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People were full of praise for Louise Scrivens, the new deputy head at Marden Vale in Calne. The primary had been deemed inadequate, but now things are on the up despite a falling school roll. But the school fears a drop in numbers will mean a drop in budget to make things right. Nikki Wicks: If anyone can change this school’s reputation it is Louise Scrivens. She was an outstanding teacher at Derry Hill School and very much missed. She’s so passionate about education and also the children and their well being. Maggie Raybould: Another vote of confidence for Louise Scrivens. She...

People were full of praise for Louise Scrivens, the new deputy head at Marden Vale in Calne. The primary had been deemed inadequate, but now things are on the up despite a falling school roll. But the school fears a drop in numbers will mean a drop in budget to make things right. Nikki Wicks: If anyone can change this school’s reputation it is Louise Scrivens. She was an outstanding teacher at Derry Hill School and very much missed. She’s so passionate about education and also the children and their well being. Maggie Raybould: Another vote of confidence for Louise Scrivens. She...

Ellin Mackay and Irving Berlin. Photo: Library of Congress By Michael Burke, Contributor Irving Berlin and Ellin Mackay put aside their differences in culture, background, and age to form one of the best-known, enduring and loving relationships in New York social history. At the same time, the stories of the Berlin and Mackay families, which both started with brave immigrants taking a chance in America, are not so different as they first appear. ℘℘℘ Their whirlwind romance caused a media feeding frenzy on both coasts and extended as far as Europe, keeping the p...

Biden-Harris Have a Complicated Past. Will They be Moderate Messiahs in Post-Trump US? FOLLOW US ON: He delivered a heartfelt eulogy for a segregationist he worked closely with. He has advocated cuts to Social Security programmes. He has championed laws that sought to push mass incarceration. No, we’re not talking about a Republican. This is Joe Biden. Now the President of a country deeply divided, the Democrat has projected himself as the logical solution to the chaotic term of Donald Trump. But as always, the truth is complicated. He was not progressives’ first choice. But as the US con...

For the past several months, the streets of Portland have been full of calls for a complete reimagining of this world—and for Black lives to matter. During a daytime rally at Lents Park marking 100 days of resistance since George Floyd’s execution, I was introduced to Jordan Fletcher who, for 12 songs, made North and NE Portland the center of the universe. Performing his debut album Somewhere Off Alberta in its entirety, Fletcher made a declaration to the crowd that very well could have been a thesis to the entire project: “What y’all did to Alberta is disgusting!” Speaking with