She died last August, but what she stood for is still alive and being carried on by those who knew her best, and by those who barely knew her at all and were touched by her being.
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Portland to hand out masks to help local businesses comply with city’s new mask mandate
The surgical masks will be available at City Hall starting Thursday.
Crescent Park kindergarteners shop for the homeless
BETHEL — Robin Kennett’s Crescent Park Kindergarten class visited The Family Dollar Store before Christmas with money they had raised from donations. Each of the three groups with the help of room mothers, had a spending budget to buy items people might need. Toiletries, mittens, hand warmers and more were taken back to school and […]
$29,000 for an average used car? Would-be buyers are aghast
Prices for used cars are soaring so high, so fast, that buyers are being increasingly priced out of the market.
‘So many memories’: Over 500 homes feared destroyed by fire
Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by a wind-whipped wildfire are beginning to get a look at the damage done.
Colorado wildfires burn hundreds of homes, force evacuations
Ten of thousands of people were evacuated as intense fires swept across the region, fueled by wind gusts up to 105 mph.
Russia labels Pussy Riot member, others as ‘foreign agents’
Russian authorities have designated a member of the Pussy Riot punk group, a satirist and an art collector as ‘foreign agents’ as part of efforts to stifle dissent.
Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?
They do, but U.S. health officials say early data suggests they may be less sensitive at picking it up.
Comments renew debate over adoption as abortion alternative
Only a small fraction of women in the U.S. carry unwanted pregnancies to term and then place the baby for adoption.
Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction bodes ill for Prince Andrew’s civil case
The plaintiff in Andrew’s case alleges Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein took her to London, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands to have sex with the prince when she was underage.