June 2024

TL/DR - The Fundraising Friends of the Forsyth Township Public Library are hosting a used book fundraiser, where people can pick up used books or DVDs for a donation. The event also includes the sale of 50 handmade tote bags donated by the Gwinn Quilters, with all proceeds going back to the library. The event is scheduled for Saturday from 10…

TL/DR - The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has caused a surge in the cost of almost everything, leading to inflation, according to Harold Haralson, a retired emergency room doctor and former mayor of Norman. Haralson points to the rise in prescription drug premiums for Medicare Part D; a recent study by the Council for Affordable Health Coverage…

TL/DR - The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest in the US with 429,000 students, will ban smartphones in classrooms from January. The decision follows calls from California's Democratic Governor, Gavin Newsom, for a statewide ban after Surgeon-General Vivek Murthy urged Congress to require online platforms to display warning…

TL/DR - The Republican primary race in Virginia between Rep. Bob Good and state Sen. John McGuire is too close to call, with less than a point separating the two candidates. Eugene Vindman, a retired Army colonel and key figure in Trump’s first impeachment, is projected to win the Democratic primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. In…