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Best Gifts to Get Dad for Father's Day
There comes a time every June when fathers across the country get to feel appreciated. Father’s Day often includes cookouts, pool parties, throwing a ball around, or just general family time. While dads get to enjoy this time, everyone else is left wondering what to get him. Fortunately, these are the best gifts to get Dad for Father’s Day so that you’re not stuck emptyhanded when the time comes.
Kiowa County weather outlook – week of May 17, 2020
Storms and rain that crossed Kiowa County early Saturday morning become a rarity for the coming week as temperatures soar.
Saturday’s high is expected to be in the mid-70s before falling to the upper 40s overnight, accompanied by a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Upper 70s are forecast for Sunday under mostly sunny skies, then dropping to the low 50s and partly cloudy conditions.
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site is beginning to increase recreational access to park grounds
The National Park Service (NPS) is working service-wide with federal, state and local public health authorities to monitor closely the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
USDA seeks feedback from producers about 2020 crops and stocks
The USDA National Agricultural Statics Service will be surveying producers over the next few weeks to determine crop acreage and stock levels.
Delaying primaries helps protect incumbents as well as voters
To many Americans, the idea that states might cancel or postpone their primaries as a response to the COVID-19 epidemic may sound undemocratic.
What is the ACE2 receptor, how is it connected to coronavirus and why might it be key to treating COVID-19? The experts explain
The ACE2 receptor allows the virus that causes COVID-19 to infect and destroy our cells. What is the normal role of ACE2 in the body, and could it be the key to blocking infection?
The lack of women in cybersecurity leaves the online world at greater risk
Women are highly underrepresented in the field of cybersecurity - just 14 percent of the workforce as of 2017.
Who's in charge of lifting lockdowns?
Responses to the coronavirus pandemic have highlighted the challenges posed by the United States’ system of federalism, where significant power rests with states and local governments.
BLM says costs of curbing wild horse overpopulation to sustainable levels ‘could be staggering’
(The Center Square) – The costs of reigning in the wild horse and burro populations across the country’s public rangelands “could be staggering,” federal land managers said in a recent report.
