Grace Freeman. She was an amazing student and graduated valedictorian (of course) at South Beloit High school in 1945, and went on to study...

11 ARLINGTON, Va. — The beauty of Crested Butte, Colorado is truly staggering no matter what time of year it is. During wintertime, the snow-capped mountain towers over the East River Valley, while in the summer wildflowers burst into bloom, blanketing its slopes. But its more than a beautiful location — Crested Butte has become a pilgrimage of sorts for Soldiers from the Fort Carson Soldier Recovery Unit looking to tackle their personal challenges by conquering the imposing...

BOSTON — A legal assistance program started by the Baker administration as a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures was set to end is looking to ramp up services and bring on a host of new attorneys as eviction cases for failure to pay rent are on the rise in the state. The program, run by a group of regional legal aid organizations, provides assistance to both tenants and landlords facing pandemic-related eviction issues. Since the week beginning on Nov. 2 through the week starting on D...

Staff Reports Dec 21, 2020 MIDDLETON — With the state in the grips of a COVID-19 surge, the Essex County Sheriff’s Department announced that as of Wednesday, it had 69 active cases among inmates at the Middleton Jail and House of Correction.  The majority of those testing positive are asymptomatic and the rest are demonstrating mild symptoms. There have been no hospitalizations. Testing for COVID-19 continues at the facility.  “Testing is the only way to effectively l...

SHARE: When the deadly spread of COVID-19 became apparent in New York City jails, the city began identifying some high-risk inmates to release. Ricardo Ferguson was one of them. 34 years old at the time, he suffered from serious heart problems and had already experienced multiple heart attacks. So for his health and safety, Ferguson was released from Rikers at the beginning of April.  But upon reentry into the community, Ferguson was unable to get the critical heart medication he needed. Alt...

GEICO Hosting Virtual Career Fair Exclusively for the Military Community CHEVY CHASE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GEICO is hosting its first-ever Virtual Career Fair for the military community on Thursday, Dec. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST. Active duty, reservist, retirees, veterans and military spouses are welcome to take part by registering here. GEICO recruiters will be available to discuss career opportunities in Sales, Customer Service, Claims, Actuary, Legal, Analytics, Information Technolog...

Sanders seem to say he could be looking for a new one. >> but what we have to do is make sure people should not have to argue with you or anybody else. if they are sick, they deserve the coverage. and thats what medicare for all us about. so to answer your question will there be job loss? yes there will be. but what i want to tell you is we are putting into medicare for all a just transition program. >> sanders stays at just transition program will help everyone in the industry maintain their in...

Say. >> we have to do make sure people should not argue with you or anybody else. if they are sick, they deserve the coverage. that is what "medicare for all" is about. to answer your question, will there job loss, yes there will be but i want to tell you, we are putting into "medicare for all" what we call a just transition program. reporter: sanders says that just transition program will help people in the industry maintain their incomes and get retraining for new jobs for a period of five yea...

Life. 0. >> i think this is a huge civil military divide right now. there are some jobs you have when you sign up for the military that are easily transferrable to the civilian workforce. maybe youre a truck driver. we, you know, theres a transition program there. you can go work in the -- in the truck industry. the labor union specifically, the building trades unions in the united states do a tremendous job of putting that were infantrymen and armor tanks or whether theyre in the marines and so...