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Terry Wolsey answers Candidate Questionnaire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

Terry Wolsey of the Independence Party is running in the Cardston-Siksika riding. He provided the following answers to SSN’s candidate questionnaire:1) What are the top issues in the Cardston-Siksika riding and what would you and your party do to try to address those issues?Wolsey: The top issue is our MLA supported every mandate imposed on us by his party .  He needs to be held accountable for doing that.  We cannot enable this behavior as the result will not improve.2) Should Alberta implement a provincial police force or retain the RCMP? What about CPP versus a provincial pension plan?Wolsey: It is up to the voter to decide on these issues surrounding the RCMP.  The Independence Party’s (TIP) policy is the voter is the deciding factor for implementation of such policy we call that Direct Democracy.3) With a global national push for more green energy how does Alberta integrate and promote the virtues of its oil and gas industry?Wolsey: TIP supports responsibility and balance for a...

Judge again denies bond as Kaylin Gillis murder suspect faces additional charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The suspect accused of shooting and killing a young woman when she and her friends accidentally pulled into his driveway returning to court Wednesday and now facing additional charges.Sixty-five-year-old Kevin Monahan faces one count of murder in the second degree, as well as reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence according to a new indictment issued May 18. Appearing in court Wednesday, the prosecution and defense once again argued their cases to Judge Adam Michelini on the subject of bail. Read the latest on the fatal shooting of Kaylin Gillis Monahan’s attorney, Kurt Mausert, entering Monahan's not guilty plea and using every tool in his arsenal trying to release his client on bond or to at least delay his trial. The prosecution, lead by DA Tony Jordan, standing firm saying not only should Judge Michelini keep Monahan in jail, but also adding that their team is ready for trial at the word go."We will be ready. I mean, we’re ready to...

Vermont Paws & Boots helping veterans and first responders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- Every day in this country a startling number of veterans and first responders take their own lives. The stress that comes with the job is often too much to bear. In Bennington, Vermont, those vets, police and fire personnel have someplace to turn for help. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Michelle LeBlanc runs a program called Paws and Boots, matching people who are dealing with PTSD with a service dog. As LeBlanc explains it, "We started very simple, training dogs in fields, parking lots, Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, any place we could find space to teach and train."A recent graduate of the program.Michelle runs the program because she understands the stress level that the military or working in police and fire can bring. "I was in the military service for six years after college, then I spent 22 years with the Vermont State Police," she explains. Answering The Call: Local company’s life-saving ...

Gamblers can’t get credit at Colorado casinos after Polis, concerned about abuse, vetoes measure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill Tuesday that would’ve let casinos extend credit lines to gamblers, a measure that proponents said was aimed at high-rollers but critics charged would fuel risky gambling behavior.The bill — SB23-259 — would’ve let casinos extend $1,000 or more in credit to gamblers who passed certain screenings. The bill had bipartisan support — sponsors included Democrats Sen. Dylan Roberts and Rep. Marc Snyder, plus Republicans Sen. Mark Baisley and Rep. Ron Weinberg — who said it was intended to help out-of-state big spenders travel with less cash on hand and bolster the state’s casino industry.Other lawmakers, though, argued the bill could be used by problematic gamblers to fuel addictions. Polis agreed.“If the purported target of this bill is out-of-state ‘high-rollers,’ then the credit line should be geared specifically to those patrons,” the governor wrote in his letter rejecting the bill. “However, as ...

Douglas County school board revises much-debated equity policy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

A divided Douglas County school board on Tuesday revised the district’s much-debated equity policy, which has been under review after a conservative majority took control of the board last year.The board split 4-2 on its vote to approve the revisions to the policy, which has been in place in Douglas County School District since 2021. A seventh member, Elizabeth Hanson, resigned during the meeting, ahead of the vote, citing the changes as one of the reasons she was stepping down.“I don’t feel I can look our students in the eyes and assure them that this board is doing everything in our power to meet our moral and or legal obligations to make sure that our students have an inclusive and safe learning environment,” Hanson told The Denver Post.During the meeting, board directors made further changes to their proposed revisions. For example, one change that would have removed words such as “unbiased” and “culturally responsive” from a phrase about learning environments was nixed and the ...

Disneyland and Imagineering working with James Cameron on new 'Avatar' experience

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

Walt Disney Imagineering is working with director James Cameron on a new Avatar experience expected to debut at the Disneyland Resort in the future.Disneyland Resort president Ken Potrock provided an update on the new experience during the OC forum event on May 18, the Orange County Register reported.The event, held at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, allowed Disneyland officials to share their plans for Disneyland Forward with Orange County business and city leaders. Disneyland pitches theme park expansion plans to Anaheim neighbors Disneyland Forward is a proposed plan detailing how officials want to update and renovate the Anaheim theme park. The project will include new attractions, shops and restaurants within its existing 490-acre footprint, the Los Angeles Times reported.News of the Avatar experience surprised Disney fans and company officials alike when Disney CEO Bob Iger made the announcement during a company earnings call in February.Iger made the announcement after th...

A's, Nevada leaders reach tentative ballpark agreement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday a tentative agreement with the Oakland Athletics and legislative leaders for a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over how much the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark, according to a joint statement.The tentative agreement indicates a funding bill will be introduced in the Nevada Legislature in the coming days, giving lawmakers less than two weeks to consider it before the session ends. The threat of a special legislative session looms if lawmakers can’t agree on the terms by June 5. The financing isn't a sure thing either. The announcement is on the heels of the Oakland Athletics’ agreement to use land on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip where the Tropicana Las Vegas casino resort sits — a pivot from an earlier agreement for a stadium nearby that came with a $500 million price tag that many lawmakers signaled was too high.The statement Wednesday didn't speci...

DeSantis-Musk alliance was a year in the making

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

By Steve Contorno | CNNWhen Tesla CEO Elon Musk first mused about buying Twitter in early 2022, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was among the many Republicans publicly cheering on the tech billionaire’s pursuit of a social media platform long viewed by conservatives as hostile to them.But DeSantis pressed further than most GOP officials. Dangling the Florida pension fund’s investments in the company, the governor vowed to turn the country’s third largest state against Twitter’s board if they didn’t sell to Musk.“We’re going to be looking at ways that the state of Florida potentially can be holding these Twitter board of directors accountable for breaching their fiduciary duty,” he said in April 2022. “So stay tuned on that.”Now, a year after DeSantis came to Musk’s aide, the Silicon Valley mogul is returning the favor. DeSantis launched his presidential campaign Wednesday from Twitter with Musk joining the Florida governor for the announcement on the site he now owns after a $44 billion s...

Photos: San Jose State University’s joyous Class of 2023 graduation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

Cheers rang out Wednesday at One Washington Square as San Jose State University held the first of 10 commencements planned for the Class of 2023 this week.The university is conferring diplomas on 7,400 undergraduate and graduate students.Thousands reveled in the pomp and circumstance at the ceremonies that will run through Friday at the Provident Credit Union Event Center on campus. President Cynthia Teniente-Matson, attending her first commencement in that role, spoke and congratulated students.Wednesday’s honorees were graduates from Lucas College and the Graduate School of Business — the largest business school in Silicon Valley — and the College of Health and Human Sciences.Receiving diplomas on Thursday will be graduates of the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, the College of Science and the Connie L. Lurie College of Education and College of Professional and Global Education. And on Friday, the grads of the College of Social Sciences and College of ...

Broadway show’s creator visits San Jose theater production

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:47 GMT

If you’ve been involved in youth theater in Silicon Valley at all during the past couple of decades, you’re probably familiar with “Starmites” — a sci-fi fantasy musical with a short Broadway run in the late 1980s and now a cult classic around here.Barry Keating, who wrote the show’s music and lyrics and co-wrote its book, has been pleasantly surprised by how much it’s been embraced in the Bay Area. He saw that first-hand last weekend, when he watched two Playful People Productions performances of the show at the Historic Hoover Theatre in San Jose.“I heard about it for a long time because San Jose’s done so many productions of my show,” said Keating, 76. He flew in from Manhattan and took part in two “talk back” sessions before shows featuring older teens and their adult family members as well as chatted with audience members, cast and crew. Indeed, its been a staple for CMT San Jose, Starting Arts, Playful Peo...