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It even forced the golden arches of McDonald's in Noosaville to downsize about 30 years ago. This cross high atop of the spire of the St Andrew's Lutheran Church in Brisbane would never be allowed in Noosa. Pic: Caitlin Nayanar Councillor Brian Stockwell three years ago recalled the famous Maccas rejection from the 1990s as Noosa looked to follow suite to oppose large 7-Eleven and Total Tools signs near Eumundi Noosa Rd. "The benchmark case was McDonald's, we were the first shire in Australia to limit the McDonald's signage to 1.5 sqm illuminated sign," Cr Stockwell said then. Last week...

By Sophie Quinton Stateline.org/TNS Josephine Brewington has been a substitute teacher in suburban Beech Grove, Indiana, for a decade, but her job has grown in importance as her school district scrambles to supervise pupils whose teachers are sick, quarantining or caring for others. “We’d have teachers from the high school come over and help teach fourth graders because we didn’t have enough subs,” Brewington said of how the system has handled absences this fall. “People from the offices are helping, principals are covering classrooms - it’s like everyone’s pitching in.” Pres...

Table of Contents Quarantines Leave Schools Scrambling for Substitute Teachers A Hanover College student works as a substitute teacher at a school in Greenfield, Indiana. Several states have relaxed qualification requirements for substitute teachers during the pandemic. Michael Conroy The Associated Press Josephine Brewington has been a substitute teacher in suburban Beech Grove, Indiana, for a decade, but her job has grown in importance as her school district scrambles to supervise pupils whose teachers are sick, quarantining or caring for others. “We’d have teac...

More Minnesotans are pining for natural Christmas trees this year More Minnesotans are opting for natural Christmas trees this holiday season.  By KEVYN BURGER Special to the Star Tribune December 18, 2020 — 9:12am Text size Copy shortlink: It's a wonderful life for Minnesota's Christmas tree producers and oper...

TWIN FALLS — One of the area’s largest fundraisers, Magic Valley Festival of Giving, had to cancel this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but event organizers encourage people to support the charities directly this holiday season. Festival organizer Mark Hansen said the event raised more than $250,000 last year for 30 non-profit charities along with thousands of pounds of food for food pantries and shelters and barrels of toys for Santa’s Cause Inc. The event also supports organizations like the American Legion and the Boys & Girls Club, among others. Porch pirates and other t...