Michele Bachmann Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Waterloo, Iowa
Father: David Amble, an engineer
Mother: Arlene Jean (Johnson) Amble
Marriage: Marcus Bachmann (September 10, 1978-present)
Children: Sophia, Caroline, Elisa, Harrison and Lucas
Education: Winona State University, B.A., 1978; Oral Roberts University, J.D., 1986; College of William and Mary, L.L.M., 1988
Religion: Lutheran
Has said that she switched parties while reading Gore Vidal’s novel, “Burr.”
Bachmann and her husband Marcus own a mental health care practice.
Timeline
November 7, 2006
January 4, 2007-
October 17, 2008
– Tells MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, “I’m very concerned that he [US President Barack Obama] may have anti-American views.”
Bahamians experience success in collegiate meets Jyles Etienne.
It was another successful weekend for Bahamians participating on the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I circuit as several athletes had top finishes.
In neighboring Coral Gables, Florida, it was Xavier Coakley from the University of Miami Hurricanes who won the men’s 110 meters (m) hurdles race at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational at Cobb Stadium. The senior powered his way to a personal best of 13.81 seconds. He was the only competitor to go under 14 seconds in that race. With that time, he now has the 20th fastest time in the NCAA Division I rankings.
If you met Robert E. Cooley, you remember his arresting handshake. If you sat in a meeting with him, you recall a brilliance that stopped committee chatter or more improbably made sudden sense of it. If you worked with him, you remember a measured decisiveness that could pull your organization back to its mission or lead a whole new movement.
Cooley, a Near Eastern archaeologist and former president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, died Thursday, April 1, at age 91.
Best known for his presidency of the seminary from 1981 to 1997, Cooley spent much of his earlier career at archaeological sites in Israel and Egypt. His most important discoveries were made at Tel Dothan, in the West Bank, where he brought to light the burial rituals of the ancient city that speak volumes about how they lived. He played a key role in the founding of the Near East Archaeological Society.
JD: This week an article written by Al Mohler caught our attention because it deals with how the cancel culture could endanger Christian institutions of higher learning.
DJ: Al Mohler is the President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Even though we would have some strong theological disagreements with him he is a student observer of culture I would say. Last week he wrote an article titled “They’re coming for Oral Roberts University and That Means They’re Coming For You Too”. Here’s the background to the story, Oral Roberts was a Cinderella story in the NCAA playoffs this year when they made it to the sweet sixteen but that wasn’t before there was a call for their exclusion on ideological grounds.
ORU’s sweet 16 bid shows the excellence of Christian colleges
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ORU’s sweet 16 bid shows the excellence of Christian colleges
ORU’s sweet 16 bid shows the excellence of Christian colleges | Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles celebrate after defeating the Florida Gators in the second round game of the 2021 NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament at Indiana Farmers Coliseum on March 21, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. | Maddie Meyer/Getty Images