Saturday, November 16, 2024

Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available — for free — some waterfront workspaces with killer views that are sure to entice. But there's a catch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available — for free — some waterfront workspaces with killer views that are sure to entice. But there's a catch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available — for free — some waterfront workspaces with killer views that are sure to entice. But there's a catch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available — for free — some waterfront workspaces with killer views that are sure to entice. But there's a catch.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston

A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet — optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice — has been removed from its perch in downtown Boston.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston

A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet — optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice — has been removed from its perch in downtown Boston.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston

A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet — optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice — has been removed from its perch in downtown Boston.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston

A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet — optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice — has been removed from its perch in downtown Boston.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Beyond COVID-19: Politics, legal news grabbed 2020 headlines

Massachusetts’ biggest story of 2020 involved something so tiny it required an electron microscope to view.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Beyond COVID-19: Politics, legal news grabbed 2020 headlines

Massachusetts’ biggest story of 2020 involved something so tiny it required an electron microscope to view.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cheers! Or not: 'Scandalous' 1st Christmas card up for sale

The first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale — a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalized some who denounced it as humbug when it first appeared in 1843.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cheers! Or not: 'Scandalous' 1st Christmas card up for sale

The first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale — a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalized some who denounced it as humbug when it first appeared in 1843.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cheers! Or not: 'Scandalous' 1st Christmas card up for sale

The first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale — a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalized some who denounced it as humbug when it first appeared in 1843.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Acclaimed art scholar, ex-RISD president Roger Mandle dies

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president of the Rhode Island School of Design, has died, RISD said Tuesday. He was 79.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cheers! Or not: 'Scandalous' 1st Christmas card up for sale

The first commercially printed Christmas card is up for sale — a merry Victorian-era scene that scandalized some who denounced it as humbug when it first appeared in 1843.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Acclaimed art scholar, ex-RISD president Roger Mandle dies

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president of the Rhode Island School of Design, has died, RISD said Tuesday. He was 79.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Acclaimed art scholar, ex-RISD president Roger Mandle dies

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president of the Rhode Island School of Design, has died, RISD said Tuesday. He was 79.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Acclaimed art scholar, ex-RISD president Roger Mandle dies

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Roger Mandle, an internationally renowned art scholar and the former longtime president of the Rhode Island School of Design, has died, RISD said Tuesday. He was 79.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

US Rep. Langevin, 1st quadriplegic in Congress, is reelected

Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin, the first quadriplegic lawmaker to serve in Congress, has won reelection in Rhode Island.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

US Rep. Cicilline, Trump critic, reelected; Biden wins state

Joe Biden handily won Rhode Island and fellow Democrats U.S. Sen. Jack Reed and U.S. Rep. David Cicilline cruised to reelection Tuesday, but many other closely watched races in the state remained undecided as vote counting stretched well passed midnight in an election that set a new state record for …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democratic US Rep. Cicilline, harsh Trump critic, reelected

Democratic U.S. Rep. David Cicilline, one of President Donald Trump’s harshest critics in Congress, has won reelection in Rhode Island.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

GOP activist Fenton-Fung ousts House Speaker in Rhode Island

Republican Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung on Tuesday defeated Democratic House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, one of Rhode Island’s most powerful politicians, in an election that set a new state record for voter turnout.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Blowin' in the wind: Lost interviews hold new Dylan insights

For nearly half a century, they were blowin' in the wind: lost interviews that contained surprising new insights about celebrated singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Blowin' in the wind: Lost interviews hold new Dylan insights

For nearly half a century, they were blowin' in the wind: lost interviews that contained surprising new insights about celebrated singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Blowin' in the wind: Lost interviews hold new Dylan insights

For nearly half a century, they were blowin' in the wind: lost interviews that contained surprising new insights about celebrated singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

RI's House speaker in tight race in pro-Trump district

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Could a big political upset potentially be brewing in the littlest state?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

RI's House speaker in tight race in pro-Trump district

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — Could a big political upset potentially be brewing in the littlest state?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sculptor will be 1st Black woman to represent US at Biennale

Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black women and give them a voice. Now she's sculpting her way into history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Sculptor will be 1st Black woman to represent US at Biennale

Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black women and give them a voice. Now she's sculpting her way into history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Sculptor will be 1st Black woman to represent US at Biennale

Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black women and give them a voice. Now she's sculpting her way into history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Sculptor will be 1st Black woman to represent US at Biennale

Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black women and give them a voice. Now she's sculpting her way into history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

'Empire' star Taraji P. Henson hailed for mental health work

“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson has enjoyed wealth, celebrity, a Golden Globe win and an Academy Award nomination. But behind the scenes, she's battled anxiety and depression.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

'Empire' star Taraji P. Henson hailed for mental health work

“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson has enjoyed wealth, celebrity, a Golden Globe win and an Academy Award nomination. But behind the scenes, she's battled anxiety and depression.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

If you don't laugh, you cry: Coping with virus through humor

BOSTON (AP) — Neil Diamond posts a fireside rendition of "Sweet Caroline" with its familiar lyrics tweaked to say, "Hands ... washing hands." A news anchor asks when social distancing will end because "my husband keeps trying to get into the house." And a sign outside a neighborhood church reads: …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Boston Marathon postponed until Sept. 14 amid virus concerns

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon on Friday was postponed for five months due to the coronavirus pandemic, sacrificing the customary Patriots Day start in the hopes of preserving the uninterrupted 124-year tradition of the world's most prestigious long-distance run.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Boston Yeti comes to the aid of other animals

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO