FEMA fakes news conference to boost image over California fires
FEMA held a phony news conference with staff posing as reporters asking soft questions to Deputy Director Harvey Johnson about wildfire response. The administration criticized the move as a breach of integrity, noting John Philbin’s resignation to become head of public affairs for the ODNI.
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Wellsville Family Literacy Night Promotes Reading Joy
More than 400 parents and children attended the third annual Family Literacy Night at Wellsville Elementary School on October 23. The event featured a free meal, a free book, and literacy mini sessions, with students and staff dressing as storybook characters and volunteers like Grandma Bev leading activities.
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Central Heights Hosts Inaugural Parents University Night
Ottawa resident Jeff Green co authored 107 Ways to Improve Children's Reading and shared simple instructional methods. The Franklin County Sheriff's Department warned about Internet predators and dangers. Local child advocate groups and a strong volunteer staff supported the program while two weather postponements extended planning. Attendees were urged to return for the second annual event next year.
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Longtime Homes Tour Director Dietz Leads Effort to Recruit
Louise Dietz and her committee contacted over 60 homeowners to place on the Lancaster homes tour this year. The Auxiliary board voted to forgo the tour to allow potential owners to reconsider for next year, with hope that unique homes may participate later. Scholarships will still be awarded, though fewer and smaller.
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County Road Project Waste in Idaho Road and I-35 Effort
Letter from Phil Connaghan criticizes Franklin County public works for incomplete paving on the Idaho Road and I-35 project. He compares it to the John Brown Road fiasco, noting insufficient crowning, rock compaction, and paving delay, with recurring plowing eroding edges and waste. Proposes hiring private contractors as a cost-saving alternative.
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Reader Forum clarifies RMH Holiday Homes Tour role
A past RMH volunteer director sets the record straight about the Holiday Homes Tour. He states the tour is sponsored by the Ransom Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and run by the Auxiliary's board of directors. He clarifies that Jody Lancaster is not responsible for procuring homes.
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