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<strong>Other lives</strong>: Book illustrator whose drawings were used in more than 150 episodes of the BBC’s Jackanory series

JAY, Okla. — The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office continues its efforts to try and help bring closure to families. “I have to look at these families and these victims when they talk to me and it’s important to provide them some closure and show them that law enforcement cares,” said James Beck, Delaware County Sheriff. […]

Plastic is ubiquitous. It is in our food, in our water, and in our clothes. It is coursing through our blood and clogging our lungs and bowels. It soils our earth, pollutes our water systems, and leaks toxins into our air. Plastic is global– and so are its catastrophic consequences. Whether we like it or...

When University of Vermont junior Myla Judd decided to go vegan, she thought she was making the best decision for her health and the environment.  “I was working on a sustainable agriculture farm at the time and formed a strong bond with all of the animals,” Judd said. “After watching so many documentaries about how...

It’s time we start seeing jobs tied to cleaner steel here in the Midwest.

When residents of South Huron’s Exeter Ward complete their municipal election ballots this month, they’ll have a choice of three candidates running for the two…

Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood is lined with brick buildings, privately owned row houses and shops with Queen Anne’s style architecture and Romanesque arches. A small preservation of Chicago’s history, its housing stands as it did originally in the late 1800s. It’s a different story for its heavy industrial sites, no longer suitable for the community. The...

Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood is lined with brick buildings, privately owned row houses and shops with Queen Anne’s style architecture and Romanesque arches. A small preservation of Chicago’s history, its housing stands as it did originally in the late 1800s. It’s a different story for its heavy industrial sites, no longer suitable for the community. The...

It’s already well known that in the world of socially conscious shopping, fast fashion is a dirty word. But when endless trend cycles and overconsumption are so normalized, how do we get off this high-speed train to nowhere? The fashion industry accounts for around 10 percent of global carbon emissions and uses more energy than...

The DePaulia My clearest memory of the early onset of the pandemic occurred when I stopped in the middle of the sidewalk to break the latest update of DePaul’s impending closure on Twitter. My role as Social Media Editor had been relatively tame up until that point, mainly involving posting the week’s content and open positions. While heading home from the Lincoln Park Campus for what proved to be the last time ever, I typed away what felt like my 20th thread of the day and hit send. -Emma ...