Vice President Kamala Harris and “Abbott Elementary” star Lisa Ann Walter are teaming up for a National Call on Reproductive Freedom. Thursday’s virtual conversation aims to urge voters to take action for abortion rights ahead of November’s general election. “The two are set to discuss topics including the anniversary of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court picks […]
Kayla Bouwens was excited to talk to Walter Fuller just before she and husband Kevin Bouwens left Ormond Beach at the end of a recent weekday. “There’s a lot of baby bunnies running around,” she told Fuller, who has volunteered for almost 30 years at the 2-mile beach in Oxnard that stretches between Port Hueneme […]
The six-book shortlist for this year’s Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction has been revealed, with the winner due to be announced at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose on June 13th. This year’s shortlist features authors from Ireland, England, Trinidad, Canada and Malaysia, and includes one debut novelist in Tom Crewe alongside a number […]
Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center (MOESC) recognized 14 senior students from client school districts for their academic success and school and community service at the annual Franklin B. Walter Scholarship Award Program on March 12. Three students were awarded $500 scholarships each based on their school grades, test scores, activities and an essay detailing the positive […]
Twelve novelists have been longlisted for a £25,000 award named after a famous writer. The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction judges will narrow the 12 down to a shortlist in May. The winner will then be announced in mid-June at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a novelist, historian, poet […]
Editor’s note: To celebrate Black History Month, The Star Press will feature a daily brief about prominent Black community members in Delaware County. MUNCIE, Ind. — Walter L. Berry became the first Black deputy mayor in Muncie’s history, serving in Mayor David Dominick’s administration from 1992 through 1995. Berry, who had retired as human resources manager […]
Sen. John Fetterman has checked himself into a hospital to receive treatment for clinical depression, his office said Thursday. “Last night, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression,” a statement from the Pennsylvania Democrat’s office said. “While John has experienced depression off and on […]