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At six foot eight and 277 pounds during his playing career, Schultz was hard to miss on and off the field. The former offensive tackle was a big man with a grip to match. "He was a genuine personality. He was himself," said TSN broadcaster Rod Smith, a longtime friend and colleague. "There was no pretence to him. "He could be gentle with people. He always asked about my family. But at the same time, he was strong, he was imposing. And oh that handshake. It was the most crushing handshake — and I've got big hands — that I've ever experienced in my life.

Massachusetts has trained community volunteers on how to dispense vaccines since 2001; So why aren’t they being used? Updated Mar 02, 2021; Almost two decades before the COVID-19 pandemic, communities in Massachusetts began training locals to help during an emergency health situation, including how to dispense vaccines. Since 2001, the state helped fund local communities to identify more than 603 primary and back-up Emergency Dispensing Sites (EDS), formed 45 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units, and recruited thousands of clinical and non-clinical volunteers statewide, according to the train...

COVID vaccine: Massachusetts announces 11 regional collaboratives to boost vaccination efforts, offering 750 doses, 5 days a week Updated Feb 24, 2021; Nearly a dozen regional collaboratives to help streamline COVID-19 vaccination efforts were announced by the Baker administration on Wednesday. The collaboratives, which include locations in Berkshire County, Northampton, Worcester and more, will have the capacity to vaccinate a minimum of 750 individuals per day, 5 days a week, the state said. Each location will also have to meet an administration rate threshold of 85% and report doses with...

Tuesday is primary election day in Wisconsin. |  Photo: WDIO-TV file WDIO-TV Created: February 15, 2021 05:58 PM It's already time for another election: Tuesday, Feb. 16 is primary election day in Wisconsin. All ballots in the state will contain the State Superintendent of Public Instruction race, which will be narrowed from seven candidates to two in Tuesday's primary election. The candidates are Sheila Briggs, Joe Fenrick, Troy Gunderson, Shandowlyon Shawn Hendricks-Williams, Deborah Kerr, Steve Kru...

Early-stage African VC firm Microtraction reports portfolio boom despite the weight of COVID-19 In a year marred by the coronavirus pandemic, it seems that early-stage startups on the African continent are continuing to see some notable growth, both in terms of their business and from investors looking to back them.  Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Lagos, Nigeria, saw funding nearly quadruple for its portfolio. In a review of the year published last week, the firm noted that 21 companies in its portfolio have raised more than $33 million in funding. This represent...