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Charleston, West Virginia — West Virginia increased its preschool enrollment rate by two spots for 4-year-olds. According to a recent report from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), the state rose from 6th to 4th in the nation and met 9 of 10 of NIEER's research-based quality benchmark standards. “West Virginia continues to be a leader in early childhood education, leveraging our most valuable resources to create foundational learning opportunities,” said State Superintendent Michelle L. Blatt. “Early learning has a tremendous impact on the growth and development of our children and the future of our Mountain State.” Michelle…

Jim Vandemark, owner of Vandemark Jewelers, will be the keynote speaker at the Elyria Community Partnership's free luncheon on April 27 at the Foundry Kitchen & Bar in downtown Elyria. (Submitted) The Illyria Community Partnership is kicking off National Small Business Week 2024 with a free business lunch on April 27th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Foundry Kitchen & Bar, 525 Broad Street in downtown Illyria. We will hold a meeting. According to a news release. The 2nd Annual Business Luncheon aims to connect Illyria with resources from the City of Illyria, PNC Bank, Small Business Development Center,…

The healthcare industry accounts for approximately 5% of total greenhouse gas and toxic air emissions, primarily from the United States, and directly contributes to the ongoing climate crisis.1Given the health sector's notable contribution to climate change, mitigation and adaptation efforts will largely depend on physicians and key stakeholders, said Associate Internal Medicine Program Director, Department of Hospital Medicine, Cooper University School of Health said Elizabeth Celseo, M.D., director and director of environmental health. care was discussed in her session at the 2024 American College of Physicians (ACP) Physicians Conference in Boston.Specifically, she noted the importance of leveraging direct patient education,…

(Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part feature on open relationships). Boy meets boy. Boys like boys. For the first time in a while, the boy feels that feeling, that connection, that radiance with the boy. One day, the boy had dinner with another boy. The boy's smile and laughter are equal parts sincerity and excitement. The boy wonders, Is this it? Has it finally happened after a long time? The boy takes the boy home. The boys hug each other. The boys kiss. Boys have great sex. And in the aftermath of the perfect night's glow, the…

Please check back for updatesbaseballDenmark 9-13, Marinette 0-3MARINETTE – Jacob Dittmar pitched a perfect game with 16 strikeouts in the opening game, and David Dittmar pitched the final 2/3 innings in the nightcap with no hits and no runs, two strikeouts and a five-inning win. The Vikings dominated the Marines.In Game 1, Denmark's Garrett Teicher hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning, and Evin LaForest had three hits.In Game 2, Kayden Derricks hit a two-run double in the second inning to give Denmark a 3-1 lead, and the Vikings benefited from 10 walks.Denmark now has 6 wins and…

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate narrowly missed a midnight deadline Saturday to pass a reauthorization of the keys. US surveillance law The law nearly expired after disagreements over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search Americans' data.The bill, approved 60-34 with bipartisan support, would extend the program known as Section 702 for two years. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk to become law. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden “will sign the bill quickly.””We're going to reauthorize FISA in the nick of time, just before…

Inside the e-commerce giant's arrival in Gaylord Craig Manning April 20, 2024 One of the world's largest companies has set up shop in Northern Michigan. In January, details of Amazon's plans to build a new fulfillment center in Gaylord were revealed. Since then, the e-commerce giant and its contractors have been hard at work building a new 42,500-square-foot facility that will occupy eight acres of land in the Gaylord Industrial Park and is expected to open for business by the end of the summer. . What does the arrival of this famous big company mean for Gaylord and Northern Michigan…

Texas has more severe racial and ethnic health disparities than other states in the Southwest, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund. Black and Hispanic Texans are more likely to be uninsured, die from avoidable causes, and lack access to health care than other racial groups. Sarah Collins, senior research fellow in health coverage and access at the Commonwealth Fund, said one reason for the disparity was a lack of health insurance. “Providing access to health insurance for all is the first step in addressing many of the problems we see across the country,” she said. On average,…

The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Tuesday made available to the public an online dashboard to compare each chamber's budget proposals with agency requests. Each allocates more than $3.8 billion to the state Department of Education.House Speaker Charles McCaul, who is pushing for a one-quarter personal income tax cut, has proposed keeping the education budget roughly flat.”You'll see the historic education funding that was put into public education last year redirected into this budget,” McCall said.The Senate plan includes a $100 million increase in stipends for school support workers and an additional $2.65 million in payments to student teachers. The…

Sweden's Mondo Duplantis broke the men's pole vault world record for the eighth time by clearing 6.24 meters (20 feet 5 inches) at the Diamond League opening round in Xiamen, China, on Saturday.Duplantis, 24, broke the world record for consecutive outdoor events. At his previous outdoor competition, the Diamond League Finals held in September in Eugene, Oregon, he cleared 6.23 meters on his 16th attempt since setting the record on February 25, 2023.He failed six times during the winter indoor season with a score of 6.24, but cleared it on his first outdoor attempt in Xiamen in 2024.Diamond league: complete…