And recount the stories of each men from cradle to grave literally. And tracked parallel histories. Both corrupt on the frontier and both came from rough circumstances, both reviewed in their own tribe, both became superstars, husbands, fathers, sons, warriors, shared a bloodied history, they were enemies for quite some time until they hooked up in Buffalo Bills wild west show. And president s in general sought his advice. His friends included Frederick Remington and mark twain, bronc busters who could drink him under the table and might have even been better writers. Ranch cooks who needed a job. He was open to all. He had no airs. What you saw was what you got. Even if what you saw was sometimes a mirage. He was the simplest of men, as annie oakley would say at the end of his life, as comfortable with cowboys as with kings. Before the term was forever linked to his name, william f. Cody grew up in the wild, wild west. Once he was a boy, not a superstar not named for the animal he wou
Forecasters predicting the temperatures are in the mid30s and expected to be breezy, as well. Big news in the debt ceiling, the house gop considering on raising the debt limit. Well bring you more details and the Senate Judiciary committee, Patrick Leahy announced hell be taking up issues of gun violence and immigration in the new term. Republicans and democrats recently announced Senate Committee assignments and well talk about that as well. This afternoon the president kicked off the national day of Service Volunteering at a school here in the d. C. Area. Tomorrow he will take the oath of office in a private ceremony at noon. Nbcs Kristen Welker is at the white house. Nbc news senior Political Editor mark murray standing by with new insight from the new nbc news wall street journal poll. Let me start with you. For folks who may not get this, a lot of folks wondering why is the president hes going to be sworn in on sunday and sworn in again on monday. Whats the deal . Reporter well, c
Who’s next in line for Ohio coronavirus vaccines: Capitol Letter
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
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Vaccines, Phase 2(?): Gov. Mike DeWine released some of the details of the next phase of coronavirus vaccinations during his Wednesday briefing. On the list are Ohioans over 65 years old and staff members at schools that plan to return in-person or stay in person, Emily Bamforth reports.
A holiday buffer: DeWine said that after conversations with medical professionals, he’s recommending that schools consider pushing back the start of school a week after the New Year to prevent coronavirus spread after the holidays. Bamforth reports this is not an order, just a recommendation.
Vote now on Round 4 of the Sloopys, Capitol Letter’s Ohio politics awards
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
The staircase resembles the main stairs at the Paris Opera House. It was built at the turn of the century, when Ohio was wealthy and a source of steel, wheat, corn and other commodities. (Laura Hancock/cleveland.com)
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Voting is now open for Round 4 of the 2020 Sloopys, Capitol Letter’s Ohio politics awards.
We received hundreds of nominations for 20 categories – most of them befitting of the type of year 2020 was and the type of leadership (or lack thereof) elected officials exemplified.
Gov. Mike DeWine talks about death penalty, U.S. presidential election in year-end interview: Capitol Letter
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
Gov. Mike DeWine discussed the death penalty, the recent presidential election, and filling two Public Utilities Commission of Ohio seats during an interview with cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. (Ohio Governor s Office)
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What’s on the governor’s mind: Gov. Mike DeWine conducted his year-end interview with cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer on Wednesday. As Andrew Tobias reports, DeWine explained his rationale behind not taking a firmer public stance on the death penalty, expressed his opinion that the recent presidential election was a successful stress test of American institutions, and described his administration’s approach to filling one, if not two, seats on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.