Women enter trades slowly despite job strength
Raquel Diaz, 37, of Youngstown, is among few women at New Castle School of Trades, with 22 women among 584 students across campuses. The article notes rising female participation in technical fields, the broad range of courses from welding to diesel repair, and the ongoing tech labor shortage as large numbers of tradespeople retire. Diaz switched from a service role after a robbery, seeking steadier employment and wage benefits in the trades.
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Raquel Diaz
Youngstown
New Castle School of Trades
Raquel
New Castle
NCST
Mary Grzebieniak
WEW
Marrie Kraynak
McGinty Seeks Pennsylvania's First Female U.S. Senator
Democrat Katie McGinty challenges Republican Pat Toomey on November 8 in a bid to break Pennsylvania's gender barriers by becoming the state's first female U.S. senator. Experts note both a tradition of male-dominated politics and limited female political fundraising networks in the commonwealth.
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Katie McGinty
Pat Toomey
Pennsylvania
U.S
Dana Brown
Pennsylvania Center For Women and Politics
Chatham University
Pittsburgh
The
Center For
Rutgers University
New Jersey
General Assembly
Brown
Commonwealth
U.S. House
McGinty
Controversy over Missing Man Tables at VA clinics
The Missing Man Table displays at VA clinics in Texas and Ohio, featuring empty chairs and a Bible, sparked complaints over religious symbolism in government spaces. Congressional figures demand clarity from VA Secretary McDonald, arguing religion can be referenced without state endorsement, while critics call for neutrality.
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Washington
Department of Veterans Affairs
Texas
Ohio
Congressional Prayer Caucus
National League of POW/MIA Families
Pair arrested on drug and fleeing charges
New Castle officers charged Maurice Perkins 24 of 357 Halco Drive and Deonte Dev elle Lamont Adams 27 of Detroit after a traffic stop escalated as their Jeep Grand Cherokee ran a stop sign and two men fled. Officers found five bags of crack cocaine and six bags of heroin along with $317 in Adams pocket and $181 on Perkins.
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New Castle
Maurice Perkins
Halco Drive
Deonte Develle-Lamont Adams
Detroit
East Street
East Lincoln Avenue
East Lincoln
Adams
East Wallace and
Highland Avenues
Perkins
Reis Street
Obituary notices for Buchanan Sorbo Woods listed
Brant E. Buchanan Sr aged 69 of Grove City Brian P. Sorbo Sr aged 54 of Brandon Florida and James A. Woods aged 85 of Mercer are named in the obituaries with brief notices on page A6 referencing continuing details on page A5
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Brant E. Buchanan Sr
Grove City
Brian P. Sorbo Sr
Brandon
Florida
James A. Woods
Mercer
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Center For Politics and Public Affairs
Franklin
Marshall College
Lancaster
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Philadelphia
Kery Murakami
CNHI
James Lankford
Oklahoma
Randy Forbes
Virginia
Veterans Affairs
Robert McDonald
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