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This too shall pass — the blues By Kathy Monnin - Versailles News Blues are not just a color scheme or a music genre. You can call it the blues, doldrums, gloominess, downheartedness, unhappiness, etc. The fact is life is forever filled with ups and downs, regardless of residence, age, wealth, marital status, or any other identifying marker, such as, sex, race, or ethnicity. Some people think difficulties are the usual and customary part of Life with the occasional day when things go calmly a...

"Morals clauses" like the one invoked to cancel Josh Hawley's book deal have become fairly common in recent years. They aim to protect a publisher if the author does something that could torpedo sales or the publisher's reputation.

Morals clauses are despised by many authors and agents, but big publishers insist that they need a way out if a writer’s reputation takes a nosedive.

Updated 9:11 PM ET, Mon February 8, 2021 (CNN)Several unprovoked attacks on elderly Asian Americans, including at least three in the Bay Area captured in disturbing videos in recent days, have raised concerns about anti-Asian bias related to the Covid-19 pandemic…. The new unit stems from two similar attacks in northern California last week as well as a spate of crime in Oakland’s Chinatown. In San Francisco, Vicha Ratanapakdee, an 84-year-old from Thailand, died after he was abruptly attac...

Germany edges closer to coronavirus goal — but variants pose a new threat From CNNs Claudia Otto in Berlin A medical assistant prepares a rapid antigen Covid-19 test at the Koeln Messe trade fair grounds on February 8 in Cologne, Germany. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Germanys seven-day Covid-19 case incidence rate has dropped below 100 for the first time in three months, according to its infectious disease agency -- a key metric in the countrys fight against the pandemic. That means in the pas...

There could be up to 534,000 Covid-19 deaths by February 27, according to an ensemble forecast by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- which would amount to

Doctor reacts to frustrated father lashing out at school board meeting 02:11 (CNN)Local officials and teachers unions are at odds across the country over when is the right time to resume in-class learning, nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic put an end to normal life for millions of kids and their parents. The standoff is most clear in Chicago, the nations third-largest school district, where schools have been fully remote since March 2020. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago...

The Burlington Baseball Club is SOCKing the world with new, unique moniker February 1st, 2021 share-square-574951 BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Baseball in Burlington finally has its own identity. One that embraces the history of the community, and one that they can say is uniquely theirs. Burlington Baseball announced this morning via their YouTube that the long-awaited rebranding process has culminated in the teams sockingly different identity, now known as the Burlington Sock Puppets. The identity, cr...

Who’s in control? Richard Berger was the first “over 80” person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at Kroger Pharmacy. Provided photo We are in control of many aspects of our lives however our reputation is not one of them. A reputation is the opinions or beliefs generally held about someone or something. It doesn’t have to be based on facts and it can be influenced by gossip, or manipulated with advertising, or smeared by allegation. Therefore, our reputation is actually in the hands of...

Surprise Ending for Publishers: In 2020, Business Was Good With people stuck at home and so many other activities shut down, a lot of reading — or at least a lot of book buying — happened this year. Barack Obama’s book “A Promised Land” was one of this year’s biggest hits.Credit...Cj Gunther/EPA, via Shutterstock Dec. 29, 2020 Like everybody else, book publishers will be happy to see the end of 2020. But for many of them, the year has brought some positive news, which has been as we...