Month: July 2021

‘Dangerous Precedent’: Grassley on Justice Department Ordering Release of Trump Tax Returns

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) order on Friday to release former President Donald Trump’s tax returns appears to be purely political and sets a dangerous precedent, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said. In 2019, the department said the returns did not have to be given to Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Ways and…


How to Hire Superstars

By Alexander Young People are the most important part of any business. For fast-growth early-stage companies, it is vital that a founder/CEO fulfilling multiple roles hires the correct people to take the company to the next stage of growth. Research into fast-growing Series A+ companies suggests that high-growth companies hire four to five employees on average a quarter. For founders…


California Union Opposes Newsom’s Vaccine Order

California’s biggest public sector union has come out in opposition to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order requiring state workers to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing. Richard Louis Brown, president of SEIU Local 1000, which represents some 96,000 employees of the State of California, on Wednesday shared a letter from the union to the California…


American Treasures: ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’

You may know the story. President Lincoln, frustrated in his effort to end slavery while preserving the Union, stooped wearily from his great height to shake the lady’s proffered hand. “So you’re the little woman,” he said, “who wrote the book that made this great war.” The book was “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Harriet Beecher Stowe…


Students Will Pay the Price for University of California’s Financial Missteps

Commentary The Board of Regents of the University of California (UC) recently voted to raise the tuition of students every year for the next five years. So many of Orange County’s parents would love to see their children attend one of this system’s nine excellent campuses. Our community has been blessed in many ways by…


Gregory the Great Academy: Poetic Education in Action

I was alone in a strange room with five empty bunk beds, and my loneliness felt like it encompassed the world. I placed a picture of my family on the desk where I was to study that year and held back the tears. I had arrived at boarding school, and I was afraid. Then, the…


KORE Power Selects Arizona Site For Battery Production Facility

Idaho-based KORE Power announced on July 30 plans to build the company’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Buckeye, Arizona. The 1 million square-foot KOREPlex facility will support up to 12 gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery cell production to ensure a reliable independent U.S. supply chain for lithion-ion battery cells that are critical to electric…


US 4×400 Mixed Relay Team Reinstated to Final

TOKYO—The United States’ mixed 4×400 meter relay team has been reinstated into Saturday’s final due to an official’s error, a World Athletics spokesperson said, after they were disqualified on Friday for exchanging the baton outside the changeover zone. The American team, comprising Elija Godwin, Lynna Irby, Taylor Manson and Bryce Deadmon, were reinstated by jury…


Royal Caribbean Expands COVID-19 Policy After 6 Guests Test Positive on Ship

U.S. cruise liner Royal Caribbean Group said on Friday only passengers with a negative COVID-19 test will be let aboard, after six guests on its Adventure of the Seas cruise ship  tested positive during routine testing. The rule will apply to all guests departing on cruises that are five nights or longer, irrespective of their…


Royal Caribbean Says Six Guests Onboard Ship Test Positive for COVID-19

U.S. cruise liner Royal Caribbean Group said on Friday only passengers with a negative COVID-19 test will be let aboard, after six guests on its Adventure of the Seas cruise ship  tested positive during routine testing. The rule will apply to all guests departing on cruises that are five nights or longer, irrespective of their…