As a University of California regent, Ward Connerly became a national hero of the political right. He did it by leading a successful campaign to eliminate affirmative action in California college admissions. He called it is a matter of fairness. He said merit, not quotas, was and is the American way. He supported similar initiatives […]
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PERTH AMBOY — The city board of education has paid out $150,000 to settle a five-year-old lawsuit over the illegal selling of alcohol at an elementary school and another settlement could be in the works, court documents show. The whistleblower lawsuit was filed in June of 2012 by school secretary Susan Nieves accusing another secretary, […]
Chris Christie’s No.2 wants to halt the $300 million state house renovation project that a new estimate suggests could spike to $700 million before it’s all said and done. Two other members of the Republican Governor’s own party – Senators Kip Bateman and Mike Doherty – are joining a lawsuit to accomplish the same end. “While the law is […]
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The New York Times honored Mother’s Day by releasing a video of a drag queen reading a story to a little boy. The video,”A Gender Fluid Mother’s Day,” features drag queen Ona Louise reading to a child as part of Drag Queen Story Hour. In the video, Louise declares that there are multiple ways to […]
Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — We shouldn’t need Mother’s Day to remind us that mothers are important. And hopefully most people really don’t need Mother’s Day for such a reminder. I know I don’t. Even though my Mother passed away 18 years ago, she is still with me every day. She […]
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LAS VEGAS, May 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — After another near-record performance in April, online gaming continues to generate more revenue than nearly half of the land-based casinos in the state, according to analysts from PlayNJ.com. The New Jersey Monthly Internet Gross Revenue Report, which was released Friday by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement, showed […]
Comedian Stephen Colbert had an awkward moment Tuesday night when his audience cheered the firing of FBI Director James B. Comey. President Trump stunned the political world this week by dismissing Mr. Comey and citing a Department of Justice recommendation that he was unable “to effectively lead the bureau.” The CBS “Late Show” audience – […]
James Comey is history at the FBI, Save Jerseyans, after, on Tuesday, President Donald Trump acted “based on the clear recommendations of both Deputy Attorney General Rod Resenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions,” according to White House spokesman Sean Spicer. The move comes during a series of congressional hearings on alleged Russian tampering in the […]
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Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — Well, here they are: 1) What passes for “service” on the airlines. The only time they seem to take any responsibility for anything at all is when they seek to eject you. 2) The appalling lack of civic education. Maybe it started when history became “social […]
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(Image via Twitter) In a rare public appearance on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton shared that she considers herself “part of the resistance.” While being interviewed on stage at a Women for Women International event, instead of taking full responsibility for her loss in the general election, Clinton cast blame every which way. She said that FBI […]
The legal settlements and jury awards have come rapid-fire, month after month, year after year: $400,000 to the public works employee who claimed a hostile work environment; $2.1 million to the fire inspector whom a jury found had been harassed; $200,000 to the former police dispatcher who said she was improperly fired; $3.65 million to […]
Longtime host Bill O’Reilly is leaving the Fox News Channel, departing his prime-time program which has been the top-rated cable show in that time slot for the past 18 years. “After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the […]
Georgia state Rep. Paulette Rakestraw helped lead her state to be the first to join a formal interstate compact to push the federal government to balance the budget, since she doesn’t believe the federal government will fix its own fiscal mess. “The problem in Washington is the structure, you can replace everyone there and it’s […]
Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — Anybody who follows this blog knows that we’ve long been fans of Peggy Noonan. We’ve literally been singing her praises for decades. Her two books on the Reagan era (What I Saw At The Revolution and When Character Was King) have long been favorites of ours. […]
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Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — President Trump promised he would not accept a salary for his service to the American people as our president. And he’s keeping his promise: — Though he’s required to accept a pay check from the government, President Trump has turned over the salary from his first […]
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Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — All around us we are seeing and hearing things that concern us. Sometimes they simply cause us to furrow our brow. Sometimes they sort of poke at us. And, sometimes they flat out jolt us. We’ve decided to make a quick list. So, here are 20 […]
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