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"An American Sunrise," a collection of poems by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, will be the focus of this years Big Read Lakeshore.

WHEN Shirley-Anne Somerville says she will take full responsibility for the appeals process for this year’s diet of “exams”, she’s doing nothing noble or exceptional: she is merely explaining where responsibility lies – with her. The SQA is not some alien monster inflicted on the education system, controlling exams and, of its own volition, making teachers’ and pupils’ lives a misery. No, the SQA is a quango set up by and controlled by the Government. It is the Government that...

One of Hollands historic organizations donated $11,000 to charity during its 2020-2021 membership year.

Office Products International This week’s episode of OPI Talk features two guests: Greg Gibson, VP and General Manager, North American Papers at International Paper, and Matt Dodd, Senior Executive Director of Corporate Philanthropy at City of Hope. Gibson is this year’s National Business Products Industry’s Spirit of Life Honouree, spearheading the 2021 Sustain Hope campaign. NBPI has been supporting City of Hope for over 40 years, raising more than $220 million during that time. This f...

South County Notebook: May 24, 2021 SCHWARTZ Memorial Hall Museum to offer free admission to military personnel DEERFIELD — Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association’s Memorial Hall Museum will once again join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The program, which started earlier this month, will continue through Sept. 6. “Like the resilience that militar...

GAELIC policy in Scotland will soon outlive Gaelic communities, experts have warned, as they called for an urgent change of approach. Professor Conchúr Ó Giollagáin and Iain Caimbeul, a former chief executive of Bòrd na Gàidhlig, said Scotlands Gaelic language policy "risks becoming part of the problem".  In a new academic paper, they argue existing policy is contributing to the decline of Gaelic communities.  Mr Ó Giollagáin, who is director of the University of the Highland...

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In the Moment, May 11, 2021 Show 1047. The Rapid City Area School District has surveyed parents about the possibility of ending the mask mandate before the end of the school year. The school board decided to keep the mask mandate. Superintendent Lori Simon joins us with an update. May is National Stroke Awareness month. Dr. Divyajot Sandhu from Sanford Health joins us to discuss the latest research on strokes, symptoms, and prevention measures. A recent SDSU Poll found that faith leaders could...

On 4 May 2021, US-based independent dealer Guernsey celebrates its […]

The StoryWalk is a library outreach and educational activity that places a children’s story along a path in communities to promote reading and activity.