4+ hour, 25+ min ago  (770+ words) How can the United States " still the richest nation on earth " tolerate one of the highest child poverty rates in the industrialized world? This is not inevitability but failure: we have the wealth to end it, yet lack the will....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (170+ words) A former Nobel Peace Prize winner " no, not that one; that one didn't actually win " will speak in Harrisonburg on Friday. David Beasley, the former executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme, who was the leader of the…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago  (225+ words) Work will begin next week on improvements to the dam and reservoir at Ragged Mountain that will lead to some road and trail closures during construction. The project will be ongoing, with an expected completion by Dec. 31, 2026. The closures are…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (867+ words) Included in the federal funding cuts of President Donald Trump's rescissions bill is massive cuts for faith-based organizations that provide important services. U. S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), spoke on the U. S. Senate…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago  (337+ words) Biden was too old for the job; he was slow and feeble. But he was typically coherent, and he surrounded himself with competent people. Under his leadership, the country recovered from the COVID crisis, developed the world's strongest economy and…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (465+ words) Earth Talk'is produced by Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss for the 501(c)3 nonprofit Earth Talk. See more atemagazine. com. To donate, visitearthtalk. org. Send questions to: question@earthtalk. org. Has corruption played a role in slowing the global fight to combat climate…...