Students in the Parma Area Center for Transition Services (PACTS) program help run online gift business while learning work and life skills as they strive to gain independence.
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COLUMBUS The Senate approved the proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday and many, including Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, are objecting to the funding formula that places Ohio at a lower priority for assistance.
Husted elaborated last week, saying Ohio is essentially being penalized for doing the right thing.
“There’s no doubt that the plan provides significant additional relief funding for state and local governments, however there’s a provision in here that I want to raise an issue with. The relief bill, which provides $350 billion to state and local governments, uses a formula that incorporates the state unemployment rate for the fourth quarter of Calendar Year 2020 instead of using the straight population base formula, that is traditional in most bills of this nature and was certainly used in the previous CARES Act. In doing this, it really puts Ohio and a lot of states at a disadvantage in terms of the funding t
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Great Bend City Council quick reads – March 1, 2021 Council, commission to hold joint meeting A Venture Corporation crew works on the 10th Street resurfacing project near the K-96 bypass Monday afternoon. This is one of the project back on track after the cold snap delayed progress. - photo by DALE HOGG Great Bend Tribune
Great Bend City Administrator Kendal Francis reminded the City Council Monday the that the council will hold a joint meeting with the Barton County Commission. The session is set for 6 p.m. Monday, March 29, at the Great Bend Events Center, 3111 10th St.
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Area organizations with programs to help improve Birmingham, will soon receive funding from the city’s Building Opportunities for Lasting Development (BOLD) Grant Program. This program, led by the city’s Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity (IEO), provides financial support to organizations and agencies that are taking creative, evidence-based approaches to solving various community issues.
Nearly $500,000 was allocated across four categories:
Job Accessibility
Scale-Up Technical Assistance for Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, & Disadvantaged Businesses
Social Innovation to Address a Pressing Community Problem
Projects were selected by a committee composed of members of the Mayor’s Office, City Council administration, IEO, the Department of Community Development, and the Department of Planning, Engineering & Permits to ensure alignment and transparency between the bodies. This is the third cycle of the BOLD Grant Program, which saw succes
A thank you to all nonprofits
Kristina Gustavson
Many have asked the question, “when do we get to stop talking about the pandemic?” Well, North Louisiana found an answer, albeit perhaps only temporary: during a weeklong snowstorm. If the COVID-19 pandemic and the events of this month have taught me anything it is that, in life, control is an illusion!
The illusion of control is the tendency for human beings to believe they can control or at least influence outcomes they demonstrably have no influence over. In 1975, Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist, coined the term “illusion of control.” According to Langer, as humans “taking some action leads people to feel a sense of control over a situation, and that feels good, rather than just being a passive bystander. Doing something typically feels better than doing nothing.” This is true even when the action may have no result or, in other words, is only a placebo.