Douglas County editors mull jail and center funding options
Editorial argues for separate funding paths or a flexible plan for a jail expansion and mental health campus in Douglas County. Officials cite a 0.5 percent sales tax cap, potential for 9.7 million yearly funding, and the political risk of a single ballot to fund two distinct facilities.
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Duglas
Justice Matters
Journal- World
Craig Weinang
Douglas County
Weinang
Not enough white men in the room in Mueller probe
Leonard Pitts argues that anonymous quotes about a jury room lacking white men reflect deeper fear of demographic shifts. He notes white men dominate rooms of power historically, but a changing population portends fewer such rooms and challenges to white prerogatives in politics and justice.
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Washington, D.C
Robert Mueller
Donald Trump
New York Post
Richard Johnson
Black Lives Matter
Berkeley
Potus
Washington
America
Stephen A. Crockett Jr
Trump
Johnson
White House
Eisenhower
First U.S. presidential election and early space reveals
A clear retrospective notes events on January 7 dates in history: 1789 the first U.S. presidential electors chose Washington. 1610 Galileo observed Jupiter's moons. 1904 Marconi Marine Company announced CQD distress call. 1927 transatlantic telephone service began between New York and London.
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America
George Washington
Galileo Galilei
Jupiter
Marconi International Marine Communication Company of
London
New York
Dent exits Congress amid district shifts and aging party dynamics
After seven House terms and prior service in state legislature, Republican Charlie Dent leaves Congress without a destination. The Allentown leader, a cardinals-like Appropriations subcommittee chair, cites no anger yet foresees a minority shift in 2019. The piece traces Dent family politics, Trump 2016 margins, local election reversals, and the Lehigh Valley district’s evolving economy including Hershey and Bethlehem Steel’s end.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
State Senate
Charlie Dent
House
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Dent
Allentown
Mary Dent Crisp
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Bucks
Delaware
U.S. House of Representatives
Donald Trump
Den
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Nancy Pelosi
Lehigh Valley
Billy Joel
Wisconsin
Michigan
Joel
Lehigh University
Bethlehem Steel
America
Hershey
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
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