Council approves HRC s mission gazettetimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazettetimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After months of inaction, joint meetings and draft mission statements, Albany s Human Relations Commission was within seconds of having new guidelines in place and being able to move forward.
NAACP urges Albany s HRC to focus on a safe community for all gazettetimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gazettetimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On Jan. 6, failed Albany congressional candidate Jo Rae Perkins stood on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as police clashed with insurrectionists illegally barreling into the
MID-VALLEY MEDIA
Itâs been an extraordinary year in the mid-Willamette Valley, as weâve dealt with everything from a relentless pandemic to devastating wildfires and heartwrenching calls for social justice.
As 2020 draws to a close, we take a look back at a year like no other.
COVID-19
A previously unknown strain of coronavirus, first reported in China in late 2019, spread rapidly around the planet and was officially declared a global epidemic â a pandemic â by the World Health Organization in March.
COVID-19 quickly came to dominate every aspect of daily life as government leaders scrambled for ways to check the spread of the disease. Schools closed, shifting to online learning models that put strains on students, teachers and parents alike. Businesses deemed nonessential were closed to the public, forcing employers to lay off workers or find ways for them to do their jobs from home. Despite costly government assistance programs, thousands of