Book Banning Watch: A new “UNBANNED: 100 Days” campaign is launching in Washington to spotlight how school and library censorship is shrinking access to nonfiction and other challenged titles, citing PEN America’s latest counts. Local Politics & First Responders: Florida Senate District 30 hopeful Lauren Book adds firefighter union endorsements, leaning on her record on first-responder PTSD workers’ comp. Healthcare Access: U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz introduces the Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act to map surgeon shortages in Hawaii and other underserved areas. Community Support: Maui County FCU and the Salvation Army kick off an Adopt a Backpack drive running through July 18. Higher Ed Rankings: UH Manoa lands in the top tier of U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-27 Best Global Universities list. Cancer Research Funding: Medical College of Wisconsin announces a $27M Michels gift to expand personalized cancer care and research. Memoir Rediscovered: A long-unpublished Sargent Shriver poverty memoir is being released after a local Athol resident found a draft in family papers. Publishing/Books & Culture: A new Library of Congress “Live! At the Library” series highlights “The Odyssey” and Homeric poetry, alongside summer film screenings. Sports Memoir: Terry Bradshaw’s first memoir in 20+ years, with Harper Select, is set for Oct. 13, 2026.