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Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. December 1, 2021. Editorial: A gaping hole in U.S. security This isn’t an editorial about a concern specific to the Chippewa Valley. It’s not even really about Wisconsin. But the issue at hand definitely should concern the people here....
Donations improve how kids learn amid ongoing COVID concerns
When COVID-19 forced Claire Mansur to teach her fourth-grade reading students online instead of in the classroom, she thought about giving up as a teacher. Students at Gladstone Elementary School in Kansas City, Missouri, which serves a large population of immigrants and...
Academy helps meet 'overwhelming' demand for caregivers
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — From the outside, the event looked like an open house and community appreciation, a celebration of the Career Nursing Academy moving to a much larger space in a Locust Grove shopping center. But inside, the goings-on at the Orange County...
Report outlines rising costs, benefits of college degree
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cory Britton doesn’t need a public policy institute report to fully appreciate the costs and benefits of a college education. He knows what it’s like to try to make ends meet with dead-end jobs and the anxiety of not having health insurance....
So you want a new job? Here’s how to retrain
The tens of millions of workers who have left their jobs in the “Great Resignation” — 4.4 million in September alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics — won’t necessarily need to retrain before they land their next job. But those who want a new career entirely may find...
World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA
WASHINGTON (AP) — The tiny Arab nation of Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of a no-expense-spared effort to win and hold on to the 2022 World Cup tournament, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. ...
Learning center expands Greenbrier after-school programs
LEWISBURG, W.Va. (AP) — After school programs, including 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants, have expanded in Greenbrier County over the past few years. At the Tuesday, November 9, Greenbrier County Board of Education meeting, Vicky Cline, Director of...
Vandalism, verbal abuse at some Hawaii public libraries
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's public libraries need more security to protect patrons and staff from a rise in violence and destruction, officials said. “The staff has faced verbal abuse, knives pulled out on security guards. There’s been spitting, throwing, destruction...
McDowell town home to first memorial honoring Black WWI vets
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The roots of America’s Veterans Day observance can be traced to the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when a cease-fire went into effect, ending hostilities in World War I. More than 4 million U.S. military personnel took...
Sidelined Chubb a major contributor in Denver community
Bradley Chubb played in just one game this season before undergoing ankle surgery that is expected to keep him sidelined until later this month. But the Denver Broncos outside linebacker is still contributing to the community. Chubb, the Broncos and the NFL Foundation...
