FIRE DRAMA: The Duke Street Grill went up in flames To make it easier for Reading Corporation bus customers purchase their tickets, a new machine was being installed on services. The new-style contraptions, it was hoped, would speed the entry of passengers on to the “jumbo” buses by using a photographic-type process. A spokesperson for the corporation told the Chronicle: “Each device costs £300 to install, they should have come into operation when the new buses were introduced, but the delivery was delayed.” TICKET TO RIDE: A new machine was finally installed on the buses The first cinema organ to be installed in any UK cinema for over 30 years was put through its paces at the Regal in Henley by none other than “Mr Blackpool”.
By Ronald Newman, PhD, Lee Enterprises Consulting
Special to The Digest
Summary
The 2020 declared US market for consumer products made from hemp-derived phytocannabinoid extracts is expected to be close to $1billion, with the most significant consumption occurring in the State of California (projected from 2019 data by Statista, Inc). Growth in 2020 was relatively flat compared to 2019 owing to the downturn in the economy and the growing gap between anticipated performance and actual results
(1). The overall trend is illustrated in Figure 1. Further, there has been a greater shift towards e-commerce compared to the previous year. The largest segment of the hemp CBD market is currently in dietary supplements, followed by topical application products, and then food & beverage additives.
The American Civil Liberties Union this week called on President Biden to "dismantle white supremacy" and address what it calls a national "legacy of racism" by, among other things, backing the group's call for a slave reparations committee and reducing or eliminating student debt.
RICHMOND â The conclusion of an otherwise routine Town Council meeting became contentious Tuesday when residents during the public forum criticized council President Nell Carpenter for approving the recent appointment of a developer to the Planning Board and for a recent post on social media.
Carpenterâs post, made on Dec. 31 on the Richmond Community Facebook page, accused a resident, whom she did not name, of child pornography and cyberstalking and of threatening her.
The post reads, in part:
âA convicted child pornographer and cyber stalker who sells vegetables is among you. Many know this truth but are afraid to speak up. Iâm not afraid of him. Many take his word for gospel and praise his efforts. His recent method of attack includes racist âdark manâ statements and physical threats via private message.â
RICHMOND â The Town Council has appointed developer William McIntosh IV to the Planning Board, despite a cautionary memo from Town Solicitor Karen Ellsworth warning that McIntosh, who is currently appealing a Planning Board denial of his proposed project to the Rhode Island State Housing Appeals Board (SHAB), could encounter ethics or conflict of interest issues.
The vote at Tuesdayâs meeting to appoint McIntosh was 3-2, with council President Nell Carpenter, Vice President James Palmisciano and member Lauren Cacciola in favor and Richard Nassaney and Ronald Newman opposed.
McIntosh, who currently serves on the the townâs Economic Development Commission, touted his background as a builder and developer, telling the council that the Planning Board needed a member who understood developers.