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With COVID-19 vaccines in B.C. in short supply for those aged 40 and up and unavailable for most who are younger, many people in this province are looking south to Washington state as a potential source for the doses they desire.
The state’s vaccination campaign is limited to those who live or work in the state, but it is not restricted to U.S. citizens and it relies to some extent on an honours system. As Len Saunders, an immigration lawyer in Blaine will tell you, vaccines in Washington are as plentiful as candy, and getting a shot may prove as easy as hopping on a plane and finding a willing pharmacy.
I ll always remember where I saw my first Hispanic person: She was on Sesame Street. Growing up in industrial Northern Britain in the 1970s, there were no Hispanic people, and so seeing Maria hanging out with Oscar, and Big Bird, and Gordon, and Bert, and Ernie, was one of those quiet teaching moments that made
Sesame Street so important.
I Am Big Bird, and Kevin Clash via
Being Elmo, and having grown up with Jim Henson and Frank Oz as our uncles inside the TV, historical documentary
Street Gang takes one step to the side behind the camera to get the first real documentary look at three of the people who made it possible. At the strategic level, there were Joan Ganz Cooney, the producer who convinced the Carnegie Corporation to get involved with a crazy idea called the Children s Television Workshop, and Lloyd Morrisett, the experimental psychologist who saw the power of television as an educational tool. Forging the day-to-day tactics, and living down in the trenches, was Jon
Rutgers QB Art Sitkowski transferring to Illinois
#Illinutgers just got a tad more interesting.
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Bret Bielema and the Illinois Fighting Illini continue to reshape the roster. Just hours after receiving a pledge from 2022 tight end Owen Anderson, the Illinois received another commitment from
another player in the state of New Jersey.
Former Rutgers quarterback Artur Sitkowski announced he is transferring to Illinois.
This move is, well, a bit of a surprise. Sitkowski will bring another veteran presence with Big Ten starting experience into Illinois’ quarterback room, but his numbers with the Scarlet Knights weren’t exactly awe-inspiring.
THE University of Bradford is hosting a hustings for the West Yorkshire Mayoral Election candidates today. The introduction of a West Yorkshire Mayor will have significant impact. They will be a figurehead and have a range of powers as part of the devolution of the region to bring greater influence within Government at national level, including on economic recovery, the power to shape Government policy and access further funding. Nikki Pierce Academic Registrar and Director of Student and Academic Services said: “The University of Bradford has always had a strong link with local politics, hosting previous hustings and a polling station on campus, as well as a pioneering Politics department.
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Residential property owners in Vancouver will pay a larger share of taxes this year after a divisive vote by city council Tuesday shifted $3.6 million in property taxes from businesses to homeowners.
Despite staff’s intentions to use the tax shift to aid businesses hurting from the pandemic, some councillors panned the idea as an overly blunt tool that would disproportionately help the city’s biggest, most-cushioned companies at the expense of its residents. But their arguments failed to sway the decision, which will see those who own residential property in Vancouver pay a small handful of extra dollars in taxes in 2021.