by The Center Square | Dec 30, 2021
by Mary Stroka Iowa Department of Public Health is conducting interviews for the state medical director and epidemiologist position vacated last October by Dr. Caitlin Pedati. DPH Public Information Officer Sarah Ekstrand told The Center Square in an emailed...
by Star News Staff | Dec 30, 2021
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by Cooper Moran | Dec 30, 2021
The Department of Justice (DOJ) selected Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) as a recipient of a grant from the STOP School Violence Program. The funds, totaling $990,927, are aimed to advance school safety by instituting safety measures in and around primary...
by RealClearWire | Dec 30, 2021
by Ross Pomeroy Just as it did last year, the most dangerous pandemic in a century spawned all sorts of junk science in 2021, running the gamut from pure quackery to ideology-fueled misinformation. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to spot junk science,...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 30, 2021
A prominent doctor who has often challenged government and media narratives about the COVID-19 vaccines has been permanently banned from Twitter. Dr. Robert Malone played a key role in the invention of the mRNA vaccine, the type of vaccine that is being...
by Morgan Nicole Veysey | Dec 30, 2021
The Dole Company announced a recall last week on specific products due to possible listeria contamination. Many variations of Dole’s bagged salads that were processed in Bessemer City, North Carolina, and Yuma, Arizona, were found contaminated with...
by RealClearWire | Dec 30, 2021
by Richard Bernstein PARIS — Rachel Khan is a 45-year-old writer and actress, half Gambian, half Polish Jew born and educated in France, who was appointed by the mayor of Paris to be co-director of a cultural center called La Place, or The Place, dedicated to...
by RealClearWire | Dec 30, 2021
by Ross Pomeroy A new survey suggests that at least half of Americans fall for a number of sleep myths, some of them quite damaging for sleep health. Assistant Teaching Professor Elizabeth Pantesco and Associate Professor Irene Kan, both in the Department of...
by The Center Square | Dec 30, 2021
by Bethany Blankley More police officers in the U.S. died in 2021 than any other year officer fatalities have been recorded, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 28, 2021, 358 active duty officers died....
by The Center Square | Dec 30, 2021
by Joe Mueller St. Louis and Jackson Counties are appealing to the Missouri Court of Appeals a circuit court judge’s declaration that all state and local COVID health orders are unconstitutional, null and void. On Nov. 22, Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green...
by Star News Staff | Dec 30, 2021
by Eric Lendrum The Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) district, which has faced widespread backlash and scrutiny over its handling of a two-time rapist, is now dealing with over 500 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed by county...
by The Center Square | Dec 30, 2021
by J.D. Davidson Ohio Republicans argued voters have more competitive congressional districts than before, despite claims in lawsuits the General Assembly gerrymandered new maps to benefit Republican candidates. Attorney Phillip Strach, who represents Ohio...
by Star News Staff | Dec 30, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Michigan’s independent redistricting commission voted to adopt the state’s new congressional map Tuesday afternoon, with five of the 13 new districts being potentially competitive as both parties fight for control of the House. The new map...
by Hayley Feland | Dec 30, 2021
A letter from the St. Croix County Public Health Department last week threatened legal action against residents who do not quarantine properly after testing positive for COVID. The letter goes on to detail all the recommended “voluntary” actions the person...
