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Jan 25 2018
Perspectives Blog
A Parish Administrator's Perspective on Civil Disagreement
I used to think I knew what I stood for, what my make up as a person was. As the years go by, I’ve realized I’m not what I used to be. I have never wanted to be perceived with labels, but I knew where I fell. A conservative on the right, not the far right but let me make it clear that my views were the only correct views.
In total honesty I was always wanting to be the first one out of
Bruce FriesenApr 23 2021
Perspectives Blog
The History of American Media Bias, Pt. 3: The 1900s-1950s
Click here for Part 1 of this series: The Press in Colonial America and Creation of the 1st Amendment and Part 2: The 1800s.
Today, we hold journalists and media outlets accountable to journalistic code of ethics and a set of standards, which include truth, transparency, and objectivity. When journalism strays from objective fact, the result is media bias. And though it takes different
Micaela RicaforteFeb 19 2019
Headline Roundup
Bernie Sanders Enters 2020 Presidential Race
Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders enters the 2020 Presidential race, vowing to take on special interests.
NBC News Digital Wall Street Journal (News) TownhallJun 19 2019
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As legal glare turns to Trump, his faith in Supreme Court may be tested
President Donald Trump’s fondness for the U.S. Supreme Court could be tested by a series of legal disputes targeting him personally – from his taxes and businesses to his 2016 election campaign – that ultimately may be decided by the justices.
Trump has viewed the court, whose 5-4 conservative majority includes two justices he appointed, as friendly territory, unlike certain lower
ReutersApr 08 2020
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Congress is finally wising up to the scale of the coronavirus disaster — with 1 big exception
Since late February, Congress and President Trump have passed three bills in response to the coronavirus pandemic: A modest $8.3 billion investment in the public health response, then about $100 billion to beef up food stamps, state Medicaid budgets, unemployment benefits, and provide some limited paid leave. The third package, the CARES Act, was a whopping $2.2 trillion in aid that threw gobs
The Week - NewsSep 12 2019
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Trump's sinking polls embolden Democrats to play hardball
Democrats emboldened by President Trump’s sinking poll numbers are playing hardball on spending and guns legislation, arguing they now have new leverage with Republicans and the White House.
Republicans say a budget deal reached before the recess now appears in doubt after Senate Democrats on Tuesday insisted on an amendment to block Trump’s Title X rule, which prohibits funds for
The HillSep 12 2019
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What Trump’s horrific polling actually tells us — and what it doesn’t — about 2020
The polls du jour show President Donald Trump trailing basically every Democrat in the 2020 general election, both nationally and in individual states — even in Texas.
Democratic voters might rejoice at these signs that Trump will be a one-term president. But they should temper themselves: Hillary Clinton was regularly leading Trump by 10 points or more a year ahead of the 2016 election
VoxApr 07 2020
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Boris Johnson in intensive care as confirmed cases in Africa pass 10,000
The UK prime minister remains in intensive care. The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, who is running the UK government while Boris Johnson receives treatment in hospital for coronavirus, says he is confident the prime minister will recover.
Official global death toll passes 78,000. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, at least 78,269 people have now died worldwide,
The GuardianFeb 19 2015
News
Walmart Voluntarily Increases Minimum Wage to $10 Per Hour For Workers
For years labor unions have been lobbying lawmakers in Washington D.C. and all around the country to raise the minimum wage. In particular, labor unions have made Walmart enemy number one, accusing the company of unfair pay practices and has repeatedly tried to unionize workers.
Today, Walmart announced that by 2016 the minimum wage paid to workers in its stores will be increased to $10
Townhall