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Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 14, 2020 August 15, 2020
Tens of thousands of Alaskans are in limbo after federal unemployment money expires. And, Southeast Alaska's tourism-dependent economy has been pummeled by the pandemic, but could there be light at the end of the tunnel? Plus, fairbanks residents plan to gather in support of the police.
Mayowa Aina, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Looking at the summer uptick in COVID-19 cases | Alaska Insight August 15, 2020
Life has changed rapidly in Alaska with the arrival of COVID-19. On the season premiere of Alaska Insight, Lori Townsend is joined by Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, and the medical director of the Norton Sound Health Corporation, Dr. Mark Peterson, to discuss how officials around the state are handling the recent uptick […]
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tom hanks and george roy hill -- 8/14/20 August 14, 2020
Today's selection -- from Letters from Hollywood by Rocky Lang & Barbara Hall. A young and irrepressible Tom Hanks: "Tom Hanks was a seventeen-year-old high school student and George Roy Hill an Academy Award-winning director, but that didn't stop the young aspiring actor from writing to Hill about his future ambitions. Born and raised in northern […]
how the brain reads -- 8/13/20 August 13, 2020
Today's encore selection - from Overcoming Dyslexia by Sally Shaywitz, M.D. Recent research using magnetic resonance imaging has provided neuroscientists with a clearer picture of which parts of the brain are responsible for reading -- and how the brain develops over time into a sophisticated reading machine: "Imaging studies have identified at least two neural […]

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Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing. For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here. For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
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2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...
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Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

17 Literary Magazines Accepting Submissions from Young Writers – by Erica Verrillo… August 14, 2020
on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity: School literary magazines have long been a tradition in high schools and colleges. But since the advent of the Internet, youth-oriented literary magazines have expanded to include submissions from students all over the world. A good number of these magazines are staffed by students themselves. Some of […]
The Story Reading Ape

WASP Final Flight

Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018
"Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP. They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area. But I didn’t wait for that. I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up. And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
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Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018
"My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five. I loved it! I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella. This was less than successful..." WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
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The Old Motor

Four Fun Friday Kodachrome Car Photographs No. 267 August 14, 2020
Today’s lead image seems to have been taken on a family farm where Chrysler’s appear to have been the vehicle of choice. The contrast between these two models shows just how quickly automotive design and stying evolved in the post-war years. As is the usual practice in this series, we ask our readers to tell...
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The Promise of Tomorrow – The Spectacular 1953 GM Motorama August 13, 2020
In 1953 General Motors pulled out all the stops and unveiled its new and elaborate Motorama shows at the beginning of a six-city tour held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Exhibited at the spectacular presentations were the LeSabre, Buick XP-300 and Wildcat, Pontiac La Parisienne, Oldsmobile Starfire, Cadillac LeMans, and Orleans...
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Sterling Sliver: 1939 August 15, 2020
October 1939. "Georgetown, Colorado. Silver mining town ghost town." From its heyday in the 1890s, Georgetown had dwindled from over 10,000 inhabitants to just a few hundred by the time this picture was made. Medium format negative by Arthur Rothstein. View full size.
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Deadville: 1939 August 14, 2020
October 1939. "Georgetown, Colorado. Ghost mining town." Medium format acetate negative by Arthur Rothstein for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
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Guanella Pass August 14, 2020
In reply to Deadville: 1939: I took a "shortcut" from Grant across Guanella Pass to Georgetown and the big excitement that day was an 18-wheeler that had to reverse all the way down the pass into Georgetown after someone at the local bar told the driver that it was a shortcut to Missouri and pointed […]
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Hotel de Paris on the left August 14, 2020
In reply to Deadville: 1939: This is Sixth Street looking west. Things are still pretty much what you see here. The building on the left is the Hotel de Paris. The lion above the gate is still there. On the other side of the street is the town hall, which still has the bell tower. […]
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Debra Lynn Dadd

Dental Floss August 13, 2020
Question from Patricia I hesitated in bothering you but I am frustrated with not getting answers to questions regarding dental floss. After reading about the dangers of Pafs Teflon coatings on floss I am trying to find a brand to purchase that is organic and chemical free. I threw my Oral B glide in the […]
Lisa Powers
Sprays in Stores August 13, 2020
Question from Karen Does anyone else react to disinfectant sprays used in stores during this virus? Lisa’s Answer Readers? The post Sprays in Stores appeared first on Debra Lynn Dadd.
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BloominThyme

Sun Hemp Cover Crop August 12, 2020
Sun hemp is a perfect cover crop for building the quality of your soil. And soil is everything when it comes to the garden. Soil provides nutrients for plants to be absorbed via their roots and retains moisture for the plant. Well-aerated soil is important and can be achieved by adding compost to your soil. […]
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Successful Pineapple Harvest July 31, 2020
At last, I have achieved a successful pineapple harvest from my backyard garden. It didn’t require much effort, but it did require patience. Years of patience. Generally pineapples take about two and a half years to harvest. On the advice of a friend, I planted these pineapple four and five years ago. He said it […]
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AV Club Wiki Wormhole

Ridley Scott misted Brad Pitt’s abs with Evian before Thelma & Louise love scenes August 14, 2020
Let’s be clear about something: This Geena Davis interview with The Daily Beast is a great read for reasons that have nothing to do with the fact that Sir Ridley Scott would personally mist Brad Pitt’s abs with Evian water between takes of the love scenes in Thelma & Louise. Davis talks about the work […]
Allison Shoemaker on News, shared by Allison Shoemaker to The A.V. Club
Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence on Ted Lasso and the importance of heart in comedy August 14, 2020
Bill Lawrence is a creator with a pedigree. He created or co-created beloved sitcoms Scrubs, Cougar Town, and Spin City, as well as the animated series Clone High. His latest project is Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, which finds Jason Sudeikis plopped into a classic fish out of water scenario—only in this case the water is…Read […]
Marah Eakin on TV Club, shared by Marah Eakin to The A.V. Club
Mamoudou Athie and Phylicia Rashad open the Black Box in an exclusive first look August 14, 2020
Yesterday, Blumhouse Television announced Welcome To The Blumhouse, a new anthology series of original genre movies a lá Hulu’s Into The Dark, but on Amazon and not based around holidays. That’s a simplified way of putting it, of course: Aside from being housed under the same programming roof, each film in the series…Read more...
Katie Rife on News, shared by Katie Rife to The A.V. Club
Why Freaks And Geeks is the teen show that endures August 14, 2020
Thanks to streaming deals, DVD/Blu-ray releases, and a documentary, Freaks And Geeks keeps finding a new audience and reconnecting with its established fanbase. But when Paul Feig’s poignant teen drama-comedy premiered on NBC on September 25, 1999, it looked every bit the outsider that its eponymous characters were.…Read more...
Danette Chavez on TV Club, shared by Danette Chavez to The A.V. Club

DamnDelicious

Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork August 9, 2020
The easiest + BEST pulled pork ever! Serve with your favorite BBQ sauce. So smoky, so flavorful, so juicy, and SO SO GOOD. Hello, summer. Please don’t leave us just yet. I’m not ready for the Chiberia snow. (FACTS ONLY – it snowed Halloween day in 2019.) No, but really, let’s get back to the […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious
Easy Grilled Vegetables August 2, 2020
Perfectly crisp-tender grilled veggies served with an amazing, tangy, garlicky basil sauce. You’ll want this sauce on everything! I’ll be honest. I’m not entirely the biggest veggie-eater. Nope, my priorities are typically on bread, pasta, anything with cheese, more bread, and maybe more pasta. But if they’re grilled, I will eat every single vegetable there […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious

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Cooking in the Time of Pandemic August 5, 2020
My sister and I were talking a few days ago. She said, “I’m tired of having to provide meals day in and day out.” Yeah, me too. In normal times, we like going to restaurants. And, of course, we can still get carryout. But it’s not the same experience. I do feel guilty about not […]
Rebecca York
Harvest Time Recipe by @Donna_Fasano August 3, 2020
I went to a local farmer’s market yesterday and discovered that it’s HARVEST TIME. I bought eggplants, tomatoes, a red onion, and some peaches. Yum! Today, I made a veggie bake that turned out really delicious. Here’s my simple harvest time recipe: Eggplant Tomato Parmesan Bake 4 baby eggplant, peeled and sliced lengthwise2/3 cup seasoned […]
Donna Fasano

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