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Truth and Politics in the Age of Post-Truth

Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As you sign up, consider becoming a paid subscriber, or make a donation, to support our work. Subscribe This is an excerpt from Global Politics in a Post-Truth Era. You can download the book free of charge from E-International Relations. The term post-truth is by now so ubiquitous in describing the state of politics in the Western world and even beyond that the most pressing issue of the day appears to be about making democracy work in the era of post-truth rather than questioning the normalisation of the term itself in the first place. The critical turning point appeared to have occurred in 2016 when the term was chosen by the Oxford English Dictionary as ‘The Word of the Year.’ On its website, the Dictionary notes the transformation of post-truth from ‘being a peripheral term to being a mainstay in political commentary and connects ‘the spike in frequency’ directly with the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom and the election of Donald J. Trump in the United States – both occurring in 2016. Paired with the noun ‘politics,’ post-truth is defined as an adjective ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.’ The Oxford English Dictionary traces the first use of the term to a 1992 essay in The Nation by the playwright Steve Tesich as he reflected on the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal and the 1990–91 Gulf War: We are rapidly becoming prototypes of a people that totalitarian monsters could only drool about in their dreams. All the dictators up to now have had to work hard at suppressing the truth. We, by our actions, are saying that this is no longer necessary, that we have acquired a spiritual mechanism that can denude truth of any significance. In a very fundamental way we, as a free people, have freely decided that we want to live in some post-truth world (Tesich 1992, 13; emphasis added). He then continued, The Gulf War is over but the war at home goes on. The gulf between rich and destitute widens – between those of us who live in a modern post-industrial nation and those of us who live in the Third World countries of our inner cities. The present administration’s response to this internal crisis has shifted from benign to malignant neglect. The current levels of misery and decomposition of our cities and the economic gulags of our ghettos are acceptable. Since there is only so much hope to go around, there is a freeze on hope. The have-nots have now been reclassified as never-will-haves (Tesich 1992, 13). In the context of Tesich’s essay, truth includes both facts, as in what happens, and ‘moral absolutes,’ as in the ‘self-evident truths mentioned in our Constitution’ (Tesich 1992, 14). Together, these two notions of truth entail the obligation to both act and react. The two passages cited above show that even in the early post-Cold War years, Tesich was already deeply concerned that the American people are neither prepared to act on truth nor react to truth that is disconcerting, or what he calls ‘bad news’ (Tesich 1992, 12). Accordingly, Tesich’s insight as captured by the term post-truth is not that truth is irrelevant to what we know, but rather it is irrelevant to how we act. In contrast, ‘post-truth politics,’ as defined by Oxford as a term that pitches ‘objective facts’ against ‘emotion and personal belief’ such that the latter appears to have overtaken the former in shaping ‘public opinion’ and thereby, democratic politics. When Tesich’s post-truth politics and its current usage are juxtaposed, the two are in fact not identical in terms of what truth is and how it relates to politics. Against such consideration, this chapter provides a critical survey of selected historical events and theoretical considerations for the purpose of gaining a more nuanced understanding of the relation between truth and politics. Truth and Language One notable impact of post-truth politics is that language is being overtly deployed as a political weapon not only by politicians and those in power, but among the general population. It seems that once facts are irrelevant to the validity of what is being said, language becomes the platform for an all-out political contest in which what is said is no more than an act of will expressed as an assertion of power and/or an exercise in defiance. As early as in the writings of Thucydides (460–400 BCE), the vulnerability of logos – which is the human capacity for rational discourse in tumultuous times – was already noted. Thucydides belonged to a school of Greek thought which maintained that language is conventional and that the association between name and things is a result of ‘human use and habit’ rather than ‘nature or divine dispensation’ (Connor 1984, 99). The conventional nature of language means that it is incapable of providing its users with any independent criteria for judgement. In Thucydides’ study of the Peloponnesian War (431–405 BCE), the subversion of logos as seen in the manipulation of language was introduced through his account of the civil war in Corcyra (Thucydides 1972, 236-245). The war first broke out in 427 BCE between the pro-Athenian democratic faction and the pro-Spartan oligarchic faction before it spread to the rest of the Greek world. There was a general breakdown of law and order, resulting in extreme violence and death. Language underwent changes that were reflective of the events of the time. The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) translated Thucydides’ description of the situation as follows: The received value of names imposed for signification of things, was changed into arbitrary. For inconsiderate boldness, was counted true-hearted manliness: provident deliberation, a handsome fear: modesty, the cloak of cowardice: to be wise in everything, to be lazy in everything... he that had been so provident as not to need to do the one or the other, was said to be a dissolver of society, and one that stood in fear of his adversary. In brief, he that could outstrip another in the doing of an evil act, or that could persuade another thereto that never meant it, was commended (Hobbes 1839–1845, 8: 348; Thucydides 1972, 242-243). What concerned Thucydides most was that the meanings of words are no more than linguistic conventions that require logos to support them. The Corcyrean civil war was a reminder that such capacity cannot be assumed. This is why history understood as an authentic account of what happens matters. Guided by logos, the historian’s task is ‘the search after truth’, which is established through ‘the absence of the fabulous,’ including ‘the rejection of myth and unverifiable stories’ (de Jonge 2017, 2). Thus, history plays an important role in facilitating the stability of language – without which distinctions and judgements cannot be rendered communicable. Just like Thucydides, Hobbes was a nominalist who subscribed to the view that there is no inherent meaning to words. Hobbes’ state of nature, where there is no common authority, is precisely one in which distinctions cannot be made. As Hobbes put it, there is ‘no Mine and Thine distinct’ nor is there distinction between ‘the notions of Right and Wrong, Justice and Injustice’ (1968, 188; emphasis in original). This is clearly an unsustainable condition for everyone. Behind Hobbes’ famous words that life in the state of nature is ‘solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short’ is his uncompromising argument for the ‘Leviathan’, which is described by the late American political theorist, Sheldon Wolin (1922–2015), as the ‘sovereign definer’ (Hobbes 1968, 186; Wolin 2004, 238–243). Accordingly, the social contract is importantly a ‘linguistic contract’ that binds all parties to ‘general names agreed upon’ (Peters 1979, 125; Hobbes 1968, 111). Through Thucydides and Hobbes, we can identify a line of thinking that sees politics as a contestation over the use of language, which is based on shared conventions and norms. Thus understood, politics is not a collective quest for the true nature of our being or an epistemological exercise in pursuit of true knowledge. Rather, politics is about humans living with one another by finding a shared language to communicate with one another on matters that affect them all. Truth is in that sense contingent on what is being said as opposed to setting the standard for it. In other words, truth is the embodiment of shareability among us. While truth as such ensures the viability of a political entity, truth by no means represents a normative standard to adjudicate among contesting actors in what they say, let alone in what they do. During Thucydides’ times, ancient China was also experiencing a tumultuous time as the ruling Zhou dynasty deteriorated into the period of the Warring States (481–221 BCE). This was when the rulers of Zhou no longer presided over the territories brought under its control through conquest. Instead of professing allegiance to the Zhou royalty, the lords of these territories became kings themselves to rule over their own land. The period was one marked by endless military campaigns as each of the seven major states aimed to conquer the rest (Lewis 1999). Yet, the period was also known for its intellectual vibrancy as different thinkers challenged the restoring of order among these warring states – including offering ideas and advice to rulers on good governance. Among these thinkers was Confucius (551–479 BCE). His thought, which came to be known as Confucianism, went on to become the state ideology of China from the Han dynasty (206 BCE–222 CE) until the end of the Qing dynasty in 1911 when China became a republic. The founding text of Confucianism was the Analects, which is a collection of dialogues between Confucius and his students as recorded by them. One key concept Confucius advanced is the ‘rectification of names’. Though the term only appears in one exchange in the Analects, it is considered a major aspect of Confucius’ thought. Generations of Confucian scholars from past and present, including Western academics, have debated over its interpretation (Makeham 2003). The passage in question reads as follows: Zi Lu said: ‘The monarch of the state of Wei wants you to govern the country, what is the first thing you plan on doing?’ Confucius said: ‘First it is necessary to rectify the names.’Zi Lu said: ‘Is that really what has to be done? You are being too pedantic, aren’t you now? How will you rectify these names?’Confucius said: ‘Zhong You, you are too unrefined. A gentleman, faced with a matter that he does not understand, takes a skeptical attitude. If names are not correct, one cannot speak smoothly and reasonably, and if one cannot speak smoothly and reasonably, affairs cannot be managed successfully. If affairs cannot be managed successfully, rites and music will not be conducted. If rites and music are not conducted, punishments will not be suitable. And if punishments are not suitable, the common people will not know what to do. So, when the gentleman uses names, it is necessary to be able to speak so that people understand. If one can say it, one can definitely do it. A gentleman should not be careless with words’ (Analects 13:3 in Cao 2016, 148). This translation is offered by the contemporary philosopher Cao Feng. As Cao notes, the passage is what started the whole debate over ‘exactly what kind of names did Confucius... wish to rectify’ (Cao 2016, 148). Of the three major groups of interpretation examined by Cao, beginning with classical Confucian scholarship, one is arguably the most influential and certainly most pertinent to the issue of language and politics. This is the interpretation that was first associated with the Neo-Confucian master, Zhu Xi (1130–1200), who argued that the ‘rectification of names is simply the rectification of politics’ (Cao 2016, 149). Within this interpretive framework, rectification has the dual functions of correction and prescription by ensuring that predetermined hierarchical roles are strictly adhered to through following ‘the system of rites and propriety’ (Cao 2016, 151). In addition, the rectification of names entails ‘using names to rectify actuality’ (Cao 2016, 151). Yet Cao rejects this whole body of interpretive works by arguing that these were ideas developed later. Instead, Cao suggests the following: The original meaning of Confucius’ rectification of names may, then, be quite simple. Confucius did not mean to establish a concrete, normative system of “names”; rather, Confucius was simply the first person in history to realize or remark upon the importance of language in politics. As a politician, he noticed and foresaw the impact that the indeterminacy, ambiguity, and arbitrariness of names would have on politics. Confucius recognized the political consequences of language’s not accurately expressing meaning or not being accurately received by people. He realized the great role that names, as a means of distinguishing right and wrong and establishing norms, could play in society and politics (Cao 2016, 168). Scholarly debates aside, Cao’s view has the advantage of identifying an interpretation of this controversial exchange in the Analects that enables its readers to extrapolate from it the observation that the meaning of words depends as much on their users as on their interpreters; neither of which can be predetermined. Accordingly, a good ruler is someone who can speak without ambiguity to his subjects and make good his words through actions. Stated differently, Cao’s view on what concerned Confucius then, who was living through times of protracted political upheaval, is that language is an indispensable political tool for those in power and can be deployed by both good and bad rulers alike. To sum up, this historical survey shows that politics as a war of words is by no means a distinctive marker of contemporary politics nor the Western world. Be it ancient or current, east or west, language is subject to manipulation to serve political purposes and when there is an outright war of words that defies existing norms, it is indicative of a political situation in which people no longer share a language and truth becomes irrelevant. Accordingly, political order entails stability in language use. Truth and Politics As previously noted, current use of the term post-truth as an adjective to the term ‘politics’ suggests that once there was a time when politics aligned with truth. Indeed, if we start with Plato’s Republic as the key founding text of Western political thought, we see that the ideal polis (city-state of ancient Greece) is where truth and politics converge, and justice is achieved. Written around 380 BCE when Athens was still coping with its defeat by the Spartans in the Peloponnesian War, the Republic is a defence of the rule of the ‘philosopher king’, defined as someone who is ‘guided by the truth’ and is ‘always and in every way’ in pursuit of the truth (Plato 1974, 490a). For Plato, truth converges with virtues and hence, letting the philosopher take charge of politics is to let the wisest and the most virtuous lead the less wise and the less virtuous even if it requires compulsion (Plato 1974, 499b). In Plato’s words, ‘…until the philosophers attain power in a city there will be no respite from evil for either city or citizens…’ (Plato 1974, 501e). The uncompromising rule of philosopher-kings is made palatable by the claim that we are all ‘earth- born brothers’ with random mixtures of gold, silver, bronze and iron, but only the gold can rule (Plato 1974, 414–415). Understandably, academic debates over the interpretation of Plato’s Republic revolve around the question of whether truth as attained in philosophy can be realised in politics as action and whether such a connection is even desirable. Without getting into the details of these scholarly exchanges, I suggest that they all share the concern that truth acquired through the rigorous process of philosophical reasoning is not without problem when applied to the real world of living humans. This is because not all humans are philosophers – and indeed, in Plato’s view, not everyone is capable of becoming a philosopher given the protracted and arduous training that one needs to endure to become one. Hannah Arendt (1906–1975), a highly influential political philosopher of the twentieth century, notes that ‘Plato was the first to introduce the division between those who know and do not act and those who act and do not know’ and that such a separation has remained ‘at the root of all theories of domination’ (Arendt 1958, 223, 225). What Arendt points out in this remark is not the gap between theory and practice, but rather that Plato provides the normative ground for those who know the truth to tell those who do not know what to do. Arendt herself took on the challenge of understanding the relationship between truth and politics through her analysis of Nazism and Stalinism. Arendt’s insight, which was controversial when The Origins of Totalitarianism was published in 1951, was to identify Nazism and Stalinism as representative of a new form of political rule – totalitarianism – making it distinct from ‘other forms of political oppression... such as despotism, tyranny and dictatorship’ (Arendt 1973, 460). Arendt defines totalitarianism as a self- contained system of ideas driven by their ‘logic’ and marked by a mode of reasoning called ‘ideological thinking.’ Ideological thinking as such is a distinctive form of political reasoning defined by three characteristics. First, ideological thinking claims to provide a ‘total explanation’ of all historical happenings, encompassing the past, the present, and the future. Second, while ideological thinking is an attempt to account for ‘factual reality’ in its totality, this mode of thinking is paradoxically divorced from reality and experience. This is because experience, being rooted in specificity, is clearly limited in its claim to totality. It follows that as its third characteristic, ideological thinking aims to emancipate thought from the limitation imposed by experience through a ‘specific method of demonstration.’ The method involves arranging facts into an ‘absolutely logical procedure’ that starts from an ‘axiomatically accepted premise’. It is, in short, a ‘process of deduction from a premise’ – which is the only possible movement in the realm of logic that leads to one definitive conclusion. This is how the ‘logicality of ideological thinking’ provides the basis for total explanation and the ‘principle of action’ for totalitarian movement (Arendt 1973, 468–474). Stated differently, totalitarianism is a form of uncompromising idealism that exists in one’s head irrespective of shared reality as experienced. It is the perverse form of what Arendt later refers to as ‘rational truth’, which is the product of the ‘speculative mind’ that belongs to philosophy, mathematics and the sciences. The ‘speculative mind’ is the mind working on its way to generate axioms and theories by relying on the cognitive capacity of the human brain (Arendt 1977, 231). The presence of others has no bearing whatsoever on rational truth. In contrast, ‘factual truth’ is what happens when humans are ‘living and acting together’ (Arendt 1977, 231). Factual truth is therefore particular and temporal by definition. But more importantly, factual truth is ‘political by nature’ because it can only be validated in the context of the human community (Arendt 1977, 238). In other words, factual truth is about humans in their plurality rather than in their singularity. For factual truth to be sustainable, we need what Arendt calls ‘common sense’ – understood as ‘community sense’ (Arendt 1982, 72). There is also another distinction about truth that Arendt makes which is pertinent to understanding how totalitarianism works. The issue is whether the so-called totalitarian ideology is simply an unnecessarily cumbersome way of saying that it is an all-round and polished lie. Here, Arendt calls totalitarian ideology the ‘modern lie’ – in contrast to the ‘traditional lie’. The latter is restricted by two conditions: that it is a lie about the ‘particulars’ and that it deceives only the ‘enemy’ – which means that the liar is not engaged in self- deception. The modern lie, however, involves a ‘complete rearrangement of the whole factual texture’. It also intends to deceive everyone alike, to the extent that those who initiate the lie eventually ‘fall victims to their own falsehood’ (Arendt 1977, 249–254). This distinction between the traditional and modern lie is important. It indicates that not only is totalitarianism a lie, but the lie is in fact too big to fit into the standard meaning of the word. To tell a lie from truth, we need a common standard. In the case of a traditional lie, the common standard is precisely ‘the fabric of factuality’. As such, a lie always appears as a ‘tear’ to that fabric. Yet, modern lies require making a surrogate reality with a completely different context for facts to fit ‘without seam, crack, or fissure, exactly as the facts fitted into their original context’. Arendt notes that as long as those who concoct the surrogate reality are prepared to engage in self- deception to ‘create a semblance of truthfulness’, there is nothing to prevent ‘these new stories, images, and non-facts from becoming an adequate substitute for reality and factuality’ (Arendt 1977, 253–254). Totalitarianism therefore requires a person to stand outside of the system itself in order to make sense of it. Arendt points out that it is futile for us to argue with (for example) a Nazi or a Stalinist on race or class. To confront totalitarianism requires more than just a confrontation with specific facts. It is a more fundamental confrontation between reality as experienced and its total rejection. This means that Nazism and Stalinism are more than radical ways of conducting racial conflict or class struggle. Rather: Totalitarian politics – far from being simply antisemitic or racist or imperialist or communist – use and abuse their own ideological and political elements until the basis of factual reality, from which the ideologies originally derived their propaganda value– the value of struggle, for instance, or the interest conflicts between Jews and their neighbours – have all but disappeared (Arendt 1973, xv). Accordingly: The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (that is, the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (that is, the standards of thought) no longer exist (Arendt 1973, 474). Who then is the ‘ideal subject’ of totalitarianism? Although there is a revival of interest in Arendt’s observation on truth and politics since the onset of post- truth politics, not enough has been said about her reply to the question (Hyvönen 2018; Klinkler 2018; Lee 2019; Zerilli 2020). Yet if we take a look at Arendt’s portrait of this ideal subject, her view is even more pertinent to our current challenge. As a self-contained system of ideas that is detached from experience, totalitarian thinking offers consistency in ways that reality cannot. Arendt notes that this kind of consistency is especially appealing to those who have lost a sense of bearing in the world (Arendt 1973, 353). They constitute what she calls the ‘masses’. The ‘mass man’ is thus a highly isolated and atomised individual, who is ‘obsessed by a desire to escape from reality’ (Arendt 1973, 318, 352). In his ‘essential homelessness’ the mass man can ‘no longer bear its accidental, incomprehensible aspects’ (Arendt 1973, 352). This longing for escape from reality is a ‘verdict against the world’ in which one is ‘forced to live’ but ‘cannot exist’ (Arendt 1973, 352). Such a situation is ripe for the ‘revolt of the masses’ against ‘common sense,’ which is ‘the result of their atomisation, of their loss of social status’ and with it, the ‘whole sector of communal relationships in whose framework common sense makes sense’ (Arendt 1973, 352). In short, the masses are people who are considered to be ‘superfluous or can be spared … [who] cannot be integrated into any organisation based on common interest’ (Arendt 1973, 311). Whether one agrees with Arendt’s analysis of the social conditions in the interwar years that led to the formation of the ‘masses’, her portrait of the ‘mass man’ is a powerful account of what can happen to an individual who has become disposable to the society that they used to belong to. Hand in hand with this phenomenon is indeed the collapse of ‘common sense’ that leaves the dislodged individual scrambling for reconnection. By offering the masses a substitute reality validated by the ‘logic of an idea’ rather than by experience, totalitarianism makes it possible for them to live in a world where there is no condition of plurality. Between ‘facing the anarchic growth and total arbitrariness of decay’ and ‘bowing down before the most rigid, fantastically fictitious consistency of an ideology’, the masses will likely ‘choose the latter’ (Arendt 1973, 352). A world created by ideology, then, is more attractive to the masses not because ‘they are stupid and wicked, but because in the general disaster this escape grants them a minimum of self- respect’ by conjuring up ‘a lying world of consistency which is more adequate to the needs of the human mind than reality itself’ (Arendt 1973, 353). Moreover, it is precisely this ability to guarantee consistency that makes it possible for the leaders of totalitarian movements to demand ‘total, unrestricted, unconditional and unalterable loyalty of the individual member’ (Arendt 1973, 323). While this chapter is not a study of the social factors that led to specific contemporary developments such as the result of the Brexit referendum or the election of Donald Trump in 2016, Arendt’s ‘mass man’ seem to have found their counterparts among the supporters of Brexit and Trumpism. Studies of voters’ profiles in both events point to a disproportionate share of supporters from white male lower income backgrounds without university educations. These are individuals who have either already lost their jobs to globalisation or who are at high risk of losing their job with very little capacity to be retrained for the twenty-first century market economy of advanced industrialised states (BBC 2016; Pew Research Center 2018). In short, these displaced workers are part of the tapestry forming the modern equivalent of Arendt’s ‘mass man’ – ready to be the recruits of totalitarianism. Conclusion If we step back to take a more comprehensive approach to the relationship between truth and politics, both historically and theoretically, it is not so obvious that 2016 is a defining moment. From ancient China and ancient Greece to our so-called post-truth age, the indeterminacy of language appears to be a persistent political challenge. Language is always open to manipulation by its users to serve power. Nonetheless, the tendency these days is to single out the ubiquity of social media and the proliferation of Internet platforms as the incubator for the countless cyberwars of words that in turn fuel the real world of politics. In this context, language is no longer the conveyor of objective facts and accurate information, but rather the medium for expressing subjective opinions and feelings, as captured by the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of the term ‘post-truth politics’. In contrast, the historical approach used in this chapter shows that it is in fact too easy to point the figure at the Internet and digital communication for the political challenge that we face today. What is being suggested here is that with or without the Internet, language, be it used to convey facts or emotions, is simply a tool for communication that humans have invented. While language per se cannot adjudicate what is true or not true, what is right or wrong, it embodies such capacity when language is a shared norm. That shared norm cannot be sustained without some semblance of cohesion in any given community. Any war of words, irrespective of its platform, is indicative of the breakdown of such cohesiveness. Returning to the original context in which the term post-truth politics was first used by Steve Tesich helps to identify the important distinction between truth as the standard for knowledge and truth as the standard for action. The two do not necessarily coincide. Placed in the context of the history of political thought, this distinction is in fact at the heart of Plato’s Republic. Yet when the philosopher as the quintessential bearer of truth becomes king, the polis that he rules over is far from the ideal of a just state that it purports to be. Instead, it is one that is held together by lies and coercion. What Arendt reveals through her study of Nazism and Stalinism is that it is dangerous for the kind of truth that philosophy generates – ‘rational truth’ – to become the guide to politics. Politics guided by rational truth can only be uncompromising and follows a logic of its own that cannot afford the ambiguity and indeterminacy of reality as lived experiences of humans. A world of post-truth politics can be an opportunity for a new kind of politics if it is indeed about dismantling the idea that truth is the ideal that politics should strive for. 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Sponsored by United Community Bank United Community Bank (UCB) is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Matthis and Felecia Hambrick to its commercial banking team at the Bluebonnet location in Baton Rouge. Matthis joins UCB as Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Officer, bringing a relationship-focused approach to helping businesses achieve their financial goals. Hambrick […]

Sep 16 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com

Community, business leaders urge City Council to protect workforce programs in budget

Sep 15 • 8:05 PM EDT • Business • news4sanantonio.com

Huntington families, community leaders gather to discuss suicide prevention, mental health

Families and community leaders gathered in Huntington Tuesday night to discuss suicide prevention and mental health.

Sep 15 • 7:34 PM EDT • Health • 21alivenews.com

UW Health Transplant Center marks 60 years with community event

MADISON, Wis. — UW Health Transplant Center is celebrating 60 years since performing its first kidney transplant in 1966.

Sep 15 • 6:17 PM EDT • Health • channel3000.com

Burtonsville Day Returns This Saturday With Parade, Food and Live Entertainment

A parade, live performances and a community festival will bring residents together this Saturday, September 19, for Burtonsville Day at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library and Community Recreation Center. This […]

Sep 15 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • mocoshow.com

It's fair time! County Fair returns for 74th year

In addition to high school football and Halloween, one of the surest signs in the community that fall has arrived is the Gwinnett County Fair, now in its 74th year.

Sep 15 • 6:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • gwinnettdailypost.com

WXXI's Julio Sáenz honored as Hispanic Business Person of the Year during annual gala luncheon

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Hispanic Business Person of the Year Gala Luncheon was held Tuesday to honor individuals within the Hispanic community who advance culture, impact and leadership in Monroe County.At the event, Julio Sáenz was recognized as the 2026 Hispanic Business Person of the Year. Sáenz is the chief content officer of WXXI Public […]

Sep 15 • 5:56 PM EDT • Business • whec.com

Chatagnier Market, Wild Rise scale up together

Chatagnier Community Market is already preparing to more than double its retail space less than three months after opening, while partnering with Wild Rise Sourdough Co. to add a commercial kitchen that could help other local food vendors bring their products to market. Lexus Chatagnier, one of the owners of Chatagnier Community Market, says the […]

Sep 15 • 5:35 PM EDT • Business • businessreport.com

Sutter Health and Presidio Trust Launch Partnership

Founding partnership creates new model for sustaining public spaces and advancing community health through nature Media can access downloadable photos, fact sheets and additional resources here. SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 15, 2026) — As communities look for new ways to improve health, strengthen social connection and sustain treasured public spaces, not-for-profit health system Sutter Health and […]

Sep 15 • 5:29 PM EDT • Health • vitals.sutterhealth.org

Central Health approves $54M for mental healthcare

Central Health's board of managers approved a $1.015 billion fiscal year 2026-27 budget with $54 million in new funding for crisis and mental health services in Travis County.

Sep 15 • 5:17 PM EDT • Health • communityimpact.com

Perinatal Mental Health Climb returns for 10th year at Wrightsville Beach

Families, healthcare providers and community advocates will gather to mark a decade of raising awareness and expanding local support networks for perinatal mental health next month.

Sep 15 • 4:44 PM EDT • Health • wect.com

West Monroe, WMWO Chamber to host community breakfast on retail growth, business investment

The City of West Monroe and the West Monroe–West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce announced it will host a free community breakfast focusing on retail growth and economic development on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026.

Sep 15 • 3:31 PM EDT • Business • knoe.com

Polk County Women Mean Business Builds a Community Around Women Entrepreneurs

The new organization pairs traditional business networking with mentorship, mental health resources, professional clothing and a monthly market.

Sep 15 • 3:24 PM EDT • Business • lkldnow.com

What Is Population Health and Why It Matters in Healthcare

Learn what population health means, why it matters, and how healthcare leaders can address its clinical, financial, community and technological challenges.

Sep 15 • 3:17 PM EDT • Health • keiseruniversity.edu

Voghion Launches Trends, a Content Community Connecting Discovery, Entertainment and Shopping

Voghion launched "Trends," a new content community integrating shopping, user-generated videos, creator sharing, and entertainment for product discovery.London, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - September 15, 2026) - Voghion, a London-based online marketplace, announced the launch of Trends, a new content community within its app that brings together product discovery, user-generated content, creator sharing, short-form video and entertainment.Voghion Launches Trends, a Content Community...

Sep 15 • 2:21 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com

5th annual Tri-City Latino Parade returns to Columbus area. What to know if you go

The parade is a showcase of regional Latino identity, with participants representing multiple countries and community groups.

Sep 15 • 1:21 PM EDT • Entertainment • ledger-enquirer.com

Hollywood Prayer Network celebrates 25 years of praying for entertainment professionals

Founder Karen Covell says Christian community gathers together to encourage each other to use God-given talents in a difficult industry.

Sep 15 • 1:03 PM EDT • Entertainment • foxnews.com

New Britain holds business fair geared to help small businesses come to town

Hosted by Mayor Bobby Sanchez, the city says it hopes to “fill more storefronts” and breathe more life into its community.

Sep 15 • 12:38 PM EDT • Business • nbcconnecticut.com

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance promotes nonprofits

The first Community Impact Showcase was hosted by the alliance to bring the nonprofit and business communities together.

Sep 15 • 12:05 PM EDT • Business • yourobserver.com

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance promotes nonprofits

The first Community Impact Showcase was hosted by the alliance to bring the nonprofit and business communities together.

Sep 15 • 12:05 PM EDT • Business • yourobserver.com

CHIP Implementation Efforts at PHIG-Funded Local Health Departments

Learn how local public health jurisdictions are bolstering their work using community health improvement plans.

Sep 15 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • astho.org

Golden 1 Credit Union Expands Business Services Offerings to Support Communities and Economic Opportunity Across California

Golden 1 Credit Union (Golden 1) today announced the expansion of its Business Services offerings, with business checking, savings and money market accounts at the core of a growing suite of services designed to support California businesses. The expansion deepens Golden 1's commitment to entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, micro and small businesses, nonprofits and community builders across California, while broadening the resources available to businesses throughout the state.

Sep 15 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

Ranking Members Markey, Velázquez, American Small Businesses Fight Back Against Trump SBA’s Discriminatory Anti-Immigrant Lending Policies

More than 120 small businesses and organizations pen letter of support for Ranking Member Markey’s resolution striking down Trump’s ban on awarding SBA loans to green card holders Letter (PDF) (Washington, September 15) – Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today garnered additional support from Main Street small businesses for his Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to rescind the Trump administration’s discriminatory policy that bans green card holders from accessing essential Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. In a letter of support, more than 120 American small businesses and community organizations, led by Small Business Majority, applauded Ranking Member Markey’s efforts to overturn the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant lending ban and advocated for the passage of Ranking Member Markey’s CRA resolution in the Senate. House Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7) is leading the resolution in the House of Representatives. The Trump administration’s green card holder ban is the most recent escalation of SBA’s draconian citizenship restrictions that are killing jobs and putting the American Dream further out of reach for entrepreneurs. In Fiscal Year 2025, Trump’s SBA made an estimated $5.5 billion in loans to green card holders, which supported more than 80,000 jobs nationwide. “The Trump administration’s continued attacks on American small businesses and jobs are anti-American, they’re discriminatory, and they’re dragging down our communities and our economy. Thanks to partners like Small Business Majority, countless small businesses, and community organizations, we are fighting back and holding them accountable,” said Ranking Member Markey. “I will not stop fighting to rescind this hateful policy that attacks American entrepreneurs and prevents them from pursuing the American Dream.” “Small businesses and organizations across the country are sending a clear message that the Trump administration's discriminatory lending rules are bad for business,” said Ranking Member Velázquez. “I want to thank Small Business Majority for leading this effort and amplifying the voices of the entrepreneurs who create jobs and strengthen our local economies. As Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, I will keep pushing to stop these attacks on the American Dream and ensure that every eligible entrepreneur can access the capital they need to succeed.” In the letter, the small businesses write, “Congress must reaffirm its commitment to serving those who are rightfully and legally entitled to accessing key government guaranteed loan programs in pursuit of the American Dream. Restoring access to responsible, government-guaranteed loans for such a critical segment of our economy will allow thousands of small businesses to access the capital they require to grow and invest in American communities. If Congress does not act to protect access to the very ideals that our country was founded upon by rewarding those who adhere strictly to legal immigration pathways, local economies, communities and Main Street will pay the price.” Ranking Member Markey’s CRA resolution follows his introduction of the Investing in the American Dream Act alongside Ranking Member Velázquez earlier this year. The Investing in the American Dream Act would roll back the SBA’s draconian lending restrictions and restore previous SBA lending policies for immigrant entrepreneurs lawfully in the U.S., including green card holders, refugees, and asylees. More than 100 organizations have called for the passage of the legislation and more than 60 Massachusetts state legislators have raised concerns about the impact of the citizenship restrictions in their local communities. Ranking Member Markey is fighting for small business owners and immigrants that rely on SBA loans to start and run their businesses, create jobs, and contribute to their communities. In July, Ranking Member Markey and Ranking Member Velázquez introduced a bicameral resolution to rescind the Trump administration’s policy that bans green card holders from accessing essential SBA loans to start and grow their businesses and invest in Main Streets nationwide. In May, Ranking Member Markey highlighted the significant contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs in Massachusetts and across the country and condemned the Trump administration’s repeated attacks on immigrant communities at a Small Business Committee hearing. MIRA’s Elizabeth Sweet, who participated in Ranking Member Markey’s listening session earlier in May, provided testimony at the hearing. Also in May, Ranking Member Markey hosted a listening session at the Urban College of Boston to hear directly from several Massachusetts immigrant small business owners, lenders, and chambers of commerce how President Trump’s cruel and callous anti-immigrant policies are hurting Main Streets in the Bay State. Earlier in May, Ranking Member Markey hosted a press conference alongside Ranking Member Velázquez, Democratic lawmakers, and stakeholders to condemn the Trump administration’s harmful anti-immigrant lending policies and to introduce the Investing in the American Dream Act. In March, Ranking Member Markey released a comprehensive report detailing the harms to small business owners, workers, and consumers caused by the Trump administration’s ICE raids in communities across the country. In February, Ranking Member Markey introduced the Small Business ICE Disruption Fund Act, which would provide grants to small businesses that have been impacted by the Trump administration’s violent immigration enforcement actions on Main Streets across the United States. Earlier in February, Ranking Member Markey, Ranking Member Velázquez, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) sent a letter urging the SBA to rescind their lending rule change that bars legal permanent residents from receiving SBA loans. Previously, Ranking Members Markey and Velázquez released a statement condemning the actions of the SBA after it announced that small businesses with legal permanent residents will be barred from receiving SBA loans. In December 2025, Ranking Member Markey and all Democratic members of the Senate Small Business Committee sent a letter to the SBA reiterating concerns with the SBA’s citizenship requirements and highlighting a drop in SBA lending volume. In September 2025, Ranking Member Markey heard directly from SBA lenders about the issues with the citizenship verification requirements. In July 2025, Ranking Members Markey and Velázquez sent a letter to the SBA expressing serious concerns with the agency’s new, draconian citizenship verification requirements that require small businesses seeking SBA loans to be 100% owned by U.S. citizens, nationals, and legal permanent residents. ###

Sep 15 • 11:58 AM EDT • Business • sbc.senate.gov

EnKore presents delightful ‘Honk’

Have you heard about a new community of actors performing in a quaint setting right in Woodland? EnKore Theater Company may be new to town, but they are certainly not

Sep 15 • 11:51 AM EDT • Entertainment • davisenterprise.com

The Latest: Week of September 11, 2026

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

Sep 15 • 11:07 AM EDT • Business • nhbr.com

College cancels early screening of 'Bucks County, USA' docuseries

Bucks County Community College officials announced the cancellation of the pre-release screening which had been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15.

Sep 15 • 10:58 AM EDT • Politics • phillyburbs.com

Community businesses need to show up in AI search, not just Google

Community businesses need to adapt to AI search to improve local visibility. It helps them connect with nearby customers and stay competitive as search behavior evolves.

Sep 15 • 10:25 AM EDT • Business • sdvoice.info

Mental health event set for Oct. 10 at Selby Gardens

Collective Voices: From Silence to Strength focuses on veterans, PTSD and community healing

Sep 15 • 10:20 AM EDT • Health • mysuncoast.com

Naperville All Abilities Fair celebrates disability representation in business

The event hosted businesses both owned and operated by, and created for, individuals with disabilities in the Naperville area.

Sep 15 • 10:13 AM EDT • Business • nctv17.org

Iris Telehealth Data Reveals 60% of Parents Seek Children's Behavioral Health Information from Pediatricians

/PRNewswire/ -- Iris Telehealth, a leading provider of telepsychiatry and behavioral health solutions for health systems and community organizations, today...

Sep 15 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com

Local Business Owner Starts New Chapter with Opening of New Postal Connections Location in Hillsboro, Oregon

Annex Brands, Inc., one of the leading franchisors in the packing, shipping and office services industries, is excited to announce the opening of its newest Postal Connections location in Hillsboro, Oregon to new owner Jason Rautenkranz. This new Postal Connections is set to offer a wide range of essential shipping and office services to the local community, making it easier to provide more service to more people in more places.

Sep 15 • 8:57 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

Libby, Montana: A seminal case in environmental public health

Decades of amphibole asbestos contamination created widespread, multi-generational illness, revealing the vital need for long-term community monitoring, continuous medical care, and expanded scientific research

Sep 15 • 8:20 AM EDT • Health • openaccessgovernment.org

Azalea Health Selected by East Adams Rural Healthcare to Modernize EHR Operations

Rural healthcare provider replaces existing enterprise system with platform purpose-built for community healthcare, prioritizing usability, faster support and streamlined operationsAtlanta, GA, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Azalea Health, a leading provider of fully integrated cloud-based electronic health record, practice management, and revenue cycle management solutions, today announced that East Adams Rural Healthcare has selected Azalea Health as its new electronic health record (EHR)

Sep 15 • 8:03 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com

AROUND THE LAKES: Geneva Concerts unveils 2026-27 schedule

GENEVA — Geneva Concerts is celebrating 80 years in the community with its 2026-27 season lineup offering performances by Garth Fagan Dance, the Syracuse Orchestra, and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Sep 15 • 8:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • fltimes.com

See Massasoit celebrate first renovation of academic building in decades

Massasoit Community College opened a renovated science building and broke ground on a new health science facility.

Sep 15 • 4:56 AM EDT • Science • enterprisenews.com

Two charged in break-in at Rosewood business

WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. — Two Goldsboro residents are charged in connection with a break-in at a business in the Rosewood community.The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office

Sep 15 • 3:05 AM EDT • Business • wcti12.com

UK’s Be Healthy Bash returns Sept. 19 with free health and wellness resources

Community members can connect with health experts, receive free screenings and enjoy activities for all ages at the annual Be Healthy Bash.

Sep 15 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • uknow.uky.edu

A Portland CPA on why community infrastructure is economic infrastructure

Portland is changing. Our population is aging, the cost of living continues to put pressure on families, and extreme weather and other disruptions are making resilience an increasingly important consideration for businesses and residents alike. These trends all raise the same question: Are we investing in the community infrastructure Portland needs?

Sep 15 • 3:00 AM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com

United Community Bank opens Heritage Crossing location

Sponsored by United Community Bank United Community Bank recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Heritage Crossing location in Gonzales with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by community leaders and local dignitaries. The new full-service branch, located at 625 West Highway 30, Suite F, represents an investment in the continued growth of Ascension Parish. After […]

Sep 15 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com

Kelly Pompilio of Alexandria Police Department receives WellCare’s Overall Community Health Champion Award

WellCare of Kentucky honored 12 individuals and organizations at its seventh annual Community Health Champions Awards at Churchill Downs, and a top awared when to Kelly Pompilio of the Alexandria…

Sep 15 • 12:40 AM EDT • Health • nkytribune.com

Erik Valera questions politics, community and urban planning through art

The two-time town council candidate turned his recycled campaign signs into paintings.

Sep 14 • 8:40 PM EDT • Politics • dailytarheel.com

The Rumour Engine

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Sep 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • warhammer-community.com

Happiness Through Color': Local tie-dye business celebrates 24 years of bold color and community

POCATELLO — For Bobby and Jolene Wellard, Hometown Tie Dye started with a clearance-rack impulse buy and a pile of old, stained clothes.

Sep 14 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • idahostatejournal.com

Carsten Memorial Golf Tournament Brings Community Together for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

Golfers, community members, and mental health advocates gathered at the Lead Country Club on Sunday for the second annual Carsten Memorial Golf Tournament

Sep 14 • 6:44 PM EDT • Health • kotatv.com

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Sep 14 • 6:26 PM EDT • Politics • youtube.com

The Allen County-Scottsville Crime Task Force offering school and business talks on variety of topics

The Allen County-Scottsville Crime Task Force is working to build relationships with the community and offer school and business talks.

Sep 14 • 5:42 PM EDT • Business • wbko.com

Drake State Celebrates Completion Of RenueRedi Entrepreneurship Program

Drake State Community and Technical College has completed its RenueRedi Entrepreneurship Program, a 21-week initiative designed to provide aspiring and

Sep 14 • 5:00 PM EDT • Business • huntsvillebusinessjournal.com

Pokeworks celebrates 5 years of business in Southlake

The Pokeworks in Southlake recently celebrated its 5 year anniversary. The Southlake store has been continuously growing over the years and regularly ranks in the top 10 locations nationwide. The owners have been residents of Southlake for 20 years and said the community consistently supporting the business has helped them make it to five years. Future plans for Pokeworks Southlake will be increasing the store’s focus on catering and expanding that area of the business.

Sep 14 • 5:00 PM EDT • Business • communityimpact.com

See inside new science building at Massasoit Community College

Sep 14 • 4:54 PM EDT • Science • enterprisenews.com

From reopened favorites to new outlet mall stops: Check out 5 San Marcos business updates

New businesses and renovations are coming to San Marcos soon.

Sep 14 • 4:46 PM EDT • Business • communityimpact.com

Kansas community college to host three high school football championships

The Kansas State High School Athletics Association has chosen Butler Community College to host three state high school football championships in November.

Sep 14 • 4:29 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Mequon pizza shop owner on his fight to keep the business he loves alive after scam

A Mequon pizza vendor is asking for community support after losing $9,000 to scammers this spring — money he says he has been unable to recover.

Sep 14 • 4:28 PM EDT • Business • tmj4.com

New community health fellowship seeks to activate small businesses

Small business owners have the opportunity to develop their voices as advocates for community health through a new fellowship offered by the Mid-Iowa Health Foundation. The Small Business Health Fellowship held its first cohort last year with the goal of providing small business owners information and resources around social drivers of health, which are the…

Sep 14 • 4:08 PM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com

Noon Business Lunch 9/14/26: Mortgage rates, car ownership cost, John Deere AI chatbot, National Community Investment Fund

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to talk about why mortgage rates are jumping, the ongoing econo…

Sep 14 • 4:07 PM EDT • Business • wgnradio.com

Mental Health Collaborative announces free screening of 'Screenagers: Next Chapter'

WAUSAU - The Marathon County Mental Health Collaborative, in partnership with the Wausau Early Birds Rotary Club, will host a free community screening of

Sep 14 • 4:00 PM EDT • Health • wausaupilotandreview.com

Some Democrats recalibrating approach to transgender issues

An increasing number of Democratic leaders have begun to push back against their party’s unflinching support for the transgender community this midterm season.

Sep 14 • 2:59 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org

Irvington data center poses health concerns for school community — and could also impact enrollment

Irvington Community Elementary in Indianapolis sits just north of the proposed DC Blox data center.

Sep 14 • 2:56 PM EDT • Health • mirrorindy.org

Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun will not seek second term

On the third floor of Rapid City Hall is a collection of portraits of the former mayors of the community. Soon to be added is Jason Salamun, who announced Sunday he would not seek reelection.

Sep 14 • 2:47 PM EDT • Politics • sdpb.org

Pender Community Health receives 2026 Governor’s Wellness Award

Pender Community Health is being recognized for their commitment to creating a workplace that supports employee health and well-being.

Sep 14 • 2:44 PM EDT • Health • ktiv.com

Jefferson County Community Center celebrates 20th anniversary

HARPERS FERRY — Twenty years after opening its doors, the Jefferson County Community Center has become more than a home for parks and recreation programs.

Sep 14 • 12:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • journal-news.net

Improving Community Health Through Collaborative Leadership in Saint Louis County

Learn how Saint Louis leveraging public health and community partnerships to promote health at the local level in this vlog.

Sep 14 • 12:00 PM EDT • Health • astho.org

Take your health back with Alpha Kappa Alpha’s annual Health Resource Fair!

ST. LOUIS – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is promoting healthy living and providing valuable resources to the community to help address health disparities. With free on-site services, educationa…

Sep 14 • 11:11 AM EDT • Health • fox2now.com

Xcel Energy volunteers give CentraCare Health Foundation a scrub

By: Kayla Williams / Asst. News Director St. CLOUD, Minn.--- Xcel Energy employees and community volunteers spent the day giving the CentraCare Health Found

Sep 14 • 10:58 AM EDT • Health • kvsc.org

Local canoe business finds strength in community after destructive floods.

Canoe Country is a local canoe-floating business that was hit by the massive recent floods, but the community around it helped them rebuild.

Sep 14 • 10:00 AM EDT • Business • ballstatedaily.com

Free Health & Wellness Fair To Offer Screenings, Vaccines And More In St. Mary’s County

LEONARDTOWN, Md. – It’s that time of year again! The 2026 Community Health & Wellness Fair, hosted by St. Mary’s County Government’s Department of Aging & Human Services, will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the University of Maryland Southern – Maryland, located at 44219 Airport Road in California, […]

Sep 14 • 9:40 AM EDT • Health • thebaynet.com

HEALTH & WELLNESS @ HOME: Piedmont Community Services to host Recovery Month celebration

Recovery Month celebration set for Rocky Mount this weekend.

Sep 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • wdbj7.com

Free health fair set for Sept. 20 in Roanoke

Roanoke church to host community health fair Sept 20.

Sep 14 • 9:00 AM EDT • Health • wdbj7.com

Kyle Hurysz prepares for career in business law

The editor-in-chief of the North Carolina Legal Review found an “incredible community” at the UNC School of Law.

Sep 14 • 8:58 AM EDT • Business • unc.edu

When Hospitals Show Up, Communities Lean In - MHA | Michigan Health & Hospital Association

Brent Mikkola, MBA, PMP, manager of Community Health, MyMichigan Health Health is shaped by more than what's in a medicine cabinet. In fact, wellness is often a result of everyday lifestyle choices and the conditions in which we live, work, learn and grow. While establishing healthy habits may sound simple, it…

Sep 14 • 8:55 AM EDT • Health • mha.org

Rice Business marks new era of growth with opening of Virani Hall

Asha and Farid Virani Hall, a 112,000-square-foot building which now stands alongside McNair Hall, offering students a combined 400,000 square-feet designed to support the school’s expanding community of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, researchers and alumni.

Sep 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • news.rice.edu

Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power

An increasing number of Democratic leaders have begun to push back against their party’s unflinching support for the transgender community this midterm season.

Sep 14 • 7:47 AM EDT • Politics • clickorlando.com

Europe's endocrine community calls for policy action as growing demand puts hormone health workforce under pressure

The Prague Declaration and accompanying white paper, "Endocrine Workforce 2026: Recommendations for a Healthier Endocrine Future," set out 29 recommendations informed by ESE's State of Endocrinology surveys, ...

Sep 14 • 7:00 AM EDT • Health • medicalxpress.com

Columbus developer opens music-themed apartment community in Huber Heights

The name of the development is short for "reverberation" and each of the layouts are named after famous musicians, playing into the music theme.

Sep 14 • 6:30 AM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com

Ramstad: Minnesota’s business community needs more mentors like Paul Taylor

Twin Cities Startup Week and other support efforts for startup founders often depend on those willing to give back.

Sep 14 • 6:00 AM EDT • Business • startribune.com

Blizzard Insists There Are 'Many Reasons to Keep Playing' Diablo 4 as Fans Debate End of Expansions and Diablo 5 in 2029

Blizzard has insisted Diablo 4 still has “bright support” as the community debates the shock news that no more expansions will be released for the game and with Diablo 5 looming over the horizon.

Sep 14 • 5:19 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com

Carsten Memorial Golf Tournament Brings Community Together for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

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Sep 14 • 1:12 AM EDT • Health • kotatv.com

UNESCO launches WINGS Caribbean to advance science, women, Caribbean transformation

The UNESCO Regional Office for the Caribbean launched this week WINGS Caribbean (Women Inspiring New Generations in Science), a new fellowship initiative designed to support outstanding mid-career and advanced-career women researchers and innovators whose work addresses some of the Caribbean’s most pressing development challenges and priorities. These include climate and environmental resilience, disaster risk reduction, digital innovation, applied scientific research, social development, governance, social entrepreneurship and community-based research.

Sep 14 • 1:06 AM EDT • Science • jamaica-gleaner.com

‘Daisy Chain Fields’ weaves together community

On Aug. 29, Olivia Rodrigo made history with her all-female music festival, Daisy Chain Fields. Staged in Irvine, Calif., the festival attracted about 45,000 fans, many of whom were adorned

Sep 14 • 1:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • valpotorch.com

Hillsboro Health Marks Major Milestone

“We’re really excited that you’re here today,” said Hillsboro Health CEO Mike Alexander. “This is going to be a great addition to our community.” Hillsboro Health officials hosted two …

Sep 14 • 12:05 AM EDT • Health • thejournal-news.net

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Sep 13 • 11:09 PM EDT • Business • youtube.com

Five Families Ensemble to perform at MVCC

Mohawk Valley Community College will host the Five Families Ensemble for a concert at Schafer Theater on its Utica campus, with tickets available online.

Sep 13 • 9:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • romesentinel.com

Prosser Memorial Health hosting open house for new South Campus

Prosser Memorial Health is inviting the community to attend an open house for the new South Campus on Thursday, Sep. 17.

Sep 13 • 8:50 PM EDT • Health • triyaknews.com

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Sep 13 • 8:24 PM EDT • Politics • youtube.com

Native-owned Rosebud Reservation business earns national hardware industry honor

Rosebud Building Products on the Rosebud Reservation is named South Dakota’s 2026 Hardware All Star by HBSDealer for business growth and community service.

Sep 13 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • kotatv.com

Public health event to continue discussion of racial disparities in Douglas County birth outcomes

The health department is inviting the Douglas County community to continue an April conversation focused on racial disparities in local birth outcomes.

Sep 13 • 7:41 PM EDT • Health • lawrencekstimes.com

'An emotional moment': Business Women of Pocatello to dissolve after 9 years

After nine years of supporting women in business and the community, Business Women of Pocatello will dissolve early next year.

Sep 13 • 7:32 PM EDT • Business • ksl.com

Community unites for NAMI Erie County mental health walk

Community unites for NAMI Erie County mental health walk

Sep 13 • 6:50 PM EDT • Health • yourerie.com

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Sep 13 • 6:42 PM EDT • Politics • youtube.com

Lakeland Community Hospital receives new investments to support rural health care access

Leaders gathered Thursday to recognize new investments aimed at strengthening Lakeland Community Hospital, the only hospital in Winston County.

Sep 13 • 6:26 PM EDT • Health • wbrc.com