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Michael Deligatti, owner of McDonald’s Big Mac Museum on Route 30, gives remarks for the 100th birthday celebration for Ruth Shuster, seen seated in her throne behind a plexiglass protector, on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 in North Huntingdon.
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Allegheny County’s covid-19 case numbers are no longer declining, but they’re stable, Dr. Debra Bogen, health director, said Wednesday.
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Ruth Shuster is greeted by friends and family as she is honored for her 100th birthday Wednesday at the McDonald’s Big Mac Museum on Route 30 in North Huntingdon.
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Ruth Shuster, 100, reacts with surprise as she opens the birthday mailbox filled with dozens of cards from well-wishers for her 100th birthday on Wednesday outside the McDonald’s Big Mac Museum on Route 30 in North Huntingdon. The mailbox was stationed outside the restaurant for locals to drop off their birthday cards for Shuster.
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Michael Deligatti, owner and operator of McDonald’s Big Mac Museum on Route 30 in North Huntingdon, adds the Ruth Shuster bobble head to the display Wednesday at the museum and restaurant near Irwin. The newest bobble head was made in the likeness of the long-time Big Mac Museum employee for her 100th birthday and will remain a permanent item in the display.
Mike Jacobs: Annual sessions could have political consequences
Serving in the North Dakota Legislature isn t necessarily a track to greater political posts, but annual sessions could give state lawmakers more time in the news.
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Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald columnist.
Serving in the state Legislature is not a smooth track to statewide or federal office in North Dakota.
In 131 years of statehood, only three former legislators have represented the state in the U.S. Senate, and all of them were appointed. Only one had a significant legislative record, Milton Young, who was appointed to the Senate in 1944 and served until 1981, having won five subsequent elections.
Jacobs: Annual North Dakota legislative sessions could have political consequences
Serving in the North Dakota Legislature isn t necessarily a track to greater political posts, but annual sessions could give state lawmakers more time in the news.
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Mike Jacobs | ×
Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald columnist.
GRAND FORKS Serving in the state Legislature is not a smooth track to statewide or federal office in North Dakota.
In 131 years of statehood, only three former legislators have represented the state in the U.S. Senate, and all of them were appointed. Only one had a significant legislative record, Milton Young, who was appointed to the Senate in 1944 and served until 1981, having won five subsequent elections.
The colorful exterior of the Troubadour in West Hollywood. | Sandi Hemmerlein
Built in 1946, the two-story building that’s housed the Troubadour live music venue since 1957 is probably best known as a legendary hotspot for early-career performances by the likes of such folk-rock titans as Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and Neil Young. Elton John made his U.S. live debut there. It’s where future bandmates Don Henley and Glenn Frey met, later to form The Eagles. It’s also said to be where Janis Joplin partied the night away before fatally overdosing on heroin.