ed, i ve been to norman a bunch of times. i know this is the worst thing to wake up to. it s the toughest to be able to make sure you re in a safe place? well, i ve always said, there s nothing worse than the overnight tornadoes in the dark. you have no idea, really, where it s coming from. and this is what the neighbors the residents in this neighborhood are dealing with. trees, about a foot in diameter, snapped in half. take a look way up there in the tree, about 30 feet high, a giant piece of plywood stuck in the branches there. that is rooftop that has been shredded off people s home. you can see, it gives you a sense of all of the debris that was flying around here, so wickedly. and here in this backyard, really gives you a sense, you can get in here because the fence has been completely blown out, but in particular home, fortunately, the owner of this home was in tulsa at the home, but this was you can also get a sense here of when you re inside your home and the
no trickle-down effect here. just the increase to the child tax credit alone will lift millions of children out of poverty and cut the child poverty rate nearly in half. because of this bill, some experts expect the economy to grow by more than 6% this year and add 7 million jobs, a level of growth, quite frankly, we ve not seen since the 1980s and it will boost the income of the poorest americans by an average 206%. given all that, it s important to remember that zero republicans reported this legislation. that s not stopping them from attempted to take credit. senate republicans led the bipartisan cares alkt that got us through the last year. the american people have built a parade marching toward victory. democrats want to sprint in front of the parade and claim credit. it s remarkable legislation. unfortunately republicans, as i say, you know, vote no and take the dough. you see already some of them claiming this is a good thing, this is a good thing, but they couldn
Longtime resident and public official Mark Koenen served St. Charles for 39 years in multiple capacities, including as city administrator and director of public works.
Those years of service were hono.