The pandemic-driven shift to remote work freed millions of Americans to move wherever they wanted, but soon after, soaring inflation put the brakes on many of those dreams. So what's left out there.
in fact, through leadership of our chairwoman, joyce beatty and our 57 members strong, we have advocated for key provisions that are now included in both of these bills. provisions that are going to create millions of jobs, that is going to help reduce costs from everything from child care to health care, to make historic investments in broadband, as well as in making sure that we are building back a more equitable society, addressing some of the communities that have been left out historically so that they are at the center of the process as we build back better in our country. now, congressman, publicly most members of the congressional black caucus, of which you are vice chair, have been in favor of the president s agenda. several cbc leaders meeting with the president earlier this week. your caucus chair, george
north carolina is in the middle of that because of the jingles case. but the supreme court a couple weeks ago made that harder. so that s made congress s job harder. but we are going to get it done on the house side, send to it the senate, and hopefully they will just get it out in time for redistricting. now, in the past couple of weeks, we ve seen texas democrats flee their state to try and block republicans from passing voting bills. you saw one just before you on this show. we have seen your colleague, congresswoman george beatty in handcuffs simply for protesting our voting rights on capitol hill. similar lee, congressman johnson. you are also a civil rights lawyer. what are you willing to do to ensure voting rights are protected for all of us. i am doing everything in my power to get these bills through the committee. and the most important thing is
Author of the article: Braden Murray
Publishing date: Apr 22, 2021 • 12 hours ago • 3 minute read • A crowd looks on as George Beatty rounds the bases after hitting a home run during a game held at Rideout Park on June 5, 1915. This Rideout Park baseball field was dug up eight years later to make way for the Kenora paper mill. Photo by The MUSE-Kenora
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Central Park has been in the news recently, and The MUSE has been fielding a number of calls and emails looking for the history of the park. I’m a historian, so it’s not my business to get involved in the present circumstances of the park property, but I’m happy to delve into the history of Kenora’s Central Park.