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Judy Woodruff: Tell me what you remember about the early days of Mark doing the "NewsHour." Anne Shields: Whenever there was big political news, they would call Mark, and it just kind of migrated eventually to a Friday night regular venue. Mark liked it, and I think Lehrer liked it a lot. So, that made it a go. Jim Lehrer: Judy Woodruff: Mark became a weekly guest on "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour" during the 1988 presidential election. He brought a wealth of experience on Democratic campaigns, i...

Dec. 17, 2020 Every Friday evening for the last 19 years, Mark Shields and I have gathered to talk politics on the “PBS NewsHour.” When people come up to me to discuss our segment, sometimes they mention the things we said to each other, but more often they mention how we clearly feel about each other — the affection, friendship and respect. We’ve had thousands of disagreements over the years, but never a second of acrimony. Mark radiates a generosity of spirit that improves all who com...

Finding our values, our spirit in the rooms around us By Light Bailey German Sheltering in place. We are all doing it. We have all become even more familiar with our homes, every nook and cranny, every undusted spot, every mis-hung picture. But now we have the time to straighten the picture, to dust in the corners. This has become a time to focus on ourselves, our homes and our decorating choices as they reflect who we are. It is also a time to look at how others’ choices tell us interesting ...

Rebutting the myth of white superiority By Mark Shields - Syndicated Columnist | Dec 15, 2020 Mark Shields Print Subscriber? Sign Up for Full Access! Please sign up for as low as 36 cents per day to continue viewing our website. Digital subscribers receive Access nashuatelegraph.com, view our digital edition or use our Full Access apps. Get more information at nashuatelegraph.com/fullaccess

Woke-Lash: Should the Cultural Left Check its Privilege? | Opinion Newsweek 12/15/2020 David Paul Kuhn © MPI/Getty 1968: A group of hippies taunting policemen during the trial of the Chicago Seven, a group of radicals arrested during the protests against the Vietnam war at the Democratic National Convention. An ironic upside of the Trump era was that some topsiders noticed the common experience of those suffering lifes downsides. On the eve of the 2016 election, the Saturd...

The Daily 202: Trump’s attempts to overturn the election keep failing, but they highlight systemic vulnerabilities James Hohmann with Mariana Alfaro In a prime-time address on Monday, after the electoral college affirmed that he is the president-elect, Joe Biden thanked the state and local Republican officials who showed “absolute courage” in resisting President Trump’s pressure that they overturn the results of the election by pretending there was widespread fraud. ...

"I used to save up my change and play while my parents grocery shopped," he remembers. Myers, now 48, can play all the Donkey Kong he wants, along with Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man, Asteroids, Space Invaders, Centipede, Joust, Frogger and Galaxian. He and his wife, Julie, have just opened Rack It Up, an arcade dedicated to classic video games and pinball. Its in the former Canton Music Center location at 3208 Whipple Ave. NW. The place clearly inspires nostalgia in its owners. "Life was just so good ...

Mark Shields WASHINGTON — The first reviews are in on President-elect Joe Biden’s choices for Cabinet and White House positions. And they are overwhelmingly positive: “seasoned,” “experienced,” “qualified professionals,” “capable and sensible.” But I wonder if Biden ever had a chat with the late Bryce Harlow, who first worked for Gen. George C. Marshall in dealing with Congress during the World War II years, when Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman were president. Chief exe...

>> charlie? go ahead. >> i would say -- ralph northam, doug jones, go down the list. the good democratic candidates this year were boring guys. >> yeah. no offense. to your point, our friend mark shields has a theory that say youre in a subway car and it stops between stations. the lights go out. panic. chaos. then a reassuring voice, a firm, reassuring voice comes on to make you feel comfortable. things are under control. and will people be looking for someone that -- that would be reassuring, ...

Even if a little boring. >> charlie? go ahead. >> i would say -- ralph northam, doug jones, go down the list. the good democratic candidates this year were boring guys. >> yeah. no offense. to your point, our friend mark shields has a theory that say youre in a subway car and it stops between stations. the lights go out. panic. chaos. then a reassuring voice, a firm, reassuring voice comes on to make you feel comfortable. things are under control. and will people be looking for someone that -- t...