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Lead exposure is especially harmful to children, who can absorb more lead than adults and have brains and nervous systems that are more sensitive to the damaging — and sometimes irreversible — effects.

Ross Cooper, 33, got into trading Pokémon cards in 2018, but he's less interested in making money than he is in building the community. He finds joy in simply giving the cards away, mostly to kids.

The Borgen Project is an innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. The nonprofit is currently accepting applications for volunteers. There are opportunities in writing as well as political work. To apply visit borgenproject.org. Brandon Park is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Brandon Park's The Borgen Project Information Event Time: Mar 6, 2024 at 3 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://uci.zoom.us/j/96348634902 Meeting ID: 963 4863 4902 --- One tap mobile +16694449171,,96348634902# US +16699006833,,96348634902# US (San Jose) --- Dial by your location • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US Meeting ID: 963 4863 4902 Find your local number: https://uci.zoom.us/u/abJAexOFf

Calling all book lovers!! Please join the Friends of the Library at Solana Beach, Cardiff, Encinitas and Rancho Santa Fe in the first annual Coast and Ranch Book Crawl on February 10-17, 2024. We are all nonprofit organizations, staffed by volunteers and our proceeds support our local libraries. The Coast and Ranch Book Crawl is a great way to explore these wonderful used bookstores discovering what makes each store so unique and special. From timeless classics to contemporary bestsellers, there's something for every avid reader, collector or casual book enthusiast. You can pick up your Passport at any of the bookstores and shop to your heart’s content during the week of February 10-17 2024. Each store will be offering specials to those who participate in the crawl. At each location you visit, you will receive a stamp in your Passport. Specials at each bookstore will be offered until your passport is stamped. After you receive your last stamp, please turn in your Passport at your final location and you will be entered into a drawing for several great prizes. You can find us at | • Title Wave Bookstore- 157 Stevens Ave, Solana Beach, CA 92075 • Cardiff Book Nook - 2081 Newcastle Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007 • Friends of the Encinitas Library Bookstore - 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas 92024 • RSF Book Cellar -17040 Avenida De Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 Participating in the Coast and Ranch Book Crawl is a great way to support your local libraries!

Rain or Shine! Find that perfect gown for your upcoming formal event – including our (Feb 3!) Viennese Nights Ball – knowing that you'll also be supporting our Ukrainian brothers and sisters. All items are in excellent, clean condition. Some are NWT. Unbeatable prices on: • Ballgowns and formal skirts of various sizes/styles • Formal bodices and corsets • Men's tux shirts (only a few left!) • Fans, hair items, and other accessories • Books (our family's true refugee story) Cash, PayPal, Venmo, and checks accepted. ALL proceeds are earmarked for Ukrainian relief.

And not just toddlers — infants and preschoolers too. A new effort aims to help the 4 million college students raising kids by putting Head Start programs on community college campuses.

They demanded higher wages, more manageable workloads and increased parental leave.

Reddit's IPO will be the first time since 2019 that a social media company has premiered on the stock market.

This exhibition presents over 100 works of traditional and contemporary African craft, including furniture, pottery, basketry, textiles, jewelry, clothing, weapons, currency, and more. The objects originate from many areas of Africa, and are part of layered cultural stories and histories. Each work invites us not just to consider the object, but also the maker - a person often unknown to us - whose inspiration and sense of design made an everyday object extraordinary. African by Design is drawn from Mingei International Museum’s permanent collection and local private collections.

It's unclear whether the new law that requires a poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana classrooms has any teeth to enforce the requirement and penalize those who refuse to comply.