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Georgetown College grad moves forward inspired by community
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (699+ words) Hagen Wilkerson plays the guitar in The Gathering Place Mission's community kitchen while chatting with residents. Wilkerson sometimes stays late after work to play music with people at The Gathering Place, finding that many honest conversations happen in casual settings....
Time capsule unearths memories
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (770+ words) Trice Gaines Glass and Alisa Grey Baker look at the letters they wrote in 1976, recently unearthed in the time capsule at Southern Elementary. Rarely does old homework bring as much excitement as it did at Southern Elementary on May 26. The…...
FFA Greenhouse gives students opportunities to tend plants
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (310+ words) Senior Clay Zumwalt waters plants at the FFA Greenhouse at Harrison County High School on Wednesday, May 13. CYNTHIANA'The Harrison County High School (HCHS) Future Farmers of America (FFA) greenhouse is looking to clear out inventory as the school year comes…...
Study finds children's mental health top stressor for parents
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (544+ words) Parental stress is rising, with the biggest worry being the mental health of their children, reveals new research. Nearly all moms and dads (97%) with children under 18 felt stress related to parenting in the previous month, according to the findings. And…...
Six-year-old raises funds for cereal donation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (215+ words) Lincoln Bentley sits in front of his donation of cereal boxes. A local 6-year-old raised nearly $300 to support the AMEN House in a school competition." Lincoln Bentley used $278 he raised to purchase cereal boxes to donate to the AMEN House…...
Child vaccine catch-up drive on course to hit target: UN
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (525+ words) The WHO voiced concerns about the politicisation of health and vaccines A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the measles vaccine as part of a campaign in Mexico City A child receives a cholera vaccine dose in Gedaref during a…...
Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (538+ words) Children diagnosed with measles receive treatment inside a paediatric ward at the Bangladesh Shishu hospital in Dhaka Rocking her baby to soothe his searing pain and gasping breaths, 18-year-old Rubia Akhtar Brishti recounts how her son nearly died in Bangladesh's…...
Gen Z has the biggest sweet tooth of any generation
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (708+ words) Gen Z craves sweet treats more than any other generation, according to new research. A survey of 2, 000 U. S. adults split evenly by generation explored the sweeter side of Americans" palates. Results revealed that nearly three-quarters of the Gen Z (72%) need between…...
No 'silver bullet' for video game age restrictions: PEGI chief
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (556+ words) Vastly popular existing titles like Fortnite will not be affected by a new PEGI classification The head of Europe's video game rating system, PEGI, has warned against supposed "silver bullet" child protection solutions such as age verification, in an interview…...
'Rein in your heart': I. Coast women trapped by divorce taboo
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (600+ words) Ivory Coast has a low divorce rate, with the fear of social disapproval weighing on many women Women in Ivory Coast are also deterred from filing for divorce by a slow judicial process and high cost Josy's life was turned…...