United States Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. The annual weekend gathering is known for providing an open and informal platform to meet in close quarters.
Day: February 18, 2017
School Celebrates 90th Birthday With Para-Educator
At Manchester High School, Betty Tracy has served her students as a living witness to the Great Depression and other momentous events in American history. Far and away the oldest school district employee, the para-educator said at her 90th birthday party Friday that she also listens in on lessons in science and other subjects.
Millions targeted for possible deportation under Trump rules
Millions of people living in the United States illegally could be targeted for deportation – including people simply arrested for traffic violations – under a sweeping rewrite of immigration enforcement policies announced Tuesday by the Trump administration. Any immigrant who is in the country illegally and is charged or convicted of any offense, or even suspected of a crime, will now be an enforcement priority, according to Homeland Security Department memos signed by Secretary John Kelly.
You’re not going to believe where historians ranked Obama in presidents survey
Span conducted a survey of 91 presidential historians to determine the ranking of the nation’s 44 chief executives. It’s the third such survey conducted by the public affairs network, the previous two being taken in 2000 and 2009.
Why Republicans can’t just pass a big tax cut instead of an overhaul
With tax reform getting slowed by Republican qualms about a proposed import tax, some conservatives and pundits have suggested that the party should just institute a big tax cut and be done with it. But the reality facing the narrow Republican majority in the Senate is not so simple.
Electronic media searches at border crossings raise worry
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Mark Cuban takes dig at president with uniform No. 46
Mark Cuban apparently had a uniform response to President Donald Trump’s recent tweet that the Dallas Mavericks’ owner was “not smart enough to run for president.” Competing in Friday night’s NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Cuban wore a No.
Police citizenship bill clears Senate
It’s one thing to allow non-citizens help defend the United States outside of the country, but it’s something else entirely to have them enforcing laws on citizens within the nation, Republican senators said Friday. In debating a bill that would require all Colorado law enforcement members to be U.S. citizens, Republicans said that should be a no-brainer basic requirement.
John Stossel: Remember, ‘Repeal Obamacare!’? Now it’s, ‘No, Wait!’
Most Americans opposed Obamacare ever since the Democrats imposed it. But now that Congress actually might kill it, more say, “Wait, I like Obamacare!” People fight even to keep subsidies and guarantees that are obviously destructive.
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Sandigo Otero, wh… . Nora Sandigo Otero, right, and several of the children under her legal guardianship, arrive at the Miami-Dade County immigration hearing, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in downtown Miami.
Editorial: Cheers and more cheers
Cheer: Two Florida lawmakers, for introducing legislation to exonerate four black men accused of raping a white woman in 1949.  Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Ernest Thomas were accused of raping Norma Padgett.
VP’s wife aims to raise awareness about art therapy
The wife of Vice President Mike Pence has been a passionate advocate of art therapy for many years, including during her service as first lady of Indiana. Now, she hopes to use her new and loftier public profile to raise awareness of the mental health profession and help change the public’s perceptions about what art therapists actually do.
No sanctuary for immigrants living illegally in Miami-Dade
Sandigo Otero, wh… . Nora Sandigo Otero, right, and several of the children under her legal guardianship, arrive at the Miami-Dade County immigration hearing, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in downtown Miami.
McCain slams Trump in Munich speech without using his name
Republican Sen. John McCain delivered a withering critique of President Donald Trump in a speech Friday that highlighted fractures within the GOP as the new administration struggles to overcome a chaotic start. Speaking in Germany at the Munich Security Conference, McCain didn’t mention the president’s name, according to the prepared text, while he lamented a shift in the United States and Europe away from the ”universal values” that forged the Western alliance seven decades ago.
Powell and Fuentes: Will Goodlatte leave his constituents in the cold?
Powell teaches English and is active in Together We Will – Southwest Virginia. Fuentes is a historian and is an organizer of Roanoke Indivisible.
Hotel hiccup could cost agencies millions
Hospitality experts predict that 2018’s downturn will be an isolated event. Early hotel-room bookings for 2019 were about 45 percent higher than were early bookings for 2018.
OPINION: Why the CFPB is in danger of getting ‘trumped’
Just beyond the Trump swelter of the hour, lawmakers have been busy concocting plans to dismantle key achievements of the Obama years. Among those accomplishments currently targeted is a concerted effort to destroy, defang, scrap the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .
Trump Set to Hold Campaign Rally in Florida Today
The last presidential election ended three months ago and the next one is not for almost four years, but President Donald Trump is set to travel to Orlando today for what the White House has termed “a campaign event.” The event, which is listed on Trump’s campaign website, will take place at a hangar at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport, the site of a previous Trump campaign rally in September.
Sound Off for Saturday, Feb. 18: Get to work
The Capitol is seen at sunup, Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, as Senate Republicans are poised to use their majority to confirm President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite calls from Democrats for a delay as both houses of Congress prepare to leave Washington for the Presidents Day weekend and return to their home districts. The Senate remains tied up with delays in confirming Trump’s cabinet picks, while the House is spending most of its time reversing regulations from the close of President Obama’s term, including the GOP’s promised swift repeal of Obamacare.
Stalemate over future of historically black 33rd Avenue High School ends
Plans are moving forward for a $30 million Jobs Corps Center on the old 33rd Avenue High School campus in Gulfport. Plans are moving forward for a $30 million Jobs Corps Center on the old 33rd Avenue High School campus in Gulfport.
John McCain blasts Trump’s policies in scathing conference speech
John McCain does not appear to think President Trump is doing a very good job in uniting the GOP.
Idaho leaders continue to review faith-healing laws – Fri, 17 Feb 2017 PST
Legislative leaders are currently considering several options to change Idaho’s faith-healing laws, but details about what’s being discussed are being kept under wraps. Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill, R-Idaho Falls, said Friday that he had met with Gov. Butch Otter and legislative leaders over the past week to discuss Idaho’s statute that allows families to cite religious reasons for medical decisions without fear of being charged with a crime.
Bolten, Fleischer, Card: Three veteran swamp creatures who could rescue Trump’s White House
President Trump ‘s dismissal of former White House national security adviser Mike Flynn amid the furor over his correspondence with Russian officials has forced the fledgling administration to confront an important truth: To restore order, serious changes must occur. Some say Trump should begin by re-evaluating his senior staff in the West Wing and adding a voice with previous experience in the executive branch.
Johnnye Warnsley
Johnnye Warnsley, who inspired her Scott High School students long past their graduation and who won notice beyond the school system, died Feb. 11 in her central Toledo home. She was 70. Mrs. Warnsley retired in 2011 from Scott, where she taught American history and American government.