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May 22 2023
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President Biden, Members of Congress, and All Lovers of The Republic, Now Is Your Lincoln Moment: Rebuff MAGA Abuse of the Moribund ‘Debt Ceiling’
Unlike the by-and-large ethnically constituted states of the “Old World,” the America of the “New World” is a covenant. Indeed it is a covenant of covenants. The overarching covenant is our Constitution, a written document that must be “operationalized” in myriad ways through the centuries of our shared public life as a unified federal republic – a res publica, a thing of the public (e
ForbesJun 05 2023
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In oil-rich New Mexico, officials restrict new drilling
Decisions by federal and state officials last week will limit where New Mexico’s powerful oil and gas industry is able to drill. On Friday, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the department will soon ban new oil and gas leases on more than 330,000 acres of public lands within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historical Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site of deep
GristJun 06 2023
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James Beard Awards 2023: Philadelphia food scene wins in big way
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia's food scene is receiving national recognition. Several of the city's top chefs and restaurants were recognized in a big way at the prestigious James Beard Awards. Friday Saturday Sunday in Rittenhouse was named Outstanding Restaurant in the U.S. at Monday night's awards ceremony. Ellen Yin of High Street Hospitality was awarded the Outstanding Restaurateur
CBS News (Online)Aug 04 2023
Opinion
Ending Poverty Requires Serious Policy, Not Political Platitudes
At times, the California Legislature is reminiscent of a high-school student council, except that instead of working with few-hundred-dollar activities budget lawmakers are spending more than $300 billion in revenues. I'm not the first commentator to notice that politicians often promise things they can't possibly provide—and are no more realistic than a student body president offering free
ReasonMay 30 2023
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Suspect in vandalism of Michigan synagogue hoped to blame graffiti on Ukrainian militia
A 35-year-old woman accused of spray painting a swastika and the phrase “Azov” on a Royal Oak synagogue last month allegedly told police she hoped people would blame the racist on a Ukrainian militia, according to the Associated Press. Earlier this month, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald charged Randi Nord, of Clinton Township with ethnic intimidation and malicious destruction of of a
MLive.comMay 24 2023
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Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Against Elite Virginia High School, Dismisses Racial Discrimination Claims
A federal appeals court has upheld the admissions policies at Virginia’s top public high school, ruling that the school district didn’t discriminate against students of Asian ethnicity by trying to reduce their presence in the student body. The decision, issued Tuesday by a panel of three judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, overturns a lower court ruling last year that
NTDMay 31 2023
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Fall kills boy, 17, at Petit Jean State Park
A teenager fell to his death near a trail at Petit Jean State Park on Saturday, Arkansas parks officials said Tuesday. The 17-year-old boy fell from a large rock off the Bear Cave Trail on Saturday afternoon, and park rangers located him in a narrow crevice between two cliffs, according to a statement from Shealyn Sowers, spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMay 30 2023
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Teenager dead after fall at Petit Jean State Park
A teenager fell to his death near a trail at Petit Jean State Park on Saturday, Arkansas parks officials said Tuesday. The 17-year-old boy fell from a large rock off the Bear Cave Trail on Saturday afternoon, and park rangers located him in a narrow crevice between two cliffs, according to a statement from Shealyn Sowers, spokeswoman for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism.
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMay 04 2023
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Last of 4 escaped Mississippi detention center inmates captured
The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated another year of advocating for area businesses on Wednesday during its 113th annual meeting held at the Thronateeska Heritage Center. During the evening of food and fun the organization honored Patsy Martin with the Lifetime Service Award. Marte… Click for more.PHOTOS: Albany Area Chamber holds 113th annual meeting on the bricks
The Albany HeraldJul 21 2023
Fact Check
Are Increased Disability Claims Contributing to Low Unemployment?
Peter St Onge, an economic research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, recently tweeted that disability claims are increasing, the effect of which contributes to a low unemployment rate.
But the graph St Onge cited shows the number of individuals identifying as disabled, not numbers of disability claims.
In reality, the total number of disabled workers and dependents collecting
The Dispatch Fact Check