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Small businesses facing ‘summer of uncertainty’

Small businesses that depend on outdoor crowds and free-spending tourists aren’t sure what to expect this summer. Consumers likely have a lot of pent-up demand after more than two years of the pandemic, but they’re also facing some significant financial headwinds because of the highest inflation in decades. The U.S. Travel Association, an industry trade [...]

By |2022-06-21T15:13:01-04:00Thursday, June 16, 2022|

Vulnerable Democrats campaigning against Washington, their own party

NEW YORK (AP) — Just like endangered Democrats in other states, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is running against Washington. The Nevada Democrat, nearing the end of her first six-year term, ignores the fact that her party controls both chambers of Congress and the White House as she explains the rationale for her candidacy. “I’m running [...]

By |2022-06-21T15:15:17-04:00Wednesday, June 15, 2022|

Federal government posts first broadband allocations

More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department announced last week. Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia and West Virginia are the first to benefit from [...]

By |2022-06-21T15:18:34-04:00Tuesday, June 14, 2022|

Local firm offers trips to wineries, distilleries

With many beer and wine trails in or near central Ohio, a local company, Cork and Tap Excursions, can drive small groups of thirsty patrons on tours of those various destinations. Though available for any type of outing, owner Mike Garbrandt said his company’s focus is on brewery and winery tours. “We specialize in small-group [...]

By |2022-06-09T15:16:39-04:00Monday, June 13, 2022|

Tenants grapple with rent hikes amid overall inflation increase

At a time when rising gasoline and food prices are already straining Americans' budgets, many apartment tenants are grappling with soaring rents. The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area in Florida saw overall median rent soar over 50 percent in April from a year ago, to $3,045 a month, according to Realtor.com. The next biggest [...]

By |2022-06-13T15:08:07-04:00Friday, June 10, 2022|

Campus ministries, counselors join to address students’ mental health

As student anxiety skyrockets, campus ministries are trying to help by not only offering the comforts of faith and community, but also creating collaborations with mental-health professionals. On Ivy League campuses, large public institutions and faith-based colleges, chaplains and psychologists are teaming up, informed by abundant research showing religion and spirituality can ease mental distress [...]

By |2022-06-10T13:48:15-04:00Thursday, June 9, 2022|

Employers in need of help make adjustments, but teen workers soon may come to the rescue

The busy summer season for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s waterpark, Zoombezi Bay, has arrived, but some of the waterpark’s attractions and food stands may not always be open due to staff shortages, said Anthony Sabo, vice president of waterpark operations and guest services at the zoo. “Like so many other businesses we are struggling [...]

Many hotels eliminate daily cleaning services

After guests checked out of a corner room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort on Waikiki beach, housekeeper Luz Espejo collected enough trash, some strewn under beds, to stuff seven large garbage bags. She stripped the linens from the beds, wiped built-up dust off furniture and scrubbed away layers of grime on the toilet and [...]

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