Month: February 2019

U.S. employers shrugged off last month’s partial shutdown of the government and engaged in a burst of hiring in January, adding 304,000 jobs, the most in nearly a year. The healthy gain the government reported Friday illustrated the job market’s durability nearly a decade into the economic expansion. The U.S. has now added jobs for

The Super Bowl seems to be the time that those New Year resolutions to lose weight and live healthier get completely derailed. A 2015 study by researchers from Cornell University tracked grocery purchases and found the average American will eat more than 6,000 calories by the end of the day. The average American should consume

The Super Bowl seems to be the time that those New Year resolutions to lose weight and live healthier get completely derailed. A 2015 study by researchers from Cornell University tracked grocery purchases and found the average American will eat more than 6,000 calories by the end of the day. The average American should consume

In an effort to achieve its “no-kill” goal, El Paso Animal Services is establishing new lifesaving procedures to prepare for the busy spring and summer months. Not killing animals overcrowds the shelter — which is why it’s asking for your help. Fortunately, there are many ways to give hand. For example, Animal Services is offering

The El Paso Independent School District wants its student to be fluent in two languages at an early age. EPISD’s Two-Way Dual Language Program follows a 50/50 model. Teachers give instruction fifty-percent of the time in English and fifty-percent of the time in Spanish. The goals of the program are for students to become bilingual

Say hello to Deja, El Paso! The El Paso Zoo has welcomed 5-month-old baby female siamang from the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPH Aquarium. Deja will be introduced to the two other siamangs, mother Suni and daughter Adina, shortly. Zoo experts decided the best long-term outcome for Deja would be to integrate her into another siamang

George Thorogood isn’t entirely “bad to the bone.” The singer and his band are bringing their ‘Good to Be Bad Tour’ to the Plaza Theatre on Saturday, April 6 at 8 p.m. This marks the fifth consecutive year that George Thorogood and the Destroyers are supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society by donating $1 from