Saturday, February 22, 2020

In the news, Sunday, February 9, 2020


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from BBC News (UK)

Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay: Dunkirk mastermind museum approved
Plans have been approved for a museum at the family home of the man who masterminded the evacuation of Dunkirk. Operation Dynamo, which saw the rescue of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers, was run under the command of Vice-Admiral Bertram Home Ramsay. By 1943 he was appointed naval commander in chief for Operation Overlord, the projected Allied invasion of northern France. The ships under his command landed one million troops in France in one month starting from D-Day in June 1944.

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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization

The 7 Most Important Factors for Getting Rich
Some people believe that becoming rich is a question of luck. I disagree. Whether chance presents you with a good opportunity or not is not the key question.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

LETTERS:
Pitts owes an apology
Leonard Pitts just can’t help himself. He represents what the left thinks about Republicans, conservatives, Trump supporters — including independents — that the left is just smarter than the rest of us! If we were smarter we would see things the way he does!  - Greg Schuster

Report: Idahoans split on breaching the four lower Snake River dams
A new poll from Boise State University indicates that Idahoans are roughly split in their support for removing the four lower Snake River dams in Washington to save the Gem State’s threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead. The fifth annual Idaho Public Policy Survey, conducted by the university’s School of Public Service and the Idaho Policy Institute, covered several topics, including people’s feelings about the direction of the state, education, growth, and budget and taxes. On the dams and salmon issue, respondents were statistically tied, with 40% in favor of breaching and 38.3% opposed. Another 21.7% were unsure.

Lindsey Graham says DOJ will handle information from Giuliani on Bidens
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday that the Justice Department is vetting information that President Donald Trump’s personal attorney has delivered regarding Hunter Biden’s work on the board of a Ukrainian energy company.Graham, citing an early-morning conversation with Attorney General William Barr, said that Rudy Giuliani is giving his information to national security experts and that he would back off his own plans to use the Senate Judiciary Committee as a vehicle to investigate the Biden family.

A look at Rep. Matt Shea’s legal career: Recently laid off, he’s sued bad drivers and a state university

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