Tag Archives: Winter weather

“Vote for Roy Moore,” Hurricane Deaths

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Get Out the Vote: President Trump was in Pensacola, Fla. last night for a rally that was really a campaign stop for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore without actually going to Alabama. Pensacola shares the local television market with Mobile, …

Trump Promises Healthcare for All

Monday, January 16, 2017

Promises and Protests: President-Elect Donald Trump told the Washington Post in a telephone interview that he is close to have a healthcare plan that will replace Obamacare. Trump declined to give specifics, but promised “lower numbers, much lower deductibles.” Trump …

Heavy Weather on the Way, First Scandal

Monday, December 26, 2016

Heavy Weather: A winter storm that stretches across the northern states from North Dakota to Maine and south through Illinois and Indiana is bringing snow and freezing rain. Power outages are expected in areas where rain turns to ice. Hundreds …

The Panama Papers, Landslide Danger

Monday, April 4, 2016

The Panama Papers: The hidden wealth of politicians, the rich, and famous around the world has been revealed in a leak of financial documents coming out of Panama. What’s been dubbed “The Panama Papers” were given to multiple news outlets. …

Court Fight Begins, All About Peyton

Monday, February 15, 2016

Advice and Dissent: With the brewing fight over replacing the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, Republicans are demanding that Barack Obama be a placeholder for the last year of his term. Marco Rubio yesterday on NBC said …

Justice Scalia Dies and the Fight is On

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Antonin Scalia: The body of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was barely cold before Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that President Obama shouldn’t even think about trying to appoint a replacement. A statement from McConnell said, “The American people …

Denver Delivers, Bill Gets Nasty

Monday, February 8, 2016

Omaha!: The Denver Broncos won the 50th Super Bowl last night 24-10 in a sloppy fumble and interception-ridden contest. The Denver defense stymied the powerful offense steered by quarterback Cam Newton.  Twice Denver stripped the ball from Newton’s hands, resulting …

Big Market Slide, Detroit Teacher Sickout

Thursday, January 21, 2016

MoneyBeat: The Dow Jones was down more than 500 points for a while yesterday on worries about the depressed price of oil and the Chinese economy, before settling down a bit and closing off by 249. Oil dropped to $26.55 …

Messy Weather, No Charges in Cleveland

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Winter: Eastern states from Pennsylvania through Maine are under winter weather advisories this morning as a system of rain and messy snow moves through. Flooding is possible from Oklahoma northeast through southern Illinois. Snow fell overnight on Southern California’s notorious …

Winter Moves In, Toss of the Coin

Monday, December 28, 2015

Heavy Weather: At least a third of the country is under blizzard and winter storm warnings this morning as winter makes its late arrival. A winter storm is expected all the way from Central Oklahoma through Northern Michigan, bringing ice …