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 …
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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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Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
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Study: Waiting lists for child care assistance nearly doubled
Photo courtesy of the National Women’s Law Center The National Women’s Law Center released its annual State Child Care Assistance Policies report, finding that the …
Health and Wellness
Indiana state epidemiologist says HIV outbreak has peaked
AUSTIN, Ind. (AP) _ Indiana’s state epidemiologist says she believes the outbreak of HIV in the southern part of the state has peaked. Pam Pontones …
Potentially deadly amoeba found in Louisiana water
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ State health officials say a potentially deadly brain-eating amoeba has been discovered in the St. Bernard Parish Water System at …
Business
A guide to Greece’s debt crisis and what’s at stake
By ELENA BECATOROS ATHENS, Greece (AP) _ Greece is out of cash to repay debts due as soon as next week. The country and its …
Independent booksellers continue to add new stores
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ The independent bookseller community continues to expand, through new stores opening and old stores adding …
Media CEOs are the highest-paid American executives
By STEVE ROTHWELL and RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) _ They’re not Hollywood stars, they’re not TV personalities and they don’t play …
Education
School official presses charges for cheering at graduation
By JEFF AMY JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Ursula Miller knew that when she shouted her niece’s name after she received her diploma at a north …
US investigating gender bias claims in U. Iowa athletics
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) _ A federal office will investigate the University of Iowa’s handling of gender bias complaints …
2 Connecticut public high schools axe midterm exams
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) _ Students at two public high schools in central Connecticut are no lingering taking midterm exams. The Record-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1RIZK2b …
Sports
Tennessee baseball to retire Holloway’s No. 1 jersey
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Tennessee plans to retire the jersey of former star shortstop Condredge Holloway before its Saturday afternoon game with South Carolina. Holloway, …
Erase Strokes From Your Golf Game — No Pencil Required
(NewsUSA) – “To shave strokes from your golf game, the only equipment you need is a good eraser.” Although this phrase is uttered jokingly by …
Taking Care on and off the Sports Field
(NewsUSA) – It’s one of the unfortunate truths of our obsession with sports: Coaches don’t normally get much credit unless they take their teams all …
