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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hulett receives Gifted Musicians Award
The Foundation for the Tri-State Community Inc. named Zoe Hulett the recipient of the 2025 Fund for Gifted Musicians Award. Hulett will use the award to enroll in the summer arts program music camp at Ohio University with a focus on piano, according to a news release. The fund was established to help students (eighth grade through senior year) of Boyd or Greenup County study jazz or classical music on a higher level through special opportunities such as summer music camp or study programs, state the release. The Foundation for the Tri-State Community Inc. is a 501(c)(3) community foundation located in Ashland with a mission to improve the quality of life in the tri-state area by encouraging, raising, administering and distributing gifts for charitable, cultural, educational and scientific purposes, according to the release. Contact the Foundation for the Tri-State at (606) 324-3888 or info@ for more information about the organization or the award.
Chicago Tribune
3 days ago
- General
- Chicago Tribune
Today in Chicago History: German sub U-505 — now housed at Museum of Science and Industry — captured by US Navy
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 4, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1873: Alta May Hulett —then just 19 years old — became the first woman admitted to the Illinois bar and allowed to practice law in Illinois, according to the Illinois Supreme Court. The Chicago-based attorney received the first judgment in her client's favor on June 21, 1873. The case involved 'nothing very tragic nor pathetic,' the Tribune reported. 'It was not a case of a beautiful heiress seeking a divorce from a coal-heaver, or was there a widow and five children, — two at the breast, — and all staying, before the Court; nor was it a case in which a brutal husband broke all the china on the head of an afflicted, but affectionate, wife; it was not any of these; there was not a tear or a sigh, or a drop of blood, or a particle of sentiment, or a taste of lager in it from Alpha to Omega, — nothing to excite the sympathies or make the blood course faster, or the heart beat quicker, or the hair to stand on end. No, Frichka vs. Durkin was an exceedingly quiet case indeed.' 'Washerwoman' Martha Frichka rented space in her home on Madison Street to Mr. Durkin (no first name was given), who was a butcher. But when Durkin's partner left his business, he refused to pay rent. His reason: Why should a butcher pay money to a washerwoman? After Hulett spoke just 10 minutes at the start of the case and another 15 minutes during closing arguments, the jury of six men disappeared for just two minutes before returning with a verdict for the washerwoman. The Tribune praised Hulett's work in the courtroom but also noted the venue itself could use a good tidying-up. 'Now they are nothing but roofed spittoons. The floors are flooded with tobacco juice, and an odor of stale smoke, interspersed by beer and whisky fumes.' Hulett died of consumption (tuberculosis) just four years later. The Chicago Bar Association's award for outstanding lawyer is named in her honor. 1944: Germany's U-505 submarine was taken by American Task Group 22.3, near Africa. It was the first time since the 19th century the U.S. Navy had captured an enemy vessel at sea. Vintage Chicago Tribune: Move it, move it!!! Relocating houses, streets and even a submarine around the city.A decade later, the sub became a major exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. 1977: At least two people were killed and 15 Chicago police officers were hurt when a Puerto Rican celebration in Humboldt Park turned into a two-day riot along Division Street. Witnesses said trouble broke out after a Latin Kings street gang member was shot in the leg by a rival. When police tried to close the park, crowds hurled bricks, bottles, rocks, sticks, chairs and other debris, the Tribune reported. It was the worst violence in the area since 1966, when seven people were shot, dozens were hurt and 37 arrested during two nights of rioting. 1986: 'Vicious,' an independently produced play that reimagined what happened the night Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious murdered his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre. Tribune critic Sid Smith panned the drama as 'no way fascinating.' But Smith admired the 'smooth, streetwise swagger' of a prostitute/dealer character named Champ, who was played by George Clooney. Subscribe to the free Vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter, join our Chicagoland history Facebook group, stay current with Today in Chicago History and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago's past.
Perth Now
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
It's a fight to the finish in Freo as counting continues
Independent Kate Hulett and Labor's man in Fremantle Josh Wilson remained in a tight race to the end yesterday, as vote counting continued to determine the area's Federal MP. Election officials were only halfway through the two-candidate count on Wednesday morning, with the system heavily delayed after the initial count on Saturday night had pitted Mr Wilson against Liberal Party contender Tait Marston. At 11am Wednesday 55 per cent of votes had been counted, with Labor's incumbent MP 2120 votes in front of Ms Hulett with a 52 per cent to 48 per cent lead. Your local paper, whenever you want it. Mr Wilson, who has represented Fremantle since 2016, was the first choice for 36,422 voters on Saturday — almost as many as Ms Hulett and Mr Marston combined. But with most candidates asking voters to preference Climate-200 backed independent Ms Hulett above Mr Wilson, the race for Fremantle is now very much in the hands of voters who chose neither. It's a second crack at politics for Ms Hulett, who fell just 424 votes shy of ousting WA Government minister Simone McGurk at the State election two months ago. Ms McGurk this week hit out at the Liberal Party's call to preference Ms Hulett. 'The same independent complained bitterly when I received Liberal preferences but now, ironically, it looks like that might get her over the line. Of course, it's still too close to tell, so we've got hope that Josh will come through in the end like I did,' she said. 'She is against any gas development in favour of massive increases to taxes, including corporate taxes, and against AUKUS. 'So it's hypocritical and cynical that the Liberal Party gave her their preferences.' Asked about the race on Sunday, Mr Wilson said he had fought hard for the community in his nine years in Parliament. 'So, the count continues. I respect the count,' he said. 'I respect all of the contestants in the Federal seat of Fremantle ... the way that the results were coming in later last evening and some of the implications we have about the preference flows make me feel hopeful. 'If I get the opportunity to continue working hard for the community that I've grown up in and that has shaped me and my values and allowed me to take those values into the national parliament on their behalf, I'll be incredibly grateful.' On Monday Ms Hulett said the tight result sent a clear message to both major parties. 'We have already won in so many ways — Fremantle has shown what is possible when we do politics differently,' she said. 'We offered change, and people have voted for it. They want to take back power from the politicians to get meaningful action and better outcomes. 'The Labor Party should really take very clear note to what has come up in Fremantle.' Ms Hulett expressed sympathy for Mr Wilson as a 'progressive' voice within Labor but accused him of failing to influence Government policy on AUKUS and climate change. 'He's unable to have a strong voice because of the system and I think what we're all fighting against is the system,' she said. Ms Hulett revealed she is yet to speak to Perth's other Climate-200 funded politician Kate Chaney, but saw humour in the reality that there could be more Kates from Perth in Canberra than Liberals. 'Seeing how she's mobilised hundreds and hundreds of people in her electorate is very inspiring,' Ms Hulett said. 'She did offer that we could go and have a few days together so she can tell me how to do the entire job ... it's nice to have extra Kates around, it's reassuring.'
West Australian
07-05-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Federal election 2025: Josh Wilson to retain seat of Fremantle after challenge from independent Kate Hulett
Labor's Josh Wilson will hold on to his seat of Fremantle after stiff competition from independent Kate Hulett in the second time she has come close to unseating a Labor frontbencher. Mr Wilson, who has held the seat since 2016, pulled ahead on Wednesday afternoon as pre-poll votes were counted and the preference flows came his way. His margin will drop from its previously safe status of 16.9 per cent to single digits. It was Ms Hulett's second tilt at politics in a matter of months. She ran in the State seat of Fremantle against WA minister Simone McGurk but lost it by 424 votes. By Wednesday afternoon, the bulk of postal votes had been counted, with preferences splitting Mr Wilson's way, and election analysis for the ABC and 7 called the seat for Labor. Ms Hulett won a majority of preferences at the Fremantle pre-poll centre (53.9 per cent) but Mr Willson won a larger share of those cast at the Cockburn pre-poll (57.2 per cent) on the opposite end of the electorate. Three other pre-poll booths, in Melville, Applecross and Perth, are yet to report a preference count. The other undecided seat in WA, Bullwinkel, remains too close to call. As of Wednesday evening, Labor's Trish Cook was ahead of Liberal Matt Moran by just 95 voters. This lead expanded and contracted throughout the day as the preference count continued, with neither side willing to predict the outcome. One Labor source said the seat was 'tighter than a duck's arsehole' while a Liberal source said the absentee votes were tracking against the party.
ABC News
06-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Liberal preferences may help elect Climate 200-backed independent in Fremantle who vows to end gas
Peter Dutton, who vowed to be the "best friend the gas industry has ever had", allowed the Liberal Party to preference ahead of Labor a Fremantle independent who says she will use her potential seat in parliament to fight WA's North West Shelf expansion and ban new gas. Climate 200-backed Kate Hulett, who told The West Australian newspaper on Monday that she would be "raging" against the Woodside expansion slated for federal approval at the end of May, is ahead in a tight preference count that could unseat Labor's assistant climate minister, Josh Wilson. The stunning preference decision exacerbates the Coalition's disastrous 2025 campaign, which kicked off with Mr Dutton's cornerstone promise to announce an interventionist gas reservation policy that shocked the industry and triggered warnings of future supply shortages. The Liberals are understood to have backed Ms Hulett ahead of Mr Wilson because they believed another independent would deny Labor a majority. Fremantle has emerged as one of just a handful of potential setbacks for Labor, which was returned for a second term after a nationwide landslide. WA has also remained one of the government's strongest states, where it gained a 0.5 per cent swing. The AEC's official count showed Ms Hulett on Tuesday morning had a 541-vote lead over Mr Wilson, who garnered 39.4 per cent of the primary vote after suffering a nearly 5 per cent anti-Labor swing. Ms Hulett came in second, with 23.3 per cent of the vote, followed by Liberal candidate Tait Marston with 18.6 per cent. Mr Marston told his Liberal supporters to put the climate action independent in third place, behind Pauline Hanson's One Nation and ahead of Labor's Mr Wilson in fourth. Josh Wilson is the Labor member for Fremantle. ( ABC News: Matt Roberts ) WA independent would rail against gas projects Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has repeatedly emphasised the role of gas in Australia's energy transition, and is supportive of new projects as the country shifts away from coal-fired generation towards renewables. Resources Minister Madeleine King, the most senior WA federal cabinet minister, was scathing of the Liberal Party preference deal with Ms Hulett, who is being supported by media and communications adviser Jesse Noakes, who was fined for trespassing on Woodside chief executive Meg O'Neill's Perth home in 2023. "The Coalition chose to preference an anti-gas activist in the seat of Fremantle, whose campaign employed an individual who has pleaded guilty to trespassing and damaging the home of a prominent WA business leader," Ms King told the ABC. "The Coalition also announced sweeping gas policy changes on the fly with no detail and no consultation, sidelining both the shadow minister for resources and the gas industry. "This only proves that Peter Dutton and the Coalition were simply not ready to campaign and were not ready for government". Just before the election was called in late March, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek postponed until May 30 a final decision on whether to approve the 50-year Woodside LNG expansion, following state approvals in December. Election fallout and analysis: Want even more? Here's where you can find all our 2025 Catch the latest interviews and in-depth coverage on Gas industry lobby Australian Energy Producers CEO Samantha McCulloch said the North West Shelf project was "critical" for WA's long-term energy security and economic prosperity. "After six years of environmental assessment and having secured state government approval, there is simply no justification for further regulatory delays to the NWS extension," she said. Mr Noakes told the ABC the tight Fremantle vote count was almost a "rinse and repeat" copy of the March state election, which saw Labor narrowly fend off a state teal independent challenge. "The only difference this time, honestly, is the Liberal preferences," he said. "We were beaten by 400 votes last time when they preferenced Labor as part of a state-wide deal. This time they are not. Labor was asleep at the wheel. "They tried very hard ahead of the state election to ensure Liberals exchanged preferences. " They did not appear to expend the same energy and capital on Fremantle for the federal campaign. And here we are. " Mr Noakes, who said he was a volunteer on the Fremantle campaign, added that Ms Hulett shared common ground with the Coalition, chiefly on ensuring a gas reservation that pushed more energy extracted by "foreign multinationals" into the domestic market. He said her potential election "says a lot about what Labor can expect if they continue to take the mandate they've been [given] on climate and environment for granted". Ms Hulett said on Sunday that her team "campaigned hard on the North West Shelf, on AUKUS and on real solutions to the housing crisis, and people went for it in droves". Calls and text messages from the ABC to Mr Marston were not returned in time for deadline.
