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Volunteering in late life may protect the brain, research finds
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via WBAL-TV 11 (Maryland)When Celia Barberena retired from a decades-long career in higher education in 2012, she was again presented with the dilemma of what she wanted to do with her life.
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Chris Christie, ready to take down Donald Trump, talks Hunter Biden, ‘woke’ Dems, more
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via Press-Citizen.com (Iowa)New Jersey's former governor is blunt about the GOP primary being a referendum on the former president.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans
‘We would have to leave the state’: What it’s like being a transgender student in Ohio as lawmakers push anti-trans bills
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via Cleveland.com (Ohio)Just six transgender females were approved to play girls sports in the Ohio High School Athletic Association this year and Ember Zelch was one of them.
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Incumbent, teachers’ union voice concerns over Medical Lake School Board Election
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via The Spokesman Review (Washington)Laura Parsons is running for another 4-year term serving in Position 2 on the Medical Lake School Board. Her three opponents in the primary could not be reached for comment.
School Board – General, Parent Involvement, LGBTQ+
Could Alzheimer’s diagnosis soon be a pin prick away?
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via Deseret News (Utah)Volunteering could serve as a simple intervention in older adults to protect against risk for Alzheimer's. Having bowel movements every three days or less often could worsen cognition.
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CT enacts 4 reproductive rights bills, amid ‘war on women’
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via The Courant (Connecticut)CT's Gov. Ned Lamont signed bills that expand access to contraceptives, protect abortion providers against legal action from other states.
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VOLUNTEERING IN LATE LIFE MAY PROTECT THE BRAIN
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via Hawaii News Now (Hawaii)LGBTQ+
A Year of Upheaval on Abortion’s Front Lines
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via The New York Times (Maryland)A Supreme Court decision created a 50-state patchwork of differing abortion laws. An eclectic network of volunteers and organizations has tried to fill the gaps in health care and support.
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Harm of anti-LGBTQ laws includes economic pain for communities, families ⋆ Michigan Advance
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via Michigan Advance (Michigan)Roberto Che Espinoza had been thinking about leaving Tennessee after the 2024 election, but in June they noticed that the state attorney general was seeking medical records on gender-affirming medical…
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School board outrage over LGBTQ lessons pushes California governor to rush new textbook law
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via PENNLive (Pennsylvania)During the nine-hour Temecula Valley Unified meeting, which ran past midnight, some angry parents spoke in support of the conservative majority on the school board and its bucking of state standards for inclusive and diverse education.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism
Temecula school board outrage over LGBTQ lessons motivates Newsom to rush new textbook law
Thursday, July 20th, 2023
via Miami Herald (Florida)SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two San Francisco Democrats were at the center of a chaotic school board meeting in Southern California on Tuesday: Gov. Gavin Newsom and slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General, Racism
Sununu won’t run again. Republicans lining up for his job.
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
via Valley News (New Hampshire)Gov. Chris Sununu announced Wednesday via Twitter that he will not seek a historic fifth term.'Public service should never be a career, and the time is right for another Republican to lead our great…
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School funding questions will be on Hammond, Whiting general election ballots
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)The Lake County Election Board unanimously agreed to place the referenda requested by the School City of Hammond and the School City of Whiting on the Nov. 7 ballot.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General
GOP group says KY Gov. Andy Beshear supports surgery for trans kids. He says no.
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
via Kentucky.com (Kentucky)Fact check: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, says that one of the most prominent accusations against him in GOP-backed advertisements is untrue.
LGBTQ+
Winning Powerball tickets worth $50,000 each sold in Winfield, Michigan City
Wednesday, July 19th, 2023
via NWI Times (Indiana)No one overcame the 1 in 292 million odds of matching all five white balls and the Powerball. That pushed the estimated jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to $1 billion.
LGBTQ+, Book Bans, School Board – General
For This Barbie, Life in Plastic Isn’t Really That Fantastic
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via Washington City Paper (District of Columbia)With tongues planted in cheeks, Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie's much-anticipated Barbie starts a conversation on all things gender.
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Here’s why readers agree with the FDA’s approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via Boston.com (Massachusetts)Around 91% of those who responded to the poll, or 145 readers, agreed with the approval of an over-the-counter birth control pill.
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Three newcomers running for a seat on the West Valley school board
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via The Spokesman Review (Washington)With no incumbent, three newcomers face off in the West Valley school board primary: educator Amy Anselmo, mental health advocate S. John Dubois and home-schooler Tricia Phillips. Each offers varying…
School Safety, LGBTQ+, School Board – General
3 newcomers running for a seat on the West Valley School Board
Tuesday, July 18th, 2023
via The Spokesman Review (Washington)With no incumbent, three newcomers face off in the West Valley School Board primary: educator Amy Anselmo, mental health advocate S. John Dubois and home-schooler Tricia Phillips. Each offers varying positions topics of supporting students' mental health struggles, the district's role in sex education and addressing school shootings.
LGBTQ+, School Board – General