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Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Miriam at the River and Beni’s War from Kar-Ben Publishing® Receive Association of Jewish ... Lerner Publishing GroupJanuary 25, 2021 GMT Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Miriam at the River, a picture book written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Khoa Le, and Beni’s War, a middle-grade novel by Tammar Stein, have been named named a Sydney Taylor Honor Book and Sydney Tay...

Today 19 • Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset, 5:30 p.m. Zoom meeting. Contact Mariko Higashi, marikoinmaui@gmail.com or 866-8116. Wednesday 20 Pukalani Community Association, 6 p.m. meeting via Zoom. Discussions will include upcoming roadwork, an update from Mahi Pono and fireworks. Email donnajclayton@hawaii.rr.com. Friday 22 • Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA), 12-step recovery program for people who want to develop healthy and loving relationships. 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Newcomers welco...

a- The reading and study of the classics used to be an important part of our educational system.  Theres plenty of material.   English-language writers have written many famous books, and  many works of literature from other languages have been translated into English.  Nowadays though, much  of the market share of the classics has been taken over by the Young Adult Fiction genre, targeted to adolescents.  As Wikipedia describes it, "The subject matter and genres of YA correlate with th...

(Illustrations: State Dept./D. Thompson) (Illustrations: State Dept./D. Thompson) In recent days, many thousands of American families have faced holidays without loved ones who succumbed to COVID-19. Also in 2020 many notable Americans died — whether of COVID or another cause — who left an imprint on the world. David Dinkins — the first African-American mayor of New York City, who died at 93 — had reshaped the U.S. political landscape. Actors Kirk Douglas (age 103) and Olivia de Ha...

Friday, Jan. 1 n Coxsackie Village Offices closed in observance of the New Year Monday, Jan 4 n Athens Town Board 7 p.m. Town Hall, 2 First St., Athens 518-945-1052 n Greene County Board of Electrical Examiners 1 p.m. Greene County Office Building, 411 Main St., 4th Floor, Room 469, Catskill Tuesday, Jan. 5 n Catskill Town Board organizational meeting followed by monthly meeting 6 p.m. Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill 518-943-2141 n Durham Town Board workshop meeting 7:30 p.m. Town Hall, 7309 ...

Homer Canceled In the Wall Street Journal, Meghan Gurdon documents the latest stage of our culture’s devolution toward utter stupidity: the cancellation of Homer. A sustained effort is under way to deny children access to literature. Under the slogan #DisruptTexts, critical-theory ideologues, schoolteachers and Twitter agitators are purging and propagandizing against classic texts—everything from Homer to F. Scott Fitzgerald to Dr. Seuss. Their ethos holds that children shouldn’t have to ...

Today 28 • Rotary Club of Kahului, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom meeting. For information, contact President Della Nakamoto, 264-1213 or dnakamoto@atlasinsurance.com. Friday 1 • Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA), 12-step recovery program for people who want to develop healthy and loving relationships. 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Newcomers welcome. For information, email FridayNightCoda@gmail.com. • How to get a listing: The Datebook is for nonprofit organizations that offer free services. Su...

By McKENZIE DELISLE Press-Republican  Dec 27, 2020 PLATTSBURGH — While the CVES School Library System had provided area students access to digital book distributer OverDrive for years, Susanne Ford-Croghan said the COVID-19 pandemic had really "skyrocketed" its use.  "When OverDrive offered the option of partnering with the public library system, we immediately jumped on the opportunity," the Champlain Valley Educational Services (CVES) School Library System/Arts in...

Even Homer Gets Mobbed A Massachusetts school has banned ‘The Odyssey.’ Sixth-grade students work on a reading comprehension lesson in Wesley Chapel, Fla., Nov. 20. Photo: Douglas R. Clifford/Zuma Press By Updated Dec. 27, 2020 4:01 pm ET A sustained effort is under way to deny children access to literature. Under the slogan #DisruptTexts, critical-theory ideologues, schoolteachers and Twitter agitators are purging and propagandizing against clas...

Friday 25 • Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA), 12-step recovery program for people who want to develop healthy and loving relationships. 5:30-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Newcomers welcome. For information, email FridayNightCoda@gmail.com. Monday 28 • Rotary Club of Kahului, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom meeting. For information, contact President Della Nakamoto, 264-1213 or dnakamoto@atlasinsurance.com. • How to get a listing: The Datebook is for nonprofit organizations that offer free services....