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The Government passed legislation that allowed recreational drugs to be legally tested at summer festivals in December. Credits: Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images
National MP Simon Bridges has been accused of disrespecting families of the dead after linking fatalities at festivals over summer with drug-testing services, despite none of the deaths being linked to drug use.
The Government last year temporarily legalised drug-testing services at music festivals, which had already been operating in a legal grey area for several years. That law is set to expire in December, but in April Health Minister Andrew Little said it would be made permanent.
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A paper sheet is taped atop a television screen at Clorox Co. s newly redesigned headquarters. “Please look at the camera,” it says.
It’s a reminder to employees that hybrid work is here to stay, that remote workers no longer are just dial-in observers with an occasional something to say, but now are intrinsic and essential to everyday operations.
“We believe the future of work is hybrid. We’re changing everything about how we learn, how we work,” said Kirsten Marriner, chief people and corporate affairs officer.
Marriner is acting as tour guide to show off the redesigned interior of the consumer product company’s main office in downtown Oakland.
Galveston-Houston vicar for clergy named auxiliary bishop for archdiocese
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In this file photo, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, center, and other U.S. bishops from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas concelebrate Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Jan. 21, 2020. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.)
WASHINGTON Pope Francis has appointed Father Italo Dell’Oro, vicar for clergy of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, as an auxiliary bishop for the Texas archdiocese. Bishop-designate Dell’Oro, 67, is a priest of the Congregation of Somascon Fathers. Born in Italy, he came to the United States in 1985 to work
WASHINGTON Pope Francis has appointed Father Italo Dell’Oro, vicar for clergy of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, as an auxiliary bishop for the Texas archdiocese.
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Avoid the crowds along these 25 secret hiking trails around CT
Peter Marteka
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While popular state park hiking areas filled up fast during the pandemic, forcing the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to close them, nearby land trusts and municipal open spaces sat relatively empty and unused. To enjoy our natural beauty without the crowds, skip the overused trails and visit these paths less traveled.
Hidden Valley Preserve
Location: Washington
Total distance: 17 miles
Must-see: The “Pinnacle” and “Lookout” overlooks
Hidden Valley Preserve is home to the finest trail bridge in Connecticut. The Thoreau Bridge connects the northern and southern portions of the 650-acre preserve. The cable-stayed, mass-timber suspension bridge spans 134 feet across the Shepaug River and is etched with famous quotes by the 19th-century author and philosopher such as: “The universe is wider than our views of it” and “Wildness is the preservation