TX Observer: “Gerald Nielson’s back pain has plagued him ever since the day in 1986 when he crashed his Trans Am while going 80 miles an hour. The accident broke his back in several places and left him with a constant, searing ache from his neck to his tailbone. The accident didn’t diminish his love…
Month: October 2021
“Congress has a plan for universal pre-K. Will states opt in?”
NC Policy Watch: “Nearly a fifth of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion sweeping social spending package is dedicated to providing low-cost care for children from birth to kindergarten—investments that would benefit single parents and low-income families. But how the states implement their programs for pre-K for 3-and 4-year-olds—or whether they even decide to accept the…
Nationwide Women’s March Today ahead of new Supreme Court term; here’s where demonstrations will be held across the South
Women’s March: This Saturday women will be marching in every single state across the country ahead of the Supreme Court reconvening on October 4. Women’s March and more than 90 other organizations are organizing a national call to mobilize and defend reproductive rights. Learn more at https://womensmarch.com/
“Searching for Mike Easley”
The Assembly: “Mike Easley lives near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in the small town of Southport, where he can look out his back window and watch giant cargo ships piled with containers ply their way upriver toward Wilmington. I stopped by on a sunny morning this summer. Though waterfront restaurants just a…
“Pat Robertson steps down as host of long-running ‘700 Club'”
Politico: “Pat Robertson, who turned a tiny Virginia television station into a global religious broadcasting network, is stepping down after a half-century running the “700 Club” on daily TV, the Christian Broadcasting Network announced on Friday. Robertson, 91, said in a statement that he hosted the network’s flagship program for the last time on Friday,…
“Democrats worry a loss in Virginia could set off a cascade of election troubles”
WaPo: “President Biden’s slumping approval ratings and gridlock on Capitol Hill have raised the risk that Democrats could lose the Virginia governor’s race, according to party insiders who fear a defeat could spark broader legislative and electoral problems in the coming year. In a sign of the rising anxieties, the party’s nominee in Virginia, former…
“Man arrested after surveillance footage shows suspect with Molotov cocktail at Travis County [TX] Democratic Party HQ”
KVUE: “Arson investigators have arrested a man they believe placed a Molotov cocktail and a “threatening note” inside the Travis County Democratic Party headquarters in Downtown Austin in the early-morning hours of Sept. 29. A small fire broke out just after 2:15 a.m. at the headquarters located at 1311 E. Sixth St., and employees in the neighboring…
“More Than Half of Police Killings Are Mislabeled, New Study Says”
NY Times: “Police killings in America have been undercounted by more than half over the past four decades, according to a new study that raises pointed questions about racial bias among medical examiners and highlights the lack of reliable national record keeping on what has become a major public health and civil rights issue. The…