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Rotary Club of Edmonds awards scholarships to 10 Edmonds-Woodway, Meadowdale HS seniors Posted: May 24, 2021 334
Rotary Club of Edmonds has given $12,500 in scholarships to 10 local high school seniors.
Since 1976, Edmonds Rotary has awarded 311 scholarships, totaling $305,205 for secondary, undergraduate, and graduate study in a wide range of academic fields.
Students from Scriber Lake, Edmonds Woodway, and Meadowdale high schools are encouraged to participate. Awardees are selected based on transcripts, financial need, community service, academic and career goals, and personal triumphs in the face of obstacles.
“What amazes me is how each student showed remarkable character and commitment to their school and their community, despite the restrictions and challenges of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Richard Okimoto, chairman of the Edmonds Rotary Youth Services Committee. “Their accomplishments, as evidenced by awarding of Edmonds Rotary Schol
Below is my column in The Hill on the recent decision of a federal judge that the Biden Administration was
engaged in racial and gender discrimination in the administration of the pandemic relief under the American Rescue Plan Act. It is
a question that is now being raised in a variety of federal programs under the Biden Administration.
President Biden has spoken out often, eloquently and passionately against the “ugly poison” of discrimination and racism in our government. So a ruling by a federal district court in Texas this week was particularly jarring: Judge Reed O’Connor found that the Biden administration engaged in systemic gender and race discrimination to implement COVID-19 relief for American restaurants. Café owner Philip Greer had claimed in a lawsuit against the Small Business Administration (SBA) that, while white, he needs the same rescue as minority restaurateurs under the newly enacted American Rescue Plan Act.
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Washington State Public Four-Year Colleges Go Test Optional, Permanently
May 21, 6:18 a.m. Public four-year colleges in Washington State have gone test optional, permanently. The decision to move to permanent test-optional policies reaffirm our sector’s commitment to reduce barriers for students. Further, as we enter a period of post-COVID-19 recovery, we continue our commitment to learn from this historic challenge and embrace long-term changes that best serve our students and state, said a joint statement from the provosts or vice president of academic affairs of the eight universities.
They are Central Washington, Eastern Washington, Washington State and Western Washington Universities, Evergreen State College and the Universities of Washington at Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma.
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