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Atlanta officials say water repairs are done after 5 days of outages and service is being restored
Read full article: Atlanta officials say water repairs are done after 5 days of outages and service is being restoredCity of Atlanta officials say workers finished repairs on a ruptured water main on Tuesday.
Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake City
Read full article: Iconic Old West tumbleweeds roll in and blanket parts of suburban Salt Lake CityTumbleweeds, the gnarled icon of the Old West, rolled in over the weekend and kept rolling until blanketing some homes and streets in suburban Salt Lake City.
New this week: 'The Sea Beast,' early Elton John, 'Maggie'
Read full article: New this week: 'The Sea Beast,' early Elton John, 'Maggie'This week’s new entertainment releases include two lost albums from rock superstars Neil Young and Elton John, more than two dozen contestants of reality shows like “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race” and “Big Brother” facing off in the contest “The Challenge: USA,” and Netflix’s “The Sea Beast” brings a “Moby Dick”-like tale down to kid size.
Blatteroon, snollygoster on Wayne State’s list of words to revive
Read full article: Blatteroon, snollygoster on Wayne State’s list of words to reviveDETROIT – A team at Wayne State University in Detroit has released an annual list Wednesday of little-used words it deems worthy of resurrection. Unlike overused words or phrases that counterparts at Lake Superior State University in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula list each year for banishment, the Word Warriors want to dust off those that have fallen into disuse. “Each year, I’m surprised by the variety of the submissions we receive from around the world,” said Chris Williams, head of the Word Warriors program. “Our Word Warriors once again provided a batch of words that make our language richer.”Words are submitted through the Word Warriors website, where they can be seen by others. “It’s just a fun word to say,” Williams said.
Native mascots still a sticking point in high school sports
Read full article: Native mascots still a sticking point in high school sportsLemiley Lane, a Bountiful junior who grew up in the Navajo Nation in Arizona, poses for a photograph at Bountiful High School, July 21, 2020, in Bountiful, Utah. It's an honor, they say, but not to many Native Americans who see the portrayals throughout high school, collegiate and professional sports. Maine lawmakers last year banned Native American mascots in public schools. Attempts in other states to govern the use of Native American mascots have failed in recent years. At the college level, Native American mascots seen as hostile and abusive have been banned in championship play since 2005.