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MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: April 4, 2021 Individuals living with memory loss and caregivers are invited to participate in this free intergenerational program, in partnership with the University of Washington Bothell (UWB) and SilverKite Community Arts. Taking place over six, one-hour sessions on the phone and/or Zoom, UWB students will interview elders in an oral history project. These interviews — based on participants’ stories, memories and personal experiences — will inspire end-of-term performances by students, to be shared virtually during a final celebration. Storytelling Across ...

In some Boston schools, in-person education will resemble remote learning Email to a Friend with story ideas and tips. Thousands of students in Boston have been stuck at home for nearly a year, dreaming of the day they can go back into school and leave their laptop screens behind. But when they finally return to classrooms over the next two months, many will find no escape from online learning. To serve both students in the classroom and those at home without hiring extra staff, hundreds of teachers in Boston Public Schools will instruct both groups simultaneously, with everyone logging onto...

Protests against travel ban erupt at SeaTac Airport in January. Credit: KUOW Photo/Liz Jones The stroke of a pen signals hope and caution for Muslim Americans Jan 26, 2021 On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders. One of them reversed the travel ban from several countries, many of them majority Muslim. It was first put into place by President Trump in January 2017. By the end of the Trump administration, it covered residents of Iran, Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Libya, Sudan, Eritrea, and Nigeria, among others. KUOW spoke to Karam Dana, an asso...

Local Muslim-Americans optimistic about future after President Biden reverses travel ban Local Muslim-Americans optimistic about future Local Muslim-Americans tell Q13's Jennifer Lee they're optimistic about the future after President Joe Biden reverses the travel ban. KING COUNTY, Wash. - On the day of his inauguration, President Joe Biden repealed the travel ban as promised during his campaign days. The policy was signed into law four years ago during the Trump Administration. The order blocked foreign nationals from Muslim-majority countries from traveling into the U.S. "We’re all goin...

Best Places to Live on the West Coast By Meagan Drillinger, Stacker News On 1/11/21 at 8:00 PM EST For centuries, Americans and people from all over the world have heeded Horace Greeley's advice to "go west." The West Coast of the United States has been calling settlers ever since the early 1800s. From the Oregon Trail to the Gold Rush to 1967's Summer of Love, there is something magnetic about the Pacific Coast of the United States that calls to the hearts of those looking to start anew. And who could blame them? From the sun-drenched beaches of Southern California to the brilliant minds ...