Within a half hour drive of Columbia there’s state forests, a national park and lakes and rivers to check out for the aspiring or seasoned outdoor goer. It’s true that it can be intensely hot in the summer here, but that also means other seasons of the year are perfect […]
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Idaho has gone seven consecutive days reporting less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases per day. As of Tuesday, the state’s seven-day moving average of new COVID-19 cases reached its lowest point since early October, at 534.4 cases per day. The seven-day average has dropped by 67.6% since its peak of […]
TODAY The NNSA will hold a virtual job fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Online candidates will be able to have one-on-one message chats with federal contractors and hiring managers. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. For more information or to pre-register, visit app.brazenconnect.com/a/NNSA/e/PkQ07. THURSDAY Country trio Chapel Hart will […]
Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto When I recently read an article about “the movies of 2020 that gave us solace,” I asked: How can a movie give me solace? Solace is giving comfort to people in need of it. It turns out that my reasoning was faulty, because for roughly 700 years […]
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. and David Daley, Opinion contributors Published 4:00 a.m. ET Jan. 26, 2021 The Capitol siege was a vivid example of how democracies die. But they also die quietly of rigged rules, suppressed votes and unequal ballot access. It’s a breeze for Georgians in white neighborhoods […]
A person picks up food to go at “Tacos Tu Madre,” restaurant in Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. California has lifted regional stay-at-home orders statewide in response to improving coronavirus conditions. Public health officials said Monday that the state will return to a system of county-by-county restrictions intended to […]
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SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — City Council took action Monday (Jan. 25) to take care of its non-residential buildings, now and in the future. It also said yes to legislation that aims to preserve the buildings of yesterday. As expected, council approved two long-discussed pieces of legislation. One is a “dark […]
Getting the full-scale weekend experience at the legendary Sundance Film Festival has always been an exclusive deal — and thanks to limitations posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, spots at this year’s fest are at a higher premium than ever. But with the festival’s bold new push into the VR space, anyone […]
The news that the Hudson County Democratic Black Caucus has endorsed Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop and his city council slate in the 2021 election comes as no surprise, two community activists say. After all, three members of the mayor’s ticket seeking re-election — Joyce Watterman, Denise Ridley and Jermaine […]
New York’s Largest Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Pivots to Serve Self-Isolating Participants During a Challenging 2020 BRONX, N.Y. (PRWEB) January 25, 2021 The Friends of CenterLight Foundation today announced that it was able to serve its members with new services and programming during the COVID-19 pandemic of […]
Voting in the final round of the Best of Madison County 2021 contest is off to a fast start. The voting began Friday and by Sunday morning, already 5,900 votes had been cast. That’s 45% of the way to the total number of votes in the 2020 contest. And seven […]
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission this week is expected to decide the fate of a Navy proposal to use up to 28 state coastal parks to help train special operations SEALs on how to be undetectable. The Navy held a five-year permit to use five state parks that […]
Both Harrison and Marion counties made the Texas Minimum Jail Standards non-compliance list after inspectors with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards cited their respective jails for minor issues, mainly tied to paperwork. The counties join 14 other counties on the list, which includes nearby Cass County. Harrison County was […]
In this Wednesday March 4, 2020 courtroom sketch Joshua Schulte, center, is seated at the defense table flanked by his attorneys during jury deliberations in New York. Joshua Schulte, a former CIA software engineer charged with leaking government secrets to WikiLeaks says it’s cruel and unusual punishment that he’s awaiting […]
As a case manager for a nonprofit that serves older adults, veterans and adults with disabilities in Texas, I’ve seen social services move online as a way to more efficiently get assistance to people without exposing them to the virus. And yet, this only exacerbates the digital divide. Many of […]
Nidia Salas, 68, receives a COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday at Keck Hospital of USC. Her son works as a housekeeper at the facility. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) Sara and Juan Saravia had three pandemic strikes against them. They are elderly, Latino and live with a daughter who works […]
WEDNESDAY The NNSA will hold a virtual job fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. Online candidates will be able to have one-on-one message chats with federal contractors and hiring managers. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. For more information or to pre-register, visit app.brazenconnect.com/a/NNSA/e/PkQ07. THURSDAY Country trio Chapel Hart will […]
As he often does, 15-year-old Jacob Uphoff of Lincoln used a day off from school last fall to go hunting with his dad. That October day, he completed the Nebraska Duck Slam, making him the first youth to do so this season. Jacob was excited and surprised to hear the […]
Officials across Southern California are opening more sites to administer coronavirus vaccine. But there are concerns that the shortage in vaccine doses could worsen before it gets better. Authorities have said the biggest problem right now is getting enough vaccine to meet demand. At current rates, it could be June […]
While the political world has been tumultuous lately, one takeaway stands out among the chaos. More and more, we see the importance of the role grassroots organizers and movers play in shaping our nation’s democracy and motivating our communities. We’ve seen the power of the people unfold for the better […]
The Greenville City Council is set to restore $6.5 million to its current budget in February thanks to better than expected tax revenues. The city can fund employee pay raises, hire new staff and fund operational expenses such as purchasing additional vehicles, Assistant City Manager Michael Cowin said. Cowin updated […]
TODAY A free COVID-19 testing event will be held from 7:30-11 a.m. today at the Clyburn Center for Primary Care, 1000 Clyburn Place. Pre-registration is recommended but not mandatory. For more information or to pre-register, visit ruralhs.org. An Introduction to Beekeeping course will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today […]