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DENVER — The fliers piled up in mailboxes in central South Dakota like snow during a high-plains blizzard: "Transgender Sex Education in Schools?" one asked. "Vote Against Sex Ed Radical Mary Duvall for State Senate." The mailers were part of a $58,000 campaign against the five-term Republican lawmaker, an enormous sum of money in a [...]
NORFOLK, Va. — Renaming nine U.S. Army posts that honor Confederate officers could cost approximately $21 million if the installations rebrand everything from welcome marquees and street signs to water towers and hospital doors, according to an independent commission. The Naming Commission released its final report on recommending the new Army base names to Congress [...]
COVID-19 and accompanying government actions were not kind to the local pawn shop industry, but in recent months inflation is helping to drive back business to those shops, according the president of the Ohio Pawnbrokers Association. “We lost about 50 percent of our business. There’s been an uptick lately, but we’re still down about 30 [...]
It should come as no surprise to anyone who has seen one of Erica Carlson’s performances for kids that she one day would write about the exploits of her two favorite four-legged friends — a hedgehog named Sedgie and the family dog Clover. The opportunity presented itself in the fall of 2020 at the height [...]
Karen Raschke, a retired attorney in New York, started getting her groceries delivered early in the pandemic. Each delivery cost $30 in fees and tips, but it was worth it to avoid the store. Then, earlier this spring, Raschke learned her rent was increasing by $617 per month. Delivery was one of the first things [...]
HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — In the nearly two weeks since historic flooding swamped the Appalachian region, the availability of water has surfaced as a big concern for victims after the floodwaters badly damaged water systems. As donations poured into the region, water was a main priority, along with cleaning supplies. "We're going to deliver water [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights threatens to upend firearms restrictions across the country as activists wage court battles over everything from bans on AR-15-style guns to age limits. The decision handed down in June already has led one judge to temporarily block a Colorado town from enforcing a ban on [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — To understand the impact of surging inflation on this year’s back-to-school spending, look no further than children’s rain boots with motifs like frogs and ladybugs made by Washington Shoe Co. Spending held steady for these evergreen items even after the Kent, Wash.-based business was forced to pass along 15 percent price [...]
GARRETT, Ky. (AP) — This tiny sliver of a town off a state highway in eastern Kentucky has been home to Brenda Francis and her husband, Paul, for decades. Paul Francis was born 73 years ago in this house, a yellow and brown one-story home, which, like many dwellings in Garrett, is nestled in a [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago's West Side, five preschool and kindergarten students finished up drawings. Four staffers, including a teacher and a tutor, chatted with them about colors and shapes. The summer program offers the kind of one-on-one support parents love, but behind the scenes, Principal [...]