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Soucheray: We are the masters of our fate, the captains of our alleys

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

It caught my attention that over this very weekend, there was to be a St. Paul Snow Summit held at the city’s Public Works garage out Como way on Dale Street, complete with food trucks and fire rigs and big plow truck tires to kick. It was coordinated by the Parks and Recreation Department, implying a connection between parks and plowing, a connection that escapes me, but still a cheerful excuse to rub shoulders with drivers and mechanics.What really grabbed me was the event’s focus on alley captains. St. Paul does not plow alleys, a good thing. Even city employees who live on alleys would agree that the less government intervention in the routine tasks of life, the better. We used to do just fine with our trash collection, for example, but then the city got its mitts on it and that horse left the barn.The alley captain is the guy — a woman can be a guy in this case — who collects money from the people on both sides of the alley and then hires the guy, usually a grateful...

Working Strategies: Time to step up to the C-suite?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

Amy LindgrenDo you know the term “C-suite executive”? You probably do, but as a quick definition, C-suite refers to the employees at the top of a corporation, very frequently sporting titles that start with C: Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), and of course, Chief Executive Officer (CEO).The larger the company, the more layers of management beneath them, including managers, directors, vice presidents and senior vice presidents. It’s not a static list. Not only do the layers seem to multiply, but so does the variety of C’s. While additions are made with some frequency (Chief Diversity Officer and Chief Digital Officer come to mind), we never seem to drop any titles from use.If this sounds like a gripe, or sarcasm, it’s not. Running a corporation is immensely complicated and I’m going to assume that these all are important roles. As a bonus: If there are more C’s, there are also more opportunities for those who want to work at this level.Given the short ten...

Fright Fest 2023 at Great Escape

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - It’s the time of year for pumpkin spice and things not so nice. NEWS10 visited a fan favorite of the Capital Region for this time of year, Fright Fest at the Six Flags Great Escape.   Saratoga Springs has a new Code Blue shelter location This Friday the thirteenth is extra spooky as it's also National Haunted House Day. The ghosts and the ghouls are all ready to come out for Fright Fest 2023 at Six Flags Great Escape. You never who or what you'll run into, every turn at Fright Fest brings an unexpected scare. This year, guests can look forward to even more surprises. This season, Six Flags is debuting their new 4th house, guaranteeing even more thrills. Each year, folks flock from all over the Capital Region, those going for the first time alongside Fright Fest veterans. “It was pretty good. In all honesty. Honestly, I only got scared this much. The man banging the meat hook against the wall. I wasn’t expecting that,” said a new...

Spire and Urban League team up for tech job hiring event

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

ST. LOUIS, Mo — In preparation for a hiring event focusing on tech jobs, Spire is working with the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis to make it happen.It is the main goal of this event to bring together possible employees who can help Spire provide excellent service. Persons in these roles are responsible for managing meter changes, responding to emergencies, carrying out installations, and taking part in new building projects every day.The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis is involved because they want to make people aware of jobs offered by companies like Spire and make it easier for people to get those opportunities. The hiring event will take place on October 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. People who want to attend should get in touch with the leaders ahead of time to pre-register and reserve a time slot for interviews. They can call 314-626-9977 to get in touch with the leaders.People who have a Class C license, a high school diploma, or an HVAC certificate are highly enco...

Keeler: Choke’s on you, Coach Prime. CU Buffs football boss Deion Sanders looked out of ideas. Travis Hunter looked gassed. Has clock struck midnight on Boulder’s Cinderella?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

BOULDER — When Deion Sanders demanded his theme music, the Buffs played “Yakety Sax.” If Travis Hunter ran for 140 yards, Charles Kelly rambled for at least 220, arms waving furiously, as if trying to hail the last taxi in Times Square.“If you’re gonna point the fingers, point it at me, because if I’m allowing it, it should be on me, not (Kelly),” Coach Prime said of his veteran defensive coordinator after CU choked a 29-0 halftime lead against Stanford so hard, it turned into a 46-43 double overtime loss.“Put it on me. We go over this stuff. And there are times where you know what group is in … what group you’re on, but you have a lapse of understanding in those crucial moments. Right now, we’re not built for the moment. We’re not built for the moment.”For 30 minutes, the Buffs almost looked built for the College Football Playoff, a fireball of speed and swagger. For the next 30, they looked as if Karl Dorrell ...

Alleged robber captured 1 month after hospitalizing employee of Chinatown business

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

A Los Angeles man has been arrested in connection with a violent robbery at a Chinatown business last month.Courtland Thornton, 31, was captured in Hawthorne on Friday, almost exactly a month after the Sept. 14 robbery in the 800 block of North Broadway, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release.Surveillance video captured Thornton just before noon that day as he entered the businesses, assaulted an employee and stole property from behind the counter, police said."As the employee attempted to stop him, the suspect assaulted the employee," the release said. "The employee was hospitalized for her injuries inflicted by the suspect."Police said Thornton is being held in lieu of $80,000 bail, but jail records indicate an extra $1 million bail was added to Thornton's total in relation to a separate case.No information about his next court date was available.Anyone with additional information is urged to contact Detective Huy Nguyen at 213-996-1875. During non-business hours...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed these bills so far

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

With hundreds of bills on his desk and up against an Oct. 14 deadline, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent back 143, or 30%, of the bills lawmakers sent his way as of Oct. 9.In comparison, Newsom vetoed a total of 169 bills last year, accounting for 14% of proposed bills. Cal Matters, which tracks California bills as they move through the Legislature, first reported that Newsom was sent about 700 bills leading up to the deadline. Newsom signs bill banning ‘junk fees’ in California This year, the governor cited that some bills will cost the state too much money, that they went too far on policy too fast, or were simply unnecessary, Cal Matters reported.Here are some of the notable bills Newsom vetoedFree condoms for California high schoolersNewsom rejected the bill that would have made free condoms available to all public high school students in the state, arguing it was too expensive for a state with a budget deficit of over $30 billion.Cannabis cafesAssembly Bill 374 would have allowed Amster...

Californians have 4th-highest housing expenses in US

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.Buzz: California’s lofty housing costs are topped by just three places in the nation when you ponder the expense per person.Source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed one yardstick of the burden of housing costs – the annual analysis of personal consumption expenditures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The study looks at per capita spending in 50 states and the District of Columbia.ToplineCalifornians paid $11,262 per person for housing-related expenses and utility costs in 2022 – 23% above the typical American’s $9,161.If that seems low, note that the typical California household has nearly three residents. Also, remember that many homeowners have no mortgage or a home loan with a low-low interest rate acquired during the heated days of the pandemic.Consider the scale of California’s housing cost pa...

Las reacciones de los líderes latinoamericanos al conflicto de Israel y Hamas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

(CNN Español) — El conflicto de Israel y Gaza —que hasta este sábado ha dejado más de 1.300 personas muertas en Israel y unas 1.900 en Gaza, según las autoridades de ambos lados— ha desencadenado distintas reacciones de la comunidad internacional. En América Latina, los gobiernos y líderes políticos se han pronunciado contra la violencia en la zona.El conflicto entre israelíes y palestinos, que data de al menos 75 años atrás, escaló esta semana a raíz del sorpresivo ataque del sábado de Hamas en Israel, y la respuesta de Israel a objetivos en Gaza. Los distintos gobiernos de América Latina estiman que al menos 13 latinoamericanos murieron en el ataque del 7 de octubre.Reportan al menos 13 latinoamericanos muertos tras ataque de Hamas a IsraelAMLO: “No queremos guerra”La Embajada de México en Israel pidió a los mexicanos que estén en ese país que extremen precauciones y verifiquen sus itinerarios de vuelos ante posibles cancelaciones. En su cuenta de la red social X...

A Reuters videographer killed in southern Lebanon by Israeli shelling is laid to rest

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:44:41 GMT

KHIAM, Lebanon (AP) — A Reuters videographer killed in Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon was laid to rest in his hometown Saturday in a funeral procession attended by hundreds of people.Draped in a Lebanese flag, Issam Abdallah’s body was carried on a stretcher through the streets of the southern town of Khiam, from his family’s home to the local cemetery.Dozens of journalists and Lebanese lawmakers attended the funeral.Abdallah was killed Friday evening near the village of Alma al-Shaab in south Lebanon when an Israeli shell landed on a gathering of international journalists covering exchange of fire along the border between Israeli troops and members of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group. The Lebanese army said in a statement Saturday that Israeli troops fired a shell the day before hitting a civilian car used by journalists killing Abdallah and wounding others. The army said that other areas in south Lebanon at the time were targeted by an Israeli helicopter gunship and artill...