Quorum call ms. Cortez masto mr. President , i rise today in opposition to it the nomination of lawrence van dyke to serve on the United States court of appeals for the ninth circuit. Mr. Van dyke fits neatly into this administrations pattern of picking federal judges for our Circuit Courts of appeal without meaningful input from home state senators. The president continues to select ideologically extreme nominees like mr. Van dyke, and the white house is putting forward people without enough experience for the momentous roles they have been chosen to serve. Mr. Van dyke has been nominated to fill a nevada seat on the ninth circuit, even though hes not a nevadan. He didnt grow up in my state, he doesnt appear to own property there, he doesnt seem to have family ties, and he was only an active member of the nevada state bar for two years. Senator rosen and i engage with the white house to put forward highly respected nevadans with bipartisan support, but our suggestions were summarily i
SAN ANTONIO - It is touted as the oldest standing hotel West of the Mississippi and the finest. It was the place where Theodore Roosevelt gathered his Rough Riders in 1898, and former U. S. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton all visited this historic hotel. And it is still one of the gems of San Antonio to this day.
This Web site is dedicated to the wonderful world of the short story and to all who enjoy reading shorts stories as I do. I will try to add a few short stories every month.
The L.D. Fargo Book Group holiday party was highlighted by the appearance of O. Henry, as interpreted by Jim Braughler. Braughler, a library staff member, is also an area actor
If you’re anything like me, reading inevitably takes a backseat to Christmas shopping and dinner planning during the holiday season. This year I found.