A Memorial Day poem: “In Flanders Fields”
SANNERVILLE, FRANCE – JUNE 05: Poppies blossom in the grass as 280 paratroopers take part in a parachute drop onto fields at Sannerville on June 05, 2019 at Sannerville, France.…
States shift toward kin-first foster care
A 5-year-old girl plays on a climbing wall at a playground in Illinois in 2023. Over the past decade, states have worked steadily to recognize the roles of grandparents and…
How a Revolutionary War battle in SC helped name two Navy ships, a festival and a book
The deck of USS Cowpens, also known as The Mighty Moo, tips during Typhoon Cobra on Dec. 18, 1944. (Provided/Nathan Canestaro) When Revolutionary War troops fought the Battle of Cowpens…
An inspiring teacher’s story, and how the MN licensing system prevents diversity of teacher corps
Rachel Stewart, the physical education teacher at Hall STEM Academy, with some of her students. Photo courtesy of Sherrill Lindsey. Rachel Stewart is exactly the type of person who Minneapolis…
The forgotten history of Memorial Day
Preparing to decorate graves, May 1899. (Library of Congress) In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and helped…
As Memorial Day arrives, bill unveiled in Congress to assist Purple Heart recipients
A Purple Heart medal is seen during a Purple Heart ceremony on June 9, 2015, at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The U.S. Army held a celebration…
Photos: Health Department’s first state employee wellness expo
Stephanie McLeod, left, asks Lula Gatlin questions about the Mississippi Breast and Cervical Cancer Program at MSDH’s inaugural State Employee Wellness Expo at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Miss.,…
Missouri advocates push for compensation for radioactive waste victim as deadline looms
Karen Nickel, left, and Dawn Chapman flip through binders full of government documents about St. Louis County sites contaminated by nuclear waste left over from World War II. Nickel and…
Missouri lawmakers chose anti-abortion antics over helping children and families
The Missouri state flag is seen flying outside the Missouri State Capitol Building on Jan. 17, 2021 in Jefferson City (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images). Missouri’s legislative session closed with a…
Consumers Energy fined $1M over complaints of faulty meters, delays in electric and gas services
A Consumers Energy bill | Susan J. Demas Consumers Energy, one of the state’s largest energy providers, has agreed to pay $1 million after state energy regulators investigated complaints of…