In my previous career I worked in research and development for a food company. I was part of several different teams of product developers during my years at Abbott Nutrition. We were regular Clark W. Griswolds, working on all kinds of products. Though I never personally worked on a non-nutritive cereal varnish. We had one […]
Feb. 8—The city of Effingham is once again requesting millions of dollars in federal grant funds to help pay for a roadway extension project. During the Effingham City Council’s meeting Tuesday, council members unanimously approved a resolution supporting the city’s application for $8,251,352 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and […]
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Feb. 6 to extend martial and mobilization by another 90 days starting from Feb. 14, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said. President Volodymyr Zelensky first declared martial law and general mobilization on Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The measure has been repeatedly extended since then. Ukraine’s parliament […]
Some 7,300 trees would need to be removed to construct a planned, 4.25-mile extension of the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail through vulnerable and protected ecosystems near Lake Michigan and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Leelanau County, an independent analysis found. Even some supporters of the overall trail question “Segment 9,” a $14.5 million […]
As Naperville’s electric grid stands now, a vast majority of its power comes from burning coal. That’s how it’s been for the past 13 years and that’s how it stands to continue for the next decade. Past that isn’t quite clear yet. This year, though, the city is starting to grapple with what the future […]
Phoenix’s newest stretch of light rail drew crowds of eager riders for its grand opening Saturday. The $401 million, 1.6-mile extension running along 19th Avenue and over Interstate 17 includes three new stations, seven public art installations and a plethora of firsts for the Valley’s public transportation system. Along with Valley Metro’s first elevated station […]
The International Space Station might keep flying past 2030. A senior NASA official said there is “no big concern” about the health of the International Space Station (ISS) that would require an operational stop six years from now, when the current agreement expires between most of the ISS partners. “There’s nothing magical that happens in […]
Jan. 24—MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved $56, 000 to assist with a water line extension project near Cheat Lake. Specifically, the funds will provide $2, 000 to help cover tap fees for each of the 28 homes to be served by the project. The properties are located off Rugh Lane, Lubbuck […]
After spending about 3½ hours in a closed session that included an evaluation for Fort Worth Independent School District Superintendent Angélica Ramsey, the Board of Education stayed quiet on whether it gave Ramsey a pay raise, contract extension or other potential reward. Board members during a special meeting on Tuesday unanimously approved a vague vote […]
Jan. 16—JAMESTOWN — The Stutsman County Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday, Jan. 16, a one-year extension to the memorandum of agreement between Stutsman County and the city of Jamestown to provide joint library services. If the Jamestown City Council also approves the extension at its meeting in February, it would extend by one year the […]
In a letter to the European Commissioner for Trade, Polish Agriculture Minister Czesław Siekierski has expressed his “fundamental resistance” to the extension of duty-free trade with Ukraine. Source: RMF FM radio station, citing the Polish minister’s letter Details: Brussels is currently drawing up a regulation that will extend trade liberalisation with Ukraine until June 2025. […]
Jan. 10—In January, when many people are intent on slimming down their waistlines, Karen Richel is focused on fattening peoples’ pocketbooks by slimming down their expenditures. “Broke January,” a 31-day online challenge to reset and re-examine personal monthly expenditures, is in its second year of experience. Richel, a University of Idaho Extension certified money coach, […]