WHILE many of us may have thought the wintry weather we have seen over the last couple of weeks was pretty hard to cope with, the so-called second Beast from the East is pretty tame compared to winters of the past. Within the collections of Ryedale Folk Museum, there area some wonderful photographs capturing the ‘white stuff’ of yesteryear. Perhaps nothing showcases the beauty of the North York Moors at this time of year better than photographer Geoffrey Willey’s picture of snowy Farndale, captured from Blakey Moor. Geoffrey was a life-long supporter of the Museum and bequeathed hundreds of images upon his death in 2015 at the age of 103. During his lifetime, he was known for some spectacular photographic daredevilry, balancing precariously to get the best angles, clinging over cliffs for the perfect seabird image, for example. Here, we get a fascinating insight into his methods for gaining access to those hard-to-reach landscapes and snowed-in valleys when is he show
The Harlem Hellfighters: The Incredible Story Behind the Most Decorated US Regiment in WWI
In his commencement address at Washington, D.C.’s Howard University in June 1924, almost six years after World War I ended, President Calvin Coolidge paid tribute to African Americans who had fought in it:
“The colored people have repeatedly proved their devotion to the high ideals of our country. They gave their services in the war with the same patriotism and readiness that other citizens did. The records of the selective draft show that somewhat more than 2,250,000 colored men were registered. The records further prove that, far from seeking to avoid participation in the national defense, they showed that they wished to enlist before the selective service act was put into operation, and they did not attempt to evade that act afterwards.”
South Ninth Street to receive precautionary boil order
Columbia Water Distribution Manager William Strawn announced the city will advise a water boil advisory for South Ninth Street after a series of water main breaks on Friday.
The Columbia Water and Light Department reported water main breaks at 24 S. Ninth St., 705 Marion Dr., 1025 Ashland Road, and 1333 E. Business Loop.
The city repaired the break issues on Ashland Road and Marion Dr., Strawn said. Neither location will require a boil advisory. The department is still working to gather information on the Business Loop main break.
The Ninth Street location was still under operation during the department s press conference.
Hearst Tower in New York City. (By Flip666 via Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 1.0)
SAN DIEGO (CN) Californians who subscribed to cooking, home improvement and women’s interest magazines published by the Hearst media conglomerate will see their false advertising class action proceed as a federal judge this week declined the company’s request to dismiss their case.
U.S. District Judge William Hayes found California magazine subscribers sufficiently alleged Hearst violated the state’s Automatic Renewal Law and Unfair Competition Law through its alleged false advertising of temporary one and two-year magazine subscriptions.
The women claim after paying for the temporary subscriptions, they were included in an automatic annual renewal program and their credit cards were charged without their consent.