Tag: cycle

Sun emits its largest X-class flare of the solar cycle

The giant solar explosions of energy and light aren’t over yet. Officials said on Tuesday that the sun just emitted another major solar flare – and that it’s the strongest one so far in the current solar cycle. The latest flare peaked just before 1 p.m. ET, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center said, with an […]

Incumbents are favored in lackluster election cycle

May 12—1/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY PHOTO AND STAR-ADVERTISER Trish La Chica and Ken Inouye 2/2 Swipe or click to see more STAR-ADVERTISER AND COURTESY PHOTO Scott Saiki and Kim Coco Iwamoto Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? to continue reading. Get unlimited […]

Sacramento celebrates Earth Day with live bats, salmon life cycle and composting

“Oh man, you’ve just been eaten by catfish,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife interpreter Molly Shea told 6-year-old Sebastian Alvarez after he spun the salmon wheel of survival for a tenth time on Sunday afternoon. Each spin, and the number it landed on, represented another possibility in a salmon’s “tough life,” explained Shea. Salmon […]

Shiree Nishimori-Cosgrove works to stop cycle of domestic violence in her own life, help others through art

Apr. 14—Editor’s note: For Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, The Spokesman-Review asked survivors to share their healing journeys. Each Sunday, we will profile a survivor and share resources in the Inland Northwest. Two things have been constant in Shiree Nishimori-Cosgrove’s life: violence and art. One wounds, the other heals. Kneading the clay, centering it […]

Van Buren County court program breaks addiction cycle

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Ark. – A rural Arkansas county that gained unwanted notoriety for methamphetamine abuse wanted to do something to address addiction. Van Buren County in north central Arkansas wanted a Drug Court, a specialty program of the Arkansas Judiciary with a proven success record in breaking addiction cycles. The problem was it could […]