On Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for government employees, large employers, and health care workers to combat the latest…
Throughout America’s history, African American authors have represented a rich and diverse body of literature. They’ve contributed fiction and nonfiction, novels, short stories, essays, poetry,…
Monday marked Columbus Day and/or Indigenous Peoples Day. Both holidays are recognized among different states and while there isn’t a consensus on which should be…
You probably know the story behind the fourth of July, but did you know that’s not the only independence day celebrated in the U.S.? Here’s…
J.D. ‘Jake’ Evans, former City of Auburn Police Chief, quietly passed away at his Ellensburg home on February 14, 2021, at age 78. Serving as…
When we hear the term, Black History Month, most Americans think of Martin Luther King Jr., Harriette Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and other influential Black Americans.…
Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was born on Feb. 4, 1913. Today, we celebrate Transit Equity Day – a national day of action to commemorate…
Juneteenth is a US holiday commemorating and celebrating the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major…