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Why I voted for Amy Coney Barrett Rob Portman This week, I was proud to vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court. She is an impressive person and a distinguished legal scholar who is well qualified for the job. In fact, the American Bar Association judges her to be “well qualified”, their highest rating. All of America got to see her demonstrate her deep knowledge of the law and her thoughtful, calm approach in the confirmation hearings. In the confirmation process, Judge Barrett received support across the board. As a law professor at Notre Dame Law School, s...

Artist and educator Roland Reiss dies at age 91 Roland Reiss, Human Nature, 2012, Oil, acrylic, and vinyl on canvas. LOS ANGELES, CA .- We are saddened to announce the death of Roland Reiss, artist and educator, loving husband, father, and grandfather, who passed away on Sunday, December 13, of natural causes in Los Angeles, at his home and studio at The Brewery Artist Lofts. He was 91. Reiss is widely known for his miniatures but is foremost a painter. An influential and beloved voice in the Los Angeles and Southern California art scene, Reiss exhibited widely throughout his sixty-year caree...

If he was becoming exasperated by his students, University of Kansas journalism professor John B. Bremner would sometimes throw open his classroom window, wave a white handkerchief and shout, “Help, I’m surrounded by idiots.” Described as entertaining, intimidating and brilliant, the 6-foot-5, 260-pound Bremner was nationally known for his skill at teaching college students to become newspaper copy editors and helping established copy editors get even better. This week’s History Guy video at CJOnline focuses on Bremner, who was born 100 years ago this month, on Dec. 28, 1920, in Bri...