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Dr. Jennifer Dillaha, the state epidemiologist, has come to know the “terrible consequences of the current pandemic in a deeply personal way.”

Lane County government phones down after contractor error As a result, service to nearly all Lane County Government phones and fax machines is currently unavailable. Posted: Jan 10, 2021 10:41 PM Updated: Jan 11, 2021 9:50 AM Posted By: Jillian Smukler LANE COUNTY, Ore. -- A private contractor doing excavation work in downtown Eugene severed critical infrastructure that supports Lane County government’s phone system on Sunday. As a result, service to nearly all Lane County government phones...

How to add high-quality protein to your diet Feb. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail (BPT) - Recent diet trends encourage balancing food sources for optimal health. If you’re following the Mediterranean, keto or paleo diets, you’re probably aware that lean meats like beef play a vital role as part of an overall healthy eating plan, balanced with plant-based foods like vegetables and legumes. Elsewhere in the world, however, access to high-quality sources of protein is a serious challenge. Malnut...

Danielle Anderson, Correspondent Third time’s the charm for Flagler Palm Coast High School junior Mervyn Gong, who received an early Christmas present with the news he’d scored a perfect 800 on his math SATs recently. As a student in the Peter and Sue Freytag Take Stock in Children program, Gong recalled receiving a mailer for the scholarship program and signing up for it three years ago, where he was paired up with his mentor, Jason Wheeler. “As I’ve grown to know him over the years, h...

The COVID-19 pandemic kept him here a little bit longer than planned, but Macomb County Health Department Director William Ridella is retiring after eight years in the post. Ridella said he planned to retire earlier this year but stayed to help the county navigate its way through the biggest-ever public-health crisis. “I wanted to continue as long to help deal with this crisis in public health,” Ridella said Tuesday. “Now that the vaccine is coming out, there is a beacon of light...

The COVID-19 pandemic kept him here a little bit longer than planned, but Macomb County Health Department Director William Ridella is retiring after eight years in the post. Ridella said he planned to retire earlier this year but stayed to help the county navigate its way through the biggest-ever public-health crisis. “I wanted to continue as long to help deal with this crisis in public health,” Ridella said Tuesday. “Now that the vaccine is coming out, there is a beacon of light...

Could Texas students eventually be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine? For now, doctors are more concerned that vaccinations against other illnesses are lagging this year. For now, the answer is no. Receiving the coronavirus shot is a voluntary process, and neither of the authorized vaccines is approved for use in young children. It could be months or longer before there’s a vaccine available for kids, and it’s unclear whether even that would lead to a push for a mandate in Texas. “Until...

Courttesy of the International Puppet Festival Puppetry is the epitome of a hands-on art form. Nonetheless, thanks to the pandemic, Pittsburgh’s newest puppet showcase is virtual, which is a big reason its able to include performers from around the world. International Puppet Festival: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12 The International Puppet Festival takes place Saturday, with 32 performers contributing to separate programs for adults, children and all ages. The festival grew out of t...

Related The day before Thanksgiving, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, made an appearance at D.C. Central Kitchen. They met with World Central Kitchen founder Chef José Andrés and thanked the D.C. Central Kitchen staff members who were preparing 10,000 holiday meals. During the visit, Emhoff told reporters that food insecurity is one of the issues he hopes to work on while serving as second gentleman. The 56-year-old entertainment lawyer and father of two has ca...

By Tyler Dukes, News & Observer reporter Raleigh, N.C. — A bipartisan U.S. Senate committee this week concluded that the federal government’s failed oversight of a program to shelter unaccompanied migrant children cost taxpayers $32 million for several planned facilities that will never open, including one in North Carolina. The report from the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations was released Tuesday after a year-long probe focusing on two companies, VisionQuest National...