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  Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of ECU News Services. The author of this post is Ken Buday. Photos: Rhett Butler     Growing up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Dr. Mark Moss listened to the advice of his parents, who told him of the importance of education to his future.     The associate professor in the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine decided on dentistry without a full realization of its importance.     "My focus when I chose dentistry was on making enough money to have a comfortable living. I soon realized that that is not a very good basis f...

Christel Yardley/Stuff Three days of deliberations in the Hamilton City Council debating chamber failed to whittle down an 8.9 per cent rates hike in the 2021/22 financial year. After three solid days of bickering, number crunching and U-turns, the Hamilton City Council has failed to whittle down a projected 8.9 per cent rates increase by a single decimal point. The council has set the rate for the 2021/22 financial year in its long term plan deliberations as well as ongoing rates increases of 4.9 per cent for each of the following two years. As the long term plan deliberations progressed a...

by Stan Grayson BENJAMIN MENDLOWITZ Long a familiar sight in Florida waters, STING RAY V (today renamed STINGRAY) proved to be an able passagemaker on her many voyages between Fort Lauderdale or Boca Grande and New England. Evident here are some of the changes made over time. Originally white, the hull was painted its current color at a later date. Those with local knowledge will tell you that the New River at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a tricky place. There are tight bends, bridges, and of course, currents. There are shallow places and channel markers that can be confusing, especially wher...

Mike Mather17:00, Apr 29 2021 Tom Lee/Stuff The northern part of Hamilton's central business district should be demolished and replaced with apartments and other kinds of residential dwellings, according to city councillor Ewan Wilson. A large chunk of office and commercial space in central Hamilton could be wiped off the map and replaced with high density housing if a city councillor gets his way. Hamilton’s central business district is the scene of an ongoing residential revolution with numerous apartment developments either recently built or under construction. And it is a revolution t...

Tom Lee/Stuff Former Waikato DHB member Dave Macpherson believes the new health system could make it fairer for people (file photo). The abolition of District Health Boards is a “brave move” that could be a good one according to a Waikato man who joined his board to push for change after the death of his son in the health system. Former Waikato DHB member Dave Macpherson served on the Waikato Board, when first implemented in 1998 and again in 2017 for two years, before then-Health Minister David Clarke sacked the Board over performance issues. On Wednesday it was revealed that all 20 Di...