Diane Dimond
The death penalty in the United States is on the verge of being snuffed out.
The commonwealth of Virginia, which has executed more convicts than any other state in U.S. history, is now poised to abolish capital punishment. This is a big deal, as Virginia would become the first Southern state to eliminate the death penalty. Many see this legislative action as the beginning of the end to executions in this country.
When Virginia s governor signs the pending anti-execution bill, the number of states officially outlawing capital punishment will rise to 23, plus the District of Columbia. Additionally, governors in several other death penalty states have issued moratorium orders halting executions. The trend seems clear.
In the movie “Field of Dreams,” the lead character hears a voice while standing in his cornfield. “If you build it, he will come.” So, the man builds a
In the movie “Field of Dreams,” the lead character hears a voice while standing in his cornfield. “If you build it, he will come.” So, the man builds a
Diane Dimond
Creators Syndicate
In the movie Field of Dreams, the lead character hears a voice while standing in his cornfield. If you build it, he will come. So, the man builds a baseball field. The ghost of his ballplaying father appears, and so does a whole group of famous dead baseball players.
Its antithetical to former President Donald Trump s plan to build something so people
wouldn t come. As you ve likely heard, construction of Trump s beautiful big wall was halted by our new president as part of the evolving changes to U.S. immigration policy.
President Joe Biden has made his intentions clear. Among his proposals: Give the millions of immigrants already in the U.S. a faster route to citizenship; restore protections for those brought into the U.S. as children; open the southern border, and stop holding asylum seekers in Mexico while they await legal entry; shutter many migrant detention centers; and somehow fix the enormous immigration-court backlog. Oh, and