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The solar eclipse could deliver a $6 billion economic boom: “The whole community is sold out”
6Apr By adminNo Comments
Money

The solar eclipse could deliver a $6 billion economic boom: “The whole community is sold out”

Steve Wright said he first heard about the total eclipse on April 8 four years ago, when a visitor booked the first room for the event at Vermont's Jay Peak Resort. Wright, the resort's general manager, said he soon started hearing rumblings from other ski areas. "They said, 'The hype is real'," he recalled, adding that he's never seen anything quite like the visitor excitement over the eclipse.That early prediction turned out to be prescient, with Wright noting that all of Jay Peak's 900 rooms have been fully booked for April 7 — at a cost of about $500 per night — for a year and a half. By comparison, the resort had roughly 80 bookings on the same day last year. Roughly 800 rooms are booked for April 8, the day of the eclipse.  Indeed, tourists are ge...
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Biden Administration Puts New Emphasis on Fighting Violent Crime 
24Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Biden Administration Puts New Emphasis on Fighting Violent Crime 

INDIANAPOLIS—The Biden administration is walking a tightrope on law enforcement, raising its support for local police fighting violent crime without abandoning its longtime goal of curbing misconduct in some departments.In the past month alone, the Justice Department announced it would flood federal agents and racketeering prosecutors into Memphis, Tenn.; charged 20 people in South Carolina with trafficking guns and drugs; and seized a cache of machine guns, rifles and silencers in Rhode Island. The top federal prosecutor in Washington said he would try more teenage carjacking suspects as adults, blasting what he described as overly lenient criminal-justice laws that had “swung too far” in the nation’s capital.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe8568...
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The Toughest Job In America Is Running Gary, Indiana
25Nov By adminNo Comments
Politics

The Toughest Job In America Is Running Gary, Indiana

You’ve probably never heard of Indiana state Sen. Eddie Melton. But you may be familiar with Gary, Indiana, the small Rust Belt city once known as the birthplace of Michael Jackson, but it’s better known nowadays for its shocking degree of blight due to the contraction of the U.S. steel industry.And you may have even come across a YouTube video of Gary with a sensational title designed to get you to click to see some of the worst scenes of the city: “America’s Most ‘Miserable’ City,” “America’s Gangster Ghost Town,” “Gary: The USA’s Most Dangerous City? What I Actually Saw.”Melton is the guy who wants to make these videos go away.“We’re not going to allow YouTubers to come to our city and run through a couple of abandoned buildings and let the algorithm dictate our future,” Melton said no...
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Elizabeth Warren Has an ObamaCare Epiphany
25Nov By adminNo Comments
Business

Elizabeth Warren Has an ObamaCare Epiphany

It took 13 years, but Elizabeth Warren is at long last acknowledging that ObamaCare has increased healthcare prices and industry consolidation. Who would have believed it? Government price controls and profit caps have resulted in unintended consequences.The Massachusetts Senator and Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana this week wrote a letter to the Health and Human Services Department inspector general complaining that the nation’s largest health insurers are dodging ObamaCare’s medical loss ratio (MLR). The result, they say, is higher costs for patients.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Indiana Candidate Dies After Collapsing While Greeting Voters At Polling Place
8Nov By adminNo Comments
Politics

Indiana Candidate Dies After Collapsing While Greeting Voters At Polling Place

David “Red” Worrall was hailed for his public service after the Clarksville, Indiana, town council candidate collapsed as he greeted voters on Tuesday and later died at the hospital, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.“David’s dedication to our community was truly commendable,” the Town of Clarksville said in a statement. “We will never forget his passion for public service and his unwavering desire to create positive change in our town.”Worrall was vying for an at-large seat on the council after a previous stint as a councilman, according to the statement.The Republican was greeting voters outside the Renaissance Academy polling location when he collapsed, WDRB reported. He died shortly afterward.Worrall owned a local auto repair shop and had lived in Clarksville for 59 years, accor...
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Town raising money to build new, all-inclusive playground in Georgetown, Indiana | Community
2Sep By adminNo Comments
Money

Town raising money to build new, all-inclusive playground in Georgetown, Indiana | Community

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The southern Indiana town of Georgetown is raising money to build a new all-inclusive playground. The playground would be located at Ashley Mariah Memorial Park on Blossom Lane.Those behind the project said the current playground is outdated and unsafe. They want to create a new space that's safe and enjoyable for people of all abilities and backgrounds.A fundraising goal has been set for $50,000. So far, more than $21,000 has been raised.For more information about the project and to donate, click here.Copyright 2023 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved. ...
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Here Comes the Sun: Actor Juliette Lewis and owls
24Jul By adminNo Comments
Entertainment

Here Comes the Sun: Actor Juliette Lewis and owls

Here Comes the Sun: Actor Juliette Lewis and owls - CBS News Watch CBS News "Actor and singer Juliette Lewis sits down with Luke Burbank to discuss her role in “Yellowjackets,” her band “Juliette and the Licks” and her past acting experiences as a whole. Then, Conor Knighton travels to both Oregon and Indiana to learn more about owls. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now T...
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