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Montana transgender lawmaker faces censure or expulsion

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

By AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ (Associated Press)HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican leaders will vote Wednesday on censuring or expelling lawmaker Zooey Zephyr, a transgender state representative who has been silenced in the House since last week after telling colleagues that if they voted for a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender children they would “have blood on their hands.”On Tuesday night, Zephyr tweeted a letter she received from House leaders informing her of the plan to consider disciplinary action against her during Wednesday’s session. “I’ve also been told I’ll get a chance to speak,” Zephyr tweeted. “I will do as I have always done — rise on behalf of my constituents, in defense of my community and for democracy itself.”Montana’s House speaker canceled Tuesday’s floor session without explanation, the latest development in a standoff over whether Montana Republicans w...

10 things to do with a rotisserie chicken

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

Once a novelty in select stores, rotisserie chicken is now ubiquitous in supermarkets and other food centers. People are drawn to rotisserie chickens by flavor and convenience. Hot and ready to serve, rotisserie chicken makes for a quick and easy meal when time is of the essence and people don’t want to spend on dining out at a nearby restaurant.Rotisserie chicken can be served right out of the container just like a traditional roasted chicken. It also can be a component in many different meals. Consider these 10 ideas for putting rotisserie chicken to use.1. After most of the meat from the chicken is eaten, boil the carcass with sliced onion, parsnips, carrots, turnips, and your preferred herbs to make a soup stock. Add bits of leftover chicken and noodles to have a delicious chicken soup.2. Purchase premade pie crust and use it to line small ramekins. Mix chopped rotisserie chicken with a can of cream of chicken soup and thawed frozen mixed vegetables. Spoon the mixture on t...

Girls basketball All-Scholastics and league All-Stars

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-SCHOLASTICSDREAM TEAMAnna Foley (Andover)Cecilia Kay (Arlington Catholic)Hannah Martin (North Andover)Yirsy Queliz (St. Mary’s)Ashlee Talbot (Dracut)ALL-SCHOLASTICSIzzy Adams (Walpole)Charlotte Adams-Lopez (Bishop Feehan)Hijjah Allen-Paisley (Cathedral)Katherine Cheeseboro (Dartmouth)Sarah Chenette (Cohasset)Camryn Collins (Foxboro)Emily Collins (Winchester)Ella Damon (Dighton-Rehoboth)Abby Dube (Pentucket)Maggie Elie (Rockland)Emma Foley (Newburyport)Maddy Genser (Newton South)Natalia Hall-Rosa (Bridgewater-Raynham)Amelia Hanscom (Andover)Alyssa Hopps (Quincy)Cyndea Labissiere (Woburn)Caitlyn Leahy (Whitman-Hanson)Margo Mattes (Brookline)Niya Morgen (St. Mary’s)Faith Newton (North Reading)Kate Olenik (Medfield)Madison Oliver (Norwell)Ava Orlando (Notre Dame)Katie Peterson (Franklin)Kellyn Preira (St. Mary’s)Sam Reale (Bishop Feehan)Abby Wager (Mansfield)Abigail Wright (Newton North)HONORABLE MENTIONCatherine Antwi (Lowell Catholic)Taylor Bette...

Editorial: Rep. Comer will use muscle to get records out of John Kerry

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

It looks like Climate Czar John Kerry’s long ride of anti-transparency arrogance may be running out of gas.House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is threatening to subpoena the Biden administration over documents related to climate envoy John Kerry’s office and work.As The Hill reported, Comer previously requested documents related to Kerry’s work as the special envoy for climate.Join the queue, Congressman.The Herald filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request back on May 13, 2021. Weeks turned into months turned into years, and no info has been forthcoming on Kerry’s staff or payroll.The State Department said the records are available, but added: “The Office of Information Programs and Services’ electronic records system indicates this request is in process and has an estimated date of completion (EDC) of Oct. 1, 2024. Please note EDC’s are estimates and are subject to change.”Even the State Dept. sent the records from D.C. by tortoise, it shouldn...

Who needs Napa? Check out these great East Coast wines

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

What locations come to mind when someone says “wine region?” Maybe Napa Valley or Tuscany or the entire country of France? Sure, sure, those places aren’t bad. But what about something a little closer to home?Turns out that there are plenty of wonderful wine regions right here on the East Coast. Don’t buy it? From Long Island and Rhode Island, New Jersey and North Carolina, here are four vintages that might change your opinion of where to find the best wines.Anchor & Hope’s Archipelago Chardonnay ($20)The “archipelago” here refers to Long Island and Aquidneck Island, homes to the Greenvale and Macari vineyards. The Macari family and Greenville Estate have both been growing Chardonnay grapes for four decades. Rumford, Rhode Island craft winery Anchor & Hope pulls the two islands grapes together for a big bodied wine with a shake of sea salt and splash of tropical fruit. It also comes in a 250ml can for beach days, barbecues and Taylor Swift tailgating.Macari Vineyards 2020 Be...

Milk Street stirs up a bounty of dishes with ‘Noodles’ cookbook

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

Noodle dishes are a menu standard in homes, restaurants and food stalls from Japan to China to Italy to Peru.Often made with easy-to-find, everyday ingredients, they’re both wonderfully economical and oh-so versatile: They can be tossed in tomato sauce or pesto for a taste of Italy, simmered in broth with meat, tofu or veggies for an Asian-style soup, or tossed in a pot with seafood or cheese for a one-pan meal.Noodles also make for great stir-fry, as Milk Street’s terrific new cookbook, “Noodles,” makes abundantly clear. From fast and saucy dishes such as shrimp with orzo and tomatoes to noodle soups, Japanese macaroni salad and Italian pastas, Christopher Kimble and his team travel the globe to gather recipes you can’t wait to slurp from a bowl or twist on a fork.One that immediately caught my eye was a stir-fry combining thinly sliced flank steak with broccolini and rice stick noodles in a soy-garlic sauce. I don’t buy a lot of meat these days ...

Dear Abby: Cheating ex a drain on man’s life, $$

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

Dear Abby: My wife and I were married 21 years ago. Since then, she has admitted to cheating with 10 different men. Each time, I stayed with her, hoping she’d change. I finally left 3 1/2 years ago because I couldn’t take it anymore. She became homeless, but for the past year and a half she has been living with my daughter and me because I saw her on the street one day and she looked terrible.We are now moving, and my daughter wants her mother to get a job (she’s capable of getting one). My ex refused to get one to help pay the bills. Now I’m faced with another dilemma: Should I let her go on her own or fight for her to stay with us? My daughter is completely against her living with us. My income is limited. I’m on disability for a bad heart. My ex is 43, and I’m 58. Can you please advise? — Not Looking Back in ColoradoDear Not Looking Back: Your daughter is right. You are disabled and on a limited income, and your ex-wife is able-bodied. Wi...

Deputy identified in North County shooting involving law enforcement

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

FALLBROOK, Calif. -- The San Diego County Sheriff's Department deputy involved in a shooting last week in the Fallbrook area has been identified, authorities said.Evan McCormick, a patrol deputy from the Fallbrook Substation, fired his department-issued rifle multiple times at the suspect who was armed with a scope rifle while making his way toward law enforcement, Lt. Adam Sharki with the San Diego Police Department said in a release Tuesday. McCormick's been with the department for about 15 years. The incident occurred Friday around 1 a.m. in the 4900 block of White Lilac Road in Fallbrook. Police said the sheriff's department responded to a call from a woman who reported her husband, identified as 41-year-old Jorge Alberto Sandoval, was despondent and made suicidal threats. According to authorities, the woman said she hid a firearm from her husband after he threatened to kill himself with it. Watch: Rare white killer whale calf spotted off Southern California coast When author...

Asa Hutchinson to formally launch 2024 campaign in Arkansas

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Asa Hutchinson, the former two-term Republican governor of Arkansas, will formally launch his campaign for president Wednesday with a kickoff in his hometown of Bentonville.The stalwart conservative, who announced in a television interview earlier this month that he intended to run, is a former congressman and official in President George W. Bush’s administration.Hutchinson has been a rare figure among announced or expected GOP presidential hopefuls in his willingness to criticize former President Donald Trump, calling for him to drop out of the 2024 race instead of seeking another term in the White House.The 72-year-old has said Trump should step aside because his legal troubles, including criminal charges in New York, are a distraction. And while Trump has fixated his campaign messages around his false claims about the 2020 election he lost, Hutchinson has said voters need a candidate who is not focused on the past.Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, entre...

She got $0 from condo sale. Supreme Court weighs fairness

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:40:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Geraldine Tyler, now 94, lost her one-bedroom condo in Minneapolis over $2,300 in unpaid taxes, plus interest and penalties. Hennepin County sold the apartment for $40,000 and kept every penny.Tyler’s lawyers say the county violated constitutional protections against having property taken without “just compensation” and excessive fines. The Supreme Court, which hears arguments Wednesday, will decide.Minnesota is among roughly a dozen states and the District of Columbia that allow local jurisdictions to keep the excess money, according to the Pacific Legal Foundation, which is representing Tyler at the Supreme Court. At least 8,950 homes were sold because of unpaid taxes and the former owners received little or nothing in those states between 2014 and 2021, according to Pacific Legal, a not-for-profit public interest law firm focused on property rights.Other states are: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York,...