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Saying thanks to nation’s county election workers

BOUQUET: The National Association of Counties extends its appreciation to the hundreds of thousands of Americans who help carry out the election process so that registered voters can cast their ballots. The county role in election administration is extensive; in 36 states, counties have primary responsibility for election administration, and we share the work with cities and towns in six more. In 2024 alone, counties coordinated more than 630,000 poll workers across approximately 78,000 polling places on Election Day, in jurisdictions ranging from fewer than 100 voters to those ...

Memo to Dems: Turn political page

It’s going to take some time for the dust to settle on the shellacking the Republican Party took from the Democrats in Tuesday’s general election. As of this writing, the Democrats flipped enough seats in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to seize control of each chamber and the toll, from the GOP perspective, might get even worse in the coming days. This was a thorough repudiation of President Trump and his policies, from higher prices to the war with Iran to threatening our allies to Trump’s chummy relationships with dictators. The list goes on and ...

A warning about dangers of driving while drowsy

As daylight hours dwindle and the winter season approaches, drivers can find themselves battling fatigue and drowsiness while behind the wheel of a vehicle. This puts not just the driver in danger but those around them in the vehicle and sharing the road, according to Emplify Health by Bellin. This is national Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, when experts warn that operating a motor vehicle under such conditions can have dangerous, even deadly, consequences. Dr. Brad Burmeister, an emergency physician at Emplify Health by Bellin, said in a news release that drowsy driving poses a ...