Excellent. 'When Portland Public Schools issued a new policy on cellphones last January, asking students to keep them 'off and away' for the duration of the school day, she heard grumblings from students who couldnāt bear the thought of parting with their screens.... And then something unexpected happened.
ā'I could see that there were more kids coming in checking out books. There are always classes that come inā¦but this was kids just coming in on their own, and lots of kids who are not regular library patrons,' says Lieberman, who notes circulation rates at Lincoln are up 55% since the start of the school year."
https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2025/10/15/pps-students-are-flocking-to-their-school-libraries/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
In case you missed it, which you probably did because the larger news outlets weāre all used to looking at donāt give this type of thing coverage.
The SAVE Act, Which Could Stop Millions of Women From Voting, Is āDead on Arrivalā in the Senate |
https://www.glamour.com/story/the-save-act-which-could-stop-millions-of-women-from-voting-is-dead-on-arrival-in-the-senate
Trump pardons politician convicted of using money intended to honor slain police officer to get plastic surgery
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/04/trump-pardons-politician-convicted-of-using-money-intended-to-honor-slain-police-officer-to-get-plastic-surgery.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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ā ļø"Worldās largest bleaching event on record has harmed 84 percent of coral reefsā©
Bleached coral dies when exposed to heat stress for too long, threatening the bountiful marine ecosystem that depends on it for survival." #ClimateCrisis https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/04/23/coral-reef-bleaching-record-heat-stress/
This week a federal court halted Wildlife Servicesā brutal predator-killing program across 6.2 million acres of public landsābanning traps, poisons, and aerial gunning in Nevadaās Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas.
But this fight isnāt over. Wildlife Services will be back. And weāll be ready. Help us keep the pressure on. Donate to support our legal work and advocacy for wildlife and wild places.
"The FDA this month also suspended existing and developing programs that ensured accurate testing for bird flu in milk and cheese and pathogens like the parasite Cyclospora in other food products."
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-fda-suspends-milk-quality-tests-amid-workforce-cuts-2025-04-21/
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