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Arts Grants Help 11 Local Projects Grow

May 26, 2026

The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund gave out $13, 931. 47 this spring to 11 local arts and culture groups. The money went into projects ranging from summer theater camps to art therapy for people who survived brain injuries. The fund uses a competitive spring round. A panel of judges scores each

health

Who’s really in charge when the US health system has no leaders?

May 26, 2026

The US government has quietly blocked its top disease experts from talking directly to the World Health Organization. Instead, small groups of researchers can only listen during WHO meetings—like students in a classroom who can’t ask questions. Any ideas they have must go through layers of bureaucra

business

The Tech Leader Bringing New Mexico’s Innovators Together

May 25, 2026

Beverlie Frazier didn’t plan to become the face of New Mexico’s tech scene, but life had other plans. After losing her sales job in a company merger, she was told to create her own opportunity—leading a multimedia project that highlighted the state’s economic trailblazers. Now, she’s stepping into a

art

Hopper’s Lighthouse Painting Tops $4 Million at Auction

May 21, 2026

A small oil portrait of a Maine lighthouse has just set a new record, fetching $4. 1 million in an auction that surprised many experts. The piece, measuring only nine by twelve inches, was sold by Sotheby’s in New York for a final bid of $3. 3 million; after adding the buyer’s premium, the total cli

art

Festival Lights and Art: A Weekend of Makers in Northampton

May 21, 2026

The summer’s first big arts event arrives in Northampton this Memorial Day weekend, bringing more than 200 creators together under one roof. Visitors can wander through booths that showcase furniture, jewelry, glass art, garden sculptures, ceramics, fashion pieces, and paintings. The three‑day show

sports

Mauer’s Take on MLB’s New Challenge Tech

May 21, 2026

Joe Mauer, the former Twins star who now lives in St. Paul, says he likes Major League Baseball’s new automated challenge system (ABS). He thinks the goal is to get every call right, and he says ABS helps reach that aim. “I actually really like it, ” Mauer told a Fox News interview. “The technology

health

Midlife Health Mission: New Nonprofit Sets Up CEO and Expert Board

May 19, 2026

A fresh nonprofit called the Institute Advancing Women’s Health (InAWH) has just named Paula Schneider as its chief executive officer and announced a global medical advisory board. The organization’s aim is to narrow the large gap between what scientists know about midlife women’s health and how doc

politics

Why Climate Science Guidance in Courts is Stirring Up Legal Storms

May 19, 2026

A group of 23 state attorneys general, led by Tennessee’s top lawyer, isn’t happy with how climate science could end up influencing federal court decisions. Their beef? A chapter on climate science in a key manual used by judges seems to favor one side in ongoing lawsuits—especially those involving

science

A Tiny Gene, a Big Journey: How One Student’s Rare Disorder Became a Fight for Science

May 17, 2026

A young scientist was born with one of only thirty people in the world who share a rare genetic problem that makes them short, bend their spine, and gives them an uneven heartbeat. Doctors called the condition BMP2‑related skeletal dysplasia spectrum disorder, but her own cardiologist nicknamed it “

environment

New Tools Fight Desert Spread in China’s Farmlands

May 17, 2026

China has started fresh projects to stop farmland from turning into desert, especially in the western province of Xinjiang. Scientists at the local ecology institute are trying new ways to hold back sand, reduce wind damage and tackle salty soils that threaten crops. These experiments are part of a

Arts Grants Help 11 Local Projects Grow

Who’s really in charge when the US health system has no leaders?

The Tech Leader Bringing New Mexico’s Innovators Together

Hopper’s Lighthouse Painting Tops $4 Million at Auction

Festival Lights and Art: A Weekend of Makers in Northampton

Mauer’s Take on MLB’s New Challenge Tech

Midlife Health Mission: New Nonprofit Sets Up CEO and Expert Board

Why Climate Science Guidance in Courts is Stirring Up Legal Storms

A Tiny Gene, a Big Journey: How One Student’s Rare Disorder Became a Fight for Science

New Tools Fight Desert Spread in China’s Farmlands

Hopper’s Lighthouse Painting Tops $4 Million at Auction