Month: April 2021

Australian Olympic Athletes Prioritized For COVID-19 Vaccination

Australian athletes attending the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be prioritized to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. National Cabinet agreed on Tuesday that the Australian Olympic team, with 480 athletes and over 1500 support staff, will be vaccinated as part of the priority group 1b, which includes health care workers, elderly people over 70, indigenous Australians…


Step Into Spring

With flowers in bloom and spring in the air, it is time to brighten many aspects of our lives, especially our homes. So fold up the heavy blankets, change those flannel sheets, and lighten your proverbial load with brighter spring decor. Seek the beauty of nature and integrate it into your home. It’s time to…


Arizona Governor Signs Law to Protect Unborn Children With Genetic Abnormalities

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed into law a bill that seeks to protect unborn children with genetic abnormalities from being subjected to selective abortions. The law, which passed the state legislature last week, makes it a crime for abortionists to perform an abortion knowing that the procedure was sought solely because of a…


Attempted Robbery in Irvine Prompts Investigation

Police say a man with cameras attached to his car captured an attempted robbery in Irvine, Calif. Now, police are looking for those responsible for the botched crime, which happened April 24 at a Ralph’s parking lot off Harvard and Main. Footage from the incident, caught by a car equipped with cameras, shows a man leaving…


Bill That Would Allow CRTC to Regulate Social Media Faces Criticism

An amendment to a bill that would give Canada’s broadcasting regulatory agency new powers to regulate user-generated content on the internet and social media has been criticized as the government’s latest attempt to restrict freedom of expression. Bill C-10, which amends the Broadcasting Act, is currently under clause-by-clause debate in the Liberal-dominant Heritage committee. But…


Your Money Temperament and Why It Matters

Whether you’re aware of it or not, you have a money temperament. Everyone does. It’s the way you naturally think about money, behave with money or react to money. To loosely assess your money temperament, and to have a little fun with it, consider the following scenario and choose the response that’s closest to what…


Clever and Frugal Uses for Baking Soda

Sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is an alkaline compound that, when combined with acid, produces harmless but useful carbon dioxide gas. When used to bake biscuits or cake, the small bubbles of carbon dioxide gas become trapped in batter, causing it to inflate, or rise. Baking soda is well…


Debt and That Squished Feeling

Dear Mary: We would like to enlarge our small two-bedroom bungalow. Our kids are reaching the teen years, and we need more space. We have always budgeted our money. We have $6,000 in our emergency fund and drive two paid-for cars, and our only debt is our mortgage. We have college savings accounts for our…


Ask the Vet: Calico and Tortoiseshell Cats Are Usually Female

Q: I adopted a calico cat from a shelter that named him Joseph for his coat of many colors. My veterinarian was surprised when she examined him and confirmed he was a male, because she said calico cats are almost always female. Why is that? A: Calico cats have orange, black, and white fur, while…


Deep Dive (April 27): 7 House Republicans Take on Big Tech With ‘Pledge for America’

Political power is shifting after the 2020 Census data came out. Six states gained seats, while seven states lost seats. The House of Representatives is seeing minor shake-ups as a result. As for the population, it rose to over 331 million, a 7.4 percent increase from 2010—the second slowest growth rate ever. Seven House Republicans are…