Here's a lovely, well-turned description. OTTO points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window is a perfect way to capture that particular flavor of curmudgeon. (Tom Hanks version renamed him Otto "A Man Called Otto" while Ove is the original Swedish character from Fredrik Backman's book and the 2015 film. Either way, same soul underneath.
The East Wing was torn down to build a new State Ballroom, with reporting suggesting taxpayer costs could reach up to $1 billion, despite the project being framed as privately funded. The Jacqueline Kennedy Garden was also dismantled as part of the demolition, and the lawn was paved into a patio, the most significant change to that space since 1913. The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is again being repaired and recoated and a UFC octagon and concert stage were built on the South Lawn and Ellipse for events tied to Trump's birthday and the America 250 events. They're well-documented and not disputed, the disagreement is almost entirely about how to interpret them, not whether they happened.
There's something extremely serious happening in American politics The answer is that this is contested terrain between people who see a party being radicalized from within, and people who see normal, ideological evolution being mischaracterized as crisis. The midterms this November will be one real data point either way. What do you say? Register and VOTE to have your say on election day.
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This is the longest day of the year. Enjoy it without any fear.
I am one of his three sons. The father of three and grandfather of five wonderful children. There's a term, sotto voce, Italian for a hushed, almost whispered tone that has never described Andrés Cantor, the voice of fútbol at the FIFA World Cup.
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US families need more help than just cheaper shopping, the actual safety-net programs matter a lot more than store-hopping:
SNAP (food stamps), apply through your state's human services agency; income-based, helps with all groceries
WIC — for pregnant women, new moms, and kids under 5; covers milk, eggs, bread, and more specifically
Feeding America (feedingamerica.org) — find the nearest food bank by zip code, no cost, no paperwork hurdle to start
211 (call or visit 211.org) — connects people to local food assistance of all kinds, including emergency pantries
Some personal thoughts for this year's unforgettable Father's Day Weekend. As I also take time to pay tribute to my great, late father Antoñiquito, for strict rules, my personality, including the Cuban coffee breath, the corny dad jokes... well, except for this one just now. To all fathers of all sizes, ages everywhere on the World Wide Web... Enjoy your Fathers Day weekend!
