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For Women’s History Month midwifery then and now
Happy Women’s History Month! We turn to one of the oldest professions for women, relevant in a county where maternal healthcare options have been decreasing. “Midwifery is an ancient practice,…
Read MoreAWL Needs You To Help All Creatures Great And Small
“I’m a very tough person, but in this job, I cry a lot. Sometimes, though it’s happy tears,” said Nickee Sillery, medical director for the Animal Welfare League. “Like I…
Read MoreHow And Why To Decarbonize Your Home: A Profile Of John Smilie
John Smilie remembers learning in the fourth grade that most of the world’s energy came from non-renewable sources and one day they’d run out. Yet as he grew up reading…
Read MoreHousing And Jobs: A Tightrope Balance And Indicator Of Community Health
Housing and job “shortages are two sides of the same coin,” wrote Ben Winck and Andy Kiersz for Business Insider in 2021. “Cities with the most job openings don’t have…
Read MoreIndiana Youth Group Is Here To Help Support LGBTQ Teens
Indiana Youth Group’s Journey Reabe faces a fun, but tough challenge trying to pin down what the youth she’s serving like, as in, like to do, like to eat, like…
Read MoreWhat Simplifying May Save For Us
When was the last time you gazed at the night sky and could identify more than three constellations? There are 88 of them, 36 in the northern sky, 52 in…
Read MoreGrowing Up Girls: Women’s Equality Day Is This Week
As the League of Women Voters prepares to celebrate Women’s Equality Day on Friday, Aug. 25 (5-7 p.m. in Mural Alley), it’s worth reflecting on the state of equality in…
Read MoreLunch With Mayor: On Groceries And Why It’s So Hard To Recruit Retailers
Todd Barton said two questions follow him when he’s on the town. When are we going to get another grocery store? And what about housing? “Anyone who knows you, knows…
Read MoreWomen Still On Short End Of Multiple Laws, Practices
“The family, in all its variety of forms, is the basic unit of society. Both the state and local authorities have various obligations to promote the well-being of every family,…
Read MoreTrue North Tilted Again – Because We’re Piping Water
In June, scientists released findings that the axis of the earth has tilted recently, which it does from time to time, but this time for surprising new reasons that are…
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