WASHINGTON — With his approval ratings hitting new lows, President Joe Biden has come up with a new strategy to save his party from a historic shellacking in November’s midterm elections: attacking Republicans for their “ultra-MAGA agenda.”
WASHINGTON -- In 12 months, the nation might be approximately where it is now, with Cassandras claiming democracy hangs by a frayed thread that the Supreme Court might snip. Then, the subject will not be abortion but racial preferences in college admissions.
RANCHO DEL CIELO, Calif. -- Arriving at the Reagan Ranch in California's Santa Ynez mountains is like stepping back in time to the 1980s. The 40th president's Western White House is privately owned by the Young America's Foundation, which invites high school and college students to visit and learn about the Reagan legacy. There are no exhibits or velvet ropes. Everything remains as it was when the Reagans lived here, from Nancy's handwritten instructions for operating the TV remote to the jar of "Brim" freeze-dried coffee in the kitchen.
WASHINGTON -- If Democrats wanted to show how out of touch they are with the American people on abortion, they could have found no better way than voting for the failed Women’s Health Protection Act, the radical bill that would have created a national right to “abort a child,” in President Joe Biden’s turn of phrase, up until the moment of birth.
Today in Texas, many of us are dealing with diseases and disabilities, ranging from asthma to cancer, and from diabetes to mental illness. What may not be as evident is the impact of research, clinical trials, and investment in new treatments that are happening right here in our own backyard to address many of those conditions.
WASHINGTON -- On a recent morning in Austin, the resilient Erma Wilson, 45, dressed in her certified nursing assistant's gear, was heading for her job, which she likes. It is not, however, the job she has aspired to for 36 years, since at age 9 she decided she wanted to become a registered nurse. That dream died because of her felony conviction in Midland, Texas, where she grew up and had an astonishing encounter with the criminal justice system.
For those who know professionals in the child care industry, it’s clear that the choice to care for other people’s children is not made lightly. My stepmother used to run a child care center in Amarillo, and her dedication to the kids in her care was inspirational.
I am a supporter of Patrick Souter for Waxahachie City Council Place 2. On May 7 Pat earned a spot in a runoff against incumbent and current mayor Doug Barnes. The other Place 2 candidate, Johnny Bryant, ran a campaign he and his supporters can be proud of.
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Roughly 2.5 million Texans still do not have access to the internet in their homes and are cut off from vital connections to work, learning and health care. Even more lack high-speed internet; the number grows to nearly 7.4 million.