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stacker.com | Lela Nargi
Bonnie Taylor Barry // Shutterstock James Gentz has seen birds aplenty on his East Texas rice-and-crawfish farm: snow geese and pintails, spoonbills and teal. The whooping crane couple, though, he found “magnificent.” These endangered, long-necked behemoths arrived in 2021 and set to building a nest amid his flooded fields. “I just loved to see them,” Gentz says. Not every farmer is thrilled to host birds.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Lela Nargi
Jean Daily Bloxsome, formerly of Munster, IN, died May 26, 2025 in Bradenton, FL. She is survived by her grandson, Trevor, son-in-law, Richard Gorgan, nephews, Kenn Daily (Sherri) and David Bradford, niece, Marilyn Daily, stepsons, Jeff Bloxsome (Kathleen) and Randy Bloxsome (Wendy), step grandchildren, Josh, Meghan, Bailey, Logan, and Lauren, and sister-in-law, Janet Harmening (Lou).
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Lela Nargi
The U.S. Capitol on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released detailed analysis Wednesday showing Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” would increase federal deficits by $2.4 trillion during the next decade.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Lela Nargi
Most of the provisions in a new state law adding restrictions to the petition-gathering process will remain in effect while litigation continues. (Photo Jay Waagmeester/Florida Phoenix)In an early blow to groups attempting to get amendments on the ballot for the 2026 election, a federal judge declined on Wednesday to temporarily block most of the new restrictions on citizen-led initiatives.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Lela Nargi |Jaimie Etkin
Participants walk through the Broadway Townhouses in Camden, N.J., as part of a training program to help neighborhoods affected by violence. The Community-Based Public Safety Collective, which offered the training, is one of at least 554 organizations affected by the U.S. Department of Justice’s abrupt termination in April of at least 373 public safety grants.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Lela Nargi |Jaimie Etkin
Then-U.S. Rep. Billy Long speaks during a press conference on Feb. 22, 2022, in Jefferson City, Missouri. (Madeline Carter/Missouri Independent)WASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Senate tax writers voted Tuesday to move Missouri Republican former Congressman Billy Long one step closer to taking the reins at the Internal Revenue Service, despite protests from Democrats over his alleged involvement with a company that peddled fake tribal tax credits.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Lela Nargi
Mary Jane Mimbs, known for her generosity and servant's heart, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2025, in Bradenton, FL, just one day after her 92nd birthday. Born in Metter, GA, on May 27, 1933, to Leamon and Nannie (Bird) Brown, Mary Jane's life was a testament to her love for Jesus and her family. Mary Jane graduated from Metter High School in 1950. During high school she was active in 4-H and F.H.A. She cultivated a love for typing, shorthand, and Business Math.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Lela Nargi
U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey, a Maryland Democrat who represents the district where Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife live, led the chant “bring him home” outside the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt before a hearing in Abrego Garcia’s case last month.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Lela Nargi
Photo taken from Tamika Lyles campaign websiteA Democratic candidate who wants to challenge U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody next year is ripping into the state party, accusing it of unfairly excluding her from the party’s upcoming annual fundraiser while at the same time opening the door to another potential Senate candidate.
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thebradentontimes.com | Dawn Kitterman |Christine Sexton |Lela Nargi
November 26, 1957 - May 29, 2025Bradenton, Florida - Joseph Lamar Godwin of Bradenton Florida went home to be with Jesus his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 29, 2025. He is retired from Barry Global after 30+ years of working for them. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He is proceeded in death by his family, parents, James Virgil, and Sarah Doris Godwin. His sisters Maude, Shirley, Rhoda Ann, Sarah (Birdie), and Mary. His brothers James Virgil Jr, John Leroy, and David.
