What’s in the crystal ball of Denver galleries this weekend? Lots of high quality art, including some of Denver’s favorites and beautiful artists we haven’t seen in a while. On the urban/street art side, the babes of Babe Walls will unveil a major collective exhibition, and a new exhibition isRead More →
As head of Amazon, Bezos went from selling books only online to launching a series of brick-and-mortar bookstores across the country, including two in the Washington metropolitan area. As co-owner of Politics and Prose, whose original location is in Northwest DC, I opened a few branches around the city. TheRead More →
The 11 women in the Missouri Senate have written a new book called “You Can, Too!” promote literacy across the state and encourage more young people to be civically engaged. It wasn’t until 1972 that a woman was first elected to the Missouri Senate, and in the state’s 200-year history,Read More →
The Conrad goes solar The Jolla Music Society this month completed installing an array of solar panels on the roof of its home, the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. With 237 panels generating 425 watts each, the expected monthly energy savings are expected to be 25%, or more than $1.3Read More →
Canyon Crest Academy’s Creative Writing Club recently announced the winner of the Jonathan Maberry Inspiring Teen Awards, which will be presented at the 11th Annual CCA Writers’ Conference. The conference will be held in person on Saturday March 19 and online on Sunday March 20. This event is the onlyRead More →
The Texas foster care system suffers from a severe shortage of safe and appropriate foster homes, which has led to the convening of a panel of experts to address the issue and a myriad of others. Kate Murphy, senior child protection policy associate at Texans Care for Children, said theRead More →
CHICAGO — Illinois children’s advocates are pushing the U.S. Senate to pass the Build Back Better Act, after it was passed by the House last month. They say it would improve Medicaid and CHIP, the federal children’s health insurance program, by providing 12 months of continued coverage to eligible childrenRead More →
AUSTIN, Texas – Access to mental health resources is not always available through insurance plans, but those who receive these services should take advantage of them, urged the United Health Foundation’s 2021 report on the health of women and children. It’s one of the takeaways from the United Health Foundation’sRead More →
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming ranks 45th nationally for child health, and about 15,000 children in Wyoming do not have health insurance, according to the Annie E. Foundation’s 2021 child count data book. Casey, widely regarded as the most comprehensive annual report on children. in the nation. Samin Dadelahi, chief operatingRead More →
Happy Wheels helps provide toys and books to children who are hospitalized for children in South Carolina. LEXINGTON, SC — A South Carolina nonprofit is making a difference in the lives of children who are patients in children’s hospitals by providing them with toys and books to make their dayRead More →