During March, the good folks at the Child Care Council of Orange County put out collection boxes at various locations including public libraries. The request was for new or gently used board or picture books for children aged birth through five years old. In council collected more than 3,000 books from all over the county. Photo provided by the Child Care Council of Orange County. ‘Books are meant to be read, reread and used’ Here at the Child Care Council of Orange County, we work directly with child care providers in many capacities. We often... Letters to the Editor 01 May 2023 | 02:50
Not fake news In this era of “alternative facts” and “fake news” it is sometimes extremely difficult to debate a point even when you have... Columns 23 Aug 2021 | 11:15
Maureen Halahan, the president and CEO of the Orange County Partnership, said Orange County employers are faced with filling jobs and few applicants. Many have been forced to offer lucrative signing bonuses to fill positions. For example, Amazon is offering a $3,000 signing bonus for workers at its Montgomery complex; UNFI is offering Class A CDL truck drivers a $5,000 signing bonus; Medline is offering CDL Drivers a $3,000 bonus, while YRC Freight is offering truck drivers a $7,500 bonus, Steris has a $1,500 signing bonus program for a Material Handler position, while Risinger Brothers is offering a $10,000 signing bonus to Class A CDL drivers that sign on with the company. Photo illustration by Dóra Kalmár on Freeimages. Assessing the job market in Orange County Predicting job market trends in the era of COVID is difficult at best, if not impossible. While the state, region and Orange... Letters to the Editor 19 Jul 2021 | 11:44
