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Power 100: A – M Leslie Anderson Anderson is the president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority — the first and only African-American woman in the nation to lead an independent redevelopment financing agency, and thanks to her effectiveness she has been reappointed to this position by four consecutive governors. Since Anderson took over more than a decade ago, the authority has leveraged nearly $4 billion in new investments – including about $500 million in direct investments – in some of the state’s most economically distressed communities. That fun...

WSU plans to replace Johnson Hall with a new federally-funded USDA research building as an addition to the university’s modern research complex.   Richard Koenig, chair of WSU’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, said WSU has wanted to build the USDA Plant Biosciences building for decades. The facility will be the fifth addition to the university’s Research and Educational Complex, supporting USDA and WSU agricultural research. Johnson Hall was constructed in 1961 and has never been renovated. Koenig said the cramped and outdated spaces in Johnson Hall make it difficult for researc...

Jesus 2020: Nation-Building for God? Written by:  Where does the Adventist Church stand regarding Christian nationalism? The world saw many shocking images as rioters forced their way into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, but for me, one of the most disturbing was of a large flag unfurled outside the Capitol. Designed to look like a campaign banner, the flag suggested that the unfolding chaos had an endorsement from an unlikely source. It read, “Jesus 2020.” Christian leaders from many denominations were quick to condemn the violence in Washington, D.C. Yet, in recent days, some obse...

A world stage that he hopes will be heard by the people who voted for him in 2016, and who will vote for him again if he runs in 2020. and that they're not heard by the rest of the world. the united states only has about 5% of the world's population. the rest of the world looks to us. and certainly since the end of the second world war, has looked to the united states for leadership. with his, confusing as i call it, his almost nonsense speak, whiplash back and forth, in terms of the rhetoric as to whether or not russia was meddling in our liberty countys, -- elections. was not meddling, or i ...

Steve, i'm going to start with you. vladimir putin today conceded russians though not the kremlin may have been involved in the election, the hacking of this election which he had previously denied. listen to this. >> translator: hackers are free people just like artists. they wake up in a good mood and paint things. same with hackers. they woke up today, read something about the state to state relations. if they are patriotic, they contribute in a way they think is right to fight against those who say bad things about russia. >> why would can he change his tune now, steve? >> because he can. ...