Avlakeotes said he’s personally encountered so few cases of COVID-19 — and almost none that were serious — that he was more concerned about his parishioners being susceptible to succumbing to pneumonia from attending outdoor services in the cold weather. “It’s not that we don’t care. Of course…

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Heights High School’s basketball teams continued to shine last week as the boys and girls teams went a combined 6-0 to highlight the area’s standout performances.Gracelynn Alvarez was the star for the Lady Bulldogs on Jan. 26, posting her first double-double of the season (25 points, 10 rebounds)…

As millions of small business owners around the nation await funding from a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program, all but assuring six more months of viability, higher-education economists have begun to call the first round a failure.As we know, hindsight is always perfect – unless it…

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The Canadian PressMcCarthy meets with Rep. Greene; GOP faces Cheney decisionWASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met late Tuesday with hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as Republicans wrestled over how to handle a bipartisan outcry over her embrace of outlandish conspiracy theories, including suggestions that mass shootings…

Local Journalism InitiativeSheridan ignoring questions about decision to make childcare students complete in-person training during lockdownSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the designation of “essential” worker has applied to those in food production and retail grocery stores, nurses and doctors, emergency response workers and, more recently, teachers…

Local Journalism InitiativeBIPOC Capital wants interest-free loans for racialized business ownersOnce, they were one among hundreds. Now, there are a couple dozen projects vying for the attention of policy-makers from Canada and Europe, including the one Nabeeha Pirzada and her teammates worked on for a year. The young…

The Canadian PressThe latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. There are 770,793 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 770,793 confirmed cases (55,313 active, 695,679 resolved,…

The Houston Health Department announced Friday afternoon that it was opening 1,600 new COVID-19 vaccination appointment slots for next week, with Moderna vaccine doses to be administered starting Monday at Houston ISD’s Delmar Stadium at 2020 Mangum Rd.Those slots were filled within approximately five minutes, according to a…