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New law requires all Louisiana public schools display 'In God We Trust' motto 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

(The Hill) -- A new law in Louisiana went into effect Tuesday requiring public schools in the state to display the nation’s official motto, “In God We Trust,” in each classroom. The law, titled H.B. 8, requires the national motto to be displayed “on a poster or framed document that is at least 11 inches by 14 inches” in each classroom. The law states the motto must be the “central focus” of the poster or framed document and be printed in “large, easily readable font.” Signed by Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards in June, the law goes slightly further than its previous version, passed in 2018, which only required the motto to be in the school buildings, not each classroom. Public schools will not be required to use funds to purchase these displays and can use donated funds or accept donated displays, according to the law. Here are the top education issues to watch going into the new school year The law follows a series of decisions from other Southern states to...

6A rookies no longer, everyone knows about Dripping Springs in 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (KXAN) — It was the first year in Class 6A for the Dripping Springs Tigers last season, and what an introduction it was. They kicked down the door to finish second in District 6A-26 and advanced to the 6A-D2 Region IV championship game, finishing the season 12-2.It's a standard and an expectation now that Dripping Springs will compete for a 6A playoff spot every year like they did while in 5A, and head coach Galen Zimmerman said it's all about looking ahead.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters"You don't get any points for last year," he said. "We talk to our kids every year about what has been built before them and what kind of legacy they want to leave."Despite graduating Austin Novosad, one of the top quarterbacks in Texas last season who now plays for the Oregon Ducks, and other key players from last year's terrific squad, Zimmerman said he loves...

Death Before Dishonor performing at Empire Live

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The rock band Death Before Dishonor will be playing at Empire Live on Friday, September 1, at 5 p.m., as part of the Born Dead Fest with other bands Full Blown Chaos and Dysentery playing too. Tickets for the event are available online. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Death Before Dishonor originated in Boston and was formed in 2000. They signed with Bridge Nine Records in 2005. They're known for hits such as "Break Through it All," Count Me In," and "Born from Misery."

St. Louis County emergency management operations activated

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - St. Louis County has activated its emergency management operations center due to the stormy weather.The team consists of people from several county departments. They're monitoring for possible flash flooding. MoDOT also prepared for the storms by cleaning out road drains. They say nighttime conditions make it hard to see how bad flooding could be. Seniors feel ‘trapped’ in St. Louis apartment building because of broken elevators Officials shared to not call 911 unless it's life-threatening. Instead, call , which is the regular line and main form of messaging.

AEG hands out thousands of free doses of anti-overdose drug Naloxone at Mission Ballroom, Fiddler’s Green, other venues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

July was a hot month for music in Denver with events like the Global Dance Festival, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, and the Underground Music Showcase taking center stage. But it also saw a serious effort by mega-music promoter AEG Presents to prevent drug overdoses at concerts.Since June, AEG has helped distribute thousands of free doses of the anti-overdose drug Naloxone as part of its partnership with the Keep the Party Safe, a UC Health-sponsored campaign aimed at educating people about overdose prevention.The campaign gave away 1,100 fentanyl test strips and 1,800 Naloxone doses during the July 28-30 Underground Music Showcase, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. The weekend before that, it distributed a whopping 2,000 doses of Naloxone during the Global Dance Festival at Empower Field at Mile High. All told, Keep the Party Safe has doled out 4,600 doses of Naloxone since the beginning of June, primarily outside of AEG-booked or -owned venues, including Fiddler’s Green Amphithea...

Actor Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar to make three stops in Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

You’ve seen him take the red pill and discover the Matrix and gracefully gun down his opposition as John Wick, but this August, audiences will see Keanu Reeves rocking the bass off-screen with his band Dogstar in Denver, Boulder and Aspen.Los Angeles-based trio Dogstar – fronted by vocalist and guitarist Bret Domrose, with Reeves and drummer Rob Mailhouse – hadn’t played a show together since a series of gigs in Japan in 2002, following the 2000 release of their sophomore album “Happy Ending.”Related ArticlesMusic | Acclaimed Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor dies at age 56 Music | “Am I crossing picket lines if I see a movie?” and other Hollywood strike fan questions answered Music | American model Gigi Hadid and friend don’t let marijuana arrest spoil Cayman Islands vacation Music | Ciara and Russell Wilson’s clothing store will close in Lone Tree, move to new location Music | ‘Smallville...

Friednash: Denver Public Schools leadership should resign

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

The sideshow has taken over the Denver Public School circus. The release of video footage from the board’s 5-hour illegal executive session in March provides yet another profound reason why this board and its leadership must resign and begin to restore the public’s trust and the institution’s integrity.After news outlets sued for recordings of the board’s crucial executive session, the trial judge held that the board violated the open meetings law by failing to notify the public about the topics school officials would discuss behind closed doors and then unlawfully crafting its public policy reinstating police officers to local schools.The board and its legal team fought for months to keep their unlawful shenanigans from the public. The board should have known on its own they were violating Colorado law in that executive session. But, it was malpractice for their counsel, Aaron Thompson, to repeatedly advise the board that they could have policymaking conversations behind closed doo...

Denver’s new City Council aims to slow, or even reverse, the trend of gentrification

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

Denver is a less diverse place than a decade ago. It’s a demographic shift that has played out in many of the city’s traditionally Black and Latino neighborhoods as tremendous population and economic growth has driven gentrification in previously marginalized corners of the city.But the makeup of the Denver City Council bucks that trend. Voters earlier this year elected perhaps the most diverse council in the city’s history, including six Latina members and two out-LGBTQ Black councilmembers. It’s a record amount of Latino representation on the Council regardless of gender, a near majority of that 13-member legislative body.Don’t expect those diverse leaders, hailing from districts spread all across the city, to agree on everything.But in interviews with councilmembers both new and returning, it’s clear there is substantial overlap on many priorities for the next four years. Denverites should expect a focus on efforts to stabilize low- and middle-...

The final ¡Viva! Streets cycling event is Sunday; organizers don’t know if it will return in 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

Thousands of Denver cyclists got to traverse the city like cars do this year during events that shut down major streets to automobiles and turned them into bike-friendly pathways.Inspired by ciclovía events in Latin America, the ¡Viva! Streets series aimed to get residents out to engage with the Mile High City in a new way, increase foot traffic to local businesses and infuse some activity into downtown on Sunday mornings.By those metrics, Ellen Forthofer and Andrew Iltis of the Downtown Denver Partnership, which hosted the monthly series, consider ¡Viva! Streets to have been a success, even before the last event on Aug. 6.In May, about 10,000 people took to the roadways for ¡Viva! Streets and, in July, that tally was up to about 14,000, said Forthofer. The Downtown Denver Partnership decided to cancel the June event midway through because of the weather forecast and did not collect attendance estimates, she added.Cyclists ride down car-free Broadway near 12th Avenue in Denver, Colo...

Czech beer paradise, Cantonese delights, free concerts and more things to do in Denver this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:34 GMT

Czech beer paradiseFriday-Saturday. One of Denver’s newest and most unusual breweries, Cohesion Beer Co., celebrates its second anniversary on Friday, Aug. 4, and Saturday, Aug 5. On Friday, the brewery, which specializes in making Czech-style lagers, releases its anniversary beer, Dva. It will also be selling new glassware specifically for “milk shots,” made from thick foam. In the Czech Republic, pouring beer with a rich, almost latte-like foam, called mlíko, is an art form. Drinking them quickly is also an art form – and Cohesion is spreading the word.On Saturday, the brewery, at 3851 Steele St., takes over the small park across the street in the York Street Yards business park, where it will park a draft truck from noon to 8 p.m. DJ Schooley will be spinning vinyl from 4 to 8 p.m., and there will be mlíko contests from 3 to 4 p.m. Food trucks will be on hand both days. cohesionbeer.com — Jonathan ShikesFree concerts worth paying forFriday-Sunday. Levitt Pavilio...