January 15, 2021 Mary Schuermann Kuhlman - Public News Service
Michigan is entering the heart of home-heating season, so it s also time for a reminder that help is available for households unable to afford their heating costs.
Anne Armstrong, director of customer assistance at the Michigan Public Service Commission, said higher energy bills are typical for this time of year, but the burden is worse right now for families who are on tight budgets. There s been definite financial impacts because of COVID-19, she said. Some of our households are either unemployed or underemployed, and even though the federal government just sent out stimulus checks, they may still be facing difficulties.
PARK TWP. — After two days of interviews and a meeting to deliberate options, the West Ottawa Public Schools Board of Education selected two superintendent candidates to bring back for a second interview.The board conducted interviews with five candidates on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 11-12, and met Wednesday, Jan. 13, to deliberate. Candidates Anne Armstrong and Timothy Bearden were selected for second interviews, which will take place Tuesday, Jan. 19.Armstrong is the assistant
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan is entering the heart of home-heating season, so it s also time for a reminder that help is available for households unable to afford their heating costs. Anne Armstrong, director of customer assistance at the Michigan Public Service Commission, said higher energy bills are typical for this time of year, but the burden is worse right now for families who are on tight budgets. .
How the shofar emerged as a weapon of spiritual warfare for some evangelicals
Shofar blowing, as in today s Jericho March, has become commonplace in many political demonstrations far removed from any Jewish or Israel-related themes. Women blow shofars during the Jericho March on Jan. 5, 2020, in Washington. RNS photo by Jack Jenkins
January 6, 2021
(RNS) The scene around the Capitol on Wednesday (Jan. 6) may look like a set piece from the “Ten Commandments” movie, as scores of Jericho March participants lift shofars to their lips.
Shofar blowing, an ancient Jewish ritual, is usually reserved for synagogue sanctuaries. On Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Jews rise to hear a member of the congregation blow the ram’s horn to awaken their souls and prompt them to return to God.