Others were more trenchant in their criticism. The CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya tweeted, “Media blitz and image correction: Spread positive vibes. Shed negativity. Forget Covid. Ignore students. It’s peacock time. Relax! Enjoy! Unlock your mind! Unwind your worries! If you don’t have peacocks at home, you can always watch…
Photo credit: RyanJLane – Getty Images From Bicycling If you’ve noticed a bunch of new cyclists out on the road or trails lately, it isn’t just your imagination. With the impact of the coronavirus pandemic including closed gyms and limited options for entertainment, there’s a major bike boom underway as…
A student studies by herself at the Duncan Student Center. (Photo by Barbara Johnston/ University of Notre Dame) It’s lunchtime on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and the Notre Dame campus is quiet. In a virtually empty Duncan Student Center, the only sounds are a Sam Smith ballad playing on the speakers and custodian…
As I look back over so many of the posts I have written for our website, it’s startling to see how many have had to do with businesses that have permanently closed because of COVID-19. It gets more and more sad as the days go by, especially because it’s more…
August 04, 2020 WADESBORO — The Second Annual Anson County Kids Expo, originally slated for August 8, has been delayed until Sept. 18. It will also be a virtual event, due to the current COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. “The Anson County Chamber of Commerce felt like it was in the…
By Danica Lloyd Danica joined Community Impact Newspaper as a Cy-Fair reporter in May 2016 after graduating with a journalism degree from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. She became editor of the Cy-Fair edition in March 2020 and continues to cover education, local government, business, demographic trends, real estate development…
Actor Sonakshi Sinha has openly spoken about and discussed online bullying and harassment she’s faced. This prompted her to think about all the others who’ve faced bullying and harassment and now she has taken a strict step against it. Sinha started a new campaign and initiative known as Ab Bas…
Politicians have voted against a law calling for a public child sex offender register in Australia that would ‘name and shame’ paedophiles – as victims warn the scheme is in danger of ‘withering on the vine’. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton announced the federal Government was putting $7.8 million toward…
Barring a last minute miracle, on Wednesday at 4 p.m. CDT Lezmond Mitchell will join the roster of the dead. The U.S. government intends to execute the 38-year-old at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. COVID-19 has cooled the jets of the American death machine but only temporarily —…
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — A Greater Lafayette family is pushing for stronger laws against convicted child-predators. On Sunday evening they held a “Save Our Children” demonstration outside the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. Organizer, and mother Ashley Dickenson says they’re fighting for a few things. They want to bring attention to human-trafficking in hopes of…
