ATHENS — “This is not normal,” a New York City resident observed the other day about the polar vortex, snow, ice, then spring-like days followed by more snow and more ice. “The Earth is off its axis or something.”
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As the summer season heats up, the crews at the Department of Public Works gear up. The department will cram more than $2 million of capital projects into the months between the end of mud season and Thanksgiving. Someone from the department is always working on something, DPW Director Steve Barrett said. While one crew repaints the street markings, for instance, another mows, another runs the street sweeper, and a fourth repairs the department's equipment, he said. Water & Highway...
One segment of our politically divided nation consists of what is generally referred to as “the religious right” - an ultra-conservative minority group that forms the core support for President Donald Trump. There seems to be a profound inconsistency in this support, since Trump's personal conduct - especially his sexual escapades - seems to violate everything that this religious contingent claims to stand for. What, then, is there in Trump that this religious group identifies with so strongly as to...
Marlboro College will present its spring semester series of weekend concerts, starting with acclaimed pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute on Saturday, Jan. 23, at 3 p.m. The series features leading performers in both classical and jazz, from violin and piano duo Andrew Eng and Tae Kim to the big sound of saxophonist David Bindman's sextet. Other than the opening concert, all performances are on Sundays at 3 p.m.; concerts all take place in Marlboro's Ragle Hall, and are free and open to...
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