âThe prime minister has brought the sun out, so he can do about anything.â
That was the way President Joe Biden of the United States graciously, and subtly, publicly introduced Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan at the White House. The Rising Sun, national symbol of Japan, was prominently associated with an earlier period of militarism that led to World War II in the Pacific.
Today, Japan with the United States boasts one of the largest and most advanced economies in the world, and is a leader in support of international organizations. The nation in recent years has been an active participant in international security cooperation.
While China, North Korea and Russia often dominate world news thanks to threats and turbulence, Japan has continued a course of sustained political stability and expanding international involvement and leadership.
Gossip: Creating a place for the arts to collaborate
Jeanné McCartin
Some major moves have taken place at the New Hampshire Theatre Project the past few weeks.
The big news is the departure of Artistic Director Catherine Stewart. A lot of people automatically assumed Catherine was going to be my successor when she took the artistic director s job. But from the start it was our understanding, clear to us but not to the outside, she came on to do a number of things to prepare for succession, Founding Executive Director Genevieve Aichele says. Stewart did that in spades.
Stewart helped create a strategic plan, reorganized the main stage season ( which was going great guns til COVID ), restructured the company s artists program, created a company handbook, rebranded NHTP and was instrumental in keeping it going during the pandemic.
A Lafayette police officer has been fired and is facing charges after an incident involving an arrested suspect near the parish jail.
Alex Ritter, 29, was arrested Wednesday and charged with malfeasance in office and simple battery, according to court records. On Jan. 1, 2021, Chief Thomas Glover was made aware of an incident involving officer Alex Ritter following the arrest of a suspect, said department spokesperson Sr. Cpl. Bridgette Dugas. An internal affairs investigation was conducted immediately and as a result of the investigation, Officer Alex Ritter was terminated effective today (Wednesday).
Ritter was hired Jan. 26, 2020.
Charges were filed against Ritter on Monday by the 15th Judicial District Attorney s Office. His indictment sites the incident as having happened on or about Dec. 31, 2020, and lists Edmond Thornton as a victim in the simple battery charge. Lafayette Sheriff s Office spokesperson Capt. John Mowell said the incident happened near the jai
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Long before COVID-19 challenged downtown eateries to transform their approach to serving guests, a landscape class at Purdue University researched an approach gaining appeal in larger urban areas.
Five years before the pandemic, the Purdue students looked at how downtown Lafayette eateries could utilize parking spaces outside their front doors by creating outdoor seating. Streateries, as they were coined, sounded like a good idea at the time, said Lafayette planner and project manager Margy Deverall.
The first reading of a resolution to allow streateries and parklets public spaces created for visitors to sit, snack, sip coffee, hang out and enjoy the downtown experience was presented at last week s City Council meeting.