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Space Foundation Biweekly Washington, D.C., Update for the Week Ending March 12, 2021 Written by: Hanh Le This week, we celebrate International Women’s Day by recognizing the women who have played key roles in space programs around the globe. In Washington, DC, the Senate and House passed one of Congress’s largest economic relief bills, a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, which President Biden is expected to sign on Friday. The Moon is becoming the new economic frontier of the space econ...

Please give us a short description of your background and experience. My grandfather moved to Mesa County 77 years ago, a civil engineer who built bridges on the Grand Mesa. My father was born at St Mary’s Hospital, the same hospital as my children, and in the same hospital system I’ve worked for 20 years. I have a PhD in Family Therapy from Brigham Young University and am the Director of Behavioral Medicine at the St Mary’s Family Medicine Residency ( http://bit.ly/reitzfaculty ). In thi...

one-year anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 with a moment of reflection on Friday, March 5. Additionally, city buildings displayed the color magenta, representing universal love, compassion and kindness, to commemorate the lives lost to this pandemic. Colorado has lost nearly 6,000 people, including 740 in El Paso County, to COVID-19. Josh Carrier, a former Colorado Springs Police officer, lost a bid to have his 70-years-to-life sentence reconsidered. He was convicted of mol...

Staff report Colorado reached a significant vaccination milestone this week that allowed the 5-Star State Certification Program to begin Wednesday, according to a news release from Pitkin County. The program holds local businesses that apply to a higher standard of COVID-19 safety precautions in exchange for allowing them to operate at the next lower color-coded level of restrictions than is currently in place in the county. For example, while Pitkin County currently operates under the Yellow-l...

In August 2018, a special mission to study the Sun took off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It is called Parker Solar Probe, and it is also the fastest human-made object, capable of reaching a speed of 430,000 miles per hour (692,000 kph).

Webster SVP named Five Star Wealth Manager for 8th consecutive year News provided by Share this article Share this article WATERBURY, Conn., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Bank is pleased to announce that Chris Perry, senior vice president and senior managing director for Webster Wealth Advisors, has been recognized as a Five Star Wealth Manager in Connecticut for the eighth consecutive year.  "The fact that Chris has earned this award again is yet another accolade that recognizes his...

Share this article Share this article BALTIMORE, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of the worlds leading medical virology research centers working to prevent illness and death from viral disease, today announced the donation of US$1 million to support GVNs Academy, an initiative that fosters global collaborations by providing training and mentoring programs for rising junior virologists. With the new funds, GVN launches the GVN Postdoctoral Fellowship P...

With an increased incident rate seen in the county from the past week, the county could be facing a move back to more restrictions.

With more than two weeks under the new Level Blue restrictions in Moffat County, some local business owners are starting to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, and are excited to move closer to a sense of normalcy. The move to Level Blue on Feb. 5 means that restaurants can open up at 50% capacity, or 175 people, with a calculator allowing that number to jump up to 225 people. The 50% capacity also applies to non-critical manufacturing, offices, gyms, retail, among others. Addition...

As Mesa County moves down its vaccine distribution list, lower COVID-19 case counts and stable and declining hospitalization numbers allowed the county to move back to yellow on the state’s COVID dial. The move, announced Wednesday in a press release from Mesa County Public Health, allows businesses in most industries in the county to move to 50% capacity. The more than 600 businesses certified in Mesa County’s 5-Star Program will also be allowed to operate at a greater capacity, and ...