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WBGZ Radio 4/30/2021 | By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network The pandemic has affected many industries’ workforces in Illinois, including nonprofit agencies.  Some are have a difficult time retaining or recruiting employees. Charles Cribaro, director of human resources at Pioneer Center for Human Services in McHenry County, said the nonprofit is experiencing staffing shortages and they are not alone. “Agencies are experiencing through my conversations with some of my counterparts throughout the county, horrible, horrible numbers on their recruitment and applicants applying,” Criba...

Because binturongs live in the treetops of the rain forest, that puts their future in question. Author: Shawn Styles (Weather) Updated: 8:02 PM PDT April 26, 2021 SAN DIEGO — Binturong, also known as bearcats, are losing habitat in Southeast Asia for palm oil production. News 8 spoke with Wild Wonders co-founder Kimberly Wright about how we can help prevent this from happening. "They live in the southeastern rainforest of Asia. They live in the canopy of the rainforest the same as orangutans," she said.  That is why orangutans along with binturongs are now t...

Pixar Vet Matthew Luhn To Deliver Keynote Speech At Diversity-Themed KingstOOn 2021 Toy Story 1, 2, and 3, Monsters Inc. and Up? The KingstOOn Animation Conference and Film Festival, scheduled virtually for April 21–25, will feature storyteller extraordinaire Matthew Luhn as its opening keynote speaker. Luhn was integrally involved as a story artist and animator in the creation of these Pixar blockbusters, which have resonated with us over the years and continue to shape the minds of our younger generations. This year’s edition of KingstOOn, which is normally held in Kingston, Jamaica, ...

Shooting Breaks Out at Daunte Wright Protest as National Guard Deployed to Brooklyn Center On 4/13/21 at 4:11 AM EDT Social media videos reveal that multiple shots were fired close to the Brooklyn Center Police Department on Monday night, where protesters have been since Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man, died after he was shot by a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb. Social media videos early on Tuesday show large jeeps and troops from the National Guard being deployed to the site. Daunte Wright's Brother Doesn't Believe Police Killing Was an Accident Read more In another, gunsho...

Why Are Black Communities Being Singled Out as Vaccine Hesitant? Why Are Black Communities Being Singled Out as Vaccine Hesitant? Positioning vaccine distrust as a problem specific to African Americans is not only inaccurate and unjust - it's also harmful Elizabeth Yuko, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail When Dr. Thomas Beavers concluded Sunday service on March 15th, 2020, he never imagined that it would be the last time he’d see congregants fill the pews of the New Rising Star Church — affectionately known as “The Star” in the Eastlake community of Birmingham, Alabama — for at le...