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Guest commentary Students, staff, and the greater Aspen community have all struggled through this global pandemic together. It has not been easy, but it has been rewarding to see that our Aspen High School community has risen to the challenges and persevered despite the myriad obstacles that we have all faced. We have seniors planning to attend top-tier colleges and universities; 100% of our seniors are pursuing their passions and committing to schools or opportunities that are right for them. We have students working on murals for our walls, rehearsing for the spring musical, planning COVID-...

Weeks after New Jersey began distributing COVID vaccines, Lynne Algrant got a call from Bergen New Bridge Medical Center.  The Paramus hospital, nestled in a county where minorities make up almost half the population, was struggling to sign up nonwhite patients for the shots. At the same time, Algrant, vice president of a Hackensack nonprofit that works with low-income families, was being peppered by calls from Black, Latino and Asian residents struggling to get coveted vaccines.  "We thought we were going to be facing hesitancy, and we thought we were going to need to do a lot of communi...

Weeks after New Jersey began distributing COVID vaccines, Lynne Algrant got a call from Bergen New Bridge Medical Center.  The Paramus hospital, nestled in a county where minorities make up almost half the population, was struggling to sign up nonwhite patients for the shots. At the same time, Algrant, vice president of a Hackensack nonprofit that works with low-income families, was being peppered by calls from Black, Latino and Asian residents struggling to get coveted vaccines.  "We thought we were going to be facing hesitancy, and we thought we were going to need to do a lot of communi...

Posted3/15/2021 5:30 AM The improvement of equity and equitable opportunities in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 -- and what exactly that means -- are among the issues in the campaign for three seats on the district's board of education. Some of the nine candidates see the issue as primarily one of racial equity within the culture of the district. Others interpret it more broadly to include how educational and other resources are allocated among its five main schools.   Candidate Tim McGowan said recent Freedom of Information Act requests have brought to light inequities that af...

Orange County Names 2021 Recipients of Pauli Murray Awards The Orange County government returned this year with its tradition of awarding recognition to a local youth, adult, and business for their efforts to promote justice and equality in the community. On Feb. 28, the Orange County Human Relations Commission bestowed three Pauli Murray Awards to an adult, a business, and a high school student from Orange County. As a way to commemorate the legacy of the late Rev. Pauli Murray, the award was established in 1990 and is annually given to individuals that have served the community in the pursu...