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Amid a nationwide labor shortage that’s affecting his industry, Ian Davis bluntly says, “These are desperate times.” Just 4 miles away from his sushi restaurant on Tybee Island, Georgia, a crab shack is offering $3,000 signing bonuses. Some restaurant owners and economists think generous jobless benefits have chilled the hiring process. At the same time, persistent school closures and limited child care prevent many others from leaving home. And some workers have simply moved on to other industries. On Friday, the Labor Department reported a surprisingly low gain of just 266,000 jobs n...

Submitting... In the country at large, we have all done our best to control the virus and it has worked. We also have excellent evidence of the vaccination dramatically reducing deaths in the oldest cohort of the population. Test and trace works well where cases can be quickly identified and followed up. The politics may be uncomfortable for the First Minister but an honest assessment of the situation means that her target of identical measures for the whole country until the end of April is ludicrous – driven by politics not data. She is the one who claims to follow the data. It is time sh...

Christine Jewitt Winter arrived with a vengeance during December. Christmas was a chilly and quiet affair with our normal celebrations curtailed by yet a further lockdown and the withdrawal of the previously planned easing of restrictions with the exception of Christmas day. The wretched virus made it impossible for us to enjoy our usual festivities although we were resplendent with Christmas windows and a multitude of lights to cheer up the dark and wintry nights. There were also some spectacular starry skies to enjoy. We planted a Christmas tree in the garden area and various resident...

Submitted photo Photo submitted Vince Inzerillo Sr., center, passed away Thursday afternoon. Inzerillo poses with his son, Vince Inzerillo Jr., left, and his daughter Desiree Shipkowski. LEWISTOWN — Vince Inzerillo, best known throughout Mifflin County as the owner and operator of Vince’s Pizza and Family Restaurant in Burnham and Beaver Springs, died on Thursday afternoon at the age of 67. Inzerillo, who relocated to Mifflin County in 1979 and began running Best Way Pizza in Burnham in 1993, was a beloved member of the community who served as a businessman, coach and mentor to many....