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When Kevin Hosbond was teaching English and coaching speech in the rural southeast Iowa school district of Fairfield, his position was on the chopping block three separate times. Each time, students and parents convinced the school board to save his position. Kevin Hosbond, an English teacher and speech coach at Grinnell-Newburg High School, left his last teaching position to escape looming budget cuts. Now, the district he thought would be more stable is being forced to lay off many staff. (Photo by Zach Spindler-Krage) But in 2017, amidst financial crisis in the district, the Fairfield school board eliminated dozens of…
Healthcare leaders and the City of Asheboro are working together to advance health and wellness in Randolph County. Greensboro – Cone Health is currently the exclusive healthcare partner of the City of Asheboro's ZooCity Sportsplex. ZooCity Sportsplex renamed as part of 25-year deal worth $5 million Cone Health Zoocity Sportsplex. The brand new multi-purpose sports park located at 2981 Zoo Parkway is located on more than 80 picturesque acres and 3 miles from the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. Cone Health views this sponsorship as a visual reminder of its commitment to value-based care and the importance of prevention when…
Fiskes/Getty Images/iStockphotoIt's hard to beat the market when investing in stocks. You can't tell from the paycheck, but even most professionals can't do it consistently. One of the challenges is that to beat the market you have to be more or less different. Suppose a stock is undervalued. A few people realize this and start investing, but soon the market notices too, and as more people join in, the price goes up and it quickly becomes overvalued and becomes a bad investment. Or, conversely, a stock could become unpopular and be sold off, causing its price to fall. There may…
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — May 7 is Fentanyl Awareness Day, and the Chesterfield Health District is offering tools in an effort to end overdoses. The Chesterfield Health District will host a Revive Fentanyl Awareness event on Tuesday, May 7th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Midlothian Library, 100 Millworks Crossing. Registration The event is online. Fatal overdoses from street drugs laced with fentanyl are on the rise, according to the Chesterfield Health District. Compared to, state averageChesterfield County and Colonial Heights had higher rates of: Death due to drug overdose Emergency room visit with drug overdose Hospitalization due…
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. Web3 Gaming has always been a polarizing feature within the blockchain space and is a polarizing industry in itself. In many ways, its rise and fall mirrored the broader crypto industry's boom-to-bust transition from 2021 to 2022. But with cryptocurrencies showing steady growth and DeFi gaining more traction, few expected Web3 gaming to become more than an insignificant niche. After all, traditional gamers quickly realized that many of these games were unfun or time-consuming and complicated ways…
Written by Theo LeggettBBC News Business CorrespondentMay 3, 2024image source, Getty Imagesimage caption, Tesla had to recall thousands of Cybertrucks last month due to safety concerns around the gas pedal.There was a time when it seemed like Tesla could do no wrong. In just over a decade, the company has grown from a technology startup to a mass-market automaker, invested billions of dollars in clean energy businesses, and seen its value skyrocket.But the company is currently struggling with declining car sales, intense competition from Chinese brands, and problems with its much-publicized Cybertruck.The decline in sales is hitting profits and putting…
Bitcoin has regained attention and regained its position above $64,000 today. But this resurgence was troubling for short sellers, who saw more than $150 million worth of his positions disappear in just one day. However, cryptocurrency expert Titan of Crypto says Bitcoin is currently in the second phase of its bull market, which could set the stage for a profitable period for investors. I declare this with confidence. Here's why: Welcome the Bitcoin bull market As Bitcoin price surges to match last week’s highs, Titan of Crypto sees this as the opening gun to a bullish rally. They suggest that…
Rumor has it that Fidelity, the $4.8 trillion asset management giant, has revealed a groundbreaking secret. They are focused on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The revelation marks a seismic shift as traditional financial giants wake up to the appeal of digital assets. Leading the way are companies like BlackRock's head of digital assets, who have hinted that sovereign wealth funds and others are tapping into the multitrillion-dollar world of cryptocurrencies through Bitcoin ETFs. At the forefront of this is the US pension fund, which boasts assets of over $10 trillion. Are pension funds entering cryptocurrencies? Manuel Nordeste, vice president of…
image caption, Ipswich Town's Omari Hutchinson (left) celebrates scoring his team's second goal in the Sky Bet Championship match at Portman Road, Ipswich.Article informationauthor, Paul Grenillrole, BBC Sport England44 minutes ago'Very talented' and 'highly respected' are how Manchester United and Ipswich Town describe Kieran McKenna on the day he left Old Trafford to take over as manager at Portman Road. These are two of the phrases I used for this purpose.Similar words have been used about many other coaches taking on senior club management for the first time, but few have responded to them in as spectacular a way as…
The budget passed by the House last week cuts $24 million from early childhood education and reduces teacher salary stipends from $2,000 to $1,700. Barry Irwin, president of the Louisiana Improvement Council, said this sends a bad message and is discouraging. “And it undermines the message that we're trying to send to teachers and others that we really care about education and that putting money where we know it will benefit us is a priority. I think it’s a thing.’ No,” Irwin said. Irwin said lawmakers recognize there is a continuing teacher shortage. Cutting their salaries is likely to make…