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Sheriff Fred Cole joins over 100 judicial, legal, and law enforcement leaders backing Amendment 2
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America Fixates on Minor Voting Issues or Ignores Them
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Proposal 4’s language is flawed
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (126+ words) Judy Olinick’s recent letter to VTDigger in response to Renee McGuinness’ commentary on Proposal 4, the so-called equality of rights amendment, contains misleading information. The House Judiciary Committee, the Senate and the House all knew they would be putting an amendment…...
Column: Vote to restore checks and balances in D.C.
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (330+ words) As election season begins, many voters are sizing up the candidates on the ballot with an understandable lack of enthusiasm. I encourage Virginians to ignore the polls, junk mail, TV attack ads and even the advice from family members and…...
Linda Moss Mines: Defining Our Liberties
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Paramore's Hayley Williams says Christian nationalism is the biggest threat to democracy — and she's right
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (427+ words) Restoring traditional Christian values is exactly what the left fears most. Following in the footsteps of Macklemore, Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams is fighting her dwindling relevancy by making a political statement. “She must have noticed the big boost Macklemore…...
Amendment Argument
10+ hour, 17+ min ago (102+ words) ABC7 WWSB SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Fun, Smart, Talk. Our take on what’s making headlines on the Suncoast. If you have ideas for what topics we should discuss next, email us at [email protected]! Charlotte County teacher sentenced to prison, 15 years probation in…...
Wisconsin voters to decide religious worship amendment
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (338+ words) LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – Wisconsin voters will see three proposed constitutional amendments on their Nov. 3 ballot, including one dealing with religious worship during an emergency. Question two asks whether the Wisconsin Constitution should be changed to prohibit the government from…...
David Brooks on character and the common good at SJU's Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (127+ words) The author and commentator delivers a milestone lecture in St. Joseph honoring former Minnesota Sen. Eugene McCarthy. Watch live here or listen in on the radio at 7 p.m. Writer and commentator David Brooks is in central Minnesota to deliver the 20th Annual…...
Thinking about democracy: A grand experiment
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (219+ words) Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. A friend recently suggested that one of my ideas about government was logical but impractical. I mean. How rude. My friend is not alone. Others have made similar observations from time to…...