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Richland, WA school board votes to define ‘controversial’ issues

The Richland School District Administration building on Keene Road in West Richland is lit up at night.

The Richland School District Administration building on Keene Road in West Richland is lit up at night.


Jennifer King

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Richlands, WA

The Richland School Board, in a split vote, revised its policies on the teaching of “controversial issues” in the classroom.

A majority of the board said they wanted to give principals and teachers a better sense of when to alert parents about an upcoming lesson or discussion that could involve a “controversial” topic.

The policy doesn’t actually bar the teaching of the topic. A previously rejected definition was denounced by the ACLU of Washington.

The board defines controversial

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Debt & Death – Rickard & Associates

When our clients meet with us for estate planning, a common question we receive is: what happens to my debt when I die?

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Debt does not go away upon death, but what happens to it can change depending on several factors.

While you do not owe money after death, your estate may owe money.

An estate is determined to become insolvent if the debts exceed the value of the assets.

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Akron teachers voice more safety concerns

Members of the Akron Education Association teachers union and others pack Monday night's Akron Board of Education meeting.

Members of the Akron Education Association teachers union and others pack Monday night’s Akron Board of Education meeting.

Parents and teachers packed Monday night’s Akron school board meeting, some of them excitedly urging board members and administrators to do more to address bad student behavior.

“While some of the safety issues that you are addressing will help with outside violence coming into our schools, you’re still not addressing the violence occurring inside our schools,” said Catina Stecz, a teacher at Firestone High School.

She and dozens of other members of the teachers union, the Akron Education Association, filled many of

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2022 Healthcare Breaks – Rickard & Associates

The eight largest healthcare breaches of 2022 were all related to vendors.

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As healthcare breaches continue to run rampant, it is important to look for patterns.

Eight of the largest healthcare breaches were related to third-party vendors.

These included:

  • A breach at Advocate Aurora Health where 3 million patients were affected by a tracking pixel tool that sent data to Google or Meta,
  • A breach at a printing and mailing
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Expect more attacks on public education in Virginia 2023

Del. Marcus Simon, D-Fairfax, expects to be playing defense during the upcoming General Assembly session, at least when it comes to the ongoing push by Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Republicans in the state legislature to carry out a culture war crusade in state education.

“Democrats are going to be a little bit on our heels again, trying to protect the progress that we’ve made,” Simon said, “against efforts to redefine obscenity, to limit access to educational materials and to elevate the desires of some parents under the guise of ‘parental rights’ over what’s really best for students and parents all

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Learn How To Start THE NEVADA BOARD OF REGENTS ADOPTED A NEW DEFINITION OF ANTI-SEMITISM

The Nevada Board of Regents voted Friday to adopt a new definition for anti-Semitism to use in anti-bias and anti-discrimination training at all of its higher education institutions.

As part of an update to its policies that will require Nevada’s colleges and universities to establish diversity training every two years, the board also adopted a new definition for anti-Semitism that is used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, an organization that works to educate communities about the Holocaust.

The alliance’s definition for antisemitism differs from other definitions in specifying that, “while not all criticism of Israel is antisemitic, criticism can

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Estate Planning and Personal Property

Prior to meeting with us, many of our clients have felt overwhelmed by estate planning. Often, they are more concerned about the smaller aspects of estate planning than the larger ones.

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We help our clients plan to protect all of their interests, both big and small.

Frequently, clients have sentimental items that they wish to pass to family or friends upon their death.

While these items may be of little

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Whole-grain food consumption is impacted by consumer skepticism and lack of labeling standards

Whole-grain food consumption impacted by consumer skepticism and lack of standard labeling

Relationship of themes arising from Australian consumer (n = 43) and food industry perspectives (n = 17) around whole-grain food definition, labeling, and grain food choice. credits: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2022.08.006

Despite numerous health benefits and recommendations from dietary guidelines, whole-grain food intake remains low globally. A research article featured in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behaviorstudies consumer understanding of whole-grain food definitions and industry labeling practices.

“Without clear regulation and labeling standards, the benefits of educating consumers on how to increase

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