Friday, April 19

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Here Are 7 Ways To Keep Supporting Local Businesses
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Journalism

Here Are 7 Ways To Keep Supporting Local Businesses

While chain businesses are susceptible to the financial strains imposed by COVID-19 shut-downs and slow openings, small businesses are particularly vulnerable. Whether in small rural towns or densely packed metropolitan cities, small businesses often have minimal reserves and few investor opportunities. And, even though there is help through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Paycheck Protection Program, local residents — as well as visitors to areas — can support small businesses in various ways. Inc. magazine in March offered these still-relevant ideas: 1. Order takeout and/or delivery if it is a restaurant. 2. If a retailer is not fully open or has a customer limit, check out the retailer’s website to learn if it is selling items online. Many s...
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Attractive Targets For Hackers – Local Governments Are Ill-Prepared
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CYBERCRIME, IN OTHER NEWS

Attractive Targets For Hackers – Local Governments Are Ill-Prepared

President Joe Biden on March 21, 2022, warned that Russian cyberattacks on U.S. targets are likely, though the government has not identified a specific threat. Biden urged the private sector: “Harden your cyber defenses immediately.” It is a costly fact of modern life that organizations from pipelines and shipping companies to hospitals and any number of private companies are vulnerable to cyberattacks, and the threat of cyberattacks from Russia and other nations makes a bad situation worse. Individuals, too, are at risk from the current threat. Local governments, like schools and hospitals, are particularly enticing “soft targets” – organizations that lack the resources to defend themselves against routine cyberattacks, let alone a lengthy cyber conflict. For those attacking such target...
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Teach police nonviolence, scholars say, and how to work with local residents
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Journalism

Teach police nonviolence, scholars say, and how to work with local residents

Calls to reform, defund or even outright abolish police in the U.S. are coming from many corners of American society. The Conversation asked several scholars who study different aspects of policing to explain what their research has found could help reduce police prejudice and violence. Kirssa Cline Ryckman, Jennifer Earl, Jessica Maves Braithwaite, University of Arizona Police have a saying, “better to be judged by 12 than carried by six,” acknowledging they might face a jury if they use excessive force, but it’s preferable to being killed in the line of duty. Many police oppose civilian oversight of their departments, which could prevent both criminal charges and death. Yet right now, all over the U.S., the public is judging police for how they act. Some police officers question the use...
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Local youth perform at black history event
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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Local youth perform at black history event

Dozens of children and youth groups performed during the Anniston Housing Authority’s third annual Black History Month program at the Carver Community Center Friday evening. The center’s gym was packed with more than 200 people who came to watch the performances. Source: Local youth perform at black history event - The Anniston Star: Entertainment
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