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1 day ago · Lord John Bird, prominent anti-poverty campaigner, founder of the Big Issue and crossbench peer, has reacted to the outcome of the UK general election. He said: “I’d like to welcome the many new MPs set to join us in Westminster in the coming weeks. I look forward to meeting and working with you to dismantle the poverty that traps so many ...
3 days ago · John Bird is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Big Issue. Read more of his words here. Do you have a story to tell or opinions to share about this? Get in touch and tell us more. Big Issue exists to give homeless and marginalised people the opportunity to earn an income.
1 day ago · Fortunately, a 1923 manuscript, Birds of Alberta, has recently come to light. The author, Sidney Stansell, was a schoolteacher, amateur ornithologist, and bird appreciation advocate. Yes, he was another “old white guy,” but his notes are still of value to us today. Two thoughtful California naturalists sent us Stansell’s handwritten ...
2 days ago · This is the second human case of bird flu in a person in Colorado in the past two years, after a worker on a poultry farm in Montrose County tested positive for the virus in 2022. That worker likewise experienced mild symptoms and recovered with no known lasting ill effects. As Colorado’s outbreak of bird flu among dairy cattle has widened ...
12 hours ago · The bird has been written about (including in poems, songs, and fiction) and illustrated by many notable writers and artists, and is depicted in art to this day, for example in Walton Ford's 2002 painting Falling Bough, and National Medal of Arts winner John A. Ruthven's 2014 mural in Cincinnati, which commemorates the 100th anniversary of ...
4 days ago · It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of The Rev. Dr. John E. Bird a former curate and interim priest at Christ Church. Fr. Bird died on Friday, June 28, 2024. Fr. Bird’s life will be commemorated with a viewing on Friday, July 5, 2024, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Christ Episcopal Church, 62 Delaware Street, Woodbury, NJ.
3 days ago · Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies.
