A group of students at Lisbon High School is learning more than science, math and history. Math and technology teacher Lauralee Pearson has been teaching students to knit, a project that started in November 2019 when she taught students how to finger-knit after school hours. When the pandemic hit last year, they were unable to […]
2021
Posted inSports
U.S. completes runaway victory at Ryder Cup
The Americans dominate Sunday’s singles matches and set a record for points, routing Europe 19-9.
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Posted inNation & World
Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana
Three people were killed in the Saturday accident.
Posted inNation & World
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
The Taliban want a seat at the United Nations and international recognition of their rule over Afghanistan.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Dear Evan Hansen’ off to slow start, opens 2nd to ‘Shang-Chi’ at box office
Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ has topped the charts for four consecutive weekends.
Posted inPolitics
In redistricting, big say for big cities in DC power balance
As congressional redistricting gets underway, some of the country’s most populous cities are taking prominent roles in reshaping the balance of power in Washington. And that’s good news for Democrats.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. has enough COVID-19 vaccines for boosters, kids’ shots
Robust supply in the U.S enabled President Biden this week to promise an additional 500 million of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shots to share with the world, doubling the United States’ global contribution.
Posted inPolitics
What’s the price of Biden’s plan to expand social programs? Democrats drive for zero
The president is prodding Democrats to fully cover the cost by raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy, negotiating prescription drugs prices and dialing up other sources of federal revenue.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pelosi vows to pass infrastructure, eyes smaller social bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is vowing that Democrats will pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill this week.
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Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel’s bloc in German vote
Election officials said early Monday that a count of all 299 constituencies showed the Social Democrats received 25.9% of the vote, ahead of 24.1% for the Union bloc.