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Upcoming events for bookworms and bibliophiles in Central Virginia
The Daily Progress· 23 hours agoNew Dominion Bookshop will present a book reading and signing with author Joanna Pearson at 7 p.m....
Your Driving, Tracked
New York Times· 5 days agoYou know you have a credit score. Driving scores are based on how often you slam on the brakes, speed, look at your phone or drive late at night —...
Eight Keys to Bridging Our Differences
Greater Good Magazine· 4 days agoCalls to “bridge differences” in this moment can seem to gloss over centuries of discrimination and oppression, pushing for reconciliation before fully acknowledging and addressing the experiences ...
How we uncovered the true story of 40 Acres and a Mule
Mother Jones· 20 hours ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles after the Civil War. One was dated 1865 and named Fergus Wilson ...
How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown a captain, Robbins ...
‘We’re not gonna barbecue our way out of this’: Wild pigs, conquering all Florida counties, are now...
WUSF 89.7· 5 days agoDavid Prendergast loved gardening at his home in the small Miramar development that borders the Everglades. A family of wild hogs had visited his home, as they had those of other residents over ...
Unpacking the EU Deforestation Regulation’s Legal Production Requirement
World Resources Institute· 4 days agoThe EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which entered into force in June 2023, marks a step-change in demand-side efforts to reduce deforestation by requiring that commodities placed on, or ...
Colleagues, coaches, former players offer condolences in the passing of coach Robert Hughes
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 2 days agoCoaches, colleagues, former players and many others expressed condolences on Wednesday on the passing of Robert Hughes, who coached two Fort Worth inner city high schools to state championships ...
Where Is the Most Exciting Oil Exploration Region Right Now?
Rigzone· 3 days agoIn an exclusive interview, Andrew Latham, Wood Mackenzie’s Senior Vice President of Energy Research,...
Efforts mount to increase digital access in Louisiana’s underserved communities | New Orleans'...
Louisiana Weekly· 4 days agoLouisiana, boosted by millions in federal funds, is in a race to close the state’s digital divide by the end of 2028, grappling with a hodgepodge of state, local and private sector efforts to ...
