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As the bleak winter of 1862 dragged on into 1863, the isolated, ramshackle town of Los Angeles was visited by a terrifying scourge — smallpox. With its telltale fever and disfiguring skin rash, the highly infectious disease jumped from adobe to adobe, killing more than 100 people and sickening hundreds of others. If those numbers don't sound like much, remember L.A. had only 4,000 or so souls at the time and the outbreak wiped out half of its indigenous residents. "The city's smallpox wagon, dubbed the 'black Maria,' was a frequent and disheartening sight as it rolled through the streets ca...

Here is the text of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address as prepared Thursday.

Here is the text of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address as prepared Thursday:

Full text of Gov. Brian Kemp's 2021 state of the state address ATLANTA — Here is the text of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address as prepared Thursday: Lieutenant Governor Duncan, Speaker Ralston, Speaker Pro Tem Jones, members of the General Assembly, Chief Justice Melton, Chief Judge McFadden, and my fellow Georgians:  In my first State of the State address, I talked about building on a sure foundation. We applauded the leadership of Governors Perdue and Deal who guided our state through difficult storms. I extended my gratitude to the Georgia General Asse...

aonyon@leaderherald.com GLOVERSVILLE — Members of the Common Council last week questioned the wisdom and feasibility of a proposal to bring the Firefighter Combat Challenge back to the city in summer 2021 given the uncertainty surrounding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Downtown Development Specialist James Hannahs of the Fulton County Center for Regional Growth appeared before the Common Council during Tuesday’s remote meeting conducted via Zoom with a proposal to host the national Firefighter Combat Challenge in the city next summer. The city roughly 20 years ago last hosted the event...