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NORTHEAST OREGON — The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Union and Wallowa counties’ school districts and their students to travel a rugged and harmful path the past 13 months. Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, the latest COVID-19 relief package from the federal government, however, will help put them on […]
President BidenJoe BidenJobs report adds to Biden momentum White House says bills are bipartisan even if GOP doesn’t vote for them Trump calls for boycott of MLB for moving All-Star Game MORE’s American Jobs Plan includes a welcome acknowledgment of the need to bolster and invest in “civic infrastructure” — […]
But one does not have to be online to witness this upsurge in Deaf content and sign language representation, itself both a part of and distinct from the groundswell of stories about differently abled people that have arisen over the last decade. After years on the margins, the Deaf community […]
Tiffany Arnold had been a paratransit driver for Atlanta’s mass transit system, MARTA, for nine years when COVID-19 sent the city into lockdown. Just like that, her job and all her co-workers’ jobs vanished. “How are we going to eat, how are we going to live, how are we going […]
A little over a hundred years ago, the United States emerged from the double whammy of a world war and deadly pandemic. Eager to get back to “normal” life, Americans went on a decade-long spending splurge, buying cars and radios and stocks, most for the first time ever. Although we […]
“It was like a switch went off and I realized, oh my goodness, I have to go back into the world,” said Stokes, 31, a senior manager for an upscale luggage company. He has been working out of his Brooklyn apartment for the past year. “I can’t keep wearing this […]
Montanans are discovering a less populated landscape by camping at the American Prairie Reserve in northeastern Montana. Reid Morth Billings Gazette National forest campgrounds and state parks weren’t the only places to see a surge in visitation last summer. Eastern Montana’s American Prairie Reserve also recorded its highest tourism season. […]
Who decided that bigger is better? Apparently the companies that produce toilet paper in this country. Special to The Olathe Journal Stacey Hatton America is getting bigger and bigger. I’m not talking about population growth or elected officials’ egos, but America is swelling, and manufacturers have been adjusting to keep […]
Jamaican authorities dispute claims American tourist was kidnapped (Instagram/Kalina Collier) Jamaican authorities have disputed claims that an American tourist was kidnapped in Jamaica, despite calls to rescue her circulating online. Kalina Collier, a JetBlue flight attendant from New York, travelled to the island for a vacation on 28 January. Authorities […]
Ever since Canada closed its borders last March to help contain the coronavirus pandemic, many Canadians have had this message for American visitors: “We miss you, but please stay away!” Such is the alarm about American tourists crossing the border that some Canadians driving cars with U.S. license plates in […]
American Girl’s Doll of the Year Kira Bailey (center) and her aunts Mamie and Linette.Photo: American Girl/Screenshot One Million Moms has jumped on the bandwagon against American Girl because it featured a doll with two lesbian aunts. The group — which is really a front for a hate group derived […]
LegalResearch345 2/Wikimedia Corky Lee, the legendary photographer who dedicated his life to capturing the lives of the Asian American community, has died. He was 73. The photojournalist died Wednesday in New York City due to complications from COVID-19, according to Reuters. Lee first began experiencing symptoms of the virus on […]
It’s time to turn the tables. It’s time to stand up to the outright fascist bullies. Here’s the headline from Florida’s Orlando Sentinel: After uproar, Loews cancels fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley at Universal Orlando’s Portofino Bay hotel The story begins: Loews Hotels on Saturday canceled a planned fundraiser […]
Like many other Americans, Chris Morrison, his wife, Jill, and his two young daughters are hoping to go on a vacation this year. When promises of a vaccine emerged last fall, Morrison booked Air France flights to Europe using miles, feeling more confident than ever that a summer 2021 trip […]
Now with multiple victims able to describe him, sketches of Ramirez were all over the news. When police ran a fingerprint found in the abandoned stolen car described by the Romeros, it was a match for Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez, a 25-year-old drifter from Texas with a long rap sheet for drugs, auto theft and […]
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WATCH: Full interview with Melissa Sanchez, board member of the American Heart Association by: Allison Keys Posted: Dec 31, 2020 / 08:30 AM MST / Updated: Dec 23, 2020 / 11:25 AM MST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Are you eager to make some healthy changes you can stick with? Resolutions […]
Guests attend as American Express celebrates the refresh of Green From Amex at Industria Williamsburg on October 24, 2019, in Brooklyn, New York. — Our editors review and recommend products to help you buy the stuff you need. If you sign up for a credit card after clicking one of […]
Text size A sign showing the American Express logo is seen outside of a restaurant Justin Sullivan/Getty Images With the year almost over, we’re taking a look at all 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, starting with the worst performers— Boeing and Walgreens Boots Alliance —and working our […]
Sixteen notable writers have created a combined list of places that they believe helped shape and define America, from coastal Oregon and Solvang, California, to Ellis Island and New Hampshire’s Black Heritage Trail. The resulting collection of mini-essays, including contributions from memoirist Cheryl Strayed, novelist Jodi Picoult, humorist David Sedaris […]
The announcement by Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings (NASDAQ:SPWH) that it has agreed to be acquired by the privately-held owner of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s should have investors taking a new, closer look at the sporting goods industry. The coronavirus pandemic changed the dynamic in the space, and as strong as […]