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  • Columbine survivors raise children in world shaped by attack

    Apr 17, 2019

    DENVER (AP) - Dropping her kids off at school used to be the hardest part of Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson's day. She would cry most mornings as they left the car, and relied on texted photos from their teachers to make it through the day. Now, the mother of four - and Columbine shooting survivor - sees mornings as an opportunity. She wakes early, makes breakfast and strives to send a clear message before her kids leave home: I adore you. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/...

  • AP-NORC Poll: Most believe schools have become less safe

    Apr 17, 2019

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Twenty years after the Columbine High School shooting made practicing for armed intruders as routine as fire drills, many parents have only tepid confidence in the ability of schools to stop a gunman, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. And while most Americans consider schools less safe than they were 20 years ago, the poll finds a majority say schools aren’t at fault for shootings. Bullying, the availability of guns, the internet and video games share more of the blame. h...

  • Black students are suspended at the highest rate from Arizona schools, data shows

    Apr 17, 2019

    Arizona students are more likely to be suspended from school if they aren't white. Black and Native American students are suspended from Arizona schools at higher rates than white students, according to an analysis by The Arizona Republic of the most recent federal discipline data. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2019/04/15/nonwhite-students-arizona-suspended-higher-rates-data-shows/3205724002/...

  • Become a Certified Nursing Assistant - Class starts May 6, 2019

    Apr 17, 2019

    Become a Certified Nursing Assistant - Class starts May 6, 2019 Oshkiimaajitahdah in Redby, Minnesota...

  • Free Pitch, Hit & Run competition for youths ages 7-14

    Pitch Hit & Run is a FREE national baseball/softball skills competition for boys & girls, ages 7-14. Age determined by July 1,2019. Our LOCAL competition will be held on Sunday, May 5th at 2:45pm at Bemidji Youth League Baseball Fields, 2221 Middle School Drive, Bemidji, MN 56601 You can register online at: https://pitchhitrun.leagueapps.com/events/1049707 We are also in need of volunteers to help run this project. If you would be interested in helping, please contact: Amber Hynes 218-308-3813...

  • Rep. Markwayne Mullin: No one should be forced to ration diabetes care

    Apr 17, 2019

    More than 355,000 adults in Oklahoma are currently living with diabetes. For each of those people, access to affordable insulin is not just an ongoing concern, but a matter of life and death. Diabetes is the most expensive chronic disease in the United States. From 2002 to 2013, the list price of insulin nearly tripled, causing patient out-of-pocket expenses to double. Instead of spending an average of $7.80 per day for an average amount of insulin, individuals can now expect to pay roughly $15...

  • Cheech and Chong to help Puyallup Tribe open second cannabis store

    Apr 17, 2019

    Commencement Bay Cannabis has opened a second location in the Tacoma area. The new store across from Puyallup Tribal Administration offices on Portland Avenue had its soft opening April 10. Read more here: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article229282029.html#storylink=cpy...