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Season Two is here! A KBIA News Series exploring what needs to change to sustain agriculture. Reported and produced by Jana Rose Schleis.
Samantha, 32, left, and her fiancé, Jeffery, 29, right, cuddle together for warmth on Dec. 19, 2024, outside Room at the Inn in Columbia. “We like to fight for what we want and need in life,” Samantha said. The couple got engaged about a week ago, and Samantha said they are “wanting to start over and do better" by securing jobs so they can get a car — and eventually a home — in order to have somewhere warm to stay in the new year. "If I can make it from 13 to 29 on the streets, just imagine what else I can do," said Jeffery, who has been homeless since he was 13 years old.
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The UM president addressed homeless encampments and downtown crime in a Sept. 27 letter to students and employees.
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Gretchen Reinemeyer, the General Registrar/Director of Elections for Arlington County.
They spoke about some of the challenges that come from running elections in an area that has a large overlap with other metropolitan areas, as well as a large and ever changing number of military voters.