🌱 How a Lanham-based electricians’ union helps apprentices earn while they learn

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• How a Lanham-based electricians' union helps apprentices earn while they learn

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 78, low: 71.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Earn While You Learn': Getting Into Trades Through Apprenticeship (washingtoninformer.com) — A Lanham-based electricians' union, IBEW Local 26, is spotlighted for its paid five-year apprenticeship that lets participants work full-time while learning a trade and earning benefits. Alongside a painters' union program, the story explains how registered apprenticeships can lead to strong wages, industry credentials, and future educational opportunities without traditional college debt.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Greenbelt

• Judge blocks Trump administration's plan to scrap FBI headquarters move to Maryland (valawyersweekly.com)
• Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty to conspiring to conceal COVID records (detroitnews.com)
• Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US to conspiring to conceal COVID-19 records (taylorvilledailynews.com)

Landover

• Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Plan to Relocate FBI Headquarters – Legal Victory for Maryland (ourcommunitynow.com)

Bowie

• 4 Marylanders Charged In Multi-State Retail Theft Ring (patch.com)
• Kosher Concession Stand Makes Debut At Jewish Community Day Event (patch.com)
• Lanham Seafood Restaurant Celebrates 10 Years With 60+ Locations Nationwide (patch.com)

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