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Congressional Votes
Congressional Votes WASHINGTON - Here's a look at how area members of Congress voted the week of March 17-23. Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://ohne.ws/2n1T5G6 Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate also passed the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act , to encourage effective, voluntary investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the military with annual federal awards to employers recognizing such efforts.
Drone technology among next-generation impacts on farming
It sounds like a giant bumblebee, the 2-foot-square drone whirring to life. Its four props lift it off the ground outside Bruce Bowsher's house and once it's about 4 feet in the air, they lift up to give a camera an unobstructed 360-degree view.
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Over the last 50 years, or so, a group of Democrats from Ramsey County has organized volunteers to run a doughnut booth at the Minnesota State Fair.
Airborne 03.24.17: Ga v Privatization, Faa Uas $$$, Mexico Fines
With the need to authorize the FAA before September 30 of this year, a host of GA leaders have joined together to send letters to House and Senate transportation leaders underscoring their, "real and long-standing concerns" regarding a concept being pushed by some big airlines regarding ATC. Specifically, the organizations cited concerns over a proposal promoted by some big airlines for the creation of "a new governance and funding model for our nation's aviation system, based on systems in other parts of the world.
A Debt to Posterity
Earlier this month, the Trump White House unveiled its budget blueprint, which shifts federal spending priorities from domestic programs to national defense. The Office of Management and Budget proposed cuts of $54 billion to departments like Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, and Commerce, coupled with big increases for the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.
Aroma Bravo Earns Praises for Providing 100% Organic Non-GMO Coffee
As the second most traded commodity in the global scene, coffee naturally has a very high demand from countries over all the world. Countless brands are available to suit every customer's taste, but sometimes the safety and quality of the coffee beans are sacrificed for profit.
Representative Paul Cook Honored by Military Order of the Purple…
Each year, the Military Order of the Purple Heart is honored to pay special recognition to a National leader who best demonstrates inspirational leadership and distinguished service to our nation's veterans. On March 22, 2017, National Commander Hershel Gober presented this year's Special Leadership Award to California Congressman Paul Cook , a distinguished Member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Republican Eyes Continued Care for Incurably Ill
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Trump’s First 100 Days: Challenges from a U.S. attorney, McCain and the Freedom Caucus
Here's where things stand heading into Day 53 of the Trump administration: One of the criminal justice system's most powerful and well-respected prosecutors said he was fired by the Trump administration. On Friday, we learned that the Trump Justice Department had told all 46 U.S. attorneys remaining from the Obama administration to submit their resignations as part of the wider government transition.
We’re wasting our time on conspiracy theories
When he was Ronald Reagan's secretary of state, George Shultz was once asked about the CIA's disavowal of involvement in a mysterious recent bombing in Lebanon. Replied Shultz: "If the CIA denies something, it's denied."
Latest dining fad – labor-cost surcharges
You get what you pay for and you pay for what your politicians get , too. As states move to impose higher minimum-wage levels, restaurants have begun offering a more transparent way to pass the costs onto customers.
St. Patrick’s parade organizers reverse course, will allow gay vets to march
In this March 20, 2016 file photo, members of OutVets, a group of gay military veterans, march in the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in Boston's South Boston neighborhood. The group said Wednesday, March 8, 2017, it was denied permission to march in the 2017 Boston St. Patrick's Day parade just two years after organizers made the ground-breaking decision to allow gay groups to participate for the first time.
Gay vets invited to march in Boston parade
Organizers of the city's St. Patrick's Day parade reversed course Friday and said they would allow a group of gay veterans to march in this year's parade. The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council announced on the parade's Twitter account that it had signed an "acceptance letter" that would clear the way for OutVets to participate.
Boston St. Patrick’s parade organizers deny banning gay marchers
The color guard for LGBT veterans group OutVets marches down Broadway during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. on March 15, 2015. FILE PHOTO - Members of Boston Pride march down Broadway during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. on March 15, 2015.
Conspiracy theories distract us from real danger
Donald Trump, then president-elect, shakes hands with then-President Barack Obama during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Nov. 10, 2016. WASHINGTON - When he was Ronald Reagan's secretary of state, George Shultz was once asked about the CIA's disavowal of involvement in a mysterious recent bombing in Lebanon.
St. Patrick’s parade planners to reconsider gay veterans ban
The organizers of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade have scheduled an emergency meeting for Friday to reconsider their vote to bar a gay veterans group from participating. The South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, which organizes the parade, and representatives of OutVets met Wednesday, said Ed Flynn, a council member who voted to allow the gay veterans' group to march.
VA expands mental health care for discharged veterans
Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, addresses the House Veterans' Affairs Committee's hearing on the Veterans Affairs community care program, on Captiol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin, addresses the House Veterans' Affairs Committee's hearing on the Veterans Affairs community care program, on Captiol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017.
Republicans’ gift on International Women’s Day: A health care bill that punishes women
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes. But... At his Senate confirmation hearing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath that he had never had contact with the... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... There couldn't be a Republican health care bill that doesn't continue the War on Women-because there can't be a Republican anything that isn't a direct assault on women's rights, or women's health, or women's bank accounts.
The Latest: Poland’s women show the government red cards
Thousands of women in Warsaw showed Poland's conservative government red cards and made noise with kitchenware to demand full birth control rights, respect and higher pay.