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Three clothing designers based in Eugene talk about their brands

Rockford native and Ferris State University Plastics Engineering Technology student Cameron Sawicki is the proud recipient of a $2,500 scholarship made available through a collaborative for industrial giant DuPont Tedlar and the Society of Plastic Engineers Foundation.   Sawicki is a senior and said he will graduate this May with a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology, accentuated by the excellence of resources and faculty in Ferris&rs...

Fall isn’t just back-to-school season, it’s also apply-to-school season. Post-secondary institutions across Canada open up their admissions each October and…

Calgary’s Grace Presbyterian Church was one of nearly a dozen churches in the city vandalized with red paint last year, following the discovery of unmarked graves across the country containing the remains of children who attended residential schools.

After its doors were splashed with red paint on Canada Day, a Calgary congregation committed itself to action on Sunday ahead of Truth and Reconciliation Week.

Article content Instead, Grace Presbyterian Church issued a statement saying it hopes it might foster conversation about residential schools in Canada. Upwards of 1,000 unmarked graves have now been confirmed at the sites of former residential schools, which Indigenous children were forced to attend after being taken away from their homes and families. There were more than 130 government-funded, church-run schools across Canada. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing yo...

Lets not just cover this up: Calgary church hopes for dialogue as CPS investigates vandalism Madeline Smith © Provided by Calgary Herald Graffiti is shown on the front of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukranian Catholic Church in Calgary on July 1, 2021. A number of churches were vandalized overnight in Calgary. Submitted Leaders at one of the Calgary churches defaced on Canada Day don’t have immediate plans to remove the red paint splashed across its front doors. ...

Article content Instead, Grace Presbyterian Church issued a statement saying it hopes it might foster conversation about residential schools in Canada. Upwards of 1,000 unmarked graves have now been confirmed at the sites of former residential schools, which Indigenous children were forced to attend after being taken away from their homes and families. There were more than 130 government-funded, church-run schools across Canada. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing yo...

Big Island Planning Commissioner Gets Three Months To Improve Behavior - Honolulu Civil Beat Big Island Planning Commissioner Gets Three Months To Improve Behavior The Hawaii County mayor had asked the County Council to remove Leeward Planning Commissioner Mark Van Pernis, saying he was too combative and rude. Reading time: 4 minutes. KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — A Hawaii County planning commissioner accused of being too combative and rude promised to improve his behavior after being given three mo...

Health Department workers take to the streets to give leftover vaccines Published on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 3:32pm By  Thursday, April 29, 2021 Mary Crable, middle, smiles and points to the  band-aid on her left arm after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday evening in downtown Livingston, as Andrew Miller, right, looks on and Park County Health Department employee Alexis Van Pernis, left, signs som...