Tag: aims

Northern state of Chihuahua aims to become México’s aerospace capital

Marco Bonilla Mendoza, the newly re-elected mayor of Chihuahua, the capital of México’s largest state, aims to have fully assembled aircraft from U.S. manufacturers Bell and Cessna taking off from Chihuahua within the next three years. Infrastructure is currently being prepared, as thousands of aircraft parts manufactured in the city, located in northern México, are […]

Animal shelter aims to ease strain on facility in two-week adoption event

Jun. 22—As the Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society marks its 85th anniversary, it continues to see rising numbers of pets come through its doors. Dylan Moore, senior director of shelter operations, said the facility has been at full capacity since early 2021, a struggle shared by many animal shelters in recent years. It’s […]

Animal agriculture pollutes Iowa with impunity. Our lawsuit aims to change that.

This month, Big Ag lobbyists including Iowa’s Farm Bureau and Pork Producers Association took the side of the Environmental Protection Agency in the landmark lawsuit by Food & Water Watch seeking to clean up factory farm water pollution nationwide. In backing the agency ostensibly responsible for environmental protection, they join the ranks of some of […]

Project aims to beautify major Hermitage city corridor

Jun. 22—HERMITAGE — City officials have a project planned that could beautify parts of state Route 18 while preparing for the nearby Hermitage town center project. The City Center Corridor Beautification Project calls for replacing the wide, concrete medians along state Route 18 with plantings, mulch, boulders and other features that will look more aesthetically […]

Barcelona aims to become Airbnb-free zone by 2029

Barcelona, one of Europe’s most visited cities, said Friday it aims to ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2029 to ease the housing shortage in Spain’s second largest city. The licences for the 10,101 apartments currently approved as short-term rentals which are available on platforms such as Airbnb and Homeaway will not be renewed when […]

Day of Courage, honoring Judge Horton, aims to inspire community

Jun. 19—The first Judge James E. Horton Day of Courage will be held Saturday to recognize a man who, under immense social, cultural and political pressure, stood against the grain to do what was right. Horton presided over the Morgan County retrial of Haywood Patterson, who along with eight other Black youths, ages 12-19, was […]

Federal bill aims to help more New Mexicans become homeowners

Jun. 12—It’s a classic ambition: the desire to own your own white-picket-fenced home — or adobe bungalow, as the case may be. But, as indelible as homeownership may be to the American Dream, federal policymakers don’t do much to help would-be buyers finance their first home, said Michael Loftin, CEO of Homewise Inc., a nonprofit […]

Training effort aims to give 180,000 Ukrainians skills for rebuilding

A group of international partners, including Germany, announced the launch of a worker training programme for Ukraine aimed at preparing young people with skills to help rebuild the country. The initiative plans to train 180,000 people in skills needed for Ukraine’s reconstruction, according to German Development Minister Svenja Schulze, who announced the initiative on Tuesday […]

This Manitowoc couple aims to add a ‘missing piece’ to the recovery community. They’ll hold a fundraiser at Washington Park June 22.

MANITOWOC – Stacy Rendon praises the Lakeshore area’s recovery homes, but says there’s a need for faith-based accommodations as well. Stacy and her husband Raul run a ministry called ZION, or Zealous Individuals Off Narcotics. It’s part of the nonprofit Creating4Jesus Inc. The couple’s goal is to raise funds to open a Christ-centered recovery home, […]