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Santa Fe city, county prep for virus spikes | Local News

With the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron variant expected to peak in Santa Fe County in the coming days or weeks, city government officials are readying contingency plans in case a significant number of employees test positive for the virus. Though focused on proactive measures to keep city employees from catching the virus, Mayor Alan Webber […]

Barsamian begins exciting new Naples’ Inventory Home

A highly respected luxury residential developer from Boston has begun his first single-family home project in Naples, on a site in one of the city’s most prestigious and sought-after neighborhoods. The property is located at 774 South Golf Drive, a site which will overlook the new Four Seasons Resort Hotel’s golf course, where construction has […]

Avian influenza confirmed in South Carolina · Clemson News

January 14, 2022January 15, 2022 A wild duck harvested by a hunter in Colleton County, South Carolina, is the first wild bird since 2016 to be found infected in the United States with the Eurasian H5 type of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), officials have announced. The bird, an American wigeon, was tested by the […]

Steve Maxwell: Drinking distilled water

Drinking distilled water Question: Is distillation really the best source of pure drinking water? My husband and I are concerned about the kind of hormonal contaminants we’ve discovered are now found in municipal water supplies drawn from lakes and rivers with large populations surrounding them. Does distilling water truly remove all contaminants? Is there a […]

New partnership to marry up state-of the-art industrial and indoor air quality measurement technology with leading miniature PID technology

IBAX Partn’AIR will distribute Chromatotec’s microVOC and microF miniature analysers Chromatotec®. The French specialist manufacturers of turnkey solutions for gas and liquid analysis, is proud to announce their collaboration with M. Xavier Zinsch, himself an expert in gas analysis and detection, and an associate in the company IBAX Partn’air. Mr Zinsch also manages ION Science’s French […]

‘Stop Oil Extraction in Rotterdam’: angry residents sign petition

Two thousand people in the Charlois neighbourhood of Rotterdam Zuid have signed a petition urging authorities not to issue a license that would allow oil and gas extraction to continue until 2050. Dutch company Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij, or NAM, has extracted fossil fuels underneath some 70,000 homes for the last 38 years. At the end […]

What to do if you or your child gets sick with COVID-19 at home

How to care for someone with COVID-19 As you look after your sick family member, remember to take care of yourself too. Limit the number of caregivers. Ideally, assign one person who is in good health and not at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 – i.e. fully vaccinated, below 60 years old and […]

Templeton water line flushing process underway

Annual program should be completed by mid-April – Templeton Community Services District utility staff are line flushing the water distribution system to clean sediment from water mains. The annual program is underway and should be completed by mid-April. Over time sediment and rust can collect in water mains. This can discolor water, cause undesirable tastes […]

Editorial: Improving air in schools | Editorial

In Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order No. 2, mainly focused on masks in schools, the final directive hasn’t received the attention it deserves. It reads: “School districts should marshal any resources available to improve inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, replacement and upgrades of equipment to improve the indoor air quality in school facilities, including mechanical and […]