Articles filed under Politics
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State lawmakers slash January legislative session due to COVID-19 surgeDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - An explosion in COVID-19 cases has prompted state lawmakers to cut short their first legislative sessions of 2022, leaders announced Thursday. The General Assembly will ...
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A (statistical) journal of the plague yearDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - As a Christmas present to statistics lovers, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of the population of the nation and the 50 states as of July 1, 2021. The Burea...
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Hello, no one can help youDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - "A supervisor will just write down your complaint and send a message. I just sent a message. There's no one you can talk to. There's no one anyone can talk to. The super...
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A cheap lamb for ChristmasDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - The part of the Christmas story that moves me the most is the babe lying in a stable among animals. Frowzy and drowsy, curious and accepting, the animals watch, shifting...
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'Try something': FDR's dictum and the child tax creditDec 28, 2021 12:00 am - How many of us, when approached on the street by a panhandler, have asked ourselves, "If I put a dollar in his cup, will he spend it on food or on alcohol or drugs?" The...
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Notable deaths in the political, legal and business worlds in 2021Dec 27, 2021 12:00 am - January Jan 10: Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, philanthropist and sister to former President George H.W. Bush, age 94 Jan. 18: Joseph Scheidler, founder of Pro-Life Actio...
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Letter: Legalization of marijuana has created a toxic riskDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - Like a recent letter writer, I argue strongly against allowing cannabis in any form including medical cannabis unless approved by the FDA. To quickly summarize, legaliz...
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Letter: Supporting women while promoting pro-life viewDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - A previous letter writer claimed to have visited our website, www.feministsforlife.org and correctly noted our pro-woman, pro-life philosophy, that we support eliminatin...
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Letter: Untangle legislation so it's clear what people are for and againstDec 26, 2021 12:00 am - To the Daily Herald editor: When developing federal legislation, why is it necessary to package so many things together? There are climate change initiatives, child...
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Untangle the legislation to clarify the issuesDec 26, 2021 12:00 am - When developing federal legislation, why is it necessary to package so many things together? There are climate change initiatives, child care tax credits, pre-K care, Me...