Sex education classes often don’t include LGBTQ+ students. New restrictions could make it worse
In fifth grade, Stella Gage’s class watched a video about puberty. In ninth grade, a few sessions of her health class were dedicated to the risks of sexual behaviors.
Pharmacist shortages and heavy workloads challenge drugstores heading into their busy season
A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. Drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as customers look for help with colds and the flu. And this fall, pharmacists are dealing with a new vaccine and the start of insurance coverage for COVID-19 shots.
VA awards $16 million to help Veterans with disabilities participate in adaptive sports
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it awarded nearly $16 million in grant funding to 91 national, regional, and community programs to help more than 13,000 Veterans and service members with disabilities participate in adaptive sports.
‘Every Child Matters’ at Noli Indian School
Teachers and staff at Noli Indian School on the Soboba Indian Reservation recently took the opportunity to honor residential and boarding school survivors and remember those who never returned home by observing Orange Shirt Day. Also called National Day for Truth and Reconciliation or National Day of Remembrance, it is observed yearly on September 30 in Canada and the United States.
A dog is ‘mayor’ in this town. ‘I didn’t take it as a joke,’ says owner.
There’s been nepotism and vote buying in the town of Idyllwild, Calif. The “mayor” sometimes chews up his neckties. Only pets were allowed on the ballot — which is why the elected leader in this unincorporated community near Palm Springs is a 1-year-old golden retriever named Mayor Max III.
