Striking West Virginia teachers won swift and decisive triumph; Oakland next?
March 30, 2019
2019 has seen a string of bold and successful teachers’ strikes that built on last years’ #RedForEd strikes: the new wave of strikes goes beyond paychecks and funding, though, and takes aim at charter schools as a system for the stealth privatization of public education. The issue, long considered too complex and contentious for teachers’…
Hundreds of Kentucky teachers call in sick to descend on Capitol for pension bill strike
March 30, 2019
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Denver-area schools closing, flights canceled ahead of Wednesday’s blizzard in Colorado – The Denver Channel
March 30, 2019
DENVER – Colorado schools, government agencies and travel hubs are preparing for closures and delays Wednesday with a “bomb cyclone” blizzard expected to move through the state, bringing what the National Weather Service calls “life threatening” conditions if people or animals are caught out in the snow and gusting winds. MORE: School closings and delays…
Severe weather condition, House Dems subpoena Trump associates: 5 things you requirement to understand Monday
March 30, 2019
Editors, USA TODAY Published 3:56 a.m. ET March 4, 2019 | Updated 9:23 a.m. ET March 4, 2019 CLOSE A major winter storm has already hit parts of the country as others brace for rain and ice. USA TODAY A wave of harsh weather rolls across the nation A series of recent, massive storms that conspired…
Cheyenne airport, schools close for winter storm as others brace for effect – Wyoming Tribune
March 30, 2019
CHEYENNE – The Cheyenne Regional Airport, alongside both Laramie County school districts and the city, is closed today for what could be the region’s largest winter storm in decades. Daily flights between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Cheyenne are canceled, and airport staff recommend customers contact American Airlines as soon as possible to reschedule flights…
Everything you requirement to know about the ‘bomb cyclone’ – The Denver Channel
March 30, 2019
DENVER — The National Weather Service defines a blizzard as blowing and/or falling snow with winds of at least 35 mph, reducing visibility to a quarter of a mile or less for at least three hours. Wednesday’s storm is expected to meet and exceed that definition, and the agency has issued a blizzard warning for…
What every 2020 presidential prospect has said about vaccines
March 28, 2019
As a result of more parents forgoing vaccines for their children, the highly contagious measles virus made a comeback in 2018, with 200 confirmed cases around the country. Experts say that pervasive internet misinformation around vaccine safety has led to “hot pockets” of areas where kids are growing up unvaccinated. Healthcare, including big public health…
A bomb cyclone has actually impacted 25 US states, causing flooding, white-out conditions, and power outages — here’s what that is
March 28, 2019
Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared a state of emergency yesterday due to a giant winter storm that struck the state. Meteorologists have labeled the storm a “bomb cyclone.” The bad weather has since started moving east across the central US, with blizzard conditions and hurricane-force winds wreaking havoc across the Rockies. Colorado National Guard troops…
Cops: Mommy told details of kid’s death to fellow inmate
March 28, 2019
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado woman charged in the death of her 7-year-old son told a fellow inmate that the boy died in July, months before his body was discovered encased in concrete inside a Denver storage unit, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. Authorities have released few details about the death of Caden McWilliams…
Stories of loss and stress and anxiety emerge in Colorado’s oil dispute
March 28, 2019
DENVER – Colorado’s long-running battle over oil and gas drilling in suburban neighbourhoods has erupted again, and this time the stakes are deeply personal. As state lawmakers debate whether to clamp stronger health and safety regulations on the industry, stories of loss and anxiety are emerging on both sides. “Nobody should ever have to experience…