The first of this election season’s local debates took place on Wednesday night at the Summit County Community and Senior Center, run by Krystal 93 and moderated by local news director Phil Lindeman.
While local candidates received mere minutes to respond, state representative and senate
Inna Sovsun, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, speaks about her country’s education crisis on the sidelines of an international conference on educating refugees, hosted in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University.
By Svitlana Dukhovych and Deborah Castellano Lubov
The degradation of education and a ‘brain drain’ are the latest tragedies in Ukraine, as the country continues to be battered by war as Russia’s invasion continues. However, these issues can be mitigated if forces join together to guarantee safety and adequate bomb shelters in the war-torn country.
This was the message expressed by a member of the Ukrainian Parliament and Former
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking university practice entry exams, a Taliban spokesman said.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking university practice entry exams, a Taliban spokesman said.
The morning explosion at the center took place in Kabul’s Dashti Barchi neighborhood, an area populated mostly by ethnic Hazaras,
Reynolds headshot courtesy of Iowa governor’s office; DeJear headshot courtesy of Iowa Senate Democrats Deidre DeJear, right, is the Democratic challenger to Gov. Kim Reynolds in the 2022 campaign.
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Canada is facing a wave of retirements driven by workers in high-pressure sectors, with an increasing number retreating before they turn 65.
A new analysis of labor force survey data by
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School students from across the Vernon area learned this week about the pain of Canada’s residential school system.
Along with in-class lessons, busloads of students converged on the Towne Theater downtown to view the documentary The Secret Path.
The film was created by Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip and Jeff Lemire.
More than 1,600 students registered to see it.
The film tells the story through music and animation of Chanie Wenjack, a young boy who died in 1966 while walking the railroad tracks in attempt to escape the Cecelia Jeffrey Indian Residential
The Public Education Foundation is accepting applications for more than $5 million in college scholarships.
Current Clark County high school seniors and college students are invited to apply until Jan. 31. More than 900 scholarships are available.
“Hundreds of generous donors within our community are making it possible for our students to pursue their post-secondary dreams,” Foundation CEO Rich Broome said in a news release Tuesday. “We applaud their incredible efforts and invite others to join us as we support our students on their paths to future success.”
The foundation has been awarded about $27 million in college scholarships to
‘I did say these folks received many perks that those in the private sector do not,’ says letter writer
BarrieToday welcome letters to the editor at [email protected]. Please include your full name, daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). The following is a rebuttal to ‘LETTER: Salary of $40K isn’t what it used to be,’ published Sept. 26.
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A few days ago, I placed a letter in BarrieToday in regards to the CUPE negotiations that are ongoing. In this letter, I indicated that many folks would be happy to earn $40,000 per year and,
