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EAST BREMERTON A beer and a shot were on tap Thursday at Crane s Castle Brewing off Riddell Road.
In the outdoor beer garden, county health officials staked out a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic, offering a quick shot in the arm for 20 people. They found beer to be a helpful motivator. The brewery offered $2 pints for those willing to get the shot. I was pretty lazy about it so far, admitted Levi Irish, 28, a planner/estimator at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton s inactive ships maintenance facility, as he sipped an IPA following his jab. And it s much better to do it at a brewery, where I didn t even have to stand in line.
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Alabama
Montgomery: After COVID-19 disrupted two school years, lawmakers on Monday voted to delay an upcoming state requirement for third graders to pass a reading test before moving up to the fourth grade. The House of Representatives voted 68-27 for the bill by Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham, that would delay the promotion requirement, now set to take effect next year, by two years. The bill now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey. The high-stakes promotion requirement is set to take effect at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, but supporters argued it would be unfair to force the requirement on students who were out of the traditional classroom for long stretches during the pandemic. The bill would move the implementation to the 2023-2024 school year. “These kids have had 14 months of not normal schooling. All they are asking for is a little compassion,” said Rep. Barbara Drummond, D-Mobile. “I have never ever had a bill where I’ve had