Biden: Federal employee awards highlight ‘noble’ public service May 5 President Joe Biden said that he hopes the Sammies awards will inspire more people to get into public service. (Evan Vucci/AP) President Joe Biden applauded the Partnership for Public Service’s 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals finalists May 5 as a reminder of the important work that federal employees do to serve the American public. “This is the 20th anniversary of the Sammies. These awards aren’t just the Oscars of public service, they’re a reminder that public service is noble, an impactful profession,” said Biden at a May 5 event honoring the 2021 finalists.
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HAYS, N.C., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Can you imagine your life changing forever in only a few short minutes? This is a story of a first responder whose life is totally changed when an accident while on the job results in the loss of the use of his legs.
Rollover [Alvah Arts], a work of autobiographical fiction by John Alvah Barnes, Jr., tells the story of a medic who is seriously injured when his ambulance is T-boned and sent careening down an embankment. The medic, Jay Barlow, faces a life without the use of his legs and a depression that cannot be lifted by his loving wife of 26 years and supportive adult children. The first half of the novel follows Jay and his family as he struggles to come to terms with his disability, as well as his lapse into increasing depression.
An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The expedition’s goal was to find an already known species of beaked whale,
Perrin’s beaked whale, and confirm its acoustic sounds. Now, the researchers believe they may have found the 24th species of beaked whales known to researchers.
Join NBC 7 as Barlow and Henderson chronicle their expedition and recount the exciting moments of their research voyage in
Uncovered Underwater: A New Species of Beaked Whale.
You can watch the video above, or on the NBC 7 app on Apple TV, Roku, or YouTube.
The research voyage was through Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, aboard the organization’s vessel the “Martin Sheen” pictured here. Photo Credit: Sea Shepherd / CONANP