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Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states
During a game of Red Rover when she was 16 years old, Rochelle “Roz” Siuvuq Ferry lost a front tooth. Ferry, who is Inupiaq, remembers having to get on a plane to get from her remote Alaskan village to the city of Nome to start the tooth replacement process. Traveling to Nome for dental care […] The post Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
This Nonprofit Gives Free Laptops To K-12 Kids In ID, UT, OR, & WA…No Strings Attached
CFK: bridging the digital gap for kids in ID, UT, WA & OR. Wouldn't it be amazing if every kid had the laptop they needed for school regardless of their family's income? Computers for Kids sure thinks so! Computers for Kids, Inc. (CFK) is a Pacific Northwest nonprofit based in Boise bridging the digital gap for kids in Idaho, Utah Washington, and Oregon.
Faced with limited work options, asylum-seekers are starting businesses in Washington state
A s Adriana Figueira tries to get her new business off the ground, she’s also navigating the asylum-seeking process. Figueira, who’s from Venezuela, arrived at the southern border of the United States less than a year ago, asking federal officials for asylum from political persecution. Since then, Figueira has been living and organizing with other asylum-seekers in the Seattle area, getting to know them and learning about their previous lives. Her business idea is to connect other new immigrants to freelance work opportunities so they too can make a living. The plan is to help people tap into the skills they’ve already got. “We need to know their talents above all else — what they dedicated themselves to beforehand,” Figueira said.
Winco Foods Removes Self-Checkouts in Oregon, WA Next?
Winco Foods, which has stores in WA, OR and its state of origin, Idaho, has apparently begun to remove self-checkout stands from some of its stores in Oregon. Online social media posts indicate some are gone. According to Reddit users online, at least one Portland, OR area Winco has removed...
“Mommy is in the trees”: Surviving Toddler’s Words Still Haunt Washington
Just two weeks before Christmas, 1985, a young toddler is found wandering alone outside a Kmart in western Washington. Her parents couldn't be found anywhere. A few days later, the young girl - named Crystal - was reunited with her grandmother. There was only one clue that Crystal could offer to the location of her missing parents:
Washington parent group filing federal challenge to Biden Title IX changes
(The Center Square) – The fight over the Biden administration's rule changes to Title IX, which will allow boys who identify as girls to compete in girls' sports, has inspired a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit in Washington state. Other states led by Republican governors or attorneys general have succeeded in getting preliminary injunctions to block the new rules. In Washington, where Democrats are firmly in control, the challenge comes from a group of citizen activists. ...
WA High-Capacity Firearm Magazine Ban Stands for Now, Says State Supreme Court
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled this week the high-capacity firearm magazine ban can stay, pending further arguments. Ruling stems from lawsuit filed against Kelso gun store. In 2023, WA State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit claiming Gator's Guns in Kelso sold 11,400 high capacity magazines (over ten...
VIDEO: Washington GOP candidate at RNC talks Trump, ballot initiatives
(The Center Square) – Jolie Lansdowne, Washington state delegate to the GOP and candidate for state representative, spoke to The Center Square Associate Editor Greg Bishop Wednesday about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, politics in Washington, the three ballot initiatives to be decided this November and more. The interview was conducted on the floor of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Lansdowne, who will face Democratic incumbent...
Birmingham-Southern books, maps and atlases set for auction
A collection of rare books, maps and atlases from the recently closed Birmingham-Southern College are to be sold at auction on July 31 and Aug. 1. Grant Zahajko Auctions will oversee the sale, both online and live at their gallery in Davenport, Washington, beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific time. “This...
Child on bike hit by Spokane Transit bus in Cheney neighborhood
CHENEY, Wash. - A child was riding their bike when they were hit by a Spokane Transit bus and transported to the hospital with injuries. The Cheney Fire Department and Cheney Police Department responded to the incident around 11:40 a.m. near Mike McKeehan Road. Spokane Transit released a statement responding...
WSU's David Riley to face former team EWU and Dan Monson in Spokane this November
SPOKANE, Wash. – This November in Spokane, Washington State men's basketball head coach David Riley and the Cougars will face Riley’s former team, the Eastern Washington Eagles, now led by former Gonzaga head coach Dan Monson. The Cougars and the Eagles will meet in the Spokane Arena on...
EWU Night at Spokane Velocity
Join the Alumni Association for a night of soccer at Eastern Washington University Night With Spokane Velocity, at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at One Spokane Stadium. Specially priced tickets will be offered for the marquee matchup against the Charlotte Independence team. The first 200 people to register will receive a limited-edition EWU-Velocity themed scarf. The scarves can be picked up the day of the match at ONE Spokane Stadium.
U.S. Reps Jayapal, Smith call for closure of for-profit immigration detention facilities
Washington Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith on Tuesday renewed their call to close all for-profit federal immigration detention centers. Their letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas comes just days after Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray requested federal auditors investigate health care services at the Northwest ICE Processing Center, a privately-run detention facility in Tacoma.
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