Sarah Sharlot Dietrich writes: “After nearly a lifetime in Texas, my husband and I have moved to Snohomish County, Washington, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest—in part to escape the heat, floods, and hurricanes, but mostly to be closer to our grandchildren (and their parents too). If...
On May 26, 2011, the Milwaukee County Circuit Court (the "Circuit Court") issued a decision which voided the legislative action taken with respect to the Act due to violations of the State's Open Meetings Law. However, on June 14, 2011, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin overturned the ...
Rick Perry appointed me judge of the 129th District Court of Harris County of Houston, Tex. It is a state civil court, but that covers a fairly wide range of matters. After winding up my law practice, I took the bench on May 23—the day before reunion. In order to retain my ...
Easter and Yom Kippur. Rather, it was “Christmas,”“Easter,” and “Yom Kippur.” As in,the words. And by “school calendar,” I don’t mean a yearly series of events, but literally the piece of paper on which the event names are printed. ...
(generally Memorial Day to Labor Day). It is convenient to IU, Bloomington, and Brown County Indiana. A short drive down the Road takes guests to Fairfax public beach and marina if you want to swim, rent a boat or put your own boat in Lake Monroe. Enjoy Eagle sightings and bird ...
Wayne County Coalition Assessment Brownfield Grant:The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,000,000 Coalition Assessment Brownfield Grant to the Wayne County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (WCBRA). WCBRA will use the funds to assess brownfield sites where redevelopment will ...
This novel was born from myBitter Southernershort story “Rednecks” and is dedicated to my friend and editor Jason Frye of Logan County, WV, who asked the fateful question many years ago: “Do you know where the word ‘redneck’ comes from?” ...
Someday, if I wish it to, can very well exist on a calendar. I still get sad. Still have days when angst resumes its reign. Still worry over all the things I’ve gotten wrong, am flailing at, will fail to do well in the future. But I am not unhappy. This presents a bit...
Dr. Erica Walker is the RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Founder of Community Noise Lab at the Brown University School of Public Health. She was recently awarded a $1.1 million grant from the Robert Wood Johns...
Burris’ lobbying partner is Fred Lebed, a veteran Democratic political operative who once served as executive director of the Cook County party and has also held a number of state government posts. Blagojevich has been under pressure to resign from office, or at least relinquish his gubernatorial...