Pardons and a controversy: Clemency granted to former radical…
Like many governors, New York's Andrew Cuomo wasn't known for granting clemency. Until last week.
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Bright Lights would have been entertaining even if both women had still been with us. But now, so sadly, it takes on whole other layers Perseverance has characterized the career of filmmaker Emily Hagins ever since she helmed her first feature at age 12. Aided by her supportive parents and the creative community of Austin, Hagins was able to realize her dream several years before many of her peers attended their first day of film school.
Why Medicare isn’t actually going bankrupt :0
As the new Congress convenes, budget cutters are eyeing Medicare, citing forecasts the program for seniors is running out of money. But federal bean counters have erroneously predicted Medicare's bankruptcy for decades.
Crazy liberals can stop worrying about raising kids in ‘Trump’s America’ :0
If you believe liberal writers and pundits apocalyptic post-election musings, "Donald Trump's America" is no place to raise a child. The latest of these was in Elle magazine last week .
LETTERS: Real Christians get the message; thanks for Woody Paige
David Beattie of Denver in the Dec. 28 Gazette chastises the Christians of the Springs, implying most are not helping the needy. He laments the cancellation of the Miracle of Tejon Street, which was a holiday meal provided by the former Old Chicago downtown restaurant.
Plane with 3 kids, 3 adults on board missing after takeoff
Crews combing Lake Erie for a plane carrying six people that disappeared overnight shortly after takeoff from a Cleveland airport along the shore are still hopeful that the occupants could be found alive, a Coast Guard official said Friday. Authorities have "faint hints" but no strong pulse from an emergency locating transmitter, a beacon that could help find the plane, which is carrying three children and three adults, said Capt.
Of drones, toys and hedgehogs: Michelle Obama tracks Santa
For most people, a Christmas Eve phone call with the first lady of the United States is an unexpected surprise. But Austin was holding out for someone else.
Nevada-based drone service delivers 7-Eleven Slurpees
Joyer was among a dozen 7-Eleven customers selected for deliveries in a Reno neighborhood last month in a partnership between the convenience store chain and the Nevada-based Flirtey's commercial drone service. The 77 packages Flirtey flew to homes in November was the first full-fledged operation of its kind in a busy, populated area, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported.
Gunny Claus pays a visit to Cherry Point children Updated at
Around Marine Corps installations this time of year, the man in the bright red campaign hat can be seen handing out candy canes and maintaining Christmas cheer for all. Last week, Gunny Claus came out to greet families waiting for the return of Cherry Point-based Marines coming home for Christmas after a six month deployment to the Mediterranean with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit.
We’re Trusting Each Other Both More and Less Every Day
With the end of the 2016 Presidential election, it occurs to me that societal norms are changing rapidly. Some in good ways.
Hope for the rebellion: A 2016 L…
"Rogue One," the latest movie in the "Star Wars" franchise, opened last week. Without leaking any spoilers, trailers have revealed a key line as protagonist Jyn Erso rallies the beleaguered rebels: "We have hope.
White House Responds to I-Unit Investigation on Campus Cops
The Obama Administration is releasing new guidelines concerning the use of campus-based police officers across the country's more than 95,000 public schools. The push for national reform comes in the wake of a more than a year-long NBC Bay Area investigation, which exposed how the misuse of school police officers can leave children with criminal records for what some describe as just childish misbehavior.
Fear rises among people living in United States illegally following Trump’s election
In the weeks since Donald Trump's presidential victory, Sandra Dimas has struggled with a heightened mix of anxiety and anger over how and when the president-elect will follow through on a central promise of his campaign: cracking down on illegal immigration. "A lot of people are scared," said the 42-year-old mother of three.
on Unsolid Ground Neighbors prepare for last Christmas in landslide-ransacked houses
Landslide victim Christina Gretz is pictured at her home on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette Christina Gretz is determined to make this Christmas merry for her husband and three children, even as their landslide-ravaged home cracks and creaks around them.
Marin IJ Readersa Forum for Dec. 16
In Tuesday's IJ there was a quote from an individual suggesting that the number of school districts in Marin is “absurd” and that there are “massive redundancies” that “divert monies from the classroom.” While I might agree with the author regarding the number of districts, I believe that had he done a bit of research, he would have found that previous studies suggested that in Southern Marin there would be educational benefits to primary districts unifying around the three Tamalpais Union district's comprehensive high schools, while there would be little cost savings.
Trump puts new spotlight on Long Island gang killings
As he sat down for an interview with Time magazine for his "person of the year" profile, Donald Trump explained his tough view on illegal immigration by retrieving a copy of the Long Island newspaper Newsday and pointing to a blaring headline: "Extremely Violent Gang Faction." The article focused on the killings of five teenagers from the same New York City suburb and suspicions that the slayings were the work of a street gang, MS-13, that has roots in El Salvador and has been linked to at least 30 killings on Long Island since 2010.
Sound Off for December 9, 2016
If I were a senior citizen, the government taking away Medicare or Social Security would be far scarier than taking away guns. God has a sense of humor.
Dare to dream, Donald and let immigrant kids stay here
Donald Trump just may be jettisoning one of the cruelest pledges of his campaign, which also happened to be one of his signature promises. Tempting though it may be to attack the shape-shifting President-elect for standing on a foundation of Jell-O, he deserves praise, not scorn, for seeming to shimmy away from plans to expel hundreds of thousands of young people who came to the United States as children, the so-called Dreamers.
Trump’s new tone on immigrant kids divides GOP
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‘Full Measure’: Run for the border new
There's been a run for the border - the U.S. border - by citizens around the world. They may be trying to get in under the wire before an anticipated tightening of border security under the Donald Trump Administration.