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The culture of college football won the war and beat the doomsayers. Here’s to getting back to normal, tailgating, and crazy student sections in 2021.For those who don’t remember, we were told College Football Playoff games were never going to happen, let alone reach the conclusion safely without any deaths. But after months of fearmongering from sports media about how players would die if games were played, we can all exhale. We made it to the finish line. The war to save football is over. And, in this case, the culture of college football won and beat the doomsayers. January...

Buffalo, New York was a bustling hub of manufacturing seven decades ago. By the 90’s, most of the industry disappeared due to a combination of bad government and NAFTA. What was left of the middle class saw a flight to the suburbs leaving the city with a contrast of rich high-rises and poor neighborhoods. Today, Buffalo is a rusting city seated against the waters edge of Lake Erie troubled with crime and unemployment. The infrastructure is old, the industry is gone, and the people live out real American blues. Before COVID-19 arrived, the Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls area saw unemployment swing between...

"This vaccine – this pandemic is horrible. I mean, in every way, the lives and livelihoods of the American people are affected by it in a massive way. However, it has also pulled back the curtain to reveal further disparities in our economy and in our society. They have become – come into sharper focus because of the pandemic…" she stated. "Clearly, the disparities in income and equity in our country are vast. We've known that. They've only gotten worse, and the pandemic, again, puts it in sharper focus. And that's why I'm proud to announce the creation of a...

It took four years and an election defeat. But someone with real power inside the Republican Party is standing up to — and swatting back — President Trump: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Why it matters: This is a preview of the power struggle that will define the Republican Party in 2021. You saw this with McConnell acknowledging Joe Biden as President-elect. You saw this with McConnell blocking Trump's push to raise stimulus checks to $2,000, which would have split Senate Republicans. And you're seeing it now with his effort to curtail futile resistance by the GOP to congressional certification...

With the liberal media apparently feeling confident that President Trump will be leaving office, they seem to be acknowledging inconvenient truths about the president that they have kept buried for the last four years. Take CNN host Fareed Zakaria, on this morning's New Day. Discussing how foreign policy might be different under a Biden administration, Zakaria began with platitudes about other countries being hopeful that the US would get "back in the game" and "help organize cooperative solutions around the world, get engaged with problem solving," on "climate change" and other issues. But then Zakaria dropped a bombshell. Asked how...

Maria Patton, a single mother who was financially caught off guard after she lost her job during the pandemic, finally received a good surprise.While 2020 was filled with unexpected and unprecedented events, Maria Patton, a single mother who was financially caught off guard after she lost her job during the pandemic, finally received a good surprise. For the last nine months, Patton struggled to cover basic expenses, frantically prioritizing which bills should be paid every month. “It’s a constant juggle of creditors and people that I owe money to try to keep my phone turned on and pay my car...

Governor DeWine or Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff spend a portion of press briefings discussing the issue of hospital capacity, often warning Ohioans that if cases continue to climb, hospitals around the state will be overrun and care for other non-COVID patients may be crowded out. Consequently, The Ohio Star dug into the data to unearth the trend in statewide hospital capacity and in each of Ohio’s eight Hospital Preparedness Regions. Based on numbers found on the COVID Dashboard, between December 1 and December 15 cases dropped statewide by 23%, hospitalizations dipped 1% and deaths decreased 35%. The percentage...

Democrats are condemning Republican Sen. Josh Hawley for objecting to certifying the 2020 election results, even though they are guilty of doing the same thing for purely political reasons. On Wednesday, Hawley announced he will object during the Electoral College certification process on Jan. 6, unless an election integrity and voter fraud investigation is called. “I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws,” Hawley said, noting that some Democrats objected to the elections in 2004 and 2016.

All it takes is one from the House and one from the Senate to shut down the Electoral College count, to open debate on the question of fraud and irregularities in the election in the contested states. When Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said that he would join Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) and about ten other House members, they had enough to open the discussion and call for a vote on the question.As we reported, Democrats flipped out and attacked Hawley. Since then, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-MA) even said Hawley’s actions “bordered on sedition and treason.” But they of course were...

Over the past 18 months, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) ran for president and quit; appeared on television thousands of times; branded himself an "Avenger"; failed to imprison the president of the United States; and most noxiously, cut an enormous fart on live television. It takes a special kind of confidence to achieve all of that in such a short period of time. But only a true Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year has the confidence to pull off Swalwell's greatest accomplishment, becoming a man whore. In early December, Axios exposed Swalwell's years-long relationship with a young Chinese lady-spy...

Everybody knows that nature abhors a vacuum. Well, we saw how successful the Tea Party protests were. But for decades, we've had a cancer that looks down on the constitutionally required act of protesting, as if that's just "a left wing thing". This is a widespread viewpoint among Establishment Republican, but its prevalence is both wide and deep and not limited to them. It stands as a good topic for discussion. What kind of vacuum have you created by not protesting? There was no protest last April 15th, there have not been any protests in front of the Supreme Court...

“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called” (Ephesians 4:1). Just as organizations have rules their members must follow, God has standards Christians must live by. When someone is part of a group, he or she is obligated to follow its laws or standards. American citizens are required to obey the laws of the United States. Employees must conform to the rules of their company. Athletic teams are expected to listen to their coach. Most of us want to be part of a group...

For the first time in decades, the new year has dawned in Philadelphia without a formal Mummer’s Parade to accompany it. Mayor Jim Kenney canceled the parade in July out of concern about the pandemic. Rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths are now far higher in the city compared to the summer, and parade leaders are cooperating with the city and urging people to stay home. Still, thousands of people say they plan to go to a Mummer’s March in South Philadelphia on Friday anyway for what they are saying is not a “parade,” but a protest. 2,900 people said...

Mummers are on-FUN Watch @NewsTimeLive 's broadcast: Mummers New Year's Day Peaceful Protest against Mayor Jim Kenney Philadelphia https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1345039183899975680?s=20

The Monthly Fiber Arts Thread is a monthly gathering of people that love yarn and fabric of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first project, to experienced fiber artists and beyond, we would love to hear from you. It is impossible to hijack the Monthly Fiber Arts Thread. Knitting, crochet, quilting, weaving, general crafting - there is no telling where it will go, and that is part of the fun and interest. Jump in and join us! Send a Private Message to Diana in Wisconsin if you'd like to be added to our Fiber Arts...

Is there any profession that has taken a bigger hit in the credibility department over the course of the COVID pandemic than teaching? That’s unfortunate given the fact that many teachers simply wanted to get back in the classroom as soon as possible, recognizing the dangers prolonged lockdowns represented to students. Yet, there have been so many high profile cases of teachers and their union leaders ignoring science for their own personal gain and laziness that it has unfairly tarnished everyone. One of the most recent cases involves a woman named Sarah Chambers from Chicago (because of course she’s from...

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And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 1 Samuel 17:26 Mitch McConnell do you hate Trump and his rag tag army so much you are willing to ignore all of the obvious voter fraud across the country to get rid of him. How can the head of the GOP be so silent about something so obvious? Do you not realize it is...

Relates to the removal of cases, contacts and carriers of communicable diseases that are potentially dangerous to the public health. You will be removed from your homes should you be deemed a threat to the community. Still in Committee.

The Census Bureau announced Wednesday that they would miss their deadline on reporting apportionment figures used for the purposes of redrawing electoral districts. It mark’s the first time in over 40 years that the Bureau has missed such a deadline. “This important process, which has been a part of every decennial census, is critical to produce data that can be used for apportioning seats in the House of Representatives among the states,” the Census Bureau said in a statement. ... Perhaps of more urgency, the Bureau did not indicate whether or not the process would be completed before President-elect Joe...