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U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, expressed frustration to constituents Wednesday about Congress’ expected decision to omit local aid from the next COVID-19 relief package before renewing his call for lawmakers to reach consensus on additional pandemic assistance before the end of the year. Delgado held his 49th town hall, this one virtual, on Facebook Live on Wednesday night from Washington — his second in one week. The congressman fielded questions from dozens of constituents for more than 45 minutes, answering some queries presubmitted before the event or in the comments on the Fa...

Dorothy Till was born in a Canadian prison in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in 1932. Her father ran the prison farm. Her life spanned eras. In grade school, she rode her horse alone through the snow for miles to school. She recalled the Rural Electrification Program coming through Saskatchewan, providing the first electricity to farms. At 15, she made her way across Canada alone for seasonal work in canneries and picking berries. One primary lesson from her farm childhood was that she never wanted to depend on the weather to make a living. Grown up, she never did. In her early 20s, she became...