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April 21, 2021 at 2:00pm Arlington Public Schools families will have two prospects for school in the fall: five days a week of in-person learning or a fully remote K-12 learning program. This week, APS opened up a two-week window during which families can choose how their children will attend school. Families have until Friday, April 30 to make their choice. Over the last few months, students have returned to school in phases, with most returning in March for two days of in-person instruction a week across all grade levels. Although APS is sticking to the “hybrid” model for the rest of t...

Jordan and Gwendolyn Janzen welcomed their rainbow baby this week, a son. (Supplied) Article continues below advertisement ↴ The snow is melting (finally), new life came into the world, and Manitobans are trying to actively spread joy and positivity throughout the province. Among the $6.4 million that the federal government is issuing to 24 community-based agencies to deliver enhanced supports and services to victims of crime, the Portage Bear Clan is getting $99,000. Bear Clan executive director Manon Timshel says it feels quite good to have been notified of their approval. "It's da...

  WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is providing $1.2 million to several programs and initiatives that provide mental health and addictions support. Families Minister Rochelle Squires and Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery Minister Audrey Gordon made the announcement at a news conference on Friday, saying the money will be provided through the Canada-Manitoba Home and Community Care and Mental Health and Addictions Service Funding Agreement. “We are investing in prevention services for families to help reduce their risk of involvement with Child and Family Services, and in mental w...

Audrey Gordon is the Minister for Mental Health, Wellness, and Recovery. (Audrey Gordon/Facebook) Article continues below advertisement ↴ Thousands of children are getting "the most important meal of the day" thanks to a $2 million program extension.  A COVID-19 relief program is sticking about for the summer of 2021. Manitoba's Mental Health Minster and Families Minister say more than 6,400 children in close to 2,500 families participating in the home Nutrition and Learning Program were given nutritious breakfast foods, child-friendly recipes, and learning activities in February...

Tom Cox While preparing recently to teach a course about the history of the desegregation of Southern college sports, I had the good fortune to connect with ETSU basketball legend Tommy Woods. Mr. Woods, who was inducted last month into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, enrolled at ETSU in 1963, becoming the school’s first black player — and probably the first African American to integrate a varsity team at any Tennessee public college. Now 77 and retired from a career in law enforcement in Louisville, Kentucky, he entertained and enlightened me with several stories about his exper...