One council has announced it will propose a council tax freeze and spending increase as part of this year’s budget. The Bridgend County Borough Council cabinet will meet next week to discuss the local authority’s proposed budget for 2022-23. If approved, the council’s budget proposal would also mean no cuts to frontline services and an extra £1.5million a year for ...
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Russia, NATO remain divided after Ukraine talks: live updates
Video NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said significant points of contention remain with Russia following talks aimed at easing tensions with the West and preventing a further Russian invasion of Ukraine.CreditCredit…Pool photo by Olivier Hoslet BRUSSELS – Russian and NATO officials said they remained far from a deal after four hours of talks on Wednesday that the United States and ...
Read More »College Football Playoff Expansion Paralysis Can Be Cured With Simple Solution – The Athletic
The outdated spaghetti western known as the College Football Playoff expansion has three entities standing and looking at each other in the crescendo of “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly,” but without the iconic score providing the backstory. Reminiscent of Angel Eyes, Tuco and “Blondie” – take your pick for which entity represents which character – there are SEC ...
Read More »SK Telecom, SK Square and SK hynix launch the “SK ICT Alliance” for synergies
With the aim of securing global competitiveness in various ICT fields such as semiconductors, 5G and AI, the three companies plan to conduct joint business activities in the global market by leveraging the innovative investment of SK Square, AI and 5G technologies from SK Telecom and the future of SK hynix. semiconductor technologies. From January 2022, the three companies will ...
Read More »Pamplin Media Group – Clackamas youth arts program enters new decade with clear mission
Coordinator Lisa Smith looks back on 10 years of encouraging youth expression through art After a decade and still going strong, the Clackamas County Arts Alliance’s Youth Arts for Change program confidently enters its next chapter of helping disadvantaged youth express themselves through art after celebrating its 10th anniversary in December. 2021. From its beginnings in 2011 as a partnership ...
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New York, Jan. 5, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Reportlinker.com Announces the Publication of the “Point-of-Sale Display Market Research Report by Material, Product, Industry, Application, Channel distribution, by state – US forecast to 2026 – Cumulative impact of COVID-19 “- https://www.reportlinker.com/p06183434//?utm_source=GNW The United States Point of Sale Display market size was estimated to be $ 3,704.64 million in 2020 and is ...
Read More »US, Russia face deep differences ahead of talks with Ukraine
WILMINGTON, Del. – After difficult talks between Presidents Biden and Vladimir Putin over the build-up of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border, both sides insist they hope that a path to easing tensions may open during the talks diplomatic missions scheduled for January. But less than two weeks before the meeting of senior American and Russian officials in Geneva, the ...
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ELKINS – A local organization based in Elkins is creating a grant program to save certified historic buildings in rural communities from negligent demolition. The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to historic preservation in the Highlands State, recently announced that it is accepting grant applications for its Saving Historic Places grant. . Funding will be ...
Read More »OPB looks back on the big questions we sought to answer in 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, we look back on a year full of new things. There have been stories like the never-ending COVID-19 pandemic and the effort to draw the boundaries of a new congressional district for Oregon. And there have been surveys that we’ve dug deep into. Here are seven big questions from 2021 that OPB journalists have ...
Read More »Group Seeking Nominations for Civic Awards
Gibson LAURINBURG – Do you know someone with the drum major instinct? This is not about a musician, but about a local person or business who is a leader in social justice, inclusion and civil rights. The County of Scotland Ministerial Alliance seeks nominations for the Drum Major Awards during their annual Unity Service, which is a celebration of the ...
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