Placeholder while loading article actions 12-year-old Shanese Lockwood descends from a long line of talented baseball players. Nicknamed “Lightning,” she continues the tradition with her softball skills. Shenice is the catcher and captain of the Fulton Firebirds, the first all-black team in the predominantly white Dixie Youth Softball Association. She is determined to lead her … Read more
aAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or motor neuron disease, is an unknown condition that gradually destroys the human motor system. The sufferer loses the ability to open jars or turn the pages of a book, then walk, bathe or feed himself, talk, and finally breathe. A diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) means another three to ten … Read more
long answer, by Anna Hoagland The question that keeps many women awake at night right now is whether our government will abolish or support our right to control and choose our reproductive destinies. For 50 years, the law has recognized a woman’s body as private, a woman’s life is our life, and now the right … Read more
Learn to Speak: Stories, by Hilary Mantell Hilary Mantel’s collection of short stories “Learning to Talk” was first published in Britain in 2003, before long-awaited awards and international fame came its way. She shares the qualities of the contemporary novels she’s written for 20 years: a keen observation, an attentiveness to the acts of class … Read more
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) and Crown Holdings, along with the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) in Washington, plan to provide funding for the rental of can picking equipment for recycling facilities. According to a press release from CMIThis new rental option allows MRFs to pick up and pay for equipment at no cost with additional equipment-picked … Read more
New Orleans Turkey and the Wolf is not your average sandwich shop. It is referred to once as “Radical Sandwich Kings in New OrleansThe restaurant’s chefs are known for creating innovative handcrafted appliances like green sauerkraut, which Charleston residents will have the opportunity to savor at the July 6 event to celebrate the launch of … Read more
TIt’s 2002 major league baseball The draft saw a healthy crop of future All-Stars — such as Zack Greinke, Cole Hamels and Prince Fielder — sign their first professional contracts. It also produced a misleading selection widely regarded as one of the biggest busts ever, when Pittsburgh Pirates bowler Brian Bullington took over with the … Read more
There is no immortality for newspaper reporters. One of them, Ben Hecht, addressed this in a short poem he wrote a long time ago: “We know each other’s daydreams / And the hopes that come to grief / Because we write each other’s obituaries / The illusion of great brevity.” Newspaper reporters aren’t immortal, but … Read more
The fallout from the scandal that rocked John Crest’s career became part of his comedy, turning his lessons into new material and his experience with “abolition of culture” into a big line. This month, the popular Christian comedian released a full-length YouTube special and announced a book coming out in October. His Netflix debut and … Read more
Placeholder while loading article actions Historical novels offer both escape and realism. They transport us to another time and place – but that time and place is usually marked by war or other hardships. Six new and upcoming historical novels take readers through World War II in Europe, in tales that highlight the horrors of … Read more
