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On April 27, Gov. Brad Little signed the ‘Fetal Heartbeat Bill” that, if enforced, will essentially make abortion inaccessible in the state of Idaho. This is because the bill makes abortion illegal if a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can easily be as early as 5-6 weeks and well befor… More Headlines

Pullman Public Schools board members unanimously adopted a policy to integrate and support social and emotional learning in schools during a meeting Wednesday. Superintendent Bob Maxwell said Policy 3112 Social Emotional Climate, introduced by the Washington State School Directors’ Association in February 2021, is not essential but encouraged. He said he believed the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated WSSDA’s development of the policy.  “It provides a nice foundation to the work that we are c...

Pullman Public Schools board discussed new ways to keep students engaged online as they transition to in-person learning and updated meal services during a meeting Wednesday evening.  Students are doing an excellent job upholding state and local COVID-19 guidelines to ensure their safety, said Jim Bruce, Jefferson Elementary School principal.  “They’ve just been doing a great job of adhering to all of the safety guidelines that we’ve put together,” he said.  Students have assigned cl...

Around 300 people gathered Saturday afternoon at Reaney Park to support Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and to protest racism against the AAPI community. Participants held signs with phrases such as “Stop Asian Hate” and “Hate is a Virus” during the program and while marching through downtown Pullman. Organizers planned the rally in response to the over 3,800 hate crimes against AAPI people in the last year, which include the Atlanta spa shootings on March 16, where six of eight p...

Ian Maxwell is adamant his sister, Ghislaine Maxwell, will not be calling the Duke of York as a witness for the defence when she stands trial this winter. Following Prince Andrew’s last public interrogation – on BBC television by the journalist Emily Maitlis – he considers it wouldn’t be a good idea for the Queen’s son to spring to his sisters defence. “It was the most remarkable piece of self-destruction,” says Maxwell. “I think he would be – as he proved in that interview �...

Educators are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as Pullman Public Schools slowly returns to in-person learning. Superintendent Bob Maxwell said K-5 schools are in-person five days a week and sixth through 12th grade students are back in person two days a week.  “[Middle and high schoolers] will finish the year on a hybrid schedule of two days a week, and that’s due to the six-foot distancing regulations that are currently in place,” Maxwell said.  If students and families are...

Pullman School Board members and teachers discussed the transition to hybrid classes and various physical education opportunities available to students during a meeting Wednesday. “Having students back has been great,” Superintendent Bob Maxwell said. “It’s exciting to see students all the way from preschool to seniors being back in person.” Maxwell said the board received a letter from a second-grader in the district expressing her excitement about returning to in-person classes and ...

THE impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to another permanent Chester city centre restaurant closure. It has been confirmed that Picanha by Fazenda in Newgate Street will shut for good just 24 hours after the business went into administration as lockdown restrictions took their toll. A substantial part of City District Ltd, which trades as the Fazenda Rodizio Bar & Grill alongside sister brand Picanha by Fazenda, has immediately been snapped up by Southern Wind Group Ltd. However, th...

Last modified on Wed 10 Mar 2021 03.30 EST The dinner dances hosted by Robert and Betty Maxwell at their Italianate mansion in Oxford, Headington Hill Hall, were reckoned, even by hardened partygoers, to be in a class of their own. Every year on Maxwell’s birthday, the great and good would descend in their droves to enjoy his hospitality. Labour party grandees would rub shoulders with captains of industry, leading scientists with newspapers editors. But the party to celebrate Maxwell’s 65th...

The Pullman Public Schools superintendent is disappointed in Washington officials for halting Whitman County’s plan to administer COVID-19 vaccines to school teachers and staff.