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Letters – July 10, 2025

Letters – July 10, 2025

Correction: Last week’s article about commercial space availability in Carbondale noted nearly 10,000 square feet vacant at Hayden Place. We were informed the northernmost portion has been leased to a local builder as a showroom and office. The...

Senator Lankford and Congressman Brecheen urge EPA to Investigate Environmental Risks of Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Senator Lankford and Congressman Brecheen urge EPA to Investigate Environmental Risks of Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Washington, D.C. — This month, Oklahoma's senior U.S. Senator James Lankford and Second District Congressman Josh Brecheen urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate the environmental and public health risks of the abortion...

For Students with Disabilities, Suspension Not Just a Matter of Race and Gender — But Geography

For Students with Disabilities, Suspension Not Just a Matter of Race and Gender — But Geography

By Amanda Geduld, The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. This story was published in partnership with The Post and...

The 2025 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Kelly Bradley

The 2025 Outstanding Teaching Awards: Kelly Bradley

This summer, UKNow is highlighting one of the winners of the University of Kentucky’s 2025 Outstanding Teaching Awards, given by the Office for Faculty Advancement with the Office of the Provost. LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 9, 2025) — Kelly Bradley,...

Dr. Johnny M. Moore to Serve as Rust College’s 13th President

Dr. Johnny M. Moore to Serve as Rust College’s 13th President

Tenure to begin August 11 Rust College is pleased to announce Dr. Johnny M. Moore as the 13th president in the institution’s nearly 160-year history. An Arkansas native, HBCU graduate, and mathematics professor, Dr. Moore has been revered...

The Latest: Trump hosts African leaders at the White House

The Latest: Trump hosts African leaders at the White House

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts. The surprise meeting with leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and...

Ranchester Celebrates Groundbreaking For First US Rare Earth Mine In Decades

Ranchester Celebrates Groundbreaking For First US Rare Earth Mine In Decades

Ramaco Inc. and Ramaco Rare Earth, LLC, are hosting a landmark ribbon cutting and groundbreaking ceremony on Friday to commemorate the opening of the Brook Mine Carbon Ore Rare Earth project. It will be the first new rare earth mine in the United...

Airport radars may be alerting aliens 200 light-years away, says startling study

Airport radars may be alerting aliens 200 light-years away, says startling study

Major aviation hubs like London’s Heathrow and Gatwick, or New York’s JFK International, could constantly send out clues about our existence to aliens. A new startling study claims that the airport and military radar systems might be...

Florida state parks offer people with disabilities opportunities to enjoy the outdoors

Florida state parks offer people with disabilities opportunities to enjoy the outdoors

Under a green canopy of trees laden with Spanish moss on an afternoon in June, David Jones was showing park rangers and staffers at Paynes Prairie State Park how to use the EcoRover — an all-terrain wheelchair — that had just been delivered....

Pitt rebrands its diversity office amid Trump administration pressure

Pitt rebrands its diversity office amid Trump administration pressure

By Maddie Aiken, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) The University of Pittsburgh is replacing its Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion following funding loss threats from the Trump administration. Pitt’s newly launched Office of Institutional...

Many medical treatments could be affected by Supreme Court transgender ruling

The justices’ reasoning in the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Tennessee’s ban on youth gender-affirming care could have much broader implications, perhaps opening the door to state restrictions on health care for other groups of...

Map Shows States With Higher Cancer Rates

Map Shows States With Higher Cancer Rates

Residents in some parts of the United States are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than others, according to a new analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. Personal injury attorneys Phillips Law Firm analyzed the...

Why 19 U.S. States Still Let People Leave Dogs in Hot Cars

Why 19 U.S. States Still Let People Leave Dogs in Hot Cars

Every summer, tragic headlines emerge: dogs found dead in sweltering parked cars, their bodies lifeless from heatstroke. And yet, in 19 U.S. states and Washington D.C., it is still perfectly legal to leave a dog unattended in a vehicle—even during...

Which states have the highest population of bald eagles in the U.S.?

Which states have the highest population of bald eagles in the U.S.?

The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States, a magnificent bird that captures the hearts and imagination of the nation. Recently, bald eagles hatched in California, which became a viral sensation as part of a livestream camera. What...

The World and Everything in It: July 9, 2025

Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. LINDSAY MAST, HOST: Good morning! The countdown to America’s 250th birthday begins, and with it...

WV senators backing megabill predicted to gut thousands of jobs, raise energy costs

WV senators backing megabill predicted to gut thousands of jobs, raise energy costs

West Virginia’s U.S. senators had signaled support, as of press time Monday, for legislation widely projected to result in significantly fewer jobs and less power supply just when the country needs more than ever. This is a composite image of...

Homeownership Still Out Of Reach For Many In California

Homeownership Still Out Of Reach For Many In California

The dream of owning a home is slipping away for many Americans, especially in California. A new analysis reveals that the income needed to buy a typical home has risen to nearly $125,000 nationwide, significantly higher than the U.S. median...

Weir High School’s Class of 2025 is announced

Weir High School’s Class of 2025 is announced

WEIRTON — Weir High School’s Class of 2025, including members graduating with highest honors, has been announced. The school’s commencement was held May 28. Graduating with highest honors were: Josafina Bennett, Jenna Costello, Logan Dawson, Kylie...

Big 12 pool of draftable quarterbacks runs deep

Big 12 pool of draftable quarterbacks runs deep

FRISCO, Texas -- One NFL scout estimated there are more than a dozen college quarterbacks who already have draftable grades for 2026, double what it normally is this time of year. Another veteran scout says it's safe to project a "very good year"...

Lorne Gerhart

Lorne Gerhart

Lorne Gerhart age 57, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, passed away on June 5, 2025. Born on March 29, 1968, in Smethport, Pennsylvania. Lorne was the son of Lloyd and Lois (Severance) Hackett who predeceased him in death at a young age. Lorne was...

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