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WARREN A Bazetta boy who became the youngest student to win the Tribune Chronicle Scripps National Spelling Bee last year was eliminated from competition and will not move on for a chance to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this summer.
Phillip Gleason, son of Phillip and Heather Gleason, won the Tribune bee in 2020 at the age of 8. The national bee, which had been scheduled for Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C., was called off in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Tribune Chronicle’s annual bee, which normally serves as a feeder bee to the national Scripps bee, was canceled this year because of the ongoing pandemic.
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So Great, So Fragile: Partnerships seek solutions to protect majesty of Great Lakes, Lake Michigan
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CHICAGO (WLS) The Great Lakes, while beautiful, are a fragile freshwater ecosystem that needs to be protected. The mission is to save North America s most valuable resource.
Climate change and extreme weather are becoming more frequent. High lake levels and erosion is causing millions of dollars of damage to the prized shoreline. Pollution is causing toxic algal blooms and an abundance of plastic contamination in the water and along the shore. Invasive species are wreaking havoc on the natural ecosystem.
The cities that surround the Great Lakes wouldn t be what they are today without that breathtaking natural resource, and while many factors are at play there is one common goal: saving, protecting and preserving the glorious bodies of water and our cities that we call home.
Cerner plays key role in mass COVID-19 vaccination efforts
Tech plays key role in tracking, administering
Cerner plays key role in mass COVID-19 vaccination efforts
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Months before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for emergency-use authorization, technology teams at Cerner were hard at work.
The Kansas City-based supplier of health information technology services was thinking of ways it could help its clients prepare for mass vaccination efforts.
âWe knew right away our clients would need help responding to COVID,â Dick Flanigan, Cernerâs senior vice president of policy and regulatory strategy, said. âThere had to be good, quick ways to enroll people so that that vaccination experience can be two or three minutes.â