Month: April 2021

Welding Lives Back Together One at a Time

For Rolling Hills Covenant Church Outreach Pastor Steve Bunyard, helping those whose lives have taken a wrong turn means more than just enabling survival for the down and out. It means guiding them to a stable future by teaching them to provide for themselves. Bunyard initially struggled with how to help rehabilitate those wanting to change their lives. He said he believed that providing dignity through a skilled trade could…


Families Upset With Lack of Information About Mystery New Brunswick Brain Illness

FREDERICTON—Families who fear their loved ones are afflicted with a mysterious neurological syndrome in New Brunswick say they’re losing patience waiting for information from the health officials who are investigating. “I can appreciate that maybe the government is afraid to give too much information and scare people, but at the same time, not giving information…


Turkey Summons US Ambassador Over Biden’s Genocide Designation

The foreign minister of Turkey summoned the U.S. ambassador in Ankara on Saturday to protest President Joe Biden’s decision to designate as genocide the killing and deportation of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. U.S. Ambassador David Satterfield met with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal late on Saturday to receive Ankara’s condemnation. “The statement does…


Troy Carter Wins Special Runoff Election for Louisiana US House Seat

Democrat Troy Carter won the runoff round of the special election for the Louisiana U.S. House seat vacated by former Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), who had stepped down to serve in the White House after being nominated by President Joe Biden. According to the Louisiana Department of State, Carter defeated fellow Democrat Karen Peterson 55-45. Unofficial…


Portland Mayor Urges Residents to Help ‘Unmask’ Rioters, ‘Take the City Back’

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, struck a new tone on April 23 as he called for residents to help “unmask” people behind the continued violence in the state’s largest city. In his most urgent appeal yet, Mayor Ted Wheeler encouraged whoever has information about the self-described anarchists who are committing crimes in late-night riots to…


Portland Mayor Urges Residents to Help ‘Unmask’ Rioters and ‘Take the City Back’

Portland’s mayor struck a new tone on Friday as he called for residents to help “unmask” people behind the continued violence in Oregon’s largest city. In his most urgent appeal yet, Mayor Ted Wheeler encouraged whoever has information about the self-described anarchists who are committing crimes in late-night riots to contact the police. The rabble…


5 Things to Spring-Clean Right Now—and a Few That Can Wait Until Fall

When it’s time to spring-clean, we may think we have to tackle every single item on the to-do list right away. But actually, there are some home maintenance tasks that it’s better to wait until fall to complete. To help you sort out which things to spring-clean ASAP and which can be safely put off…


Rep. Waters: Chauvin Trial Judge ‘Way Off Track’ With Appeal Comment

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) says the judge overseeing the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was “way off track” in saying that remarks the congresswoman made to demonstrators before jurors reached their verdict could help the defense win an appeal. “I’ve talked with a lot of legal scholars and lawyers. He was way…


Rep. Waters: Chauvin Trial Judge Was ‘Way Off Track’ With Appeal Comment

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said Saturday that the Minnesota judge overseeing the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was “way off track” in saying that remarks Waters made to demonstrators before the verdict was handed down could help the defense win an appeal. “I’ve talked with a lot of legal scholars and lawyers….


Proof That Film Critics Don’t Know What Kids Like

Knowing what kids like is an art. Here’s some proof that film critics generally don’t understand what kids like. Who does know? Those who get it right are, to name a few, Waldorf school kindergarten teachers, puppet shows, and Pee Wee Herman before his career implosion. Speaking of Pee Wee, kid-humor is a field of…