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The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) last week approved a set of rules for public comment for nursing homes and assisted living facilities that associations said will improve the lives of the facilities’ residents. The rules for assisted living facilities, referred to as ALFs in the rules, were rewritten in 2019. The rules for […]

La narrativa contemporània de l’èxit sosté un dogma gairebé religiós: la meritocràcia. És a dir: si treballes prou, si et sacrifiques el doble, si et deixes la pell, arribaràs al cim. Aquesta idea, atractiva per la seva aparent justícia poètica, s’enfonsa quan es confronta amb la realitat. Perquè l’èxit no és un camí net que … L'entrada Rafa Nadal i el mite del «pas endavant» ha aparegut primer a Catalunya Plural.

La narrativa contemporánea del éxito sostiene un dogma casi religioso: la meritocracia. Es decir: si trabajas lo suficiente, si te sacrificas el doble, si te dejas la piel, llegarás a la cima. Esta idea, atractiva por su aparente justicia poética, se desmorona cuando se confronta con la realidad. Porque el éxito no es un camino … L'entrada Rafa Nadal y el mito del «paso al frente» ha aparegut primer a Catalunya Plural.

Tennessee lawmakers are giving a $356 million raise to the company handling the state’s two private-school voucher programs, despite the vendor’s woes in two other states. The legislature’s Fiscal Review Committee approved the increase Wednesday, pushing the maximum contract amount for Student First Technologies, LLC to nearly $637 million over the life of its five-year […]

From assaults to suicide attempts, emergency calls can be a sign of problems that jails can’t handle on their own.

In Siem Reap, every one of our Idaho high school students held a rat in both hands — bigger and gentler than they expected, and the reason a stretch of Cambodian land is safe to walk across today. These rats are trained to smell the explosive inside a buried landmine, and they are too light […]

Trois ans après le meurtre de Nahel Merzouk par un policier, des jeunes de Nanterre, unis par un projet théâtral, font vivre la mémoire du jeune homme tout en encourageant l'engagement de leur génération pour la justice et face à l'extrême droite. Rencontre - Démocratie / Violences policières, Arts et cultures, Discriminations, Education populaire

Twenty-two Omaha kids will have the chance to accompany players onto the field before four World Cup games in Kansas City this summer. The nonprofit sending them says it's another part of their mission coming to life.

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared at Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. This story was produced in partnership with the Texas Newsroom, the state’s network of public radio stations. A decade ago, Corpus Christi’s regional water plan projected shortages as soon as […] The post Texas’ Refusal to Plan for Climate Change Created a Crisis in Corpus Christi  appeared first on The Texas Observer.

From assaults to suicide attempts, emergency calls can be a sign of problems that jails can’t handle on their own. The post Hundreds of calls for help: What 911 logs reveal about the Cuyahoga County Jail appeared first on The Land.

From assaults to suicide attempts, emergency calls can be a sign of problems that jails can’t handle on their own.

The moment Susanne Fort saw Little Limestone Creek, which makes its way through her property and much of rural Jonesborough, Tennessee, she knew she had found her home. That was in 2010. Now, when she gazes upon the creek’s clear, ever-moving stream, she’s unsure of its future and her own. “It took me seven years […] The post Jonesborough, Tennessee, Has a Uranium Problem appeared first on The Daily Yonder.

Dominion Voting Systems, which was later renamed Liberty Vote, has reached a settlement over defamation allegations against Mike Lindell and dropped its $1.3 billion lawsuit, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports. […] The post Voting machine company settles defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell appeared first on MinnPost.

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We interviewed more than 50 experts to create a community toolkit. It lays out how ordinary people can respond — and how communities can prepare to handle projects beforehand. The post Here’s what communities can do when data centers arrive appeared first on MinnPost.

La factura electrónica obligatoria es, en el fondo, una palanca. Obliga a digitalizar, sí, pero también abre la puerta a transformar el departamento administrativo en el centro de información financiera de la empresa.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday morning that Alabama will have 64 new First Class Pre-K classrooms this fall. The new locations, which will be available for the 2026-27 school year, will be supported by the Alabama Department of Early Education in an effort to increase access to the program. “Providing Alabama’s children with a strong […]

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Our legislature is out of session, so Tennessee mercifully is getting a break from misguided laws, ethical lapses and incoherent nonsense from our Republican supermajority.  Nevertheless, let me be an optimist and propose two laws that would do Tennesseans a lot of good The first idea comes from Montana and Hawaii, two decidedly different states […]

Travel writer Rolf Potts discuses his recent video essay about how Kansas has been misrepresented on the silver screen. The post Q&A: Rolf Potts on Why “Kansas Never Plays Itself” appeared first on The Daily Yonder.