Handley's Holiday Hillside Farms Opens 40th Christmas Season
At Handley’s Holiday Hillside in Solon the gates open every Friday after Thanksgiving for precut trees or select-your-own pines. Margaret and Terry Handley, now in the third generation, host families including Jim and Mary Jo Kloft and Abbie Stolte as the tradition continues with festive tailgating in the parking lot.
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Elite JSOC unit gains expanded power to hunt terrorists
The Obama administration will elevate the Joint Special Operations Command to lead a new Counter-External Operations Task Force with wider authority to track plan and potentially launch operations against terrorist networks worldwide. The move aims to counter dispersed IS threats beyond Iraq Syria and Libya.
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Standing Rock Opponents Fight Dakota Access Pipeline Dispute
Native groups in North Dakota oppose the Dakota Access pipeline amid clashes with police and widespread protests. They point to a century and a half of land seizures and broken treaties from the Black Hills to the Missouri River, arguing federal actions threaten Lakota and Dakota lands.
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