Shelter Skelter
Councilor Quinton Y. Zondervan points out that an end to the pandemic could come with a surge in homelessness, as the eviction moratorium expires. âThereâs going to be a wave of evictions, of people who couldnât afford to pay their rent. Itâs a horrible disaster waiting to happen,â he says. â[It will] disproportionately impact Black and Brown community members . We canât go back to normal,â he adds. âWe have to [do] better, because normal was unjust.â
The day before a Cambridge City Council meeting in February, John Chute was preparing his notes.
Chute, who is now 40 years old, has lived in Cambridge his whole life. Until June 2020, he was unhoused for about seven years. As he prepared his notes for the meeting, he thought of the many people he knew who didnât have a warm place to stay in the harrowing week ahead. Temperatures had dipped in the single digits days prior, as the Boston area experienced its col
Why art historians debate Strawberry Hill House architect s sexuality and why it even matters
Surrey History Centre tells us how the architecture of Twickenham s Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham might have been influenced by homosexuality
The Gothic architecture is believed to have been inspired by architect Horace Walpole s sexuality (Image: Matt Chung)
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Strawberry Hill House, in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, was home of Sir Horace Walpole
Completed in 1776, Sir Horace remodelled the home in decorative style described as Queer Gothic
Pictures show Gothic arches, it s brightly-coloured walls, intricate bannisters and tall stained glass windows
Images of the home were released by Historic England to mark LGBT history month this month
The Aitkin School Board decided at its regular meeting Dec. 21 that students in grades 4-12 would return to school Jan. 5.
The vote was 4-2, with Noel Bailey not at that part of the meeting. The two dissenting votes were John Chute and Cindi Hills.
Aitkin Schools grades 4-12 have been in distance learning since Nov. 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with grades preK-3 still at Rippleside Elementary in person.
The discussion at the Dec. 21 meeting started with Superinteindent Dan Stifter saying the district would likely be able to return earlier than the original Jan. 18 estimate.
Stifter initially pitched the idea of students in grades 4-12 returning on Jan. 11. While final details on the state of Minnesota âreturn to schoolâ order set for Jan. 18 are up in the air, Stifter said schools can return sooner if they present a plan to the state.
The Aitkin School Board admitted Nov. 30 it is in a bind.
After the failure of the Capital Projects Levy in the Nov. 3 election â which would have provided the district with $500,000 a year for 10 years â the board began to weigh options at the Nov. 30 work session.
From the meeting, the board is in agreement it should try to go out for a second CPL and communicate better to the public the reasons for the levy.
Tentatively, the board is looking at a May 11 second vote.
The comment and review document must be to the Minnesota Department of Education by Feb. 10.
Otherwise, Aitkin Superintendent Dan Stifter said there will need to be cuts made â and those cuts will directly impact student experience, something he tried to avoid with cuts previously.