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Aug 12 2020
News
925 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening?
A suburban Atlanta county opened its schools amid controversy and a growing case count, previewing a difficult national back-to-school season.
The first letter went out on Aug. 4, one day after students in the Cherokee County School District returned to their classrooms for the first time since the eruption of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Dear Parents,” wrote Dr. Ashley Kennerly,
New York Times (News)Jun 03 2020
Opinion
Defund the Police Now
Protests are erupting across the U.S. in response to the killing of George Floyd. In a widely watched video, Floyd, a Black man, repeatedly exclaims, “I can’t breathe,” as Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, kneels on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, according to a criminal complaint. Chauvin has since been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Guest Writer - LeftMay 28 2020
News
Coronavirus relief or ‘bailout’? The debate over aid to states.
As Congress considers further coronavirus aid, some lawmakers worry that states may use federal money to solve prepandemic budgetary problems.
“Why should the people and taxpayers of America be bailing out poorly run states (like Illinois, as example) and cities, in all cases Democrat run and managed, when most of the other states are not looking for bailout help? I am open to
Christian Science MonitorApr 26 2013
News
Obama: Abortion Foes Want To Return To 1950s
WASHINGTON mdash President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said are efforts by states to turn womens health back to the 1950s before the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide and singled out the GOP-governed states of North Dakota and Mississippi for criticism. When politicians try to turn Planned Parenthood into a punching bag theyre not
HuffPostNov 29 2014
News
Southern Democrats urge a return to party basics
Southern Democrats are joining others in the party who say that a return to advocating to lift people out of economic hardship and emphasizing spending on education and public works will re-energize black voters and attract whites as well.
"It's time to draw a line in the sand and not surrender our brand," Rickey Cole, the party chairman in Mississippi, said. He believes candidates have
Fox News (Online News)Apr 28 2020
News
Barr tells federal prosecutors to 'be on the lookout' for overly restrictive coronavirus shutdown orders
Attorney General Bill Barr has instructed federal prosecutors to "be on the lookout" for overly restrictive state and local shutdown orders that may infringe on people's constitutional rights.
In a memo issued Monday, Barr recognized that while some restrictions are necessary and proper for combating the coronavirus pandemic, others could go too far.
"If a state or local
Fox News (Online News)Oct 19 2013
News
A call to arms: Emboldened tea party moves to finish off weak Republicans
Far from chastened by the debt debate, tea partyers and conservative groups signaled Thursday they’ve concluded they didn’t lose, but rather were sabotaged from within by weak Republicans — and they took the first steps to oust one of them. Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel announced he would challenge U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran in the Republican primary next year, a day after the GOP’s senior
Washington TimesMar 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
SCOTUS Nominee Hearings Begin as Russia-Ukraine Conflict Continues
As war continues in Ukraine, Senate confirmation hearings began for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson this week.
Jackson's hearings began Monday with opening statements, and continued on Tuesday with some Republicans accusing her of being soft on crime, while Democrats spoke to her accomplishments and qualifications. During Wednesday's hearings, Jackson took more questions on
AllSides StaffJun 23 2020
News
Jackson Statue Near White House Still Standing After Protesters Try To Topple It
Police fired chemical agents to clear Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on Monday night after protesters attempted — and failed — to pull down a huge statue of Andrew Jackson located there.
The famous statue of the seventh president on a rearing horse sits opposite the North Portico of the White House. The park has been the scene of anti-racist protests since the police killing of
NPR (Online News)Apr 12 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden to Host Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday to discuss their $2 trillion infrastructure package. The lawmakers chosen for this meeting have a history of sitting on committees that oversee investments that they themselves have said need to be made. The names include Democratic Senators Maria Cantwell of Washington and Alex
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