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Nebraska is returning to prosperity after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a flood of federal money is coming nonetheless.

The Chinese artist on how writing about his father’s political persecution helped make sense of his own

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More than 3,00,000 Afghans have been internally displaced after the recent intensification of the conflict in the war-torn country, said a United Nations agency

Public school fully staffed, board approves swimming co-op with Ogallala by: The North Platte Bulletin - Jul. 18, 2021 Top News A rundown of the North Platte public school board meeting on July 12: North Platte Foundation Director Terri Burchell said the week of Aug. 23 will be the Back to School Bash with Change Wars and Dine Out to Donate, among other events, concluding with the Back Yard BBQ and Education Afterhours. Burchell noted that distinguished alumni will be recognized at the Afterhou...

Royal Mail has blocked bonuses and share awards to senior executives worth £1.4million after painful delays meant mountains of parcels did not arrive on time over Christmas, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.  The postal firm said it took the decision after considering the impact of service failures, slower than planned modernisation and admitting revenue had been boosted by contracts to support the Governments pandemic response.  The festive chaos was described at the time as a strategic nightm...

What It Feels Like For A Girl out in the world? Paris Lees: It just feels really surreal, to tell you the truth. I’ve been writing it for seven years but now it’s a product that you can walk into a shop and buy. It’s very bizarre. I’ve basically made my life into a product. It’s very, very weird but it’s amazing as well. The most interesting aspect of the book, for me, is the form it takes. It’s very hard to actually categorise the book because it’s a memoir but it’s novelise...

(Design: Ana Ospina, Photography: Stuart Simpson) Marie Claire is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Academic Emma Dabiri despaired every time she saw ‘allyship’ or ‘amplify your voice’ hashtags, so she wrote What White People Can Do Next - a provocative look at class, capitalism and the construction of race. Its an urgent call for coalition and dismantling racism by learning lessons ...

North Platte school board: Opposed to proposed sex education standards by: The North Platte Bulletin - May. 14, 2021 Top News The North Platte school board generally agreed Monday that it would not follow the proposed standards on health education that have been drafted by the state board of education. There was no formal action, but the board was in agreement, members said. Board president Skip Altig said the board has agreed to not adopt the currently proposed draft of health standards, but w...

By Christopher Harris Commonwealth Journal Apr 17, 2021 1 of 2 Jeff Harris (left) and Stuart Simpson are co-advisors on the Somerset Community College student newspaper, The Bridge. Christopher Harris Clockwise around the table, pictured are Bridge student staff members Stacy Pals, Brandi Bowlin and Alison Causey. Christopher Harris The Commonwealth Journal isn’t the only award-winning periodical in town. The Bridge is the student-produced newspaper of S...