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National Emergencies By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO −Now that the President has declared a National Emergency to bypass Congress’s refusal to allocate the funds he demanded for building the wall, what declarations might be next from the Trump White House? * Constitutional Basis: “In case public safety is seriously threatened or disturbed, the President may […]
Humoring the headlines: February 1, 2019 Read More »
Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Donald H. Harrison NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL — In order to build a border wall, President Trump decided on Friday to declare a national emergency, prompting a constitutional crisis over whether he legally can reprogram money previously allocated by Congress for other purposes. U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told The New
Jews in the News ~ February 15, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
I alighted from my pony, and gave him the range of his lariat. I perceived that he preferred a breakfast of fresh grass to the contemplation of the sublime scene around me, to which he seemed totally indifferent. — Solomon Nunes Carvalho, Incidents of Travel and Adventure in the Far West with Col. Fremont’s Last
Carvalho pioneered the West and photos Read More »
Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Travel and Food, USABy Donald H. Harrison NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the international conference on Iran currently being held in Warsaw. Netanyahu thanked Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence for pulling together the conference in which “an Israeli prime minister and the
Jews in the News: February 14, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, USA, Yeruchem Eilfort-RabbiBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – One hundred seven years ago today, on February 14, 1912, President William Howard Taft signed a proclamation making Arizona the 48th State of the Union. The Republican president may have thought that his signature culminated a long fight with Progressive Democrats in Arizona over the question of the
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, USABy Donald H. Harrison NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL – Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked Google and Apple to remove from sale an app developed in Saudi Arabia to permit Saudi husbands to track, monitor and thereby control the movement of women in their families. According to The Washington Post, Wyden denounced Saudi Arabia’s
Jews in the News: February 13, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodBy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — Politically speaking, do you consider yourself a liberal, a progressive, a conservative, a libertarian, left wing, right wing, none of the above? Regardless, are you a supporter of Israel? If so, do you support or “follow” one organization or another that is involved with Israel, whether it be
Op-Ed: Some ‘pro’- Israel groups aren’t Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer, USABy Donald H. Harrison NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL –Nita Lowey and Richard Shelby, chairs respectively of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee, along with members of their committees, hammered out a tentative deal to avoid a second government shut down in the face of President Trump’s demand for a wall at the Mexican border. According to a
Jews in the News ~ February 12, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Donald H. Harrison THE OMAR AFFAIR– Responding to a comment by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota that Members of Congress support Israel because “It’s all about the Benjamins,” that is $100 bills, and that AIPAC pays the members to vote for Israel, Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, called for
Jews in the News: February 11, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego Calendar, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Cully’s Restaurant, 13252 Poway Rd, Poway, California 92064 By Sandi Masori POWAY, California — My cousin Jessica is studying to be a cosmetologist, so I gave her a ride to her school in Poway. We got there a bit early, so we figured we’d grab a bite to eat in the restaurant next door. Cully’s is a
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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Travel and FoodBy Donald H. Harrison NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL – Ruth Bader Ginsburg has recently beaten back cancer, but at age 85, she’s the oldest Justice on the Supreme Court. Bloomberg columnist Ramesh Ponnuru reports that just in case she leaves the court, President Trump has a short list of seven candidates from which to pick her replacement.
Jews in the News: February 10, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh, founder of the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA), says many Americans mistakenly believe that Polish people are anti-Semitic. In fact, she says, Polish people have an obsession with Judaism that leads some to be anti-Semitic and others to be just the
‘Wooden Wars’: A play about Poles and Jews Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego Calendar, Travel and FoodBy Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California — Smokey Joe’s Cafe could just as aptly have been named “An Era of Music: From Lips to Hips.” As the sentimental crooners of the 1940s stepped back into the shadows, they made room for the restless, rebellious rockers who ushered in a whole new genre. New Village Arts brings audiences
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Donald H. Harrison NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL – As chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey of New York has much to say about what new projects the government will be granted permission to finance. As for President Trump’s demand for over $5 billion for a border wall, or a compromise proposal for
Jews in the News: February 9, 2019 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA