—Total employment (peaking at 158,803,000 working Americans in December 2019) never was higher. Black and Hispanic unemployment sank to their lowest levels ever, with female unemployment the lowest since President Dwight Eisenhower. Median household income in 2019 hit a record $68,703 — up 6.8% from 2018. Wages grew a healthy 3.6% that year, even as the left’s favorite adult toy, income inequality, slid for the second consecutive year under Trump, after rising under President Barack Obama. … [Read more...] about Deroy Murdock: Trump really did Make America Great Again — here’s how
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Richmond’s Alysa Liu, trying to expand her game, takes 4th at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Liu ultimately finished fourth, in the wake of a turbulent year marked by injury, coaching changes and pandemic disruption. Bradie Tennell supplanted her as winner of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, with Amber Glenn finishing second and Fremont native Karen Chen, representing the Peninsula Skating Club, taking third. … [Read more...] about Richmond’s Alysa Liu, trying to expand her game, takes 4th at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The tech that will invade our lives in 2021
Before the coronavirus transformed our lives, the lists of tech to watch each year were often dominated by whiz-bang gizmos like smart speakers and curved televisions. But the pandemic has pushed us to embrace useful technology that was often overlooked. Once lame or gimmicky apps on our devices suddenly became central tools. … [Read more...] about The tech that will invade our lives in 2021
EMW Carpets & Furniture calls it a century on South Broadway in Denver, making way for apartments
Of particular interest to city researchers was Elizabeth Wagenblast’s efforts to sustain and grow the business. She co-founded it with her husband, Eric and J.C.’s grandfather Englebert Wagenblast. Originally, the couple had space near the Daniels and Fisher tower downtown, Eric said, but in 1923 they started selling carpets out of the front room of the family home on South Broadway, at the time the only paved street in the neighborhood with little in the way of commercial activity. Englebert struggled with poor health, meaning Elizabeth handled much of the workload in the early days before her son, Jack, and son-in-law, Eric and J.C.’s dad Al Helmstaedter, got involved. … [Read more...] about EMW Carpets & Furniture calls it a century on South Broadway in Denver, making way for apartments
Teachers on TV? Schools try creative strategy to narrow digital divide
The divide in education between families that can afford laptops and strong Wi-Fi signals and those that can’t has been well documented, and often affects rural areas and communities of color. In 2018, 15 million to 16 million students didn’t have an adequate device or reliable internet connection at home, according to a report from Common Sense Media, a children’s advocacy and media ratings group that receives licensing fees from internet providers that distribute its content. … [Read more...] about Teachers on TV? Schools try creative strategy to narrow digital divide
