ALASKA, UNITED STATES - 1994/01/01: USA, Alaska, Inside Passage, Skagway, Main Street. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) At  Columbia Journalism Review , Lauren Harrisreports on the gritty determination of Melinda Munson and Gretchen Wehmhoff, a duo who became the owners of the  Skagway News  in a give-away. The pair, who are taking the paper into the modern age, are  committed to making the publication a success  — despite the effects of Covid-19 on a tourist town dependent on visiting cruise ships to survive. IN 2019, LARRY PERSILY, owner of the Skagway News, announced that he would give away his local Alaskan publication to a person or a pair demonstrating journalistic skill, self-motivation, grit, and—above all—affectionate dedication to the quirks and quiddities of rural small-town reporting. National news outlets picked up the story as a sort of lark, emphasizing the remote and small-town nature of Skagway, the rarity of the giveaway, and then, in a few s

  “We Can’t Rush This Kind of Power”: An Educator on Teaching Poetry to High Schoolers During the Pandemic During this period of remote learning during the pandemic, poet and educator Paola Capó-García decided to reimagine her senior English class into a more immersive and focused eight-week poetry course. Through poems, she thought, perhaps her teenage students could reflect on “the particular chaos of 2020” and begin to process the loss they’d experienced over the year. In a piece at  Teachers & Writers Magazine , Capó-García recounts this special time spent with her students, and  how she created a safe, quiet space for them to think, to write, and to heal . Poetry is so often neglected at the high school level, deemed too difficult, too precious, or too esoteric to tackle. And when it is taught, it’s typically filtered through dead white men. But teaching Whitman and Frost does not fit into my politics as a teacher and human, and it certainly does not fit the narrative of the s

  This week, we’re sharing stories from Breai Mason-Campbell, Simon J. Levien, Paola Capó-García, Emma Gilchrist, and Liam Boylan-Pett. This week, we’re sharing stories from Breai Mason-Campbell, Simon J. Levien, Paola Capó-García, Emma Gilchrist, and Liam Boylan-Pett. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. Seeing in the Dark Breai Mason-Campbell | Pipe Wrench | April 13, 2021 | 5,129 words “I have to wear all of these dolls, you see, so that Whiteness does not have to wear any.” 2. The Crimson Klan Simon J. Levien | The Harvard Crimson | March 25, 2021 | 4616 words Exploring the history of the Ku Klux Klan’s presence at Harvard University. 3. Making Sense Of It All: High School Poetry in the Age of Zoom Paola Capó-García | Teachers & Writers Magazine | April 5, 2021 | 2,260 words “I believe that one of our most important roles as teachers is to provide authentic opportunities for young people to heal.” 4. Genetic Mapping Emma Gilchrist | Maisonneuve | Apr

សៀមរាប​៖ សម្រាប់​អ្នក​ដែល​និយម​ឡើង​ភ្នំ ឬ​ធ្វើដំណើរ​កម្សាន្ត​បែប​ធម្មជាតិ ភ្នំ​ក្រោម​សៀមរាប គឺជា​កន្លែង​ដ៏​សាក​សម​បំផុត ដែល​មិនគួរ​មើលរំលង​។ ប្រសិនបើ លោកអ្នក​មានដំណើរ​ក​ម្សា​ន្ត​ទៅ​ខេត្តសៀមរាប កុំ​ហួស​ភ្លេច​ទៅ​គយគន់​សម្រស់​ភ្នំ​ក្រោម ដែលមាន​ចម្ងាយ​ត្រឹមតែ ១២​គីឡូម៉ែត្រ​ពី​ក្រុង​សៀមរាប​។ ភ្ញៀវទេសចរ ភាគច្រើន​និយម​ឡើង​ភ្នំ​ក្រោម ដើម្បី​គយគន់​ទេសភាព​ខេត្តសៀមរាប និង​មើល​ថ្ងៃ​លិច  និងអាំងសាច់ញ៉ាំ   ជា​លក្ខណៈ​ក្រុមគ្រួសារ ឬ​គូរ​ស្នេហ៍​និងមិត្ដភក្តិជាដើម្បី ឡើងដល់​កំពូលភ្នំ​ក្រោម​ភ្លាម អ្នកនឹង​ឃើញ​ផ្ទះ​របស់​ប្រជាជន និង​ទិដ្ឋភាព​វាលស្រែ​លាតសន្ធឹង​ដាច់​កន្ទុយភ្នែក​។ លោកអ្នក អាច​សម្រាក​ស្រូប​ខ្យល់អាកាស​ដ៏​បរិសុទ្ធ បន្ធូរ​អារម្មណ៍ ជាមួយនឹង​ទេសភាព​វាលស្រែ និង​ផ្ទៃ​ទឹក​លើ​វាលស្រែ​វែង​សន្ធឹង​។ ភ្នំ​ក្រោម​សៀមរាប មិនមែន​ត្រឹមតែ​ជា​កូនភ្នំ​តូច​មួយ​នោះទេ ពោលគឺ​មាន​វត្ត​អារាម​ចំណាស់ៗ​ជាច្រើន​ជាប់​នឹង​ជើងភ្នំ ដែល​ភ្ញៀវទេសចរ អាច​ចូលទៅ​ទស្សនា និង​បួស​សួង​សុំ​សេចក្ដីសុខ​៕ 

International and local markets are established for Craftworks Cambodia products and this will provide equitable wages, a life of dignity, education for children and future stability for families and communities in the Kingdom of Cambodia . Craftworks Cambodia is an organization working to provide vocational training and marketing skills to home based producers through the sale of contemporary arts and crafts items .Craftworks Cambodia offers a range of traditional and contemporary products ranging from home décor to functional home ware as well as gifts, accessories and jewelry based on the finest aesthetic and artistic traditional workmanship of Cambodia. Craftworks Cambodia maintains, and practices, a strong commitment to environmental awareness with many of the products being made from recycled and sustainable materials.