Author: Tribune News Service
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White House may nix pay for furloughed workers
WASHINGTON — An untested legal theory that the White House doesn’t need to pay furloughed workers once the partial shutdown ends shook up Capitol Hill on Tuesday, while Democrats appeared emboldened in their demands to renew expiring health care subsidies. A draft memo from the Office of Management and Budget’s top lawyer arguing that the…
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White House may nix pay for furloughed workers
WASHINGTON — An untested legal theory that the White House doesn’t need to pay furloughed workers once the partial shutdown ends shook up Capitol Hill on Tuesday, while Democrats appeared emboldened in their demands to renew expiring health care subsidies. A draft memo from the Office of Management and Budget’s top lawyer arguing that the…
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South Africa’s playwright Athol Fugard, whose works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “’Master Harold’… and the Boys” to show how the racist system distorted the humanity of his country with what he called “a daily tally of injustice,” has died. He…
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Best times for anglers
(Table for March 10-March 24) This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones. ——— Sunday…………………..12:20 p.m……..………………………………………………………12:45 a.m. Monday…….……………1:10 p.m………………………………………………………………..1:40 a.m. Tuesday…………………2:05 p.m……..………………………………………………………….2:30 a.m. Wednesday……………2:55 p.m…..……….……………………………………………………3:25 a.m. Thursday………………..3:50 p.m…………..……………………………………………………4:20 a.m.…
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Tips to prevent food guarding by your dog
The tendency for dogs to guard their food is natural. If you notice your dog being defensive of their toys or bed, it is important to take action to keep it from progressing. To prevent your dog from food guarding, the American Kennel Club recommends the following tips: • Let your dog eat in peace.…
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Best times for anglers
(Table for Feb. 18-March 3) This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones. ——— Sunday……………………7:50 p.m……..……………………………………………………….8:20 a.m. Monday………………….8:45 p.m………………………………………………………………….9:10 a.m. Tuesday………………….9:35 p.m………..………………………………………………………10:00 a.m. Wednesday…………..10:25 p.m…..……………………..……………………………………10:50 a.m. Thursday……………….11:15 p.m…..…………………………………………………………..11:35 a.m.…
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Best times for anglers
(Table for Feb. 11-Feb. 25) This table lists top fishing times and days for the coming weeks. For best results, begin fishing one hour before and continue one hour after the times given. Times apply to all time zones. ——— Sunday…………………..1:45 p.m…..……………………………………………………………2:10 a.m. Monday…….……………2:35 p.m……………………………………………………………….3:00 a.m. Tuesday…………………3:25 p.m……..…………………………………………………………3:50 a.m. Wednesday……………4:15 p.m…..……….…………………………………………………..4:30 a.m. Thursday………………..5:05 p.m…………..…………………………………………………..5:35 a.m.…
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Tri-Lakes football roundup
No. 1 Palmer Ridge 42, No. 17 Denver South 6 At Don Breese Stadium: Palmer Ridge scored three touchdowns apiece in each of the first two quarters to send the game into a running clock before Denver South’s third-quarter touchdown broke the shutout. Senior quarterback Derek Hester opened the game with a rushing touchdown and…
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Mining museum to hold pumpkin patch event on Saturdays in October
It’s pumpkin patch time at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry. WMMI’s annual Miners’ Pumpkin Patch fundraiser will be held every Saturday in October from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase online. The fall community event will feature activities good for all ages, like pumpkin patch games, hayrides, food trucks,…
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Two achieve Eagle Scout rank
Two members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 78 earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Ben Lieber and Alex Tsepelev completed the steps needed this past spring and earned the organization’s highest rank. Troop 78 will soon be heading to their weeklong summer camp, which will take place from June 25-30 at McNeil Scout Ranch…