[ad_1] Opinion Editor’s Note: Published by Star Tribune Opinion letter Daily from readers online and in print.Click to contribute here. ••• At least every year I seem to read about the latest standardized test results for public school students in Minnesota (“COVID Drugs Seen in Low Test Scores,” Aug. 26). Our great state is often ...

[ad_1] Each fall and spring, the William M. Staerkel planetarium welcomes speakers who talk about all corners of the scientific world. The James B. Kaler Science Lecture Series is named after Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Illinois. This professor has been giving annual talks in this series for about 30 years. This ...

[ad_1] It’s not just you: Many people report feeling overwhelmed by stress. The Covid-19 pandemic, inflation, politics and social divisions are all making our collective mood worse. Mental health is taking a hit and people are looking for solutions. If you feel your mental health has changed, you should talk to your health care provider ...

[ad_1] Heartland — Resident Deepak Arora, chief executive officer of Heartland-based Wearable Technologies Inc., is developing wearables with the ability to monitor users and prevent accidents, targeting children and the elderly. invented the device. The invention came after a tragic accident in June 2020 when Arora’s daughter Mahi drowned in a reservoir behind the Heartland ...

[ad_1] Sixteen-year-old “Jeremy” struggles. Before the pandemic, he was an extrovert in his eighth grade and had his GPA near perfect with his friend group of 15 to 20. Schools were then closed and he spent all of his ninth grade at his home. Jeremy is a hands-on learner who finds it difficult to pay ...

[ad_1] “We’re seeing more children, and we’re seeing more children at risk,” Blankenship said. Child suicide is on the rise Suicide among teens and young adults was already a concern as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption and challenges. Data show that these suicides are on the rise in many parts of Ohio and nationwide. ...

[ad_1] DENVER (KDVR) — The Anchor Center for Blind Children turned 40 on Saturday. Talking to people who have taught at the Anchor Center for Blind Children for a year, a few years, or just about all the time this campus has been around, I find that while resources and strategies may have changed, their ...

[ad_1] The Housatonic Valley Health District is looking for clinical and non-clinical volunteers to help with its flu and COVID-19 clinics in the fall. According to the districts that serve New Milford, Oxford, Southbury, Washington and Woodbury, a range of volunteers from vaccinated to check-ins to observation staff helping out at flu and COVID-19 immunization ...