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From east to west, new MLCA head answers a calling
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Christian Academy’s new administrator traveled a long way to answer the call. “I wanted…
No prom? For this teen, it's a trifecta of missed milestones
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — On a Friday night in late February, 17-year-old Amanda Reynolds raced into a department store on Florida's Gulf coast. She'd been on a mission for weeks, and after countless hours shoppi…
Why family loyalty shouldn’t apply to your credit cards
Loyalty to family is admirable, but limiting yourself to just one bank’s brood of credit cards may be a tie that binds you up.
Amid pandemic, charities and nonprofits face huge challenges
NEW YORK (AP) — While celebrities and billionaires have announced huge gifts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, many charities and nonprofits are still struggling. Donations to some churches have plummeted, and many …
Can I get the coronavirus from my pet?
Can I get the coronavirus from my pet?
Edmunds compares 2020 Honda Accord with Hyundai Sonata
The Honda Accord has been Edmunds’ top-rated midsize sedan since this latest generation launched for the 2018 model year. But a new challenger has arrived on the scene: the redesigned 2020 Hyundai Sonata.
Amid pandemic, homebrewing surges in popularity
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — On March 14, the day after the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency in the United States, I decided to take up an activity that I had abandoned decades ago.
Berlin gets 'pop-up' bike lanes to boost cycling in pandemic
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Berlin are setting up temporary bicycle lanes to meet demand for safe cycling on the German capital's streets during the coronavirus pandemic, angering some motorists.
Frontier Middle School principal wrapping up four decades in education
MOSES LAKE — Frontier Middle School Principal Greg Kittrell said it would take a book to highlight everything he’d want to mention from his long career, as ret…
Can I get the coronavirus from my pet?
Can I get the coronavirus from my pet?
Many beaches may be closed, but `beach reads' still coming
NEW YORK (AP) — Mary Parker is a nurse from St. Louis so caught up in the beach novels of Elin Hilderbrand that she makes an annual trip to Nantucket, the Massachusetts island community where Hilderbrand sets her s…
A century later, victory gardens connect Americans again
During World War I, posters proclaiming “Food will win the war” encouraged Americans to grow victory gardens. A century later, home gardeners are returning to that idea in the fight against a global pandemic.
2 cats in NY become first US pets to test positive for virus
NEW YORK (AP) — Two pet cats in New York state have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the first confirmed cases in companion animals in the United States, federal officials said Wednesday.
'We are in prison': France opens nursing homes, exposes pain
PARIS (AP) — For her first authorized visit in more than six weeks with her 80-year-old mother, Sabrina Deliry prepared a selection of their favorite tunes, among them Edith Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose.”
"I just can't do this." Harried parents forgo home school
Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say it will be their last.
4/20 uncertainty: Marijuana industry tested in virus crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unofficial holiday celebrating all things cannabis arrives Monday as the nation’s emerging legal marijuana market braces for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis, with many consumers …