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The Offspring at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on August 8th.

State and federal governments have made hundreds of millions of dollars available to pay for Grow Your Own teacher programs. But researchers say it's unclear whether they actually work.

A University of California Los Angeles survey study shows that Generation Z is much more interested in seeing stories about platonic relationships than those featuring sex and romance.

Nearly a quarter of Americans believe that "patriots may need to resort to violence to save the country" while an overwhelming majority think democracy is at risk in a new PRRI survey.

Services across the Holy Land memorialized the Palestinian civilians killed Thursday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza City, where some 400 people were sheltering.

Robert Wilson is a member of the Goyim Defense League, an antisemitic hate group founded in California.

This series of three 3-hour workshops (taken alone or together) is designed to awaken your connection with nature as a source of inspiration, creativity, and belonging. You may purchase one session individually or all three for a discount. All workshops will be held outside, weather permitting. We will meet at Inspirations Gallery and will walk together to an outdoor area to write. Be ready for all weather and bring a hat!1. Learning How to See: The Practice of Observing | Saturday, June 17This workshop will be held outdoors, where we are invited to bear witness to the great unfolding of life. Spending time in the natural world is one way to sharpen our skills of observation and become the hollow bone. After taking time to go within and ground ourselves to the earth herself, we will open our awareness outward, igniting our senses and taking in all that is open to us in the moment. We will invite our imaginations to translate what we sense and intuit in both the seen and unseen worlds. Our writing will be inspired by authors Robin Wall Kimmerer, Jon Young, Sharon Blackie, N. Scott Momaday, Joy Harjo, and others. In this supportive container, you’ll have time to share ideas and writing. All levels are welcome. You are invited to write in whichever genre calls to you.2. Composite Beings: The Elements as Our Guides | Saturday, July 29This workshop will be held outdoors so that we can consider the four elements as a framework for thinking about the borderless nature of awareness and life. When we notice one thing, it is likely that it raises our attention to other things previously unseen. The elements intermix and reflect our dynamic and interrelated nature. Rain works with Wind. Fire can be doused by Rain. Earth sustains us all. We are 70% water; we push and pull air through our lungs, and the fire in our belly helps digest the Earth’s bounty. Our writing will be inspired by the work of Merlin Sheldrake, David Lukas, Theodore Schwenk, Joanna Macy and others. There will be time to share ideas and writing in this supportive container. All levels are welcome. You are invited to write in whichever genre calls you.3. Kincentricity: Animals as Teachers | Saturday, August 26This workshop will be held outdoors so that we can extend our awareness to the animal world while considering how our kinship makes up the constellation of life on Earth. As we examine our relationship with the animal realm, we will consider these questions: Who keeps showing up in your life from the animal world? Do they appear when you need support, a lesson, or a friend? Is there an animal encounter from your past that has left an indelible mark? What animal in particular pulls at your heartstrings and asks for you to represent them through your artistic expression? Our writing, or illustrating, will be inspired by the work of Anna Breytenbach, Mary Rose O’Rielley, Carl Sandburg, John Muir Laws, and more. There will be time to share ideas and writing in this supportive container. All levels are welcome. You are invited to write in whichever genre calls you.

Ticketed In-Store Book Signing with Veronica Roth, in discussion with Cindy PonThis ticketed event (limited to 200 people max) will consist of a 30-minute discussion with author Veronica Roth and Cindy Pon, a question and answer section, and lastly the book signing portion for anyone wanting personalizations or signatures/personalizations of their personal items (only 3 items per attendee that are not copies of "POSTER GIRL" can be signed/personalized.). All the stock we will have available of Veronica's will already be signed. Only those with tickets may attend the event.TICKETED EVENT Your purchase of "POSTER GIRL" will come with a presigned copy of the book and an attendee ticket for the event. This ticket does not guarantee a seat, as seating will be limited. Please arrive early to avoid standing for the event.*Veronica will only be able to sign/personalize no more than three (3) books/items that are not copies of "POSTER GIRL" per customer during the signing portion. No posed pictures during the signing portion will be permitted, but candid photos are allowed.*How to Order a Signed/Personalized Book from Veronica Roth if you're not attending the event:Add "POSTER GIRL" or any of Veronica's available backlist of books to your cart.At checkout in the "order comments" box write "signed only" or to whom your book should be personalized (i.e. "To: Ms. Galaxy"). Requests for anything beyond a name, like a note or quote, will not be permitted. Orders must be placed by 12 p.m. on the day of the event (October 24). Please call the store if you wish to purchase a book, or add/alter personalization to an existing order, after this time.Attending from out of state? Put the store's address (3555 Rosecrans St, Ste 107A, San Diego CA 92110) as the "shipping address" when checking out to activate the pickup option!About the AuthorsVERONICA ROTH is the #1 NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author of the Divergent series (DIVERGENT, INSURGENT, ALLEGIANT, and FOUR: A DIVERGENT COLLECTION) and the Carve the Mark duology (CARVE THE MARK, THE FATES DIVIDE). DIVERGENT received the 2011 Goodreads Choice Award for Favorite Book, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY’S Best Book of 2011, and was the winner of the YALSA 2012 Teens’ Top Ten. The trilogy has been adapted into a blockbuster movie series starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James. "CARVE THE MARK" published in January 2017, debuted at #1 on the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller list, and remained on the list for eighteen weeks. "THE FATES DIVIDE", the second installment of the Carve the Mark series, also debuted at #1 on the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller list. She is a board member of YALLFest, the biggest YA book festival in the country, and YALLWEST, its sister festival. She currently lives in Chicago with her husband and their dog, Avi, whose adorable existence is well-documented on Instagram. CINDY PON is the author of the young adult sci-fi and Andre Norton finalist "WANT", as well as the fantasy duologies "SILVER PHOENIX" and "SERPENTINE". She attended Revelle at UCSD and fell in love with San Diego as an undergrad. In her free time, she works on her bench press and deadlifts, loves watching movies and indulging in delicious pastries and desserts. Mysterious Galaxy is her favorite bookstore. About "POSTER GIRL""WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT".Sonya Kantor knows this slogan—she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation.Then there was a revolution. The Delegation fell. Its most valuable members were locked in the Aperture, a prison on the outskirts of the city. And everyone else, now free from the Insight’s monitoring, went on with their lives.Sonya, former poster girl for the Delegation, has been imprisoned for ten years when an old enemy comes to her with a deal: find a missing girl who was stolen from her parents by the old regime, and earn her freedom. The path Sonya takes to find the child will lead her through an unfamiliar, crooked post-Delegation world where she finds herself digging deeper into the past—and her family’s dark secrets—than she ever wanted to.Social Media Veronica Roth: Facebook & Instagram Cindy Pon: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Nine GOP-led states have now pulled out of ERIC, which helps members find election fraud and keep their voter lists up to date. And experts say their new efforts to replicate the group aren't as good.

There was less reported violent crime across the U.S. last year after a dramatic spike in 2020. But there were more car thefts and hate crimes reported.