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An estimated 2.8 million of the nation’s six million children have been forced from their homes because of the war. If they are fortunate enough to find a seat in a classroom, it will probably be in an unfamiliar town or city.

For those lucky enough to have schools to return to, back-to-school day is still colored by war. Schools must now have bomb shelters, and first-aid kits are handed out along with pens and paper.

Ceremony held at School No 2 in Borodianka, north of Kyiv, but classes will be conducted online

Jaquise Davis was an East High student coming home from his job at Walmart. He was the sixth person under 18 shot and killed in Rochester this year.

Third type of Ukrainian terrorism – now a chemical one.

Barber, who was born in Cuba, said her Rochester neighborhood was a healthy place to grow up.

“On day five, a reply came over Skype. ‘We’re alive.’ Two words in a pale-blue bubble.”

One hundred and twenty-five years ago, a group of men from Kandiyohi County decided the time was right to commemorate the county's pioneers. Thus, the Old Settlers Association was born. Today, the Kandiyohi County Historical Society continues that tradition by preserving and protecting the county's vast and varied history. On Aug. 20, an anniversary celebration will be held at the Kandiyohi County Fairgrounds to mark the society's important birthday.

Filled with 208 years of Baltimore and U.S. firsts, the Peale Museum is reopening on Aug. 13 geared to Light City’s communities.

The author discusses “The Muddle,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine.