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Think twice before participating in a student loan strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

(NerdWallet) - Autoworkers and screenwriters aren’t the only Americans taking to the picket lines to better their conditions; some federal student loan borrowers also want in.“A student debt strike is about politicizing nonpayment collectively. Instead of doing things as individuals, we are doing them together as a united front,” the Debt Collective, a debtors’ union organizing the strike, explains on its website. With the goal of forcing the government to broadly erase student debt, the group is asking borrowers to pay $0 per month on their student loans through avenues like applying for borrower defense to repayment, signing up for the new income-driven repayment plan, going back to school or using the 12-month student loan on-ramp.The White House is currently pursuing a student debt cancellation “plan B” via another legal pathway, but it could take a year or more to roll out — and success is far from guaranteed.Although a debt strike may seem attractive, borrowers should be aware...

5 things to know this Monday, October 2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to Meteorologist Jill Szwed, we can expect warmer temperatures kicking off the first Monday of October. Temperatures will get a boost close to 80 degrees again this afternoon. Highs will run a good 10 degrees above normal. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Moreau Lake State Park has been closed for the time being while law enforcement continues to search for 9-year-old Charlotte Sena. An AMBER Alert was issued for Sena at 9:35 a.m. on Sunday. The public is asked to avoid the area of Moreau Lake State Park to allow law enforcement to efficiently conduct their search.1. Multiple agencies searching for missing child in Saratoga CountyNew York State Police announced that 9-year-old Charlotte Sena is missing. An AMBER alert was activated on October 1 at 9:35 a.m.2. Public asked to avoid Moreau Lake State Park amid search for Charlotte SenaAccording to a statement posted online from the Moreau Lake St...

FOX 2's Shirley Washington inducted into NATAS 'Silver Circle' Society

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

BRANSON, Mo. - This weekend at the Mid-America Emmy Awards in Branson, FOX 2's Shirley Washington was inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Silver Circle.FOX 2 and News 11 also won Emmys in the 'breaking/spot news' categories. The Silver Circle recognizes professionals who have performed distinguished service within the television industry for 25 years or more. Short-term rental property owner shares concerns about proposed regulations The academy not only considers their work in the newsroom, but also the impact members have on their communities.

MetroLink testing single-car trains today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - MetroLink will look different for passengers starting Monday.Metro Transit is launching a pilot program to put single-car trains into service instead of two-car trains. The single-car trains will operate seven days a week throughout the 46-mile system in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Clair County. Short-term rental property owner shares concerns about proposed regulations Metro says a one-train car is more efficient for security patrol and reduces the wear and tear on machinery.

Man shot, killed by Westminster police officer in apartment complex struggle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

A man was shot and killed by a Westminster police officer Sunday night after officers responded to a disturbance at an apartment complex.Just before 8 p.m. Sunday, officers were called to the 1400 block of 116th Avenue about a man being held down by several other people, according to a news release from the Westminster Police Department.When officers arrived on scene, they found an adult male on the ground, wrestling with several residents of the apartment complex, the release stated.According to the news release, an officer used his Taser but it wasn’t effective and the unidentified man had displayed a gun during the struggle.The officer fired his weapon, shooting the man, according to the release.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | I-70’s Peña Boulevard exit closed for crash, fuel spill Crime and Public Safety | Instances of drivers behaving badly in Colorado backcountry are on the rise, outdoor officials say Crime and Public Safet...

I-70’s Peña Boulevard exit closed for crash, fuel spill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

The Peña Boulevard exit on eastbound Interstate 70 is closed after a two-vehicle crash caused a diesel fuel spill.At 5:39 a.m., the Aurora Police Department posted on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, that officers were on the scene of the crash and the ramp was closed.Paramedics took both drivers to local hospitals with serious injuries, police said.#APDTrafficAlert: Northbound ramp to Pena Boulevard is closed on eastbound I-70 for a two-vehicle crash. No estimate for how long the ramp will be closed. We will update here when more info becomes available. pic.twitter.com/hTLkljc4sl— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) October 2, 2023The crash caused a diesel fuel spill, meaning the Peña Boulevard exit could be closed for an extended period of time for clean up, the department said in an update.The cleaning crew is expected to arrive at 8 a.m., but there’s no estimate for how long the process will take or when the ramp will reopen.UPDATE: Both drivers w...

Opinion: In a slap to nearby residents, Colorado will let 18 manufacturers pay to continue to pollute

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

Lawmakers tasked Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission in 2021 with forcing 18 of Colorado’s biggest manufacturers to clean up their acts.After two years of work, however, the final rule put in place by the commission falls well short of the intended purpose of the legislation, which was to protect nearby residents from the health impacts of breathing polluted air. Instead, the commission included two separate loopholes in the rules that will allow a company to simply pay money to buy credits to offset their emissions or into a fund instead of reducing their pollution.Yes, the legislation also addresses greenhouse gases as part of the scope of intended emissions reductions, but this was not a bill about climate change (an issue where there could be a benefit in the net reduction of greenhouse gases even if it wasn’t occurring locally).Predominately, House Bill 1266, addressed the sad reality that for generations Colorado’s low-income communities have suffered the brunt of the st...

The Book Club: The new Jesmyn Ward novel, plus more reader reviews

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. Sure, you could read advertising blurbs on Amazon, but wouldn’t you be more likely to believe a neighbor with no skin in the game over a corporation being fed words by publishers? So in this series, we are sharing these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected].“Let Us Descend,” by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner, 2023)“Let Us Descend,” by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner, 2023)The title comes from a quote from Dante’s Inferno, “Let us descend and enter this blind world.”  The main character, Annis, does indeed enter a hellscape when she is sold from a rice plantation in the Carolinas and force-marched to New Orleans, where she is sold to a heartless sugar plantation owner.  Memories and visions of Annis’ mother and grandmother, an African warrior, help sustain her along the way. Do these and o...

How “The Met: Live in HD” changed opera

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

The Met brings back “Carmen” with Aigul Akhmetshina on Jan. 27. (Provided by The Met)When the New York City-based Metropolitan Opera began broadcasting live performances to movie theaters across the country 17 years ago, regional companies saw it as an existential threat.If The Met — considered by many to be the nation’s biggest, best, richest and most-talented company — was going to be offering its fare in every major metropolis, how could smaller, local presenters compete? Some feared they could be put out of business the way small hardware stores were damaged by Home Depot.But the opposite happened. The Met’s “Live in HD” productions have flourished. As predicted, opera fans near and far seized the opportunity to attend the company’s productions exactly as they were happening in New York — huge stars performing grand titles that were not pre-recorded.Over the years, The Met has expanded its programs to theaters in smaller towns, and in countries across the globe. The ...

Colorado lawmakers often win seats with dozens of votes. Would a different process to fill vacancies be fairer?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:52 GMT

When Colorado’s state legislature reconvenes in January, nearly a quarter of its 100 members will be lawmakers who owe part of their political rise to an appointment by a small vacancy committee.The insular process is one that legislators and political observers alike say is opaque and anti-democratic. Called when sitting representatives or senators leave office, vacancy committees are made up of partisan voters — typically a few dozen strong — who select the replacements to represent districts of up to 169,000 people until the next regular election.The two major parties have made seven vacancy appointments in the past 12 months alone, with an eighth scheduled for Monday.“I’m against them, after going through it and seeing it play out,” said Rep. Ron Weinberg, a Loveland Republican appointed to the state House by a vacancy committee last year. “I think it hurts the community.”The committees are a tool born of efficiency, frugality and speed in a state with term lim...