In a gesture of peace, the White House said it was seeking to establish a direct dialogue with Venezuela and Obama wanted to emphasize Friday the advent of a new era in relations within the Western Hemisphere, ensuring the times of American interference on the continent was over. Who knew something as simple as a […]
“Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel
“Fun Home” seems deceptively simple, perhaps because the illustrations are so linear. The five-part structure, which zeroes in on Alison’s family from five different viewpoints while also functioning as a coming-of-age novel, pushes against the limitations of the graphic form. (It’s notable that many of the greatest graphic “novels” are actually memoirs. We remember our […]
Rev. Conroy prays for the gifts of wisdom and discerment be given members of Congress
The Chaplain, the Honorable Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, for the US House of Representatives offered the following prayer on February 19, 2015: “Gracious God, we give You thanks for giving us another day. In this moment of prayer, please grant to the Members of this people’s House, as they meet with their respective constituents, the […]
Pulling the blanket off the “caged bird” in Cuba
On January 20, 2015 Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois gave a report on his recent visit to the island of Cuba: “On a separate topic, late last night I returned from Havana, Cuba, with Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Stabenow, Senator Whitehouse, Congressman Van Hollen, and Congressman Welch of Vermont. It was a whirlwind trip. In […]
Deborah Cavendish, Last of the Mitford Sisters, Dies at 94
(Derbyshire, United Kingdom) – Deborah Cavendish, the last of the six famed and eccentric Mitford sisters who were prominent in English society in the years surrounding World War II, died last week at the age of 94. Aristocratic, iconic, and glamorous, the sisters helped to define a feminine role, very different from today’s, in a […]
Omar pays tributes to Late leaders
Srinagar, August 25, (Scoop News)- Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Monday paid rich tributes to former Speakers of Legislative Assembly, Choudhary Mohammad Aslam and Abdul Ahad Vakil, former Minister Mohammad Akbar Ganie and ex-MLA Miss Mehmooda Ahmad Ali Shah while speaking on the obituary references made in respect of these late leaders in the Legislative Assembly, […]
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