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How to master the vaccine-appointment website: A guide for everyone
Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Washington Post
Feb. 10, 2021
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From his home, Richard Adler works to make it normal for senior citizens to connect to the world through technology, and during the coronavirus pandemic, he has been focusing on how to help older Americans navigate vaccine appointment portals online.Washington Post photo by Melina Mara
The process feels like something between trying to nab highly sought-after Beyoncé tickets and gladiatorial combat.
Scheduling coronavirus vaccine shots online is causing panic for eligible Americans and the children and grandchildren helping them. That includes me and my parents, hunting for scraps of information on supply and pressing reload at all hours on poorly designed websites. By the time you type in all the required information, available appointments have vanished.
Senior Democrats to announce $3,000-per-child benefit as Biden stimulus gains steam
Jeff Stein, The Washington Post
Feb. 7, 2021
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks with Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and other members of Congress to discuss the first impeachment vote against President Donald Trump in Washington in 2019.Washington Post photo by Melina Mara
WASHINGTON - Senior Democrats on Monday will unveil legislation to provide $3,000 per child to tens of millions of American families, aiming to make a major dent in child poverty as part of President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion economic relief package.
The 22-page bill to dramatically expand direct cash benefits to American families was obtained by The Washington Post ahead of its release.
Tired of the vitriol? Make politicians take high school debate.
Jay Mathews, The Washington Post
Feb. 6, 2021
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama appear on stage at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., on Oct. 22, 2012 , for their final debate.Washington Post photo by Melina Mara,
Can we learn to disagree without being disagreeable? Maybe not. Public discourse these days seems as unpleasant as it has ever been. But Katherine Crump-Wiesner, a former high school debater, offers reasons why there still may be hope.
When Crump-Wiesner was a student at Western High in Anaheim, Calif., my debate teacher had strict rules about sticking to factual arguments and well-supported opinions, she told me. No ad hominem attacks. . . . A debater who shouted or attacked others personally would be disqualified immediately.
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Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden s effort
Jeff Stein, The Washington Post
Feb. 4, 2021
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Sen. Mitt Romney leaves a whip meeting Oct. 29, 2019, before the Senate weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill.Washington Post photo by Melina Mara
WASHINGTON - Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Thursday will propose providing at least $3,000 per child to millions of American families, lending bipartisan support to President Joe Biden s push to expand child benefits.
Romney s proposal would provide $4,200 per year for every child up to the age of 6, as well as $3,000 per year for every child age 6 to 17. Senior Democrats are drafting legislation as part of their $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal that would provide $3,600 per year for every child up to the age of 6, as well as $3,000 for every child aged 6 to 17.