China’s COVID surge prompts CDC to expand hunt for new variants among air travelers
In hopes of getting a better sense of which SARS-CoV-2 variants might be coming into the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently expanded its voluntary testing of some passengers exiting from international flights at certain airports. Rick Bowmer/AP It’s early morning at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.,and Ana Valdez is already […]
‘Cannot learn while we are leaking’: Bill seeks free period products at school
Minnesota lawmakers are trying once again to require school districts to provide free menstrual products to students. Last year, led by an initiative from Minnesota students, House Democrats introduced a similar bill. Advocates say access to the products would help keep students from having to miss class when they can’t afford products. The proposal received […]
‘Cannot learn while we are leaking’: Bill seeks free period products at school
Minnesota lawmakers are trying once again to require school districts to provide free menstrual products to students. Last year, led by an initiative from Minnesota students, House Democrats introduced a similar bill. Advocates say access to the products would help keep students from having to miss class when they can’t afford products. The proposal received […]
XBB now makes up 27 percent of COVID in Twin Cities area wastewater
While roughly 70 COVID patients per day continue to enter Minnesota’s hospitals, there is still no sign of a post-holiday COVID surge in the state. To the contrary, signs are pointing to a post-holiday dip. Last week we reported that a new subvariant, XBB.1.5, has spread rapidly in the northeastern U.S. raising nation-wide concerns. This week […]
XBB now makes up 27 percent of COVID in Twin Cities area wastewater
While roughly 70 COVID patients per day continue to enter Minnesota’s hospitals, there is still no sign of a post-holiday COVID surge in the state. To the contrary, signs are pointing to a post-holiday dip. Last week we reported that a new subvariant, XBB.1.5, has spread rapidly in the northeastern U.S. raising nation-wide concerns. This week […]
Ask a Bookseller: Laziness does not exist
We’re solidly into January, which means many of us have had time to follow up on — or perhaps abandon — New Year’s Resolutions. At a time of year when many people resolve to do more and better, bookseller Whit Robinson of Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia recommends one of her top reads: the nonfiction […]
Ask a Bookseller: Laziness does not exist
We’re solidly into January, which means many of us have had time to follow up on — or perhaps abandon — New Year’s Resolutions. At a time of year when many people resolve to do more and better, bookseller Whit Robinson of Avid Bookshop in Athens, Georgia recommends one of her top reads: the nonfiction […]
‘Not sustainable’: Jails struggle with worker shortage
Five years ago, Joey Pederson would recruit and hire a handful of corrections officers in a year. Now, it’s a continual process. “You can’t even get to the interview process because you don’t have any applicants,” said Pederson, administrator of the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston. “We’ve just had openings nonstop.” Administrators say the […]
‘Cannot learn while we are leaking’: Bill seeks free period products at school
Minnesota lawmakers are trying once again to require school districts to provide free menstrual products to students. Last year, led by an initiative from Minnesota students, House Democrats introduced a similar bill. Advocates say access to the products would help keep students from having to miss class when they can’t afford products. The proposal received […]
XBB now makes up 27 percent of COVID in Twin Cities area wastewater
While roughly 70 COVID patients per day continue to enter Minnesota’s hospitals, there is still no sign of a post-holiday COVID surge in the state. To the contrary, signs are pointing to a post-holiday dip. Last week we reported that a new subvariant, XBB.1.5, has spread rapidly in the northeastern U.S. raising nation-wide concerns. This week […]