Listen to this article By: Annie Oeth, [email protected] Santa’s helpers around the state can deliver items to Mississippi’s only children’s hospital at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi Dec. 12-16. “This will be the first time that Holiday Giving Week is held at the Sanderson Tower,” said Jen Hospodor, director of community development, annual giving and alumni engagement. “Donors can drive by the children’s hospital’s holiday decorations and drop off items without leaving their cars, making holiday giving easy and convenient.” As in 2021, Children’s of Mississippi’s holiday wish lists for toys and supplies are online…
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California has shockingly few certified bilingual worksite inspectors for an estimated 3.4 million workers who speak limited English. The shortage leaves many of these workers less protected. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In California, the agency overseeing workers’ health and safety doesn’t have enough certified bilingual inspectors. That’s a problem for one of the most linguistically diverse states in the nation, where nearly 1 in 5 workers speaks limited English. From member station KQED, Farida Jhabvala Romero reports. FARIDA JHABVALA ROMERO, BYLINE: More than 100 Chinese and Latino essential workers pack a recent town hall in San Francisco. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)…
Singer Gloria Gaynor makes a shopping stop in Sulphur Published 3:06 pm Saturday, December 3, 2022 Disco might be done; Gloria Gaynor is not. Best known for the enduring “I Will Survive,” the disco queen was in Sulphur Friday to do some shopping at the invitation of Brimstone Historical Society Board Member Howie Simon. The two have been friends for over 25 years, Gaynor said. “When I found out she would be in Houston lighting the tree for the mayor, I asked her if she’d like to come for the festival – and the shopping,” Simon said, hinting that she’s…
The South Africa rugby union international, Sbu Nkosi, has been reported to police as a missing person, his club said on Saturday.Nkosi, part of the Springboks squad that won the Rugby World Cup in 2019, has been “absent without leave” for three weeks and hasn’t responded to calls and messages, the Blue Bulls said in a statement.The Pretoria-based team said they were now concerned for Nkosi’s safety. He last had contact with the club on 11 November and the team opened a missing person case with police on 17 November.“This resulted from the grave worry and concern of everyone [at…
While Martha Stewart claims the majority of the couscoussiers you’ll find on the market are made from stainless steel, they’re also commonly made out of copper and the traditional terra-cotta. Generally, the stainless steel couscoussiers are the most affordable, with the copper kinds being more expensive (per The Spruce Eats). Each of these will come with the same three parts, to be used the same way. However, none of them are designed to cook the instant couscous and you’ll want to use traditional couscous instead. Traditional couscous — whether it’s the Moroccan, Lebanese, or Israeli variety (via Bob’s Red Mill)…
There are 5,039 students considered English Language Learners currently enrolled, data shows. Diego Trujillo, director of the district’s English as a New Language Program, said Spanish is the top language for ELL but students speak more than 100 different languages, including Arabic, Mandarin, Vietnamese and five Mayan dialects. Source link
Sarasota family donates toys to children’s hospital in honor of son Haley Hinds reports. SARASOTA, Fla. – After losing their son to leukemia, a Sarasota family is honoring his life by bringing joy to other children. They raised nearly $5,000 and went on a shopping spree Friday night, buying toys and presents for kids in the hospital. They know a simple toy can bring healing to those who need it. Fischer Dunkum was known for his joy, his playful spirit and his big laugh. “He was a rock star,” said his mother, Katie Dunkum. “He never lost his joy. He was…
Slate Plus members get more Care and Feeding every week. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and I have a 2-month old, our first child. Should we try to raise him to be multilingual? Here are the complications: My husband was born in Kyiv but moved to the U.S. when he was 3. Although he speaks Russian with his parents and it was his first language, English is his stronger language by far. He has a slight American accent in Russian, and feels that he topped out in Russian at about a sixth grade level. He doesn’t know idioms or slang well,…
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content By Mindy Johnstone (Summerthought) This colourful alphabet book is all about Alberta. Children will learn their ABCs as they journey through the province visiting the places, landscapes, animals, festivals and sights that make up Wild Rose Country. An informative and fun rhyming read-aloud book, complete with fun facts about each destination at the back of the book. Young readers will spot familiar places and make discoveries. Meet J. Armand Bombardier By Elizabeth MacLeod, Illustrated…
As the first Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) meeting for the Global Plastics Treaty concluded today, Greenpeace called on governments to step up for people and climate and stop delaying meaningful negotiations of the Global Plastics Treaty. Graham Forbes, Global Plastic Project Lead at Greenpeace USA, said: “We cannot let oil producing countries, at the behest of big oil and petrochemical companies, dominate and slow down the treaty discussions and weaken its ambition. If the plastics industry has its way, plastic production could double within the next 10-15 years, and triple by 2050 – with catastrophic impacts on our planet and…