About 20 years ago, Pastor Dianne Young dreamt that her son Paul would one day become mayor of Memphis. At the time, he was an engineering student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and he said, “Mama, I’m not going into politics.” But his heart didn’t lie with engineering. With a desire to rebuild neighborhoods, […]
Dec. 29—Some of the biggest applause lines during the city’s inauguration ceremony Friday came when two newly reelected councilors discussed their ongoing commitment to increasing affordable housing in the city. District 2 Councilor Michael Garcia said he plans to introduce a resolution committing continued general fund investments in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, even though […]
His children held out a Bible on Thursday afternoon as Judge David C. Badnell looked at his wife and raised his right hand. Probate Judge Kelly L. Badnell, who was elected in November of 2020, reminded the audience that her husband was about to take an oath of office, “a formal promise and a public […]
Tears of joy filled Judge Michael Kemerer’s eyes Wednesday as his wife, Carrie, and son, Jude, pulled a new robe over his shoulders. “I’m at a loss for words,” he said. “It’s more overwhelming than I anticipated.” Ohio Supreme Court Justice Patrick Fischer told Kemerer to raise his right hand as he swore the man […]
A county prosecutor’s office says one of its law clerks passed the State Bar of California exam at age 17 ByThe Associated Press December 8, 2023, 4:56 PM In this photo provided by the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office, Peter Park, right, is sworn in by District Attorney Tim Ward in Visalia, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. […]
A new lower house of the Dutch parliament was sworn in Wednesday, two weeks after the far-right party of lawmaker Geert Wilders won a general election in a seismic shift that reverberated through Europe. While the newly configured Second Chamber is now installed, talks to form a new ruling coalition remain at an early stage, […]
Before just about anyone in Green Bay knew that Taylor Swift would be in attendance for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Packers organization reached out to alert Erika Dunne. After all, special Swift-centric cookies weren’t going to make themselves. Dunne, a resident of tiny Pembine, Wisconsin, roughly an hour from Green Bay, […]