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How 5G fixed wireless access is bridging the digital divide

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Statepoint When working from home and attending school virtually became part of everyday life during the COVID-19 pandemic, it taught us how vital home broadband internet is. A recent OpenVault report found broadband usage spiked nearly 50% year over year during the first quarter of the pandemic, and that usage has sustained today. Those with a stable internet connection were able to keep up with school, work and various tasks. However, because ISPs have continued to underserve certain customers for years, many families were left behind. In fact, more than 42 million Americans lack ...

Former student moves, will restore historic schoolhouse

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Stony Point Schoolhouse, moved recently from the land where it stood since the 1800s, will be saved by a former student with plans to restore it. Power lines were raised and the schoolhouse settled on a new foundation on a 120-acre farm owned by Rae Jeanne Kilberger, 85, at 6304 Ellis Rd. NW in Cedar Rapids. Kilberger attended the school for two years as a seventh- and eighth-grader in 1948-50, and wants to see the historical building being given new life. Kilberger said she plans to restore the schoolhouse to how she remembers it when she went to school ...

Set healthy goals with family meals

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Family Features Setting out on a mission to eat healthier starts with creating goals and working to achieve them with those you love. To help make nutritious eating more manageable, call together your family and work with one another to create a menu everyone can enjoy while staying on track. Connecting an array of recipes that all can agree on starts with versatile ingredients like dairy. Gathering at the table with your loved ones while enjoying delicious, nutritious recipes featuring yogurt, cheese and milk can nourish both body and soul. For example, the key dairy ingredients ...

Broiler gives open-fire feel to beef kebabs

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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Using ground beef to make kebabs means you can flavor them from the inside, but they can easily tumble off the skewer. So the cooks at Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street skip the skewer altogether and broil them instead. For flavorings, they took inspiration from Levantine kebabs that are spiced with red onion, fresh cilantro, pine nuts, cinnamon, allspice and paprika. After the kebabs cook, they use the same baking sheet to broil tomatoes and onion to form a chunky, relish-like sauce. The sauce is seasoned with tangy ground sumac, but if it’s ...

Regular breakfast with a fun twist

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Culinary.net The same bowl of cereal can get boring after eating it for breakfast day in and day out. You may find yourself looking for something new and exciting to start your whole family’s morning off on the right foot. Kids can be picky when it comes to breakfast foods, but this recipe for Sausage Fresh Toast Roll-Ups is a quick and easy way to fill their bellies with a taste of several flavors they may already love. It’s a perfect way to fill your morning with joy, no matter if the hours ahead are filled with work, school or play. A sizzling sausage link wrapped with ...

The relationship between milk and health

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“Drink your milk” is a familiar refrain in households across the globe. Though that statement is often directed at children, adults also may feel they need to drink more milk. But the relationship between milk and overall health is a complex one that’s only been made more complicated by some long-held but potentially misleading beliefs about milk. Milk and bone health Calcium, vitamin D, phosphorous, and protein have all been linked to bone health. Milk contains each of these nutrients, so it’s natural for people to think milk can help to establish and maintain healthy ...