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Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) personnel are being encouraged to attend a conference on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

After determining the size and scope of President Biden's infrastructure package, the next biggest challenge is determining how to pay for it. The partisan divide is steep, but Roll Call exposes division within the Democrats' ranks.

Biden’s Pipeline Dilemma: How to Build a Clean Energy Future While Shoring Up the Present’s Carbon-Intensive Infrastructure After Colonial’s cyber-attack and shutdown, he can’t ignore pipelines’ problems, but environmental groups want more aggressive action. May 14, 2021 A sign is seen at Colonial Pipeline Baltimore Delivery in Baltimore, Maryland on May 10, 2021. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Related Share this article Even as President Joe Biden worked this week to shore u...

Reader shares resource for bridging divides After reading the April 18 column regarding the Mesa County Kindness Challenge, I would like to share a resource that promotes civil discourse. Author and mediator Mark Gerzon describes a growing movement that promotes the practice of respectful dialogue. In his book, “The Reunited States of America: How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide,” he notes Living Room Conversations as a resource for bridging differences. Visit livingroomconversation...

Small Business Votes Access to Credit and SBA Lending Among Top Priorities News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Small Business Association (NSBA) has unveiled its Top Priorities for the 117th Congress, a result of its biennial Small Business Congress, held virtually over the past three weeks.  Small businesses selected access to capital, a strong small-business role in the federal marketplace and reining-in the cost of h...

Everyone knows 'Modern Family' is funny, winning and wise. But does this series somehow transcend politics, too? And if so, how does a half-hour sitcom do that in a day and age when the partisan divide in American life is said to be wider than at any time since the Civil War?

Civic Health Project, Democracy Fund Voice, Einhorn Collaborative, and Fetzer Institute Announce "The Red and Blue Carpet Premiere" Livestream Event to Launch The Reunited States Documentary News provided by Share this article The Reunited States, announced today that they will host the films "Red and Blue Carpet Premiere," a livestream event on Thursday, February 11th, at 5:00 pm PT / 8:00 PM ET. In an effort to reach the widest audience possible with this timely film that amplifies hope and s...

Clearly, widespread public schooling has not prevented the decay of social cohesion and democratic norms. Could public schools have prevented the disgraceful, riotous attack on the U.S. Capitol? The question seems crazy. The mob, or at least a sizeable portion of it, was outraged and apparently convinced that our system of government had gone off the rails. That it had cheated them. How could public schools have done anything to stop that? It would, of course, be wildly unfair to blame public ...

United we stand, divided we fall Randy Riley - Contributing columnist The last paragraph of the column I submitted last week stated, “We have survived many things together: war, depression, Watergate, political rancor and the uncertainty of the future. Together, we will survive the horrible events of last Wednesday. Regardless of political affiliation, let us work together to keep America united and strong.” I wanted to end last week’s column on that positive note. We are all in this toge...

When it comes to Donald Trump, the incoming president has a critical decision to make about the best way to move the country forward—and neither Democrats nor Republicans are likely to be happy