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Dorothy Dean, a Barton RN working in the emergency department, noted that “Nurses have been working under enormous strain, putting their lives and safety in jeopardy, but rather than coming to an agreement that will allow us to feel some stability in our workplace, Barton executives instead bypassed safe staffing and refusing to work with the nurses.” Barton nurses voted to join the National Nurses United/California Nurses Association in 2017. They began negotiations with Barton in March 20...

WHYY By The Movement for Black and Brown Lives of Montgomery County co-founders from left to right. Veronica Moeller (L), Carmina Taylor (C) and Christopher Jaramillo (R). (Courtesy of the Movement for Black and Brown Lives of Montgomery County) Montgomery County Community College and the Movement for Black and Brown Lives of Montgomery County are kicking off a year-long partnership with an MLK Day virtual town hall. “We’re really excited about the opportunity, for what not only our partner...

December 30, 2020 at 10:45am This is an opinion column by Del. Ken Plum (D), who represents Reston in Virginia’s House of Delegates. It does not reflect the opinion of Reston Now. In two weeks the General Assembly will convene for its annual session that will mark 50 years since the people voted to ratify revisions to the Jim-Crow-laden Constitution of 1902. Up until those revisions, the state legislature met only every other year. The revised Constitution provided for annual sessions to be s...

Reply In two weeks the General Assembly will convene for its annual session that will mark 50 years since the people voted to ratify revisions to the Jim-Crow-laden Constitution of 1902. Up until those revisions, the state legislature met only every other year. The revised Constitution provided for annual sessions to be sixty days in the even-numbered years and thirty days in the odd-numbered years with a provision that any session could be extended up to half its length by a two-thirds vote of...

ABCs of Vaccines: Virtual Town Hall Abcs Of Vaccines Virtual Town Hall Princeton area community website with events, comprehensive business listings, and local information Share: 1:00 PM Dr. George DiFerdinando, chair of the Princeton Board of Health, will lead a virtual town hall meeting focused on vaccines and vaccination, including the plan for COVID-19 vaccination in NJ. Hosted by Princeton Senior Resource Center. Wednesday, Dec 16, 1 p.m. Registration is free but required.