August 25, 2018 – Bridge Agents

Cases of Missing and Murdered Native American Women Challenge Police, Courts

August 25, 2018 Bridge Agents

United States (News21) – Native American women across the country are being murdered and sexually assaulted on reservations and nearby towns at far higher rates than other American women. Their assailants are often white and other non-Native American men outside the jurisdiction of tribal law enforcement. In some U.S. counties composed primarily of Native American lands, murder rates of Native American women are up to 10 times higher than the national average for all races, according to a study for the U.S. Department of Justice by sociologists at the University of…

No place back home: A year after Harvey, Rockport can’t house all its displaced residents

August 25, 2018 Bridge Agents

Rockport, TX (TT) – Since all that’s left of the old Aransas County Courthouse is a pile of rubble and a slab of concrete, these days County Judge Burt Mills holds office in a strip mall storefront, flanked by a Chinese buffet and a boutique. “It’s very nice, actually,” Mills said last week from his office in what used to be a hardware store. This 23,000-square-foot building, hastily renovated after Hurricane Harvey into a temporary courthouse in 45 days, is a testament to the region’s remarkably speedy recovery, Mills said —…

It’s Not Just You. The Mosquitoes Really Are Worse This Year.

August 25, 2018 Bridge Agents

United States (Cronkite) – Can’t leave the house without getting bitten? Legs swollen from scratching? Welcome to the crowd. Because yes, the mosquitoes are worse this year. Why? There’s a new type of mosquito hunting across the southern United States. You might have heard of it – the Aedes mosquito – which first showed up in 2010. It’s even present in areas experiencing drought, such as the Southwest. It’s way more vicious than the most common mosquito, known as the house mosquito, or the Culex. Unlike the Culex, Aedes mosquitoes bite during the…