Indoor farm in North Carolina hosts opening event
BrightFarms is hosting an event on May 7, 2021 to celebrate the grand opening of their next farm in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The event is open to the public and will host individuals interested in learning more about BrightFarms’ vision to scale local indoor farming across the U.S.
The ceremony will be hosted via Zoom and will provide viewers with a first-hand look at the company’s most technologically advanced farm to date. The new greenhouse will add to BrightFarms’ network of local, sustainable greenhouse farms; serving local markets including Charlotte, N.C.; Winston-Salem, N.C; Greenville, S.C.; Spartanburg, S.C.; and Atlanta, GA. Existing farms already in operation are in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois.
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act
Devils Lake Journal
WASHINGTON – North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer joined North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, Arizona Senotor Kyrsten Sinema and California Senator Dianne Feinstein to introduce a bipartisan legislation authorizing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to create a pilot program on dog training therapy and provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses, regardless of whether they have mobility issues.
The program will be called Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act. The bill would aim to reduce veteran suicide connected to mental health conditions by partnering veterans experiencing symptoms of PTSD and other post-deployment issues with service dogs, which have an established record of improving the quality of life for veterans and reducing such symptoms.
WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden s Inauguration looked much different than those in years past, particularly when it came to who will not be in attendance.
Presidential inaugurations typically are attended by hundreds of dignitaries – including former presidents, Supreme Court justices and members of Congress – while hundreds of thousands of spectators spill out across the National Mall to witness the ceremonies.
Instead, in lieu of massive crowds, a public art exhibition was erected on the National Mall to represent the American people who are unable to travel to the capitol for the inauguration.
In addition to the public, several prominent people, including some lawmakers, announced they would not attend because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has now killed more than 400,000 people nationally, or because of security concerns following a breach on the Capitol building two weeks ago.