AIDS@40: Stories of hope and heroes
The people and the science devoted to stopping HIV Álex Cámara / Getty Images
June 5, 2021, will mark 40 years since Los Angeles physician Dr. Michael Gottlieb and colleagues published the first medical account of what would eventually become known as AIDS. It was a short summary in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s printed weekly newsletter of five cases of pneumonia in gay men, all of whom eventually died. The global story that has unfolded since is an unspeakable tragedy. HIV/AIDS has claimed more than 32.7 million lives, dwarfing the toll of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
LOCK HAVEN Lock Haven City Council approved a lease agreement with ALE Holdings LLC for 13.88 acres of land in the Piper Airport Industrial Park just off
LOCK HAVEN The state liquor store in downtown Lock Haven is moving.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Wednesday voted unanimously to move the Fine Wine and Good Spirits Store at 137 E. Main St. to Clinton Plaza, Clinton County Economic Partnership Executive Director Michael Flanagan confirmed.
Flanagan said he listened to the PLCB meeting via a telephone conference call and the vote to move the store was unanimous with all three board members chairman Tim Holden, Mike Negra and Mary Isenhour approving the action.
“The store will relocate to the former CVS storefront in Clinton Plaza, hopefully by the end of the year,” Flanagan said. He said there are contracts to be signed and renovations to be completed before the move.
Post-Pandemic Tech Job Market: The Good, Bad and Ugly
As we emerge from the worst pandemic in a century, many public- and private-sector employees and employers are reassessing their options within technology and cybersecurity roles.
April 25, 2021 •
Here’s an excerpt:
“A year ago, when most of the country was under stay-at-home orders and people were losing jobs at an unprecedented rate, we asked three people who study economic history to explain whether the recession on the horizon was going to look anything like the Great Depression.
“With the vaccine rollout well underway, weekly unemployment claims at their lowest level since the pandemic began and consumer confidence rising, we’ve asked them about a different historical comparison: the 1920s.”
12:26, 24 APR 2021
Churnet Valley Railway had to cancel its Santa and Steam Adventures in 2020
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Out-of-pocket parents have finally had a refund after a magical Christmas event was given the chop due to coronavirus.
Churnet Valley Railway was forced to cancel its Santa and Steam in line with the Government s Covid guidelines.