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Polk County DFL prepares for ‘typical’ Earth Day event Submitted Crookston Times On April 22, 1970, across America many folks went outside to do their part to end the worsening pollution of our land, water, and air. Some marched and protested with signs, some picked up trash along shorelines and roads, some held rallies for the earth, sang songs, and signed petitions, It could be considered the beginning of the environmental movement. It was Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin who thought up the idea of an Earth Day to get folks motivated across the country to get the m...
Published on March 11, 2021 at 2:48pm U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema speaking with attendees at the 2019 Arizona Technology Innovation Summit at The Duce in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo credit: Flickr/Gage Skidmore) In 2018, Kyrsten Sinema became the first openly bisexual person elected to the United States Senate. Sinema is also Arizona’s first elected female senator and its first Democratic senator since 1995. A result of 2018 midterms’ so-called LGBTQ wave or “rainbow wave,” Sinema’s election was hailed a victory for bisexual people: “To have out bisexual officials be elected to publi...
Doug Spade and Mike Clement We’ve always wanted a flying car. So we were super geeked back in 1968 when we saw the Taylor Aerocar III plastered across the front page of “My Weekly Reader.” A three-speed two-seater with an attachable wing and tail assembly that converted car to plane in just 10 minutes. Comfortable, stable in flight and top airspeed of 135 miles an hour. Alas, our paltry 10-cent weekly allowance put the $10,000 price tag just out of reach. Not that it mattered. Only one was ever built. And it wound up in a museum. But now our sights are set on something better.
College,Covid, and Questions: Tips and Advice for Incoming Freshmen,Undergraduates, Transfer Students, and Parents. Growing up Suzy playedsports participating in leagues, playing in gyms, and gathering theneighborhood kids to join in pickup games until the streetlights weretoo dim to light the sporting site. She launched her writingcareer as a newspaper sports editor. During that job, Suzyinterviewed numerous coaches, athletes, and fans about sports,putting complicated games into simple words. An author of manyacclaimed books for readers, her award-winners include Game-DayYouth: ...