Portland doctors see physical, mental toll of coronavirus pandemic on young people
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
A basketball sits on an empty court at Duniway Elementary School in SE Portland on Tues., Nov. 17, 2020. Portland Public Schools continues to use distance learning to keep kids at home in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus.The Oregonian
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For Elinor Pozgay, third grade has been completely remote. The hardest part of online education for the Portland 9-year-old is not getting to see her friends. The thing she misses most? Hugging.
“One of my friends said once, that once the pandemic is over, we’re not going to remember how to hug anymore,” Pozgay said Tuesday.
Wakefield Regional Council will finally get a new works depot in Balaklava – saving about half of the $3.5 million price tag originally proposed.
Instead of a ‘greenfield’ site, which would have required a new build of all sheds, offices and other depot infrastructure, WRC has purchased 31 Gwy Terrace – formerly SA Complete Diesel Services – and two adjoining allotments which will allow council to ‘move straight in’ after settlement.
Council recently purchased two of the three blocks identified through an Expression of Interest process, determining them suitable for council’s needs.
It includes a large shed, office, truck washing canopy and appropriate space and facilities to ensure council operations can be carried out safely and efficiently.
o donnell: there is breaking news tonight in texas. the state s highest criminal court halted the execution of inmate rodney reid. he was scheduled to die in five rys for a 1996 rape and murder. new evidence has raised questions about the case. taylor swift says she s being blocked from singing her old songs on tv. shake it off o donnell: the pop superstar claims her former record label has flatly denied a request to perform any music from her first six albums at the american music awards and in a new documentary. big machine records bought the rights to those songs in june. swift says she was warned that performing them would be the same as re-recording them, which she cannot do until next year. the grammy winner says the message to her is clear, be a good little girl and shut up, or you will be punished. today big machine said it was shocked by swift s claims. it said there are no restrictions on her performing live, but the company maintains
president trump is making use of his article 2 section 2 clause 1 powers. the pardon. these pardons however, causing an uproar. trump oerdsed full pardon of three service military members convicted are war crimes ranging from posting photos of a dead body to murder. the commander in chief is ultimate responsible for ensuring that the law is enforced and when appropriate that mercy is granted. a pardon that s seemingly been in the works since october when the president spoke critically of military trials, tweeting we train warriors to be killing machines then prosecute them when they kill. a dramatic turn of events for a death row inmate rodney reid days before his execution. the texas court of criminal appeals voting to suspend his
the victim s body. reid s attorney say the evidence points to jimmy fanell. she said if jimmy found out that but were together he would kill me, i took it as a figure of speech. that is clear motive for him to have killed stacy and ultimately have rod any reed take the fall for that murder. his case has garnered celebrity attention. reed s lawyer say the murder investigation is full of holes. they say the time of death is not accurate and police never searched the apartment where fanell and stykes lived