Tag: US Features

New York Cat Lovers Think These Cafes Are Purr-tacular!

The Shabby Tabby. Catpurrccinos. Meow Parlour. Other than their cutsie names being borderline annoying, these businesses have another thing in common: they’re cat cafes, all located in New York. The cafe part is easy to understand—teas, espresso drinks, pastries—a cafe. But a cat cafe? Picture yourself seated at a table, sipping a latte, and dozens…


Homeschooling Advocacy Group Reports Significant Increase in Parents Pulling Children out of School

For Sandra Kim and many other parents, March 2020 feels like a decade ago. Since that time, the structure of how children are educated has transformed after the pandemic sent everyone home. Online learning included mastering its central platform: the Zoom video conferencing software, with teachers trained specifically for a classroom setting now attempting to…


Ohio TV Repair Shop Switching Off After 75 Years

A family-owned television repair shop that has been a regular haunt for customers in Dayton, Ohio, will soon will close its doors for the last time in 75 years. Situated in the city’s old West Side neighborhood, the shop even attracts people from out of state. Its owner, Joe Spanel, has worked for Dayton Electronics at 112…


What Americans Say About Rising Prices This Thanksgiving

On the verge of celebrating Thanksgiving with her family, Melissa Ngo wasn’t happy after her grocery shopping trip. The high price of gasoline has cut into her family’s budget for everything, she said. She’s now having to shop at three different grocery stores—Giant Eagle, Marc’s, and Aldi—to find the lowest prices. “It’s everything,” said Ngo,…


Wright Brothers’ First Bicycle Shop Building to Be Demolished

A city zoning board’s decision to demolish an iconic building that is part of Dayton, Ohio’s aviation heritage has upset history buffs hoping it would be saved. The Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5-1 during its meeting on Nov. 23 to overturn Preservation Dayton Inc.’s wishes to block its demolition slated for the 129-year-old…


Jan. 6 Rally-Goers Describe Intimidating Visits From the FBI

While many have been arrested for participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 rally in support of President Donald Trump, many others have been questioned by the FBI about their presence there that day. Those who have been questioned say a visit from the FBI is intimidating and made them think twice about speaking their mind…


Tribalism and Globalism: Destroying the Idea of America

Are globalism, the ambitions of the rich and the powerful, and loyalty to a group or an ideology rather than to a country undermining the foundations of America? Is citizenship becoming meaningless? And is the middle class in particular bearing the brunt of these assaults on the traditions and ideals of the American Dream? American…


Flight Attendants Share About Bad Reactions to CCP Virus Vaccine

Lisa Williams, a flight attendant for a major airline, didn’t want to take the vaccine against COVID-19. But, against her conscience, she rolled up her sleeve in tears on Sept. 2 in order to keep her job and feed her three boys. “I sat down in the chair at the minute clinic, rolled up my…


Flight Attendants Share About Bad Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccine

Lisa Williams, a flight attendant for a major airline, didn’t want to take the vaccine against COVID-19. But, against her conscience, she rolled up her sleeve in tears on Sept. 2 in order to keep her job and feed her three boys. “I sat down in the chair at the minute clinic, rolled up my…


Judge-Ordered Education Plan In North Carolina Reflects Trends in Critical Race Theory, According to an Education Advocacy Group

The methods, ideologies, and funding of an education plan have come into question after a North Carolina Superior Court Judge ordered state financial executives to fund a plan that one investigative reporter says is more of the same disguised indoctrination programming. Lawmakers are saying Judge David Lee’s order to transfer $189.8 million to the Department…