Tag: obama
Valdez honored ‘for bringing Chicano culture to American drama’
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Luis Valdez, the playwright, theater director, actor and lifelong activist, joined arts luminaries Thursday morning at the White House to receive the 2015 National Medal of Arts.
Guest View: In God We Rust
Venturing into small county politics can be risky business. For example, according to various unofficial reports, the judge sentencing rural Colorado’s Alferd Packer to hang for cannibalism yelled, “Dammit, Packer – there were seven Democrats in this county and you ate five of them!”
Water Cooler: Will Obama’s immigration move take jobs from legal residents?
Panelists answered the question: Do you believe President Obama's executive order – granting work permits to certain, young illegal immigrants – will take away jobs from American citizens or legal residents?
Ft. Ord designated a national monument by Obama
President Obama will designate Ft. Ord, a former military base north of Monterey, as as a national monument, according to a White House statement released Friday.
