in the nineteen nineties during a visit to nasa, sheila jackson lee demanded to see the flag that astronauts had planted on mars when gently informed that no human being has ever been to mars because it s very far away. lee flew into a rage. she accused nasa of racism and pointed out her membership on the , quote, science committee in congress and so on . we could spend the entire hour on sheila jackson lee stories, and it s tempting. on capitol hill, she s known as the queen and not in a good way. but what s interesting is that nobody ever talks about the congress district that sheila jackson lee supposedly represents. it s mostly inner city houston, and it could use some help. lee s district has a poverty rate almost twice the national average for all the usual markers of civilizational decline, high crime, bad schools, low social cohesion, drugs. now, lee has, quote, served in congress for nearly 30 years. but it s hard to think of a single thing she has ever done
Jump the tracks in northwestern spain. Local Officials Say at least 77 people were killed. More than 100 others were injured. The eightcar train derailed on a sharp curve near the city of santiago decompostela before sunset yesterday. The derailment was so violent that rail cars were thrown on top of each other. There were 218 passengers on board and many of them were trapped in the wreckage. Alphonso van marsh has more. Reporter firefighters doused a smoking train car shortly after the derailment in northwestern spain. Rescuers rushed to the crash that happened just before 9 00 p. M. Wednesday on a curvy stretch of track by the city of sant santee yago. The eightcar train was traveling from madrid. This man says, i heard an explosion and when i arrived, one of the carriages was already over the road that comes out from over there. Investigators spent the night combing through toppled rail cars. One was severed in two. This Government Official says theres still no clear reason why the
A press conference will be held on Friday, May 3 at 1 p.m in Orangeburg County.The Orangeburg County Law Enforcement Complex to announce the arrest that have b
The Tri-County Regional Chamber of Commerce (TCRCC) is introducing two initiatives aimed at enhancing community leadership and fostering economic growth within the region.