PLEASANT HILL, California. — Students from Contra Costa and Alameda counties who have excelled in their Career Technical Education classes were honored by the Contra Costa County Office of Education at the annual Student Excellence Awards ceremony. A total of 38 students were nominated to be Students of Excellence and 34 earned the award based … Read more
KINGSTON, RI – May 9, 2022 – It is long before sunrise at Point Judith. Salt spray mixes with a frigid autumn wind that seems to creep up your neck. It’s too early for walkers along the shore. But a lone figure stands atop a two-story concrete bunker left over from World War II. Point … Read more
If not for a terrifying mid-season MCL sprain, Kevin Durant would have been in the league’s MVP conversation and the Nets probably would have had an easier playoff road than a first-round matchup with the Boston Celtics. Durant was sensational for the Nets in the early part of the 2021-22 regular season and had Brooklyn … Read more
On Thursday, US Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) American Bailout Act Economic Adjustment Assistance program award. Northwest Mississippi Community College was awarded $7 million for the construction of a new 42,000-square-foot multi-purpose workforce and career technology education center located on the DeSoto Center campus in Southaven. The center … Read more
Since 1982, the non-profit organization chicagoHispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE), housed within the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement, has implemented its mission to provide Latino professionals with the support, access, and resources to build highly successful careers and strong, positive leaders in their communities. Within the nonprofit, there are programs like Mujeres de HACE … Read more
Green Bay, Wis. (WFRV) – “I wasn’t a good student, I think out of 635 (students) I was 634,” recalls Russ Tapley of Green Bay. While that might have been part of Tapley’s motivation for joining the Army in 1968, he also knew the draft was coming. “I decided to join the Marine Corps because … Read more
HONG KONG – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending a tumultuous five-year tenure as chief executive of the city. Some highlights of Lam’s life and career: ___ May 13, 1957: Cheng Yuet-ngor was born in Hong Kong. She attends St. … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will step down in June after 42 years in government service, ending a tumultuous five-year tenure as chief executive of the city. Some highlights of Lam’s life and career: ___ May 13, 1957: Cheng Yuet-ngor was born in Hong Kong. She attends … Read more
Everyone has different ideas about what can create the biggest change for a positive environmental impact. Some people see politics as the ultimate race for change; some see carbon sequestration or reforestation as their dream profession; and for some, family planning is the pinnacle of vocational pursuits for positive planetary impact. We can fix our … Read more
FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas All-American shooting guard JD Notae will have to settle for scoring 1,999 points in his college career. Notae announced Sunday on his Instagram account that he will enter his name in the 2022 NBA Draft and sign with an agent. Notae could have played another season in college due to … Read more