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An effort to increase the number of qualified health care professionals working in northeastern North Carolina is underway thanks to the Eastern Area Health Education Center. Eastern AHEC on Thursday ...

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Steve Moksnes remembers wondering how to best invest in his hometown of Whitewater, Wisconsin. Then his wife of 63 years, Billie, suggested he research the impacts of early childhood education.

A shelf of shop-made soil for Greenlens plant shop, located in Alton at 2511 State St., Suite B, on Oct. 3, 2025. Emma Metz hosts a plant live sale inside Greenlens plant shop in Alton, located at ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. “I haven’t killed a plant since I bought it,” one reviewer wrote By Maggie Horton Maggie Horton is a shopping writer and plant parent who ...

A grant will fund a Child Development Associate (CDA) certification course in Spanish to address a shortage of bilingual preschool teachers. The lack of Spanish-language training has been a barrier ...