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winner777 app Jimmy Carter had the longest post-presidency of anyone to hold the office, and one of the most active. Here is a look back at his life. 1924 — Jimmy Carter was born on Oct. 1 to Earl and Lillian Carter in the small town of Plains, Georgia. 1928 — Earl Carter bought a 350-acre farm 3 miles from Plains in the tiny community of Archery. The Carter family lived in a house on the farm without running water or electricity. 1941 — He graduated from Plains High School and enrolled at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus. 1942 — He transferred to Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. 1943 — Carter’s boyhood dream of being in the Navy becomes a reality as he is appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. 1946 — He received his naval commission and on July 7 married Rosalynn Smith of Plains. They moved to Norfolk, Virginia. 1946-1952 — Carter’s three sons are born, Jack in 1947, Chip in 1950 and Jeff in 1952. 1962-66 — Carter is elected to the Georgia State Senate and serves two terms. 1953 — Carter’s father died and he cut his naval career short to save the family farm. Due to a limited income, Jimmy, Rosalynn and their three sons moved into Public Housing Apartment 9A in Plains. 1966 — He ran for governor, but lost. 1967 — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s fourth child, Amy, is born. 1971 — He ran for governor again and won the election, becoming Georgia’s 76th governor on Jan. 12. 1974 — Carter announced his candidacy for president. 1976 — Carter was elected 39th president on Nov. 2, narrowly defeating incumbent Gerald Ford. Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter embraces his wife Rosalynn after receiving the final news of his victory in the national general election, November 2, 1976. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) New-elected President Jimmy Carter gives a press conference after being elected 39th President of the United States, on November 05, 1976 in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by GENE FORTE / CONSOLIDATED NEWS PICTURES / AFP) (Photo by GENE FORTE/CONSOLIDATED NEWS PICTURES/AFP via Getty Images) Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter hold up signs during a rally on may 15, 1976 in New York. – Carter was elected on December 21, 1976 39th President of the United States, 51% voice against 48% for incumbent Republican president Gerald Ford. (Photo by CONSOLIDATED NEWS / AFP) (Photo by -/CONSOLIDATED NEWS/AFP via Getty Images) Chief Justice Warren Burger administers the oath of office to Jimmy Carter (R), flanked by his wife Rosalynn, as the 39th President of the United Sates on January 20, 1977. (Photo by CONSOLIDATED NEWS / AFP) (Photo by -/CONSOLIDATED NEWS/AFP via Getty Images) Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter embraces his wife Rosalynn after receiving the final news of his victory in the national general election, November 2, 1976. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 1978 — U.S. and the Peoples’ Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. President Carter negotiates and mediates an accord between Egypt and Israel at Camp David. 1979 — The Department of Education is formed. Iranian radicals overrun the U.S. Embassy and seize American hostages. The Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty is signed. 1980 — On March 21, Carter announces that the U.S. will boycott the Olympic Games scheduled in Moscow. A rescue attempt to get American hostages out of Iran is unsuccessful. Carter was defeated in his bid for a second term as president by Ronald Reagan in November. 1981 — President Carter continues to negotiate the release of the American hostages in Iran. Minutes before his term as president is over, the hostages are released. 1982 — Carter became a distinguished professor at Emory University in Atlanta, and founded The Carter Center. The nonpartisan and nonprofit center addresses national and international issues of public policy. 1984 — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter volunteer one week a year for Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that helps needy people in the United States and in other countries renovate and build homes, until 2020. He also taught Sunday school in the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains from the mid-’80s until 2020. 2002 — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 2015 — Carter announced in August he had been diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his brain. 2016 — He said in March that he no longer needed cancer treatment. 2024 — Carter dies at 100 years old. Sources: Cartercenter.org, Plains Historical Preservation Trust, The Associated Press; The Brookings Institution; U.S. Navy; WhiteHouse.gov, GallupSlate Office REIT (TSE:SOT.UN) Trading 53.7% Higher – Here’s What Happened

Jason Kerr/Daily Herald Winter Wonderland Committee Chair Carol Markling and Optimist Club member Vince Parker pose for a photo at The Watering Hole. The club is going with a Cowboy Christmas theme for this year’s event. Uko Akpanuko Daily Herald The Optimist Club of Prince Albert is set to open the doors of the Winter Wonderland for the children of Prince Albert to come inside and play. The Club started planning for opening and operation of the Winter Wonderland from the beginning of the year. The theme for this year is “A Cowboy Christmas” “It starts off at the beginning of the year. By the time last year’s (event) had finish, it’s time to start planning what we are going to do to make it a little different,” said Vince Parker, a former two-time President of the Club. “We got to use the same things, but we want to make it a little bit different (and) move things around, which we have done (with) a few changes to the train. There’s a lot more lights, more trees, and more decorations. It’s a lot of work through the year.” Parker said the goal is to create an area for children and families to play and enjoy themselves. He said there aren’t many Christmas events were children can come inside, plays games, and win prizes, and the Optimist Club aims to fill that void with Winter Wonderland. “It’s a lot of work, but the end result, which is what we’re looking at, is to see the kids come around at Christmas,” Parker said. “The adults, yah they come around, but a lot of (the joy) for us is seeing the kids enjoying themselves in the kid’s zone. They look at the trees but they will go for the kid’s zone. That’s their thing and it’s amazing.” “To see the kids’ excitement and smiles and whatnot, in my view that is profit enough,” added Carol Markling, the Winter Wonderland Committee Chair. Markling and Parker said they wanted to try something different this year, so they thought of adding a cowboy theme to the experience. Markling said someone suggested the theme, and they started running with it. That includes adding a ticket booth called The Watering Hole near the canteen. They also created several cowboy themed photo and game areas. They’ve also added a Lego area, and a few new trees to their display. Around 15 people helped create this year’s Winter Wonderland, but a core group of eight to 10 are responsible for most of the work. Parker said the goal isn’t to raise money, they just want to put something on for the kids. There will be entrance fee as follows: $5 for the kids, $10 for seniors and $15 for adults. Visitors can access the Optimist Club Christmas Wonderland by using the inside entrance in the Gateway Mall just off 13th Street West. There are Christmas Displays, Scenic Train Rides, Cowboyish Games, and lots of Selfie Stations. Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club organizations with 93,000 adult and youth members in 3,200 clubs in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean and throughout the world. Carrying the motto “Bringing Out the Best in Kids,” Optimists conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million young people. “Hey come on down and see for yourself what it is,” Parker added as he invites everybody to visit the Optimist Winter Wonderland this Christmas. Winter Wonderland officially opens on Nov. 30 after the Santa Parade on Central Avenue. It opens at noon on Dec. 1, Dec. 6-8, and Dec. 13-15. –with files from Jason Kerr/Daily Herald, and Michael Oleksyn/Daily Heral -Advertisement-

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Duncan City Council adopts city budget for 2025First downs and second guesses: Tony White leaving is no shocker. He could have left last year with the right offer. He made a difference. He helped build a good defensive culture. White is making a chess move to a future head coaching job, but it’s got a risk. He’s going to work for a Florida State head coach on the hot seat. Mike Norvell is hiring White and offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn to help save his job. FSU was a mess this season. I’m guessing the portal this off-season will make a bigger difference than the coordinators. Who should NU go after? I’d start with Syracuse defensive coordinator Elijah Robinson, who has connections with Rhule. You can hang out on my lawn (no flags please) if you want. But Old Man Football has some things to get off his chest. College football needs some adults to step up. The sport had a rough weekend. Great games were overshadowed by the images of fights and torn flags. It was ridiculous. When did planting a flag become an important thing? What does that even mean? That you conquered the field? It means winning isn’t enough. You have to rub your opponents’ nose in defeat. Hey Michigan: wasn’t that your fourth straight win over Ohio State? That means you won at Ohio Stadium two years ago, right? So why are you acting like it was Michigan’s first-ever win over Ohio State? Meanwhile, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day is watching the chaos much like Kevin Bacon in “Animal House.” Remain calm. All is well. On the flip side of this, when did the midfield logo become the sacred ground of college football? Teams stomp on the logo all game, bodies are slammed, blood spilled on it. But before and after it needs security detail? It’s part of the football field. Don’t plant a flag on it. Don’t worry if somebody steps on it. The best midfield logo I ever saw was the diamond-shaped “Big 8” logo at Memorial Stadium. Let’s go back to that. Let’s go back to respecting the game, and the opponent, too. Nebraska needs a lesson in that after the no-hand shake event on Friday. This is a generational debate. I’ve heard from both sides of Nebraska fans on this. My take: if you don’t respect your opponent, you don’t respect the game, either. Both are a problem. The handshake should be part of the Nebraska football identity. Attention to detail. Not creating needless distractions. Play the right way. All are important to the ultimate goal: winning. Is the pre-game drama the reason Iowa won? No. But it makes you wonder what are the priorities at Nebraska. Like the 2020 game when the Huskers complained about clapping while the quarterback called the signals. What’s the focus on? Lack of respect was a two-way street in Iowa City on Friday. Hawkeye linebacker Jay Higgins went up to Nebraska coach Matt Rhule and said that not shaking hands was a bad idea. I’ve never heard of a Nebraska player ever getting in the face of an opposing coach. Not Barry Switzer. Not Bill McCartney. Not any of them. I’m guessing if someone had done that to Kirk Ferentz, we’d never hear the end of it. Player entitlement is the rage in college football. They’re getting paid. That’s a good thing. But they’re also becoming bolder with their actions. Not all of it is good. Rivalries are fun. Rivalries are emotional. That’s what makes them great. It’s the extra rubbing the opponent’s face in it that crosses the line for me. Take the W, and the L, and head back to the locker room and wait until next time. The Nebraska-Iowa rivalry has never been hotter. I’d like to see coaches Ferentz and Rhule get control of it. We don’t need a flag plant or a brawl after next season’s game. I feel like we're headed that way. You know, a cool tradition to start in this rivalry would be a pre-game handshake from the teams at midfield. Oh, wait. That’s the Captains’ coin toss. There’s been a moment of civility and respect in the Iowa-Nebraska series. I saw it last January at the Outland Trophy Dinner in Omaha. The Outland honored Dan Young and Reese Morgan with the Tom Osborne Legacy Award. Both were high school coaches in Nebraska and Iowa and assistant coaches at NU and Iowa. There was a lot of love and respect in that room that night, including Ferentz and a group from Iowa City to represent Morgan. Iowa-Nebraska can be intense, nasty and emotional — and still about respect. Nebraskans and Iowans are actually a lot more alike than either side will ever admit. That’s what makes it such a good rivalry. There’s not much Creighton volleyball can do about being a No. 6 overall seed, other than winning at Nebraska or Louisville. Then again, that’s what CU is going to have to do — at Penn State — to get to the Final Four. Until the Big East gets built up in volleyball, that’s the bottom line. If Nebraska and Creighton both make the Final Four, guess who would meet in the national semifinals on Dec. 19? Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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PurpleVine Drives TCL's Successful Entry into the HEVC Advance Patent PoolSPRINGFIELD — The minimum wage in Illinois will increase to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, completing a six-year transition period since the increase was approved in 2019. Beginning New Year’s Day, Illinois workers making minimum wage will see wages rise by $1 and tipped workers will see their paychecks bump to $9 an hour. Youth workers under 18 who work fewer than 650 hours a year will have a $13 minimum wage. The final increase, ending a six-year ramp which began with the minimum wage rising from $8.25 to $9.25 on Jan. 1, 2020, puts a bow on Gov. JB Pritzker’s first major legislative victory. He signed the wage increase in February 2019 about a month after being sworn in for his first term, checking off a top campaign promise. “Since day one of my administration, I’ve made it my mission to build an economy that works for everyone and raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour fulfills that promise to our working families,” Pritzker said in a statement. “This increase honors the workers who power our state and ensures they can better support their families, bringing us closer to a stronger, more equitable economy for all.” Illinois will be one of 10 states with a minimum wage of $15 or greater, according to the National Employment Law Project. Twenty-two other states are also increasing their wages on Jan. 1. The minimum wage increase is one of many economic changes that have happened since 2019, including effects of the pandemic, Illinois Chamber of Commerce CEO Lou Sandoval told Capitol News Illinois. He said those have caused businesses to adjust their operations in a variety of ways, such as increasing automation. “I think you’re starting to see businesses pivot in terms of how they’re adjusting,” Sandoval said. “You’re seeing this at the national chains.” Some restaurants, for example, are “moving away from larger sit-down areas into grab-and-go.” In Bloomington-Normal, many business owners were unavailable during the late holiday season, but some in downtown Bloomington shared their thoughts on the wage increase. “I’m happy. I’m excited,” said Liz Aspbury, owner of Bobzbay Books at 419 N. Main St. “Everyone will be getting a raise of $1 to match the minimum wage increase. I think people deserve it.” Our Favorite Things Boutique owner Shana Brownlee agreed. “The employees work hard. They’re worth the $15 at least,” she said. Kelly Hardy shows one of the available stencils for DIY crafts at Our Favorite Things Boutique, 312 N. Main St. in Bloomington, on Aug. 5, 2023. Still, small businesses, like her boutique at 312 N. Main St., need to factor that in as an expense, Brownlee said. Aspbury views it as another calculation, though, and has been budgeting for the increase since it was announced in 2019. Several authors on display April 6, 2022, at Bobzbay, 419 N. Main St. in downtown Bloomington, have benefited from exposure on TikTok. Others, like John Koch and Tony Smith, owners of The Lucca Grill at 116 E. Market St., have gone a step further. “We knew this stage was coming, and so we just wanted to get ahead of it,” Koch said. Lucca Grill preemptively started increasing employees' wages well ahead of the governor’s timeline, he said. The famous A La Baldini pizza cools off on a stand before waitress Ava Kuch takes it to its proper table at Lucca Grill in Bloomington on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007. “We started preparing for this as the (COVID-19) pandemic hit,” Koch said. “We rose all our people in the back of the house to $15, all our servers and bartenders to $9, and we did that three years ago.” During the economic uncertainty of the time, keeping their established employees was paramount, he said. “We wanted to keep the core together, because we’ve got an outstanding core, and they’re worth every penny,” Koch said. Illinois job growth has been slow since October 2019, according to a November report by the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. The state has seen a net increase of 28,700 jobs from October 2019 through October 2024. That’s a growth rate of 0.5%, compared to the national rate of 4.9%. The rate of new job postings by businesses at the beginning of the year will shed some light on how the jump to $15 on Jan. 1 is impacting business operations, said Sandoval, of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. To help small businesses with the change, the state provides a tax credit through 2027 to businesses with 50 or fewer employees for wages paid to minimum-wage workers. The 2019 minimum wage law marked the first increase since the wage hit $8.25 in 2010. Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, D-Westchester, introduced a bill to raise it to $15 an hour in 2017 that was passed by the General Assembly and vetoed by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. Lightford sponsored the initiative again in 2019. “As a state, we have helped countless workers make ends meet, reduce financial stress, and provide a more solid foundation for their futures,” Lightford said in a statement. “The $15 minimum wage is a testament to our commitment to economic justice and our belief that everyone who works full time deserves a living wage.” The value of a $15 minimum wage, however, has changed since lawmakers acted in 2019. A person making $8.25 in February 2019 would need to earn $10.30 today to have the same buying power after inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index. A $15 hourly wage today has the buying power that $12.02 had in February 2019. A person would need to make an $18.72 wage today to have the same buying power that $15 had in February 2019. Top Democrats didn’t say if they will push for new increases. “As a Senator of 25 years, history has shown my commitment of fighting to ensure workers are paid a living wage. That commitment still holds strong today,” Lightford said in an email statement. Pritzker said he supports ideas that will help workers make more money, but didn’t commit to supporting any plan to raise the minimum wage further when pressed about it at a news conference Dec. 11. “We always are thinking about how do you balance the need for higher wages with the needs that businesses have to hire people and do it affordably. But I think we did it the right way when we did it back in 2019,” Pritzker said. The new $15 wage equates to a 40-hour-per-week annual salary of $31,200 before taxes. That equals the federal government’s poverty level for a four-person household. The poverty level is $15,060 in a single-person household. But according to calculations in a national project by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $15 hourly still doesn’t equate to a “living” wage in Illinois, based on U.S. Census Bureau cost of living and other cost estimates provided by federal agencies adjusted for inflation. A single adult with no children needs a $22.86 hourly salary to make a living wage in Illinois, while a two-parent household with two working adults and three children would each need to earn $31.69. In a two-parent household with one working adult and one child, the worker needs $36.49 to make a living wage, according to the MIT project. Inflation is making it hard for workers to benefit from wage increases, Sandoval said, adding rising wages also cause businesses to raise prices. “They might get the wage increase on one side, but their cost of living goes up accordingly,” Sandoval said. Pantagraph reporter D. Jack Alkire contributed to this report. Gov. JB Pritzker announces support for stricter rules around hemp products like delta-8 THC during a news conference on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. The business news you need Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.

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