One of the Army s most celebrated trailblazers watched with concern as her service began revising its new combat fitness test. To Griest, who made history in 2015 as one of the first two women to graduate the Army s famously difficult Ranger School, the adjustment is regrettable.
Army Capt Kristen Griest set her sights on a new target The reaction highlights a deep rift washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
State Sen. Mike Reese, District 20, gave attendees of Thursdayâs 74th annual DeQuincy Chamber of Commerce Banquet at First United Pentecostalâs T.D. Cardwell Center an update on what lawmakers are facing in Baton Rouge.
âTinkering with taxes is divisive and complicated,â Reese said about this yearâs fiscal sessionâs focus on tax reform. âBut the state of Louisianaâs tax system is too complicated. It scores us poorly at the national level and is an impediment for attracting new business and industry.â
Reese said he expects a vote for centralized tax collection to be on the ballot in the fall of next year and a vote to appeal the state tax deduction for federal income taxes to be voted on this year.
Skretting could create jobs at fish feed facility near Homestead to serve Atlantic Sapphire bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Arable April has kicked off around the country and, this year, the
Irish Farmers Journal has teamed up with Irish Grain Growers and Seedtech to bring you a photo competition.
The theme of the photo competition is sustainability.
Make sure to upload your photos with a good caption to let us know what you are doing.
Photos from readers across the country
Planting rooster potatoes along the coast of Skerries.\ Ian Rooney
Massey Ferguson 7726S getting ground ready for potatoes, beside the Boyne Cable Bridge.\ Aidan McCann
Getting beet in the ground in Ardcath, Co Meath. \ Andrew Tallon
Richard Murphy rolling spring malting barley variety Gangway. The crop was sown on 1 April at a rate of 11.5stone per acre and received four bags of 12-8-22 in the seedbed.