New book explores Bum ski culture
Decades later she has dedicated her life to seasonal jobs in mountain towns and even after writing an entire book on the subject, Heather Hansman can't quite put her finger on the main appeal of being a ski freak. "Why does…
There is another crisis in education; Can India benefit from this?
In a world where excellent content is often available on the internet and machine translation will soon make content available in the native…
Mississippi-rooted podcast mixes religion and pop culture
TUPELO, Mississippi (AP) - Angie Rains Farris and her husband, Tim Farris, live in Hendersonville, Tennessee, north of Nashville. They were in love with high school in 1980, when Angie graduated from Tupelo High School.In the pre-digital…
Rantz: Seattle Parks staged racist event deliberately excluding whites
Seattle Parks and Recreation promotes and co-hosts an event at Discovery Park open to everyone except white people. Once again, the city embraces a segregationist culture in the name of inclusion.
Discovery Park's “Interactive Beach Walk”…
Beshear proposes merger of education and labor firms
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that his administration is moving forward with a merger of Kentucky's education and labor cabinets.The Democratic governor said the current arrangement makes it difficult to remain…
Senate GOP blocks Gwinnett government, school board changes
ATLANTA (AP) - Republicans are suspending plans to overhaul the county commission and school board for Georgia's second most populous county after opponents said their plans trampled on local wishes and legislative rules.Sen. Clint Dixon, a…
Native American Education in Spokane Public Schools: “There is a Lack of Confidence”
During a recent class at Grant Elementary School, several Native American students held up identifying signs that reinforced a point the general population rarely understood.None of the signs say "Native American". Instead, they…
Turnstile announces 2022 North American tour
Turnstile has announced a series of North American tour dates in support of their latest LP Glow on. The tour will kick off with two California shows in February 2022 before resuming in the spring, with special guests Citizen, Ceremony,…