Local Veterans honored in Quilts of Valor Ceremony Forsyth Tech in partnership with Quilts of Valor, celebrated heroes Friday Morning. In a moving ceremony, five local Veterans were presented with handmade quilts as a thank-you for their service. 04/19/2024 - 8:24 am | View Link
Civil Rights even when they are not demoted or docked pay A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization has resigned after just months on the job ... 04/17/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Dallas County Probate Judge praises MLK, John Lewis Dallas County Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn praised Martin Luther King Jr. and Congressman John Lewis for their historic Civil Rights achievements on April 4. At the 56th anniversary of MLK’s assassination ... 04/16/2024 - 7:42 am | View Link
Notre Dame transfer DB Clarence Lewis commits to Syracuse football Notre Dame transfer Clarence Lewis announced on Tuesday that he had committed to Syracuse. Lewis was a four-year contributor at defensive back for the Fighting Irish, although his numbers dipped in ... 04/16/2024 - 2:48 am | View Link
Traditions vs. politics: The long and undisciplined history of Navy ship-naming The shifting politics of presidential administrations, congressional majorities and public lobbying have warped the system for deciding who or what gets the honor of a name on a ship or submarine. 04/14/2024 - 4:06 am | View Link
President Biden put out a direct-to-camera video this morning:
“A year ago today, when we launched this campaign, I said we were in the fight for the soul of this nation. I told you nothing less than democracy and freedom were on the ballot. With every passing day, that has proven true.”
Politico: “According to interviews with two dozen people on both sides who were granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive subject, the relationship between Biden and the country’s newspaper of record — for years the epitome of a liberal press in the eyes of conservatives — remains remarkably tense, beset by misunderstandings, grudges and a general lack of trust.”
A new NBC News poll finds “26% of registered voters say there is a chance they could vote for a different presidential candidate come November, while 66% of those surveyed say they have made up their minds.”
“Almost the same share of voters currently backing Biden (81%) or Trump (78%) also say they do not plan to change their vote.
A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders.
“The Biden campaign is in talks with former President Obama about appearing with President Biden at a star-studded Los Angeles fundraiser in mid-June,“ Axios reports.
“A trio of recent polls shows that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent candidacy may be hurting former President Trump more than President Biden,” Axios reports.
“President Biden says his polling numbers are moving in the right direction. They look even better when the latest results for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are factored in.”