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Hillsboro fire threatened by worker shortage

2 years 9 months ago
A fire at a local food pantry almost cost the Hillsboro community a life-saving resource Tuesday morning. The close call serves as a reminder of how vital their fire department is, which currently has a shortage of workers.
Stephanie Rothman

Biden speech takeaways: More conciliation than conflict

2 years 9 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union address tends to have a ritual rhythm. Grand entrance. Applause. Platitudes. Policies. Appeals for Unity, real or imagined. President Joe Biden checked those boxes, and a few more, during his speech to a joint session on Congress on Tuesday night. In part, he seemed to be laying [...]
JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press

‘Taco Tuesday’ No Good As A Trademark For Beer; Paging Taco John’s

2 years 9 months ago
It’s always fun when the USPTO demonstrates its internal multiple personality disorder on intellectual property concerns. That’s probably a tad harsh; after all, the USPTO is made up of people, and different people will view similar situations differently. Unfortunately, part of what the USPTO is supposed to uphold and set are standards for intellectual property […]
Dark Helmet

A very, very brief review of tonight’s State of the Union speech

2 years 9 months ago
Apparently President Biden is fond of the British Parliament's tradition of Question Time, because that what tonight's State of the Union address resembled. The crowd heckled him and he heckled them back—with a big grin on his face. Biden's finest moment came about halfway through, when he baited Republicans about Social Security and Medicare. Some ...continue reading "A very, very brief review of tonight’s State of the Union speech"
Kevin Drum

Cori Bush Makes Bold Statement in State of the Union

2 years 9 months ago
U.S. Representative Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) did not say a word at tonight's State of Union, but she still spoke volumes. Her guest to the State of the Union address was Michael Brown Senior, the father of Michael Brown, the unarmed Black teenager who was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson in 2014. The incident was the impetus for Bush's involvement in activism as she pointed out in a tweet yesterday.
Rosalind Early