In bookstores and online, there are myriad children’s books with a variety of different purposes. Some are written to entertain kids with fanciful stories of adventure. Others teach children their ABCs and address learning manners in fun, accessible ways.One Idaho lawmaker has taken to children’s books to address topics like AR-15s and feminism and has caused some people to raise an eyebrow.The books — “Why Everyone Needs an AR-15: A Guide for Kids” and “Why is Feminism So Silly: A Guide for Kids” — were written in 2018 by Sen. Brian Lenney, R-Nampa. They are available for purchase on Amazon and…
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Former California Sen. Andreas Borgeas of Fresno has taken a job with a Greek energy firm. Photo contributed published on January 26, 2023 – 1:40 PMWritten by Gabriel Dillard Andreas Borgeas, former state Senator representing the Fresno area, announced he has taken a new position that draws on his Greek roots. Borgeas has taken a position with Greek renewables company Eunice Energy Group as CEO of Greece-Africa Power Interconnector, a transnational electricity project between Greece and Egypt known as GAP. In his new position, Borgeas will work with leaders representing Greece, Egypt and the European Union to accelerate the completion…
MADAWASKA, Maine (WABI) – Kids write what they know.For seven-year-old Evan Nadeau of Madawaska, he knows all about his two rescue pups, Sadie and Tanner.“I really like my pets. My dogs were my first ever pets,” he said.“Tanner is basically your what? Your big brother, right? Tanner is very protective of Evan. He sleeps in Evan’s room every night. They are close.”At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Evan got inspired.He wrote a story about Tanner and a funny adventure he takes in his backyard.“He used giant paper so he could illustrate, and I would write the words that…
There’s a stretch of coastline along the West Coast of South Africa where the ocean and the Earth intertwine in a dance of natural contrasts. Coarse white sand beaches share the waves with jutted bouquets of rocks poking up through bitterly cold water. Faded white and Mykonos-blue cottages coexist with stark but beautiful smatterings of fynbos shrublands, wild flowers, and wheat fields. It’s here—around an hour outside Cape Town—that you’ll find Paternoster.Anna Müller/EyeEm/Getty ImagesOne of South Africa’s oldest fishing villages with a population of under 2,000, much of Paternoster’s architecture dates back to the 1800s. The village was almost exclusively…
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) — Governor Gavin Newsom’s office says the state is now investigating the conditions of farmworkers following the Half Moon Bay mass shooting at two mushroom farms.A spokesperson from Newsom’s office tweeted a statement, saying the state is looking into the farms to ensure the “workers are treated fairly and with the compassion they deserve.”At a press conference on Tuesday, Gov. Newsom said he was told about the “deplorable” living and working conditions of the farmworkers at the locations involved in the shooting.It was shared with him that farmworkers were being paid $9 an hour and…
As the Cincinnati Bengals continue their march through the playoffs, the Buffalo Bills are not forgetting the care Cincinnati gave Damar Hamlin. The team’s “Toy Partner,” Fisher-Price, donated $10,000 worth of toys and games to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.The company sent a card to the city, thanking local health care workers for taking care of Hamlin.Get the latest news stories of interest here”Our cities have really been bonded over this football. It’s been a friendly rivalry, but I would like to emphasize ‘friendly’ just because we’ve bonded so much beyond the field. I think this donation really emphasizes how interconnected our…
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The Incline Village General Improvement District Board of Trustees on Wednesday voted to take away employee access to beaches in a 3-2 vote. The move has been described by IVGID Public Works workers as “chipping away” at employees, according to Chairman Matthew Dent. The decision comes during a housing crisis on the North Shore, and all around the lake, with many employees unable to afford to live in the district, including IVGID Communication Coordinator Kari Ferguson. The decision does not impact employees who live in the district and are already entitled to beach access, but instead…
CAPE TOWN, Jan 26 (Reuters) – South Africa has signed an agreement with India to introduce dozens of African cheetahs to the Asian country over the next decade, its environmental department said on Thursday, after the first were transferred last year from neighbouring Namibia.A big cat species similar to the cheetah disappeared from India some 70 years ago.In September, eight radio-collared African cheetahs were released at Kuno National Park in central India after a 5,000-mile (8,000 km) journey from Namibia, the first time wild cheetahs have been moved across continents to be released.”An initial batch of 12 cheetah are scheduled…
Anthropology professor Jessica Brinkworth led a course that teaches college students to apply their classroom-acquired knowledge of respiratory infectious disease, immune responses and health-promoting behaviors into compelling lessons for K-8 students. Photo by Julia Pollack Delete Edit embedded media in the Files Tab and re-insert as needed. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Most people don’t visit the health department to view student art, but here we are, in the busy main hall of the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. We are wearing face masks, reading artist statements and reviewing more than a dozen visual and digital explorations of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, COVID-19…
Cassava Technologies-backed data centre constructor, Africa Data Centres, has announced that it is building another data centre facility in Cape Town. The new facility will have an IT load of 20MW and is expected to be up and running by mid-2024. According to a press release by the company, the construction of the data centre is part of the group’s ongoing investment in infrastructure in the Western Cape province, and reflects its confidence in the economy of the province and of South Africa, the continent’s largest IT infrastructure and services market. “Cape Town is a thriving city and the second…