Guilt, anger, frustration, more guilt, fear, anxiety, stress, hope, and a lot of prayer… I still vividly remember all of the these emotions and the constant back and forth as I grappl… Read More
TULSA OKLAHOMAGREENWOODAs part of the oil boom in 1910 and the fact that blacks wanted to be in charge of their own neighborhoods and businesses. There was a town in Tulsa Okla. called Green… Read More
Although, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services does not require nurse aides to complete training, there are advantages to enrolling in a state-accredited program. A… Read More
When a Federal Appeals Court overturned much of North Carolina’s sweeping 2013 Election law last month, saying it had been deliberately intended to discourage African-Americans from vo… Read More
Election officials in nearly two dozen North Carolina Counties have approved reductions in Early-Voting hours ahead of November’s elections, cuts that Democrats warn could disenfranchi… Read More
Legislative Updates
Illinois: Lawmakers were set to begin the task of overriding Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of an Automatic Voter Registration bill that was approved overwhelming by bot… Read More
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (BOE) voted 3-2 along Party lines Wednesday to order a machine recount of 90,000 votes in Durham County, backing a request from Republicans and No… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) has introduced the FAST Voting Act. The Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Voting Act of 2016 would create a competitiv… Read More
A proposal to combine North Carolina’s Elections, Ethics and Lobbyist regulation, among other provisions, was approved in the Senate on Thursday.
Republican Legislators who wrote Sena… Read More
On March 2-3, Common Cause, the Campaign Legal Center, and Duke University’s Center for Political Leadership, Innovation, and Service (POLIS) are co-hosting a daylong Conference highli… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: Rep. Luke Messer (R-Indiana) has introduced The Election Integrity Act of 2017 (HR 2090) that would require Voters to present a valid, Government-is… Read More
A single mum has spent thousands of pounds on make up, fake tan and outfits for her seven-year-old daughter who is desperate to become famous.
Despite her age, Layla Thompson, who goes by th… Read More
When people in several North Carolina Precincts showed up to vote last November, weird things started to happen with the Electronic systems used to check them in. "Voters were going in and b… Read More
A Durham County North Carolina Grand Jury has indicted Richard Robert Rawling of Cary, a former Durham County Elections Worker, on Charges related to the Mishandling of Provisional Ballot re… Read More
As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. Though there are many people both smart and generous, it is not until a specific, difficult situation arises that they are driven to solve… Read More
New Hampshire is serving as a testing ground for the Republican Party’s Trump-era Strategy on Voting.
A New Republican-backed State Law known as SB 3 Tightens the Rules for People who… Read More
Upskirting a violation that isn’t illegal, YET. It’s a practice that has been going on for quite awhile and the problem has been increasing through the years. People placing thei… Read More
The Meaning and Origin of the Expression: Rule of Thumb
MEANING:“Rule of Thumb” means: A way of estimating according to a rough and practical approach, instead of a true scienti… Read More
THE CHALLENGE
As a unit publicist with experience running public relations campaigns for short films, an actor at a film festival and a horror film moving through a competition, this… Read More
Brian Forde (D) raised nearly Half a Million Dollars of Bitcoin for his Unsuccessful Bid for a California Congressional Seat this year, but then had to field Questions from Election Watchdog… Read More
The Core as well as Body Balance yoga exercise course at the Cansler Family YMCA in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, is participated in by a certain mix of women: Half are brand-new mommi… Read More
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One of the cities biggest Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics festivals returns to the Greater Toronto Area for another year, celebrating and encouraging… Read More
A Florida Election Software Company targeted by Russians in 2016 inadvertently Opened a Potential Pathway for Hackers to Tamper with Voter Records in North Carolina on the eve of the Preside… Read More
Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.
First, the New Hampshire House Approved an Independent Redistricting Commission, House Bill 706 passed 218-123, but only 16 Mem… Read More
I feel like Hulu is the unsung hero of streaming services. As someone who isn’t into reality tv or basic network shows, it took me awhile to find gems I liked on Hulu.
I fell in love w… Read More
Anyone else guilty of binging Netflix shows or movies a little too often?
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve turned into more of a homebody and one of my favorite ways to entertain mysel… Read More
This post discusses NC’s most dangerous jobs. The Bishop Law Firm represents injured workers in Raleigh, NC and surrounding areas. Unfortunately, we see workers injured in unsafe envir… Read More
It’s been quite a year! It started with an amazing culinary tour of Japan – a week full of sushi, puffer fish and bullet trains – and ended with a trip to Antarctica… Read More
After being trapped in for hours in Bank Holiday roadworks hell, the five-star hotel Rockliffe Hall Darlington in in County Durham was a more than welcome sight. Set in 375 acres o… Read More
ALadyofLeisure.com is the hotel, restaurant and spa reviews website from national newspaper journalist Sarah Bridge, read by thousands of industry professionals and travel enthusiasts every… Read More
ALadyofLeisure.com is the hotel, restaurant and spa reviews website from national newspaper journalist Sarah Bridge, read by thousands of industry professionals and travel enthusia… Read More
Note: my review of Ashdown Park hotel East Sussex was first published in 2015 so some of the details might now be out of date
As beautiful settings go, Ashdown Park hotel East Sussex certain… Read More
Sean O’Casey is known globally as an amazing Irish Playwright. He has written many plays that are still watched and studied widely today. He is known for many of his amazing plays, inc… Read More
I have written six books about the history of places I have travelled to. If you are interested in history and / or travel then you should check out these books. I travel because my own fath… Read More
I have written six books about the history of places I have travelled to. If you are interested in history and / or travel then you should check out these books. I travel because my own fath… Read More
I have written six books about the history of places I have travelled to. If you are interested in history and / or travel then you should check out these books. I travel because my own fath… Read More
In a New Letter, the Former D.C. Bar Association Presidents allege that the current Attorney General, William Barr, has Broken the Association's Rules.
The Four Former Presidents Signed a L… Read More
A New Judicial Ruling will Open the Door for some Felons on Probation or Parole to Vote in North Carolina’s Elections in November.
The Ruling isn’t Final, so it’s possible… Read More
Four House Committee Chairs are calling on the Justice Department Inspector General to Open an Emergency Investigation into whether Attorney General, William Barr and other Political Appoint… Read More
Two Groups promoting Ethics in Government called for the Impeachment of U.S. Attorney General, William Barr, accusing him of Violating Laws and Undermining Public Confidence in the Justice D… Read More
The Delayed Release of 2020 Block-Level Data, by the U.S. Census Bureau, has led North Carolina to Delay Municipal Elections, currently scheduled for 2021.
A Bill Postponing this year's M… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: House Democrats have passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past dec… Read More
A Political Trial that has mostly been Dominated by Math and Academic Research, erupted in drama late Wednesday, when a Top Republican Redistricting Leader, said on the Witness Stand, that h… Read More
The Chillicothe Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Ohio, is One of 17 recommended for Closure under a New Department Infrastructure Plan released Monday.
Thirty-Five Veterans Affairs Medic… Read More
When explaining this strange, too-brief-to-be-pleasure and too-long-to-be-business trip across the world to the Philippines, I tend to use the word “research” a lot. It’s p… Read More
An excerpt from the book: Travels through History – North-East England
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham is the official name of Durh… Read More
There are various unique English landmarks to explore, from bustling cities to serene lakes and locations of outstanding natural beauty. England has a genuinely astounding number of sites, i… Read More
A lonely deer wandering around a lake was watering its thirst when the legs of a massive spider sliced through the sluggish water. The grunt of the fearless warrior battling the monster rang… Read More
Castles have always been and still remain one of the most popular tourist attractions all around the world. Something about these structures has captured people’s imaginations for cent… Read More
“The boy who lived.”
Those were the words that marked Harry Potter in the wizarding world, even before he realised how famous he was or for what reason. Everyone still remem… Read More
Period dramas have been sweeping the film industry for years, offering audiences glimpses into the past. With Netflix being a leading streaming app, it’s been bringing a plethora of pe… Read More
The Derwentside immigration removal centre in County Durham has been criticized by the Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) for its remote location, poor mobile phone signal, and slow Wi-Fi, b… Read More