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Bryan Pregon

Is $10 Million Too Much For Taxpayers To Pay For Buildings Valued At $3 Million? Mayor ... - 1 views

www.wowt.com/...Its-A-Fair-Deal-342176941.html

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  • Bryan Pregon on 07 Nov 15
     
    "The purchase is part of a property horse-trading deal aimed at enticing engineering firm HDR to build its new corporate headquarters downtown. HDR wants to build on a parking lot currently owned by Omaha Performing Arts. However, Omaha Performing Arts will only sell the lot to HDR if the city can secure three properties along Douglas Street adjacent to the Holland Performing Arts Center."
Bryan Pregon

Kate's Law and the Problem With Mandatory-Sentencing Legislation - The Atlantic - 1 views

www.theatlantic.com/...403990

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  • Bryan Pregon on 05 Nov 15
     
    "In July, a group of legislators introduced the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015, popularly known as Kate's Law. On Wednesday, the U.S. Sentencing Commission estimated that Kate's Law would expand the federal prison population by over 57,000 prisoners, according to Families Against Mandatory Minimums, a nonprofit organization that supporters sentencing reform."
katiepetersen005

Chinese naval ships to visit Florida port - 0 views

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/02/politics/chinese-navy-ships-visit-fkiruda/index.html

started by katiepetersen005 on 04 Nov 15 no follow-up yet
hphillips147

DonaldTrump on father's 'small' $1 million loan - CNNPolitics.com - 0 views

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  • hphillips147 on 26 Oct 15
     
    "My whole life really has been a 'no' and I fought through it," Trump said Monday at an NBC-sponsored town hall here. "It has not been easy for me, it has not been easy for me. And you know I started off in Brooklyn, my father gave me a small loan of a million dollars."
  • ryanlegg on 03 Nov 15
     
    thats terrible, he should've just earned it himself, earned more votes that way.
  • Julia Gibler on 04 Nov 15
     
    I saw a video of this on facebook, I think it's dumb for him to say that he has had a hard life. Most americans don't even see a million dollars and he was given it because he was fortunate enough to grow up in a wealthy family. I don't think he cares much about those who don't have the same opportunity that he did. He didn't have a hard life at all.
Renee Borgaila

Gregg Young's Great Kids Concert - 0 views

http://www.wowt.com/greatkids/headlines/Gregg-Youngs-Great-Kids-Contest-292462341.html

started by Renee Borgaila on 03 Nov 15 no follow-up yet
Bryan Pregon

Guatemala just elected a comedian with zero political experience to be president - Vox - 1 views

www.vox.com/...atemala-election-jimmy-morales

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  • Bryan Pregon on 27 Oct 15
     
    "This Sunday, Guatemala held the final round of its presidential election. Jimmy Morales, a television comedian with no political experience and no real policy platform, won with 70 percent. Just six months ago, Morales was commanding less than 1 percent in polls."
j_keyser

Ben Carson's violent past: Bricks, bats, hammers - CNNPolitics.com - 1 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • j_keyser on 26 Oct 15
     
    "As a teenager, I would go after people with rocks, and bricks, and baseball bats, and hammers. And, of course, many people know the story when I was 14 and I tried to stab someone," Carson said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." "You know, fortunately, you know, my life has been changed," he added.
camilaluther

Ohio Family's 'Graphic' Halloween Decorations Spark Neighborhood Uproar - CrimeFeed - 14 views

crimefeed.com/...-graphic-one-ohio-neighborhood

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  • camilaluther on 14 Oct 15
     
    While gore and all things scary are common sights at this time of year, one Ohio family's Halloween display just might have gone too far. Located near a neighborhood elementary school, the Barrett family's graphic Halloween decorations have several residents concerned - with one local even contacting the city to have them removed.
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  • Julia Gibler on 21 Oct 15
     
    It would be a violation of the first amendment if the family was forced to remove their decorations, but I think they should , out of courtesy, tone it down a little bit because kids are being scared by it. And it doesn't really look like Halloween decorations it is just graphic and violent.
  • jjacobs079 on 21 Oct 15
     
    I think they should take it down since they live near a school and little kids probably walk past and get scared. I think it would be fine if they put it up on Halloween because other people are probably going to have scarier stuff out.
  • tiaross on 21 Oct 15
     
    I don't think they should have to take it down. Everyone decorates their houses in different ways and that is how they chose to decorate their house. What if someone had a blow pumpkin with a face that would be considered scary to a group of two year olds? Should that neighbor take down that blow up pumpkin?
  • amcintosh485 on 22 Oct 15
     
    I don't think the family should have to take this down. Everyone has their own views and opinions. I would be violating their freedom. They may be able to make it a little less scary for the children's sake but they shouldn't have too.
  • ryanlegg on 26 Oct 15
     
    well no person should destroy this, its a work of art, if parents don't like this they can make their children stay home or look away but this is and can be a form of speech. so it can be lowered but it can't be taken away.
  • seanveazie on 26 Oct 15
     
    This is their own option to make it scary. Parents should be able to shield their kids from what they don't agree with.
  • denniseram on 26 Oct 15
     
    Being forced to take it down would be a violation of their freedom of speech. They have the right to express themselves.
  • anthony309 on 26 Oct 15
     
    The family put a lot of work into their decoration.
  • Sunshine Wink on 26 Oct 15
     
    It really isn't fair for the family to have to take down their decorations, because some parents don't agree with it. If they don't agree with it they don't have to pay attention to it. The family shouldn't have to adjust their halloween fun and decorations to make someone else happy.
  • kaylawalden on 26 Oct 15
     
    The United States is based off the freedom of expression, and if the Ohio family wants to set up decorations for Halloween they are more than allowed to do so. Because of this freedom of expression it wouldn't be fair to have to take down their decorations.
  • katiepetersen005 on 26 Oct 15
     
    I do not think that the family has to take down the decorations because it is their house and they can decorate with what ever they want. However, even the smallest things can harm people. Just seeing a foam headstone can set someone off. Another note is that Halloween is mostly just for kids now so that would lean toward taking down the decorations.
  • chris563 on 26 Oct 15
     
    i don't think its right that people where getting mad at it because that's what Halloweens about horror and its suppose to look really and be scare that's the whole point of Halloween I don't think they should change anything
camilaluther

Here are 9 reasons Denmark's socialist economy leaves the US in the dust - 11 views

usuncut.com/...nomy-leaves-the-us-in-the-dust

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  • camilaluther on 25 Oct 15
     
    Thanks to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' proud identification as a Democratic Socialist and allusion to Denmark as an ideal social democracy, Denmark is being discussed throughout the news media. But what few outlets are brave enough to report is that, by almost every measurable standard, Danish socialism runs circles around American capitalism.
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  • ernieclements on 26 Oct 15
     
    Very interesting to read
  • austindueling1 on 26 Oct 15
     
    So Denmark is the happiest country in the world, is #1 for business,and poverty rates are lower interesting.
  • Julia Gibler on 26 Oct 15
     
    I do think the Danish economy makes things run smoother for the people and it would make the United States better by taking on some of those socialist ideas. It would require higher taxes but I think it would pay off in the future
  • Bryan Pregon on 26 Oct 15
     
    As a parent getting ready to send my kids off to college in the near future, number 5 looked pretty nice... free tuition and paying the student $900 per month to attend!!!
Bryan Pregon

What's going on with prison reform in America? - CNN.com - 7 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • Bryan Pregon on 21 Oct 15
     
    "In a few weeks, some 6,000 inmates will be released from federal prison because of sweeping changes in U.S. sentencing guidelines for nonviolent drug offenses, approved last year. It's part of a move to overhaul the American criminal justice system, which incarcerates more citizens than any other nation in the world."
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  • tiaross on 26 Oct 15
     
    I agree with what Obama is doing. It can help the prisoners get a job easier and it will save the government money.
  • sophiataylor001 on 26 Oct 15
     
    I agree with what is going on because then they can become productive tax paying citizens, rather than being given everything in prison. If they are put into the real world they will have to shape up to some extent. If they have already done time, chances are the drugs are out of their system now, and hopefully broke the habit.
  • ksmith936 on 26 Oct 15
     
    I agree with Tia it will help out the government and then we will have more people working throughout the country.
zachself22

Strong earthquake in Afghanistan shakes region - 0 views

news.yahoo.com/n-shakes-region-100139867.html

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  • zachself22 on 26 Oct 15
     
    KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan was felt across much of South Asia on Monday, shaking buildings from Kabul to Delhi and cutting power and communications in some areas. The United States Geological Service put the magnitude of the earthquake at 7.7 and said its epicenter was in the far northern province of Badakhshan, which borders Tajikistan and China.
hphillips147

Bergen: NY Times triples down on bizarre bin Laden tale - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • hphillips147 on 26 Oct 15
     
    In the story, Times reporter Jonathan Mahler asserted that it was "impossible to know what was true and what wasn't" about the saga of the hunt for bin Laden and his death in Pakistan, a story that he asserted is now "floating somewhere between fact and mythology."
katiepetersen005

High school football player Andre Smith dies in Illinois - 2 views

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/25/us/illinois-high-school-football-player-death/index.html

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casandrabristow

Ole Miss removes Mississippi flag with Confederate emblem - 0 views

www.msnbc.com/...ssippi-flag-confederate-emblem

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  • casandrabristow on 26 Oct 15
     
    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The University of Mississippi has removed the state flag on its Oxford campus Monday morning because the banner contains the Confederate battle emblem, which some see as a painful reminder of slavery and segregation. Interim Chancellor Morris Stocks ordered the flag lowered and said it was being sent to the university's archives.
Renee Borgaila

Blair sorry for Iraq "mistakes" - 0 views

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/25/europe/tony-blair-iraq-war/index.html

cnn Politics news Government

started by Renee Borgaila on 26 Oct 15 no follow-up yet
sophiataylor001

Top takeaways from the latest national polls on 2016 - CNNPolitics.com - 3 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • sophiataylor001 on 21 Oct 15
     
    The polls -- from CNN/ORC, Monmouth University, NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post and ABC News, were all conducted after last week's Democratic debate hosted by CNN and Facebook. Here's a look what the polls say about the state of the race: Three of the polls asked about Democrats' performance in their first debate, held October 13 in Las Vegas.
Julia Gibler

Texas cuts Planned Parenthood from - CNNPolitics.com - 1 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html

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  • Julia Gibler on 21 Oct 15
     
    A letter from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Office of the Inspector General went out Monday to inform affiliates they are believed to be "no longer capable of performing medical services in a professionally competent, safe, legal, and ethical manner," according to a copy posted by The Dallas Morning News.
  • gillyhyde on 21 Oct 15
     
    this is very wrong, planned parenthood doesn't only do abortions. like it said in the article, planned parenthood does cancer screenings, HIV testing, birth control, and much more. only about 3% of planned parenthood services are abortions. if they're so against abortions, then shutting down planned parenthood isn't going to help, it will only lead to unsafe illegal abortions. they're contradicting themselves because planned parenthood provides birth control, and people would only get more abortions. they're not only hurting people who want abortions, but all of the other services too.
kendalb

Paul Ryan Could Be Next Speaker, But Hardliners Have A Big Decision To Make - 0 views

www.npr.org/...rs-have-a-big-decision-to-make

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  • kendalb on 21 Oct 15
     
    Paul Ryan made it all but official Tuesday night. He told his fellow Republicans he had returned from a 10-day recess visit home to Wisconsin with a new attitude toward being Speaker of the House.
baddison753

Manziel's girlfriend: 'He hit me a couple of times' - 1 views

Johnny Manziel's girlfriend Colleen Crowley told police the Cleveland Browns QB hit her a "couple times" during their domestic dispute last week and admits they had been boozing earlier in the day ...

http:__www.tmz.com_2015_10_19_johnny-manziels-gf-he-hit-me-a-couple-times-we-were-drinking_

started by baddison753 on 21 Oct 15 no follow-up yet
guillermosolorio

'Road Rage' Tragity 4-year-old shot dead as police hunt gunman - 8 views

its really sad what happened but they have no real evidence

news

started by Renee Borgaila on 21 Oct 15 6 follow-ups, last by guillermosolorio on 21 Oct 15
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