Archive (Page 135)
May 15, 2022
Fort Bliss Has a Problem with Sexual Assault. How Do Its Leaders Plan to Fix it?
In a 2018 report, the Research and Development (RAND) Corporation identified Army installations with the highest sexual assault incidents, which included Fort Hood and Fort Bliss in Texas and Fort Stewart, Georgia as the top three. While Fort Hood attracts much of the media’s attention with its highest incidents of sexual assault, Fort Bliss holds the second highest sexual assault incidents out of all installations, a statistic apparently unfamiliar to Fort Bliss leaders.
May 14, 2022
Senate Tackles FOIA Foibles Amid Pandemic Challenges
“Federal agencies have doubled their use of [FOIA] exemptions to withhold information from the public,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley. “The Government Accountability Office found that 25 federal agencies didn’t report a single proactive disclosure. Now, how is that possible?”
May 14, 2022
How One Brooklyn Coffee Shop Survived the Pandemic
While keeping its doors open during the pandemic was hard, Prospect Lefferts Gardens Coffee House and Tavern, a Black-owned cafe in Flatbush managed to stay afloat.
May 14, 2022
The Furgotten: The Los Angeles Abandoned Animal Crisis
The amount of animals surrendered by their owners has more than doubled since 2021. As of April 25th, all six Los Angeles animal shelters have reached capacity, and some are reportedly so packed that animals have to share kennels. With this rise, many animal lovers and rescue organizations have had to step up in order to help the situation as best as possible.
May 11, 2022
Welcome to Little Caribbean: No Fear of Gentrification Here
“It’s not easy, but we managed to keep it ours," says one resident. "We’re not going to give it up.”