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More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. Day 5 is a challenge for parents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — It's a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be. Callahan, 13, contorts herself into a backbend as 7-year-old Hudson fiddles with a balloon and 10-year-old Keegan plays the piano.Like a growing number of students around the U.S, the Pruente children are on a four-day school schedule, a change instituted this fall by their district in Independence, Missouri.To the kids, it's terrific. “I have a three-day break of school!” exclaimed Hudson.Hudson, 7, left, Callahan, 13, middle, and Keegan Pruente, 10, right, stand outside their school on their first Monday home during the new four-day school week on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Independence, Mo. Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment. Still, some experts question the effects on ...

Here's how many times the federal government has shut down

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

(The Hill) - There have been 21 federal government shutdowns in the last five decades, as Congress has until September 30th to pass a set of spending bills or come up with a short-term plan to avert a soon-to-be 22nd government shutdown. A government shutdown would lead to non-essential federal functions such as social security and SNAP benefits to be suspended and result in millions of federal employees to not receive pay during the shutdown. The soon-to-be approaching deadline has lead to division between the House Republicans. Multiple GOP factions in the chamber have different demands, with some GOP House members even threatening to call for a vote to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his leadership position. Here are the 21 times the federal government has experienced a shutdown. Year: 2019 President: Donald Trump The most recent federal government shutdown lasted for 35 days from December 2018 to January 2019, the longest shutdown per...

Oak Park Heights picks new city administrator from Illinois

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

Jacob Rife, former village administrator in the Village of Cary, Ill., has been tapped to be the next city administrator in Oak Park Heights.The Oak Park Heights City Council voted 5-0 to extend the offer to Rife, who worked for the Village of Cary for 15 years. He is expected to start Oct. 2, said Mayor Mary McComber.Jacob Rife (Courtesy of City of Oak Park Heights)“I’m really looking forward to working with him,” McComber said. “He was delightful, personable, extremely knowledgeable and empathic. Everyone in Cary has positive things to say about him.”Rife fills the position previously held by longtime administrator Eric Johnson whose last day on the job was Aug. 31.Rife said Friday he was looking forward to the opportunity.“Oak Park Heights is a beautiful community,” he said. “It has a great mayor and council. There’s a great staff, and I’m excited to get started and work with the team.”Rife was one of six finalists for the position. The others were: John H...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Is it appropriate to kiss your friends on the lips?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from Jason and it's about kissing. Here's the email: Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. I'm a divorced dad in the process of dating. I'm currently dating a woman who I really like. We've been together almost a year now. But she kisses her guy friends on the mouth hello and goodbye. I'm 46 and have never experienced this before. It isn't her culture, she's from Iowa. I let her know that's a hard boundary for me. It's hard because I don't want to be a controlling guy, but I don't like it. She does do it with girls too, and I think it's odd, but that doesn't bother me as much. I realize that may seem unfair, but I'm just being honest. Am I insecure? Maybe? She told me she would try, but she's done it forever. Well, it's been 2-months, and she hasn't slowed down at all. It seems like she doesn't care about my feelings. I'd like to think if she told me something wa...

5 things to know this Monday, September 25

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Monday, and happy Yom Kippur to those who celebrate! According to Meteorologist Rob Lindenmuth, we can expect a beautiful stretch of weather through the week following a wet weekend and morning. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Fire crews responded to multiple fires over the weekend. One in Watervliet on Saturday, another in Troy on Sunday. Meanwhile, hundreds of community members celebrated the 27th Annual Buddy Walk at Schenectady Central Park to benefit the Down Syndrome Aim High Resource Center at the Center for Disability Services on Sunday. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Monday morning. 1. Darryl Mount trial set to begin in OctoberIt has been over ten years since the death of Darryl Mount and the decision regarding his death is now a decade in the making.2. Crews respond to fire in WatervlietThe Watervliet Fire Department responded to a house fire on the...

Crews respond to Troy fire Sunday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Firefighters responded to a house fire at 106th and 2nd Street Sunday night in Troy. At this time, details on the fire are limited. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Smoke from the fire could reportedly be seen as far as Latham. Stick with NEWS10 as more information becomes available.

GasBuddy: Avg. Alb. gas prices drop 1.6 cents in last week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Average gasoline prices in Albany have fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.91/g Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 546 stations in Albany. Prices in Albany are 3.3 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 22.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 9.9 cents in the last week and stands at $4.53 per gallon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Albany was priced at $3.64/g Sunday while the most expensive was $4.09/g, a difference of 45.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state Sunday was $3.30/g, while the highest was $4.69/g, a difference of $1.39/g.The national average price of gasoline has fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.80/g Monday. The national average is up 1.3 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 13.6 cents per gallon hi...

Ask Amy: Guilt follows in wake of estrangement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

Dear Amy: My 82-year-old mother has an undiagnosed mental illness, marked by narcissism, paranoia, delusions, and abusive rages.Beginning in my teens (I’m in my 50s now), she has caused long periods of estrangement over perceived slights, so she missed my wedding and the births of my children.My father divorced her when I was eight years old.And yet she also has better periods when she can be lovely and charming, and so whenever she called me to reconcile, I always did.Throughout the pandemic, I visited her regularly, took her to her many doctor’s appointments, and helped her through other major problems. I did this because she has no one else — literally zero friends or other family willing to talk with or help her.But then last year, because I failed to return her call during the single hour I was in church for a special Mother’s Day service (oh, the irony), she left me more than a half-dozen increasingly hostile and abusive voicemails.I called her back and told her that we ...

Commission fines defence company €1.2 million in cartel settlement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

The European Commission has fined defence company Diehl €1.2 million for participating in a cartel concerning the sale of military hand grenades together with its rival RUAG. Both companies admitted their involvement in the cartel and agreed to settle the case. RUAG was not fined as it revealed the cartel to the Commission under the leniency programme. The product concerned by the cartel is military hand grenades.The Commission investigation revealed that the two manufacturers split national markets across the European Economic Area (‘EEA') between themselves during almost 14 years. Following this allocation, only the designated manufacturer was entitled to sell military hand grenades in its allocated territory unless the other party gave its consent.Both companies cooperated with the Commission under the leniency programme (2006 Leniency Notice): RUAG received full immunity for revealing the cartel, thereby avoiding a fine of ca. € 2.5 million, while and Diehl benefited from a 50% ...

Word Game: Sept. 25, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:18 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — PICAYUNE (PICAYUNE: pik-ee-YOON: Something trivial.)Average mark 16 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find 21 or more words in PICAYUNE? The list will be published tomorrow.SATURDAY’S WORD — ARMADILLO admiral alarm amid amir amoral aria arid armload aroma radial radio raid rail rill road roam roil roll maid mail malar mall mallard marl mild mill modal moil molar mold moll moral dial dill diorama doll dollar dorm dram drama drill droll idol laid lair lama lard liar lidar lido llama load loam lord oralTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns,...