WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal panel was expected Thursday to approve President Donald Trump's proposed memorial arch in Washington at the end of a meeting that drew dozens of opponents to a key part of the president's push to leave his imprint on the nation's capital. The approval would ...
READING — Students in kindergarten through fourth grade in Reading School District now get 30 minutes of recess each day, a change implemented ahead of a statewide mandate. The law requires schools across Pennsylvania to provide at least that much recess — which must consist of unstructured play and social time, ideally outside — to students through fifth grade, beginning in fall 2027. Reading School District's middle schools, which include fifth through eighth grades, currently give all students — even those who won't be covered by the law — 15 to 20 minutes of daily recess. ...
McCONNELLSTOWN — The Playhouse at McConnellstown will conclude its 2026 season with a production of “A Christmas Carol,” running Nov. 20 through 29. The production features Michael Paller’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story, with Michael Kane serving as director. Set in London on Christmas Eve in 1843, the adaptation begins with Dickens working on his Victorian ghost story. He is visited by The Child, a spirit representing his childhood, who offers insight into his life and inspirations. When Dickens’ family and friends arrive for a Christmas ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Daoism, China's indigenous religion, is one of the country's five officially recognized religions today. Practiced by millions of people in China and around the world, Daoism takes on many forms, stretching back from ancient roots to the modern world. It challenges the conventions of how people often define religion. Unlike many other faiths, Daoism does not necessarily center on a deity, though there are many Daoist deities. Nor does it have a unified system of beliefs or follow a singular authoritative doctrine. In fact, followers say the Dao, which literally ...
BALTIMORE (RNS) — At a table with other University of Maryland students and campus leaders, Keven Guruswamy, a senior psychology major and Seventh-day Adventist, held up a photograph of his collection of Bibles arranged on a shelf. Some of the Bibles were in Tamil, others in English. ...
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