U.S. John Rose (R-TN-06) has cosponsored the “Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act,” which seeks to prevent veteran suicide.
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Day: November 29, 2019
Commentary: In Restoring Civics, Start With the Basics
In a bit of good news for this Thanksgiving, it appears that many would-be shapers of education policy are plugging for the return of civics to the curricula of schools and colleges.
Read the full storyThe YouTube Channel That Never Happened
“Six hundred years ago, when elsewhere they were footing the blame for the Black Death, Casimir the Great—so-called—told the Jews they could come to Krakow. They came. They trundled their belongings into the city. They settled. They took hold. They prospered in business, science, education, the arts. With nothing they came and with nothing they flourished. For six centuries there has been a Jewish Krakow. By this evening those six centuries will be a rumor. They never happened.”
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WASHINGTON – After rising for decades, life expectancy in the U.S. decreased for three straight years, driven by higher rates of death among middle aged Americans, a new study suggests.
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I went to a Daily Mass on Black Friday last year. The priest didn’t waste too much time with the homily, but he made a few comments about Thanksgiving and a statement about Black Friday which I found hopefully refreshing. He said, “This is a day for the poor.” Of course, he’s right, but how often do we think of Black Friday in those terms? As Thanksgiving and Black Friday approach once again, let us reflect on this concise but incredibly profound statement.
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President Donald Trump revealed that he plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, a move that will give the U.S. government a range of new authorities to crack down on their activity.
Read the full storyTulsi Gabbard Isn’t Letting Go of Hillary Clinton’s Russian Asset Accusations
Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard continued to rip into Hillary Clinton on Tuesday for insinuating that the congresswoman could be a Russian asset.
Read the full storyCommentary: When She Came Out as a ‘Boy,’ Therapists Silenced Her Mother
This is the experience of just one American parent whose family has had to navigate the trans journey in recent years.
Read the full storyMemphis City Council Member: Scorn, Disrespect for Police Officers Nationwide Can’t Get Fixed Legislatively
Law enforcement nationwide is a less attractive career prospect because of the disrespect law enforcement officers have to contend with in modern times, said Memphis City Council member Worth Morgan.
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