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Grist reports native plants, once seen as weeds, are now in high demand, with sales booming at events like the Kilbourn Park plant sale, surpassing attendance records. more
LAWRENCE — The bond built between this college town and the Algerian national soccer team during its World Cup stay came together last weekend with back-to-back independence days. On July 4, Americans celebrated the 250th anniversary of their break from British rule, tossing tea in Boston Harbor and launching a democracy that would grow into […] more
The Hechinger Report reports that AI tutors show promise but can backfire if students rely too heavily on them.  more
Grist reports that major banks are increasing financing for fossil fuels, undermining climate commitments and supporting the petrochemical industry's growth strategy. more
A coalition of health organizations are urging lawmakers to consider nearly doubling Nevada’s cigarette tax and dedicating some of that funding to tobacco prevention and cessation programs. “Today we’re generating significant tobacco revenue but investing very little back into helping people quit or preventing youth from starting,” said Jennifer Atlas, the Nevada government relations director […] more
With 29 deaths in five days, advocates label holiday weekend heat-related deaths a 'mass casualty' event and urge NJ to do more to protect vulnerable residents. more
An Idaho family searching for help with rental assistance, affordable child care or help finding new clothes for work may not know where to begin.  Laura Denner, administrator of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Division of Family and Community Partnerships, and her team want to ensure that there’s “no wrong door” for families […] more
A state representative Thursday accused the former healthcare provider of Alabama prisons of fraud and sharply criticized the Alabama Department of Corrections’ relationship with a Montgomery-based law firm. Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, said the events leading up to Tennessee-based company YesCare’s bankruptcy filing in May, after the state abruptly canceled a $1 billion contract in […] more
Zack Hawkins is the father of two children with autism. Like many parents of kids with special needs in North Carolina, he has struggled to find childcare options that accommodate his children. His sons received their diagnosis in 2018. When they were younger, the family found an inclusive summer program and an at-home caregiver, Hawkins […] more
I write as one of West Virginia’s lost children: a child of poverty from North Central West Virginia who left my home among the hills to become a doctoral pediatric psychologist and graduate faculty member who supervised ten young doctors practicing in the United States and abroad. After nearly 30 years of practice hundreds of […] more
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