By Collen O'Connor Democrats need to outrun the “raw sewage flooding the public square,” that former President Obama cited in a recent speech. Seriously, Democrats need a winnable “three-word,” Trump-like campaign slogan, akin to James Carville’s, “It’s the economy, stupid,” to avoid massive losses come November. Three words seem to be the maximum allowed for…
One hundred years ago this week, Lamar University in Beaumont originated as South Park Junior College when the Beaumont ISD superintendent sought to develop plans for a junior college. Later that year, the institution’s doors opened, and the name was changed to Lamar College and later Lamar University. I’m a proud alumnus of Lamar University!
During the 2005 legislative session, then-Rep. Joel Dykstra was prime sponsor of HB-1249, what's known as a trigger law, that would prohibit the performance of nearly all abortions in South Dakota at some future date when "the states are recognized by the United States Supreme Court to have the authority to regulate or prohibit abortion at all stages of pregnancy."