Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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How much does your life matter?
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
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Reconciling Jackson and Jackson
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia By BEN JEALOUS The party of Andrew Jackson has spent a decade running from him. It should keep the two things …
Health and Wellness
Whooping cough outbreak in Reno County persists
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) _ Reno County health officials have been taking steps to help stall the spread of a whooping cough outbreak before school starts. …
High costs plague some state-run health insurance markets
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ State-run health insurance markets that offer coverage under President Barack Obama’s health law are struggling with high costs and …
Business
BofA fined $30M for improper debt-collection practices
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Bank of America has been fined $30 million for violating consumer protections when collecting debts from …
Healthy foods company hopes to add 200-250 Pennsylvania jobs
HANOVER, Pa. (AP) _ A company that sells specialty fresh vegetables and healthy party trays plans to add 200 to 250 employees by more than …
Army to pay cost of destroying material at Camp Minden
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY The Army has agreed to pay for burning 7,800 tons of potentially explosive artillery propellant and 160 tons of other material at …
Education
Utility gives school kids wind-testing tower
LOWELL, Vt. (AP) _ The utility that owns a large-scale wind power facility in the northern Vermont town of Lowell is highlighting its donation of …
The uncertain future of Spanish in Miami-Dade classrooms
By CHRISTINA VEIGA Miami Herald MIAMI (AP) _ Aleida Martinez-Molina learned how to read and write Spanish in the Miami-Dade County public school system decades …
Common Core compromise bill headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal
By MELINDA DESLATTE BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The legislative fight over Louisiana’s use of the Common Core education standards is ending quietly. Centerpiece legislation …
Sports
Nevada’s Pearce is Mountain West baseball player of week
RENO, Nev. (AP) _ Nevada freshman Jordan Pearce has been named the Mountain West Conference baseball player of the week after going 8-for-10 at the …
Indiana point guard set to return for final college season
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) _ Indiana point guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell will return to school for his senior season. He made the announcement Sunday in a …
Wu wins Volvo China Open for 1st European Tour title
By JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) _ With two Chinese golfers tied for the lead going into the final round of the Volvo China …
