Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study from North Carolina State University found that, on average, voters and local leaders showed greater concern about plastic and other garbage in the ocean after watching kids’ presentations. The findings, published in the journal Frontiers in Political Science, built on previous research that […]
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CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide A timeline of long-term goals for restoring Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has been pushed back after park staff learned damage from the 2018 Carr Fire was even greater than previously thought. The change in plans follows a two-year, in-depth environmental assessment, the […]
Let’s imagine for a second that we’re starting from scratch, completely rebuilding society and have all the modern energy systems to choose from. Would you for a second consider fossil fuels? Of course not, it’s an utterly ludicrous proposal that wouldn’t even get in the door for a commercial pitch; […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Health officials in Greater Cleveland are ready to ramp up coronavirus vaccination programs, providing perhaps more than 100,000 shots a week, but there’s one catch. All say they are hindered by a lack of available vaccine. Representatives from the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, MetroHealth System, St. Vincent […]
A hug. Such a simple gesture of love, camaraderie or good will. Hugs take no money, no planning and very little effort. Yet hugs are what many Akron Beacon Journal readers say they’re most looking forward to in 2021 once a majority of Americans have had their two doses of COVID-19 […]
Last week, Anchorage teacher Barb Dexter received a text from one of her ninthgrade students and stopped speaking midsentence during an interview. It was only 14 degrees that day. The student, who is homeless, was stuck outdoors with a young sibling and nowhere to go. “I have to make sure […]
Baking has always been my nemesis. My first-ever attempt was in my seventh-grade home economics class. My teacher instructed us on how to make homemade cinnamon rolls. Being more creative than concise, I apparently put more focus on turning mine into a cinnamon hippopotamus than I was accurately measuring ingredients. […]
The Greater Boston Food Bank delivered over 98 million pounds of food through its distribution partners during the fiscal year that ended in September, a huge spike from the 68 million pounds the organization had budgeted for prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group said Tuesday. “A big part of […]
CINCINNATI — They’re holding cardboard signs at intersections, making camp under bridge approaches and curling up in doorways to sleep. A growing number of people are homeless and unsheltered in Greater Cincinnati, and advocates and service providers are worried the coronavirus pandemic could make this winter the most difficult in […]