In my letter about guns published in the Feb. 16 Herald, one sentence was garbled such that the logic of my point about the legal right to possess weapons in public was severely distorted.
Day: February 21, 2017
Thousands gather at vigil for Whittier Police Officer Keith Boyer
The city of Whittier holds a vigil for slain officer Keith Boyer and wounded officer Patrick Hazell in front of the Whittier Police Department in Whittier, Calif. on Monday February 20, 2017.
Colleagues mourn sudden death of Russian ambassador to UN
Russian officials said their ambassador to United Nations, Chur… . FILE – In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012, file photo, Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin answers reporters’ questions at the United Nations after a closed meeting of the Security Council.
Trump and the media: Demolition derby
The traditional media have decided not to take President Trump’s insults lying down.
Jordan confronts protesters, finds no common ground
Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan acknowledged protesters outside two events in his home district Monday — a break with many other Capitol Hill colleagues who have largely avoided such scenes — but was met with shouts of disapproval. The Ohio Republican, a 10-year veteran of the House and one of its most ardent conservatives, spoke with what his staff and protesters estimated were upward of 150 demonstrators in Marion, Ohio, at the historic home of former President Warren G. Harding.
Hickenlooper won’t rule out 2020 bid
Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper refused to rule out Monday a presidential run in 2020, telling CNN’s Erin Burnett “there’s going to be a lot of things on the table.” “The key in the next couple of years is to figure out, with all the turmoil going on, how do we make sure we keep our focus to move the country forward, and figure out where are those lines that should not be crossed,” Hickenlooper said on “OutFront.”
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe turns 93; confirms 2018 election run
One of Africa’s longest-serving heads of state turns 93 today — but is showing no signs of slowing down. In an interview to state media to celebrate the occasion, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe confirmed that he intends to run for president in the 2018 general election, Reuters reported.
Thomas Friedman: Israeli-Palestinian conflict isn’t improving
First you were tested by a rival – Russia – and utterly failed to appreciate the corrosive impact on our democracy of your indulgence of Russia’s hacking our election. And on Wednesday you’re going to be tested by a friend – Israel – and its prime minister, Bibi Netanyahu.
SpaceX successfully lands its third Falcon 9 rocket on solid ground
The liftoff will be SpaceX’s first from NASA’s historic Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center , which the company leased for 20 years in 2014. The launch is also notable for having used Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A facility for the first time .
Sledder missing in Revelstoke’s Boulder Mountain area found safe
“Following a dedicated deployment of helicopter and SAR sledding personnel this morning, the missing male was located and returned to the base of the mountain”, say RCMP in a news release. A 48-year-old Alberta man has been found exhausted and disoriented, but otherwise okay, after spending the night lost in southeastern B.C. The 48-year-old sledder was reported missing about 8:30 p.m. Sunday after the group of riders from Hinton, Alta.
Grassley works to ensure government accountability
U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley has a long record of working hard to make sure that federal government programs accomplish the purposes for which they were created. The Iowa Republican is among the Senate’s most diligent watchdogs of bureaucrats at work.
Michigan Republicans are on a mission to de-fund Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood helped me prevent an abortion when I was able to access “the morning after pill” after a birth control failure. Despite that-and a law barring federal funding of abortion-Planned Parenthood remains a target of conservatives in Congress.
We need to tone down the hysteria
Is anyone else hearing Michael Stipe from REM singing, “It’s the end of the world as we know it?” The reaction to President Trump’s executive order on immigration and refugees has this 1987 hit ringing in my ears. The infamous order, still being litigated, bans immigration from seven countries for 90 days and refugees from those countries for one 120 days to implement “extreme vetting.”
A failure to communicate
To those who opposed him, he’s worse than expected. To those who supported him, he’s done exactly what he said he would do and more.
Vanguard Targets European Growth as `Greed’ on Fees Hurts Active
Vanguard Group Inc. smells an opportunity. The world’s largest mutual-fund company is betting the passive-investment model it pioneered in the U.S. is about to seize more of a foothold in Europe, and it’s lining up for a piece of the action.
Hillary Clinton’s son-in-law shutters his failed hedge fund and is out of work
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These Republicans didn’t like Trump at first. They do now.
Yet like nearly nine out of 10 Republicans nationwide, Searles, Meyer and Francioli supported Trump in the general election. And like the vast majority of Republicans, they support him still.