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Guest workers and beyond: The Bracero Program
The Bracero Program was an agreement with Mexico, originally crafted during World War II to ease labor shortages i…
Millennial Money: How to plan and budget for DIY goals now
Did you find yourself cooped up during the pandemic-induced stay-at-home orders, blankly staring at the walls of your house, longing for more?
Heading to these 3 states? Quarantine might be in the cards
New York, Connecticut and New Jersey asked Wednesday for travelers from states with high coronavirus infection rates to go into quarantine for 14 days in a bid to preserve hard-fought gains as caseloads rise elsewh…
Fireworks are booming before July 4, but why the ruckus?
NEW YORK (AP) — They are a symbol of celebration, loudly lighting up the night sky and best known in the U.S. as the explosive exclamation point to Fourth of July festivities.
Is it safe to form a COVID-19 'support bubble' with friends?
Is it safe to form a COVID-19 “support bubble” with friends?
Regional library system to launch virtual Summer Library Program
WENATCHEE — The North Central Regional Library, which includes public libraries in Grant County, is getting ready to hold its annual Summer Library Program, according to a press release from the library. The progra…
Piecemakers quilt show canceled for 2020
MOSES LAKE — The Basin Piecemakers’ annual quilt show, like so many other events, had to be canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to membe…
Local gym owner working through challenges to keep gymnasts going
MOSES LAKE — Kortni Nelson, owner of AIM Gymnastics Center in Moses Lake, said this summer might be her most challenging since buying the gym in 2004.
'It's gone': What the loss of summer camp means for kids
NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t just the leadership opportunities or seeing his best friends or even escaping months stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic that had Rory Sederoff thinking 2020 would be one of …
Tattoo artist sees bump in desire to erase hateful skin art
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont tattoo artist who has long offered free removal or covering of hateful skin art like swastikas, SS lightning bolts or the words “white power” says he’s seen an uptick in business…
'Grief mode': What the loss of summer camp means for kids
NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t just the leadership opportunities or seeing his best friends or even escaping months stuck at home because of the coronavirus pandemic that had Rory Sederoff thinking 2020 would be one of …
Who would be the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Who would be the first to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Liz Weston: How ‘maximizers’ can cut decision-making angst
No one wants to waste money, but some of us go overboard trying to get the best possible deal.
VIRUS DIARY: Trying to work while the mind works against you
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — This is for you out there who’ve found it hard to cope with coping. You who dutifully tried meditation, yoga, baking, knitting, plant-rearing and general self-care even before the pandemic and e…
VIRUS DIARY: `Across the pond' becomes an Atlantic chasm
LONDON (AP) — “Across the pond …”
Scottish grandmother climbs a mountain, one step at a time
LONDON (AP) — In the end, Margaret Payne scaled her mountain, one step at a time.