Serving Franklin County, WA
Serving Franklin County, WA
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PASCO – As the sun is climbing into the sky Saturday, Oct. 14, the morning will darken as the annular solar eclipse takes place. The annular solar eclipse is set to begin locally at about 8:08 a.m. and end about 10:43 a.m. The maximum eclipse – about 83.3% here – occurs at about 9:22. Weather permitting, Adams County residents can watch the moon pass in front of the sun, blocking out most of the sunlight. The 2-hour, 35-minute event is different than a total solar eclip...
As parents know all too well, many students suffered learning loss when schools were shut down or relied on virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This “COVID learning loss” has resulted in lower test scores from Washington students in recent years. Unfortunately, not every possible solution has been deployed to address this problem. One of my Republican colleagues, 8th District Sen. Matt Boehnke, wrote a guest column on COVID learning loss. It mentioned a recent ana...