Tim Wisniewski and Michelle Smith from Avery Hall were proud to join Chesapeake Employers Insurance in presenting a dividend check of $131,801 to Wicomico County! 🎉 #localmatters #insurance #chesapeake #dividend

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Here’s to an artful summer, Tennessee! Let’s keep this momentum and continue to advocate for the arts! Visit the link in bio for resources on how to get others involved this summer. ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ #ArtsAdvocacy #TN4ARTS #TennesseeArts #ArtForAll #LocalMatters

🗳️ My postal vote is in! 📮 I’ve just marked my 'X' for myself for the North Tyneside Council elections. This election is about our community's future. As your neighbor and candidate, I am committed to the people of Cullercoats and Whitley Bay South. If you’ve received your postal ballot today, I’d be honored to have your support. Let’s keep North Tyneside moving forward together! ⚙️🚩 ✅ Vote Mark Belshaw ✅ Post it today! #VoteMarkBelshaw #northeast #northtyneside #northtynesideelections #localmatters #northshields #cullercoats #whitleybay #workersparty

The government is *so close* to the right answer here. Just so damn close. #onted #onpoli #localmatters @fordnation

🇺🇸 NO MORE EXCUSES. You've been saying it for years. "Nobody good ever runs." "The system is rigged." "My vote doesn't matter." "I wish someone would do something." That someone is YOU. And we just made it impossible to pretend you don't know where to start. Introducing: Find Your Seat 👇 🔗 jointab.us/find-your-seat Type in your ZIP code. That's it. In seconds you'll see every vacant, uncontested, and open government seat right in your own backyard, pulled live from official sources so it's always current, always accurate. We're talking about: 🏛️ City & Town Council seats: the people who control your zoning, your police budget, your ordinances. Frequently uncontested. Waiting for someone exactly like you. 🏫 School Board seats: the people deciding what your kids are taught and who runs your district. Millions of dollars. Almost zero competition. 🏢 County Commission seats: they run your courts, your health department, your property taxes. 3 to 7 people. Most of them walk in unopposed. 🐘 Precinct Committee positions: the insider seats that literally choose party leadership. Most precincts in America have ZERO people in these seats. ZERO. 💧 Special District Boards: water, fire, hospital, library, utility. Billions in taxpayer money. Nobody watching. Nobody running. 📜 State Legislature seats: many districts have NO candidate filed. None. One side wins by default because the other side never showed up. And here's the part that kills every excuse: Each seat comes with a direct link to FILE YOUR CANDIDACY. Not a search bar. Not "go figure it out." A green button that takes you straight to your state's official candidate filing page, with plain English instructions on exactly what you need to submit, how many signatures, and when the deadline is. We even link you to Ballotpedia, Vote411, your state election board, and your state party page so you can research the seat, confirm the vacancy, and take action all in one place. You don't need to be a politician. You don't need money. You don't need experience. You need a ZIP code and 10 minutes. 👉 jointab.us/find-your-seat Type your ZIP. Find your seat. File to run. Take America Back, one seat at a time. 🇺🇸 Tag someone who's been complaining about local government. Then watch them run out of excuses. #TakeAmericaBack #FindYourSeat #RunForOffice #LocalMatters #NoMoreExcuses #CivicAction #SchoolBoard #CityCouncil #CountyCommission #TAB

That’s about five round trips. 👍 I grew up in the adjacent riding, where my niece and nephews now attend school. I doubt anyone would be surprised to hear the Bruce Peninsula has very different needs than our community here in Peel and Dufferin. #onted #localmatters

#FerryNews: Construction problems continue to delay O Mahurangi Penlink. However, the extended timeline requires Auckland Transport to keep the Gulf Harbour ferry running at current levels until the highway opens. Via LocalMatters: localmatters.co.nz/hibiscus-…

We had a great time @ Southlands who held their Easter Craft Market today, I evenmone on the tombola. Wonderful folk & excellent stalls. #localmatters

It will be warm (about 15-25 degrees above normal!) and muggy - also rainy this week! On Easter Sunday, you might need an umbrella. More details tonight on @News12BX @News12BK #LocalMatters

Toronto just approved city-run grocery stores… and people should be paying attention. Let’s call this what it is: government stepping directly into the food supply. They’re pitching it as “non-profit,” “affordable,” and “for the people.” Sounds nice on paper. It always does. But here’s the reality no one wants to talk about: When government becomes the competitor, it also becomes the referee. And that never ends well. We’re now talking about taxpayer-funded stores competing against local and independently owned grocery stores — the small businesses that actually serve our communities every day. What happens when those businesses can’t compete with subsidized pricing? They close. And when they close… what’s left? Fewer local businesses. Less independence. More centralized control. And once competition is gone, the rules can change overnight. Today it’s “affordability.” Tomorrow it could be limits. Rationing. Access tied to policies, compliance, or systems you don’t control. People think that’s extreme. But history shows that when governments control supply chains—especially food—control follows. Even critics are already warning about higher labour costs, inefficiencies, and bureaucracy. And let’s be honest: when has government ever run something more efficiently than the people who built their livelihoods on it? If grocery margins are already thin, where exactly are these “lower prices” coming from? Your taxes. This doesn’t eliminate cost—it just hides it. And while supporters talk about breaking up a grocery “oligopoly,” replacing it with a government-run system isn’t competition… …it risks squeezing out the very small businesses that keep communities alive. This isn’t about left or right. It’s about control vs. independence. Because once local businesses disappear, getting them back isn’t easy. Think long-term. Not just short-term savings. #BreakingNews #Toronto #GroceryPrices #FoodCosts #CostOfLiving #FoodSecurity #Canada #CanadianNews #SmallBusiness #SupportLocal #LocalMatters #CommunityFirst #GovernmentControl #TaxpayerMoney #FoodSystem #EconomicFreedom #ProtectSmallBusiness #FreeMarket #Accountability #StayInformed #SpreadTheWord #WhatsNext #ThinkAboutIt #RealTalk

✨ Bourbon & Blueprints — what a night. ✨ Friday night marked the Nova Society first Spring fundraiser, and what a way to kick things off. From our very first committee meeting back in November, I remember thinking—this is a really special group of people. Everyone brought something different to the table. There was creativity, collaboration, and respect for each other’s ideas—truly one of those teams you’re just grateful to be part of. And all of it—for a project like none other. If you haven’t seen what’s happening over on Nova Road at what is now known as The Brown—formerly the Museum of Arts and Sciences and the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at MOAS—you are missing something big. The vision for this campus—connecting the museums, introducing bold, statement-making architecture, and creating a destination experience—is on a scale we simply haven’t seen here before. This has the potential to become a nationally recognized cultural landmark—something that elevates Daytona Beach into an entirely different conversation. I’m incredibly proud to have played even a small role in helping raise funds to support that vision. A heartfelt thank you to all of our incredible sponsors, 31 Supper Club, Volusia Bourbon Society, all of the vendors, and every single person who attended and supported this event—you all made an impact. But as Sponsorship Chair, I have to give special thanks to our two premier sponsors: 🏗 Olsen Custom Homes — Master Builder Sponsor 🥃 Family Health Source — First Pour VIP Hour Sponsor And of course, thank you to Daytona TOYOTA for being our valet sponsor, along with every business and supporter who helped bring this night to life. Huge appreciation to Jonna JJ Royer for bringing this group together, and to Samantha Crouch for keeping everything moving forward so seamlessly. I’m proud to be part of the Nova Society—and I cannot wait to see what comes next. 📸 And a very special thank you to Lunar Studio—Stephen, Samantha, and your entire team—for capturing the evening so beautifully. You truly did an amazing job, and it was such a pleasure working alongside you. And on a personal note… a little extra gratitude to my husband, Al Short, for his beautiful contribution to the evening (and now my jewelry collection 😉). I absolutely love my ring. 💚 🎵 Good Life — G-Eazy & Kehlani ⸻ #BourbonAndBlueprints #NovaSociety #TheBrown #MOASDaytona #DaytonaBeach #DaytonaEvents #VolusiaCounty #SupportTheArts #ArtsCommunity #CommunityImpact #Philanthropy #LocalMatters #ShopLocal #CommunityStrong #MakingAnImpact #MakingADifferenceTogether #InYourCommunity #OnYourSide

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