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April 2019

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 05, 2019 27 Comments
The last time we visited Washington state in these posts, there was a significant outbreak of measles in the county adjacent to the blue wonderland of Portland, Oregon. Now, public health officials have warned that more than 1,000 students have a potential risk for HIV and hepatitis B and C after they received dental care at 12 schools in and around Seattle due to improperly sterilized dental tools.

Posted by Stacey Matthews on April 04, 2019 38 Comments
It's "Al Sharpton Primary" week in New York City, and many of the 2020 Democratic candidates for president have lined up to kiss the reverend's ring at the annual National Action Network convention. One in particular is Beto O'Rourke, failed candidate for U.S. Senate. In a flip flop from his earlier positions on the reparations issue, the former El Paso Congressman told the crowd in attendance Wednesday he'd be on board with signing a proposed reparations bill:
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke appeared Wednesday to back off his initial opposition to slavery reparations, saying he would support a bill in Congress to study and consider the payments.

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 04, 2019 18 Comments
Former Vice President Joe Biden has come under fire recently for inappropriate behavior, which led him to release a video to tell people he "will be more mindful of personal space in the future." Just hours after the release, The Washington Post reported that three more women came forward "about encounters with him that made them feel uncomfortable." That makes the total seven women.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 03, 2019 12 Comments
Wisconsin Supreme Court election fights have been some of the most intense and bizarre elections we have covered over the years. According to US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Robert, "We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges." Maybe, maybe not, but in Wisconsin there sure are conservative and liberal judges, and the battle for control of the court has moved in sync with the battle by former Governor Scott Walker to wrestle control of the state from public sector employee unions.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 03, 2019 22 Comments
With a long video history of creepy touching and nuzzling women and young women in front of the cameras, Joe Biden now has four women who accuse him of doing similar things off camera. There is little doubt this has hurt Biden because it throws off his plans for a smooth campaign announcement -- if he announces. It also cements his nickname for the campaign: Creepy Joe.

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on April 03, 2019 29 Comments
A few weeks ago, a viral article by Think Progress accused Chick-fil-A's foundation of actively supporting anti-LGBTQ organizations. The article was cited and reposted by news networks and individual blogs alike, and for the gazillionth time, calls to boycott the world's best chicken sandwich bounced around progressive spheres of the web.

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 03, 2019 18 Comments
The Democrat National Committee (DNC) recently banned Fox News from hosting Democrat primary debates, but that won't stop candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders from appearing on the network. Fox News announced the network will host a town hall with the self-proclaimed socialist on April 15 (tax day).
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