Pop quiz: How much does a Big Mac, fries and a fountain beverage – also known as a Big Mac combo meal – cost? Many people believe it’s an astounding $18 after a post on X of McDonald’s menu prices at a rest stop in Connecticut went viral and made national headlines. (Narrator voice: It’s […]
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‘Stop listening to the internet’
Don’t be a hack at the airport. Many airlines have rules and limitations for what items can be carried onto the plane and what exactly is considered a carry-on item. One traveler at Orlando International Airport tried to get around paying for a checked bag by putting all his belongings into a pillowcase and claiming […]
Pamela Whitten says she won’t resign in listening session with arts and sciences faculty
Indiana University President Pamela Whitten told faculty she would not resign during two listening sessions with faculty leaders from the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS) last week. Whitten also defended IU and Indiana State Police’s response to the Dunn Meadow encampments while stating there was no actual threat of violence. The listening sessions come […]
Biden celebrates ‘Infrastructure Week’ — and hopes voters are listening
President Joe Biden’s surrogates will crisscross the country this week talking up the hundreds of billions he’s pumping into projects such as roads, clean energy, drinking water and broadband – an effort designed to draw a sharp contrast with his predecessor’s series of ineffectual “infrastructure weeks.” The White House hopes the message will help convince […]
A St. Paul school was in trouble, but its principal turned it around by listening to parents
The second-graders laughed as they placed the worms — some more quickly than others — in small pots of soil last week at Highwood Hills Elementary School in St. Paul. It was a lesson in irrigation and how worms open channels in the soil. “Watch the way they burrow down,” said Carolyn Chisholm, the school’s […]
Wind firm to county: We’re listening
May 10—Steelhead Americas believes a wind farm near Kamiak Butte County Park won’t impact the local landmark as much as some anticipate, and believes it will do more good than harm to the region. The Portland, Ore., company confirmed its commitment to working with Whitman County officials. It also ensured voices of county residents are […]
‘Public listening sessions’ planned for community to have say in USD 259 buildings
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Wichita school board members did not take action at the Monday night school board meeting on the six school buildings that are closing. So, what does the school district do with the old buildings? “We have to find the right fit for our buildings,” said USD 259 School Board President Stan […]
St. Paul, Listening House hire the homeless to clean up downtown
With the supportive but commanding air of a high school coach, Johnny Griffin stood in front of a cadre of 10 downtown beautification workers and gave them their marching orders. On Wednesday morning, the mission was to salt sidewalks and shovel out curbs by bus stops. The crew — nine men and a woman — […]
Flathead residents raise concerns about housing, mental health at listening session hosted by state lawmakers
Mar. 28—Flathead Valley residents expressed frustration over property taxes, the lack of affordable housing and a broken mental health system during a listening session organized by Democratic state lawmakers Tuesday. “We may not have all the answers, even though you may think we do and some legislators may think they do,” said Rep. Mary Caferro, […]
‘I was actually listening to the president’
U.S. Sen. James Lankford has again been on the receiving end of backlash from his own party because of his work on a bipartisan immigration package. Lankford has been censured by the Oklahoma Republican Party and the Oklahoma County Republican Party over his work on the massive border security and foreign aid deal. As President […]
Lots of listening, studying and becoming a mirror
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speechwriting, in one sense, is essentially being someone else’s mirror. “You can try to find the right words,” said Dan Cluchey, a former speechwriter for President Joe Biden. “But ultimately, your job is to ensure that when the speech is done, that it has a reflection of the speaker.” That concept is […]