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What Families Should Know About Nursing Home Abuse in Colorado Springs, CO
1+ week, 1+ day ago (277+ words) What Families Should Know About Nursing Home Abuse in Colorado Springs, CO'Decatur Daily Decatur Personnel Board offers, Farmer accepts city HR direc" Calling her the "Walmart" of choices because of her broad va" What Families Should Know About Nursing Home…...
Liu still in line to end US Olympic free skate drought
2+ week, 6+ day ago (741+ words) MILAN " Alysa Liu will try to end a 24-year drought for American women in Olympic figure skating on Thursday night when the "Blade Angel" attempts to chase down Japanese rivals Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto in the free skate at…...
House approves bills making breast, prostate cancer screenings free for insured Alabamians
2+ week, 6+ day ago (347+ words) MONTGOMERY " Lawmakers on Tuesday approved two bills that make certain cancer screenings free for Alabamians with insurance or on health benefit plans. Senate Bill 19 from Rep. Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika, requires that coverage of prostate cancer screenings for high-risk men over…...
Volunteers critical to Meals on Wheels success
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (839+ words) Meals on Wheels volunteer Rico Prickett is in charge of the "green route," which covers Northwest Decatur. [JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY] Meals on Wheels volunteer Larry Chapman puts newspapers, which are delivered together with the meals, in his car as…...
Alabama awarded $203M for rural health care in 2026
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (791+ words) The Trump administration will distribute more than $203 million to Alabama to strengthen its rural health care system next year. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced awards on Monday for all 50 states as part of the Rural Health Transformation…...
Chamber President, CEO Crystal Brown retiring
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (122+ words) Crystal Brown, CEO and president of the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, is retiring after five years in her current position and 14 years on the chamber's staff. Brown shared the news at a chamber board of directors meeting Wednesday afternoon....
ICE says a Cuban man died during a suicide attempt. A witness says a guard fatally choked him
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (833+ words) This Aug. 7, 2025, satellite image shows construction of large white tents for a new immigrant detention center at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base outside El Paso, Texas. [PLANET LABS VIA AP, FILE] WASHINGTON " A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration…...
Proposal would increase salary cap for state retirees returning to some jobs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (586+ words) MONTGOMERY " A proposal in the Alabama Legislature would allow retired state law enforcement officers to work as sheriff's deputies, city police officers and school bus drivers without disrupting their retirement pay, but a Decatur lawmaker has concerns. Senate Bill 28 by…...
ICE says Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. A witness says guards pinned and choked him
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1360+ words) WASHINGTON " A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has indicated that his death will likely be classified as a homicide. The federal government has…...
Scott Adams, whose comic strip 'Dilbert' ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (77+ words) Scott Adams, whose comic strip 'Dilbert' ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68Decatur Daily Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip "Dilbert" captured the frustration of beleaguered, white-collar cubicle workers and satirized the ridiculousness of modern office culture until he was abruptly…...