On Friday, March 15, President Donald Trump vetoed the resolution sponsored by both chambers of the House. The goal was to terminate his plans for national emergency declaration to build up a border wall against Mexico. President Trump wanted to use funds that were seen by many as […]
On Feb. 5, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced a grant of over one million dollars to Grassroots Crisis Center. The grant will be used to provide several opioid-related services, including construction of a larger residential facility, screening services for individuals in substance-related crises, medical teams, and care […]
For what has thought to have been occurring for over a year now, millions of Uighur Muslims and those of other ethnic minorities have been forcibly placed into mass detention camps in and around Xinjiang and Kashgar, Western China, simply because of their Islamic faith. Chinese locals refer […]
In the past few months, Howard County officials have been developing new guidelines to better fit the needs of transgender and gender nonconforming students. These guidelines include topics such as gender-segregated sports, dress codes, and bathroom use, among other things. These guidelines are considered new, despite the anti-discrimination […]
An alliance of 16 states, including California and New York, proposed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The states claimed that Trump’s decision to use his executive power to fund for the border wall is unconstitutional. Due to the deal he signed on Friday Feb. 22, President Trump […]
Howard County has decided to extend the 2018-2019 school year to June 21. This winter season has produced five snow days, consisting of: Nov. 15, Jan. 14 and 30, and Feb. 11 and 20. That is one day more than the four inclement weather days allowed on this […]
