Cursive writing returns for upcoming school year
Photo courtesy of Work Sheet Shq.com MIAMI – Cursive writing is restored in Florida schools after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 182 into law, …
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Trump nominates former Florida Lt. Gov. Carroll Trinidad and Tobago U.S. Ambassador
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Ashlee K. Thomas named new Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Director
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Black nursing home residents face loneliness, disparity care; DeSantis brings in faith community for interactions
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Hidden Signs of Kidney Disease Every Older Adult Should Know
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Haitian American soccer sensation Dumornay earns Europe’s Best Player of the Year for 2025-2026
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Mini-Stroke Warning: The Small Attack That Could Save Your Life if You Act Fast
Photo courtesy of STOCK A transient ischemic attack, usually called a TIA or mini stroke, is a short interruption of blood flow to part of …
Health and Wellness
Abbott’s 1st veto nixes ceremonial mental health resolution
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has issued his first veto, striking down a ceremonial resolution saluting mental health professionals statewide. A House …
Court won’t exempt Notre Dame from birth control provision
By TOM COYNE SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ A federal appeals court has rejected the University of Notre Dame’s request to temporarily be exempt from …
Business
Grow your talent pool: recruit people over 55
Part one of a two-part series Are you overlooking a valuable pool of prospective employees and volunteers? Are you unknowingly operating from out-dated stereotypes of …
Getting more loans into the hands of the underserved
As Regional Administrator for Region IV of the U.S. Small Business Administration it’s my job, and the job of the agency, to try to help …
Black Wall Street: Early black accomplishments
After writing three works of fiction, anchored in contemporary themes, it was time to for me to write a novel that placed great emphasis on …
Education
Back-to-school tax holiday heads to Ohio governor
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio back-to-school shoppers would get a three-day reprieve from Ohio’s sales tax under a bill headed to Gov. John …
Lawmakers may take up college tuition issue
By GEOFF MULVIHILL HADDONFIELD, N.J. — A judge has been clear that Caitlyn Ricci’s parents must pay her tuition to Temple University, even though the divorced …
Plan to rate teacher training raises concerns
COLUMBUS, Ind. — A U.S. Department of Education plan to use student test scores to rate colleges and universities for their teacher training is drawing fire …