100 years ago, the first commercial radio broadcast announced the results of the 1920 election – politics would never be the same

Only 100 people were listening, but the first broadcast from a licensed radio station occurred at 8 p.m. on Nov. 2, 1920. It was Pittsburgh’s KDKA, and the station was broadcasting the results of that year’s presidential election.

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Most surprising thing about a new report showing climate change imperils the US financial system is that the report even exists

While we tend to focus on the death and destruction resulting from the growing frequency and severity of wildfires and other disasters, we often pay less heed to the ways climate change consequence costs ricochet through the financial system.

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Eads school calendar – November 2-December 5, 2020

Monday, Nov. 2

  • 4:00 p.m. MS FB at Kit Carson Leave Time 2:45 p.m. 
  • Online Book Fair *Please look for link on School Webpage 

Tuesday, Nov. 3

  • Online Book Fair *Please look for link on School Webpage 

Wednesday, Nov. 4

  • Online Book Fair *Please look for link on School Webpage 

Friday, Nov. 6

  • 4:00 p.m. MS FB (H) Cheyenne Wells
  • 7:00 p.m. HS FB (H) Cheyenne Wells 

Saturday, Nov. 14

  • 1:00 p.m.
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How to be a good digital citizen during the election – and its aftermath

In the runup to the U.S. presidential election there has been an unprecedented amount of misinformation about the voting process and mail-in ballots. It’s almost certain that misinformation and disinformation will increase, including, importantly, in the aftermath of the election.

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