"On average, over 100 children are killed every single day in the Gaza strip...and it's in front of the world's eyes. We're all talking about it but nothing has changed." @Stevesosebee on the dire situation on the ground 85 days into the war.
A 6 year-old Palestinian child was detained this morning by an armed settler guard while grazing his family’s sheep outside of the village of Khan al-Ahmar.
Two women from the village were arrested when they arrived to free him.
Former President Obama just summed up the Gun debate in under a minute:
"I think somehow — and there are a lot of historical reasons for this — gun ownership in this country became an ideological issue, and a partisan issue, in ways that it shouldn't be. It has become sort of a proxy for arguments about our culture wars, you know? Urban versus rural. Race is always an element in these issues. Issues of class and education, and so forth.
Instead of just taking a very practical approach, like we do, let's say, for example, with car safety, where we say, 'All right, we got a bunch of accidents. Let's have seat belts. And let's make cars safer. And let's engineer our roads so that we prevent them. Instead of thinking about it in a very pragmatic way, we end up really arguing about identity, and emotion, and all kinds of stuff that does not have to do with keeping our children safe."
I'd love to hear both sides of the political spectrum weigh in on this clip.
The entire team played their hearts out all weekend, including a 2-run home run by SS Kaden Namey and spectacular pitching by Chase Griesser in the championship game. Way to go boys!
In the days that followed the terror attacks of 9/11, the backlash against us was so great that the @AdCouncil sponsored this print ad for Arab Americans & American Muslims nationwide. It’s message is as important today as it was 20 yrs ago. @AAIUSA #NeverForget
Congratulations to WC 10u Blue for getting all the way to the semi-finals at the Armed Forces Day Tournament at Ripken! The team went 3-1 on the weekend and battled it out to the very last run.
Congratulations to our West Chester 10u Blue team for placing 2nd at the Diamond Nation April Blast! They played their hearts out and never gave up. We are so proud of you and can't wait to see your next game!
We're excited to announce the #AccesstoGCs Act, which would authorize @CMSGov to recognize CGCs as healthcare providers, has been reintroduced to US House of Reps as #HR2144! Help us improve #AccesstoGCs so patients can make informed decisions about their healthcare #GCChat
Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others. - Gordon B. Hinckley
#SundayMessage
I find myself thinking of Dr. King a lot this morning. I started covering him early in the Civil Rights Movement, when defeats outnumbered victories. But I saw in him a steadiness and unshakable belief in the justice of his cause. He never gave up, and he moved mountains.