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Littlejohn to be guest speaker at special Quinn church service STEUBENVILLE — Quinn Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, 515 N. Fifth St., will wrap up its observance of Black History Month on Sunday with Jonathan Littlejohn as the finale in a series of special speakers for the church’s 11 a.m. Livestream Online or Zoom service. A graduate of Steubenville High School, Littlejohn is the son of Vickie Littlejohn, a retired educator, and Edward Sr., a real estate developer. As Jonathan...

By Libby Copeland Ms. Copeland is the author of “The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are.” She has written about the consumer genetics testing industry for the Washington Post, Time and Slate. Feb. 16, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET The consumer genetics testing company 23andMe this month announced that it is going public through a merger with a company founded by the billionaire Richard Branson, in a deal that valued it at $3.5 billion. This was just the latest big deal for the industr...

Commentary: Tom Purcell - Sledding, snowballs what Capitol needs Tom Purcell FacebookTwitterEmail Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat and D.C.’s delegate in the U.S. House, is on to something big. A longtime champion of, and leader on, civil rights and free speech issues, she has a clear mastery of common sense. You see, the west side of the U.S. Capitol grounds has long been the place for sledding when the occasional snowstorm hits Washington — one of D.C.’s few hills steep enough to give ...

Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat and D.C.’s delegate in the U.S. House, is on to something big! A longtime champion of, and leader on, civil rights and free speech issues, she has a clear mastery of common sense. You see, the west side of the U.S. Capitol grounds has long

Acting class builds bridges by performing socially distanced play By Scott Hewitt, Columbian Arts & Features Reporter Published: January 30, 2021, 3:36pm Share: 9 Photos Parielle Shapard as the old green grasshopper, center, and Nick Campos as the centipede perform during Friday nights staged reading of "James and the Giant Peach," by Downstage Center Productions, at The Historic Academy in downtown Vancouver. Thats a giant peach...

The Soothing Science of Tea Steeping Food52 1/29/2021 author Nik Sharma breaks down the science of good food, from rinsing rice to salting coffee. Today: a piping hot cup of tea. Every afternoon at 4 p.m., I partake in my daily ritual: tea with cookies (often gingersnaps) or a sandwich (usually cucumber, salted butter, and a sprinkling of black pepper). And if I’m stressed or on a tight deadline, my work table will without fail contain a cup of tea. True tea is produced from the leaves of t...

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Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka (Bloomsbury) The Nobel laureate’s first novel in almost 50 years promises “murder, mayhem and no shortage of drama” in contemporary Nigeria. The Thursday Murder Club 2 by Richard Osman (Viking) Last year the Pointless co-host’s cosy crime debut set in a retirement home broke sales records; here comes the sequel. Waters of Salvation by Richard Coles (W&N) A new crime series from everyone’s favourite vicar begins ...

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Throughout her life, Vanderau has always had others suggest that she should start journaling.  "I never did it and it wasnt until I started compiling these columns that I realized why people say to do it - because oh my word was I young and naive," she said. "I was such a different person back then and I think its so eye-opening." Not only has Vanderau changed over the years, but the world did too. "I write about dial-up internet for crying out loud," she laughed. "I talked about going t...