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An “imprecise analogy”? “Mad Carolinians,” Samuel Wiley Crawford, 31, called the populace of antibellum Charleston, South Carolina in a letter to his brother after Abraham Lincoln’s election. Even the children were caught up in secessionist fervor, he wrote, and perhaps the women more so than the men, Erik Larson recounts in “The Demon of Unrest.” Larson sees parallels in the events of January 6, 2021: Planters who had been wearing ordinary clothing one day turned up the next in elaborate uniforms, red sashes glaring—their “soldier’s toggery,” as Mary [Boykin Chesnut] put it.
Crooked corporations are ruining everything you love, from bowling alleys to deli sandwiches. All this and more from The Lever this week.
Just asking questions Are you a “conservative” who supports a multiply convicted felon for president, for leader of the free world? Are you a “believer” who talks big about family values but votes for an amoral, lying, cheating, adulterous huckster? Are you a “law and order” voter who excuses people convicted of assaulting police and destroying government property during the sacking of the U.S. Capitol as political prisoners? Are you a “freedom-lover” who calls your neighbors communists while slavishly following a fascistic, wannabe dictator who threatens to execute opponents? Yeah, thought so. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● For The Win, 5th Edition is ready for download. Request a copy of my free countywide GOTV planning guide at ForTheWin.us.
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The narrative that took hold ignored inland campuses, like in the Rust Belt and into Appalachia, where students formed their own encampments.
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In modern times legal currencies are totally based on fiat. Currencies no longer have intrinsic value (such as gold and silver). What gives them value is basically the simple fact that you have to pay your taxes with them. That also enables governments to run a kind of monopoly business where they never can run […]
Labour’s 2024 election pledges means we’re going to get more Batley Grammar Schools
LOCAL radio station 2 Air FM have deemed their annual Biggest Morning Tea “a great day”. Held on Thursday 23 May at their studio in Glenreagh Street, a good turnout of friends-of-the-station supported this year’s event. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)...
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COFFS Harbour Surf Life Saving Club’s (CHSLSC) electrical powerboard is getting an upgrade thanks to a $56,575 grant through the NSW Surf Club Facility Program. The humble powerboards – the main board on the external rear wall and two subsidiary boards in the kitchen and bar areas – are responsible for all electrical devices across...
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MANLY Rotary Club President Ken Farrow presented the benefits of the new Defib Hero app to Coffs City Rotary members recently. Ken wants to make Defib Hero a major Rotary project. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us –...
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“Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known.” – from The Manchurian Candidate (1962) “[Donald Trump is] a husband, a father, a grandfather and a friend to a lot of people. When you see that happen to him, and I was standing right next to him today, it’s heartbreaking.” -Donald Trump’s defense attorney, reacting to his client’s conviction on 34 felony counts this past Thursday To quote The Giant in Twin Peaks, “It is happening again.” Embracing Donald Trump’s strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict, Republicans in Congress are fervently enlisting themselves in his campaign of vengeance and political retribution in the GOP bid to reclaim the White House. Almost no Republican official has stood up to suggest Trump should not be the party’s presidential candidate for the November election — in fact, some have sought to hasten his nomination.
Armine Yalnizyan, Atkinson Fellow on the Future for Workers – Recipient of the 2023 Galbraith Prize in Economics This lecture was delivered on May 31, 2024, at the Canadian Economics Association Annual Meetings, Toronto Metropolitan University Thank you for the immense honour of being awarded the Galbraith Prize in Economics — and for agreeing to wait a year to hear this [...]
COFFS Harbour welcomed the tenth annual Pathfinders Pumpkin Run on Tuesday 28 May. The Pumpkin Run program sees young people growing pumpkins in order to share them with community groups and soup kitchens to produce home made soup. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us...
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PET LOVERS stepped out to support the RSPCA’s Million Paws Walk at Park Beach Reserve on Sunday 26 May. The nationwide event raises awareness and funds to fight against animal cruelty. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us –...
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COFFS Harbour Regional Landcare (CHRL) marked its 25th anniversary with a well-attended celebration to show appreciation for its volunteer workforce on Saturday 25 May at the Cavanbah Centre. CHRL Present Barry Powells had the honour of cutting the cake surrounded by Secretary Larry Langman and five life members of the group. Advertise with News of...
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TWO women in Coffs Harbour have been named on the NSW Government’s Hidden Treasures Honour Roll for the important volunteer work they do in their local communities. Through public recognition of women in regional, rural and remote areas this initiative aims to support and promote volunteering to enrich the lives of volunteers, strengthen local communities...
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Along with a new teaser for the episode, Showrunner Russell T. Davies introduces a sneak preview of Doctor Who Season 1 Ep. 6: "Rogue."
President Biden announced a breakthrough in the Gaza war yesterday which seems like good news although it isn’t being discussed much. I thought I share this comment about it from former president Obama, FWIW: Today, President Biden put forward a clear, realistic and just plan to establish an immediate ceasefire and end the war in Gaza — a plan that ensures Israel’s security, returns hostages taken on October 7th to their families, increases aid into Gaza and relieves the suffering of Palestinian civilians, and engages Israelis, Palestinians, Arab countries and the broader international community in the process of rebuilding Gaza. A ceasefire alone won’t ease the terrible pain of Israelis whose loved ones were butchered or abducted by Hamas, or the Palestinians whose families have been shattered by the subsequent war. It won’t resolve the longstanding conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, or answer contentious issues surrounding a two-state solution or continuing settler activity in the West Bank.
The law and order Republicans are very upset: It’s not just the officials: Newsmax host Carl Higbie went on a tirade on Friday after former President Donald Trump was convicted by a Manhattan jury the day before. […] During Friday’s edition of Frontline on Newsmax, Higbie demanded congressional Republicans drop everything and go after those involved in Trump’s prosecution. After talking about how Republicans have most of the guns and making a Braveheart reference, Higbie claimed it is Democrats who want violence. “They want violence so they can cancel this next election that they know they’re gonna lose,” he baselessly alleged. “Don’t fall for it. And the liberal networks? They want it so bad, they can taste it.” The host concluded by predicting Republicans will win in a landslide in November and that Trump will prosecute Democrats. He is very upset. Here he is on Friday comparing Biden to Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin: Oops, wrong video. Here it is: