Tag Archives: Community

As first lady, Jill Biden plans to push for debt-free community college

WASHINGTON — Dr. Jill Biden has devoted her life to the field of education, and that won’t change when she becomes first lady next month. According to a source close to her, Biden will advocate for debt-free community college. Dr. Martha Kanter, who served as under secretary of education in the Obama administration and who has known Biden for more than a decade, said she has worked hard to make debt-free community college a reality. “That is what she would like to see. We have often… Source link

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Google Maps now includes community info from local experts

(Pocket-lint) – Google has added the ability for the community to leave information to Google Maps, meaning you can now see info from local experts on places you’re visiting.  This essentially means that as well as information on a local spot that’s been added by the business owner, you’ll also be able to see updates from people who have been there… Source link

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Google Maps releases COVID feature to inform of community spread

Google Maps releases COVID feature to inform of community spread Online giant Google is trying to help make things easier and safer for those traveling this holiday season. While Thanksgiving is usually the busiest travel holiday, the coronavirus has changed things in 2020, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warning against travel to visit relatives and friends, but an online giant is trying to help make things easier and safer. “Things have definitely changed,”… Source link

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Google for business is topic of free, virtual open house: Community Voices

BEREA, Ohio — A virtual open house on Oct. 29 will introduce owners of small businesses to Grow with Google, an online resource for entrepreneurs. The free Zoom session is the latest in a series of Berea Biz Talks. The Biz Talks are hosted by the City of Berea, the Ohio Small Business Development Center and the Digital Marketing Clinic at Baldwin Wallace University. Grow with Google will discuss free resources and services to help businesses launch new enterprises, expand, and create… Source link

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Chicago Activists, Community Leaders Struggle With ‘Very Polarizing’ Deployment of Federal Agents

As gun violence continues to plague Chicago, President Donald Trump has announced that federal agents will be deployed to the city to “help drive down violent crime.” But while some community leaders say they welcome any attempts to make their city safer, other activists worry that the presence of federal law enforcement will only bring more chaos during a time of already great stresses. “This deployment seems very cursory and not very sustainable,” Cinaiya Stubbs, the Executive… Source link

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