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Thanks for reading! Don't miss this deal Winter Sale: Standard Digital Access $1 for 6 months Already a subscriber? Connection (Tom Toles) Alabama lawmakers voted on May 14 to ban nearly all abortions in the state — including rape and incest — sending the nation's strictest law to the state's Republican governor, who is expected to sign it, the Washington Post reported. This follows the passage by the neighboring state of Georgia of a so-called “heartbeat” bill that bans abortion after a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat. The Peach State became the fourth state this year to enact such…

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This is a product of the Detroit Lakes Tribune advertising department. Winners were selected through area readers voting in the annual Best of the Lakes Competition. First place: Midwest BankMidwest Bank, headquartered in Detroit Lakes with branches in Callaway, Waubun, Barnesville, Parkers Prairie and Dalton, Minn., in addition to a Walmart location, is the only local bank in Detroit Lakes. It was incorporated in June 1917 in Waubun as The Farmers State Bank of Waubun. Decades later, after a name change, Midwest Bank employs 94 people. 56 of them are in Detroit Lakes.Midwest Bank has become the largest bank in…

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Margaret Quamme | Special to The Columbus DispatchGo over to Northland Performing Arts Center on October 23 to see rabbits galore.The Midwest BunFesta work of his Ohio Home Rabbit Rescueis celebrating 10 years with events for bunnies and their people.BunFest is a chance for those interested in getting a pet bunny to learn more about what it entails, and it's also a chance for the bunnies and their people to have some fun.”We started very small, at the Whitehall Event Center, and then outgrew that space,” said Pat Barron, Midwest BunFest president and OHRR Board Chair. “We've been in a…

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Judging is now complete and ENR Midwest is excited to announce the 2023 Best Projects awardees. Two panels of expert judges selected 29 winners in 18 categories: projects that represent outstanding quality of work, pushed innovative ideas and overcame interesting challenges. Of the 63 submissions, 15 won Best Project designations and 14 received Awards of Merit. This year's ENR Midwest judges included: Angelo Arzano, Senior Director, HOK, St. Louis Danielle Dy Buncio, founder and CEO of VIATechnik Marc Hanson, senior director, construction operations, CRB Group Lynda Leigh, development manager, CedarSt Companies Brandon Maurisak, Transit and Rail Project Manager, HNTB Steven…

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Last week, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — a 28—a longtime socialist who ran on progressive policies like Medicare for All, a federal jobs guarantee, the human right to housing and the repeal of ICE — defeated Rep. Joe Crowley, one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress. Ocasio-Cortez's victory left much of the political world in awe, with observers wondering aloud what the upset means for the ongoing ideological battle between the Democratic establishment and the progressive wings. People want a fairer distribution of the nation's wealth and resources unmatched in world history, and they want oppression defeated wherever it occurs. Some,…

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CINCINNATI — Green Umbrella has spent the past 25 years trying to bring attention to the need for the greater Cincinnati area to embrace and prepare for climate change. For the past quarter century, the nonprofit has brought together elected leaders, subject matter experts and the Average Joe to discuss the region's toughest environmental problems. One of their primary vehicles for these conversations over the past decade has been the Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit. On Friday, Green Umbrella convened its 10th summit at a new, larger location at the Duke Energy Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati. What You Should Know…

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SVG Partners expands THRIVE AgTech into livestock and life sciences in the Midwest with the newest partners National Pork Board, AgriNovus Indiana, Elanco Animal Health, Purdue Foundry and with longtime partner Land O'Lakes SAN FRANCISCO and INDIANAPOLIS – SVG Partners, a California-based venture and innovation firm, announced Thursday (Nov. 29) the expansion of its West Coast-based THRIVE AgTech program to the Midwest to specifically focus on animal health and to support developments in agriculture. The expanded accelerator follows the Forbes AgTech Summit held in Indianapolis this fall. The partnership will create a bridge between THRIVE Silicon Valley and the Midwest…

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The St. Louis Cardinals have been in the news this offseason for their finances, with the majority of the talk surrounding their lack of spending. Perhaps the biggest story under review is the Cardinals' current media rights deal with Diamond Sports Group, which appears to be deteriorating as the offseason progresses.Our own JT Buchheit covered the initial reports of Diamond Sports Group's imminent bankruptcy in December, but recent reports seem to indicate that dark times may be ahead. Bloomberg reported that the team's payments could be at risk in the process, which spells trouble for the Cardinals' immediate financial future.…

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