Quick Takes

UVA Removes Historic Plaques Because They Bear Names of Confederate Soldiers

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 21, 2017 4 Comments

"we encourage the University to display them as a piece of our history in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library”...

Democrat Lawmakers Want College Republicans Derecognized at Washington State

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 21, 2017 0 Comments

If you can't beat them, eliminate them....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwQJWl7VchU

Senate Plans to Vote on Latest Obamacare Repeal Bill Next Week

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 21, 2017 5 Comments

Will the Graham-Cassidy bill survive?...

Prager U: Are Some Cultures Better Than Others?

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on September 20, 2017 3 Comments

Or are all cultures and their values equal?...

https://twitter.com/ActionNewsJax/status/910095766345175040

Employees Who Mishandled Infants, Called Them ‘Mini Satans’ Removed From Navy Hospital

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 20, 2017 7 Comments

Awful....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO0hIASuAqY

Mexico City Earthquake Kills at Least 225

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 20, 2017 1 Comment

Second quake to hit the area in 12 days....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAmBLepUkAM

State Dept. Announces $32 Million in Aid for Rohingya Refugees

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 20, 2017 2 Comments

I have been documenting the horrors the Rohingya minority are facing in Myanmar and their cries for help as they face genocide and ethnic cleansing. 421,000 Rohingya have escaped to Bangladesh with next to nothing and aid groups doing as much as they can to help these people. The U.S. has answered the call. Right before the UN General Assembly kicks off its second day of speeches, the State Department announced the U.S. will send $32 million in aid to help the Rohingya minority.