The 13-year-old girl heard a male say, “Don’t come to school tomorrow,” in gym class. She initially dismissed it. After school, the eighth-grader couldn’t stop thinking about those words. Newtown, when she was a toddler, was a shooting. Parkland in elementary school. Uvalde, last year, when 19 students and two teachers were shot 384 miles … Read more
On March 1, 2023, Gail E. Combs, 74, of Cambridge, passed away at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury. She was the late Jesse Mack Combs and Gladys Hall Elzey’s daughter, born in Cambridge on January 24, 1949. Gail attended Cambridge High School and graduated in 1967. She continued her studies by enrolling in … Read more
Dorothy “Dort” Porter, the youngest child of Russell and Agnes Jorgensen, was born in Wilmot, South Dakota. She was a small child when the Dust Bowl hit, and at age 6, she relocated to Davenport, Iowa, with her mother, older brother Bill, sister Norma, and other family members in quest of a better life. She … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. – State Senator Rich Draheim, who represents Madison Lake, is presenting his proposed legislation to the Education Policy Committee of the Minnesota Senate. If it were to become law, it would make it mandatory for high school seniors in Minnesota to complete an online course on personal finance before graduating. The course … Read more
On February 27, 2023, Anthony John “Duke” Balady Sr., of Durham, North Carolina, and formerly of Wayne, New Jersey, passed away quietly in his own home. He was 64. Duke Balady was born on May 23, 1958, in Paterson, New Jersey, as the sixth of his parent’s eight children. He graduated in 1976 from Paterson’s … Read more
A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and GG, Mary Louise (Regini) Colturi, 99, passed away quietly on February 27, 2023, at The Village at South Farms, a memory care community in Middletown. She was the daughter of the late Francesco and Lucia (Lauretti) Regini, immigrants from Italy who emigrated to the United States in search of … Read more
SANTA ROSA, Calif. On Thursday, detectives investigated a confrontation between three Northern California high school students, culminating in one fatally stabbing the other in front of more than two dozen classmates. A 15-year-old freshman was arrested for homicide and other crimes after a fatal stabbing in an art classroom at Montgomery High School in Santa … Read more
Sarah Pazokian and Farah Rosaleen founded a foundation to combat period poverty as high school sophomores. Every day at Cary’s Green Hope High School, they saw what research has shown about “period poverty”—that menstruating women without period products are likelier to miss work or school. It’s ubiquitous. According to Coalition for Period Supplies, 25% of … Read more
On Sunday, February 26, 2023, Bruce Leonard MacCall Sr. CDR, CEC, USN (ret), 86, of Charlottesville, passed away quietly at home. He was the son of the late Harry F. and Beulah L. MacCall and was born on October 31, 1936, in Orange, New Jersey. In addition to his parents, he lost his brother, Harry … Read more
On February 24, 2023, Benito Carrillo (Ben), 89, of Merrillville, Indiana, formerly of East Chicago, Indiana, died away quietly with his devoted wife and daughters by his side. In addition to his two daughters, Monica (Patrick) Carrillo-Klein and Marsha A. Rodriguez, Benito is also survived by his sister, Maria Ramos, brother Andrew Carrillo, sister Margaret … Read more