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For moderates, the end of abortion rights should be a wake-up call

3 years 2 months ago
I've long had the notion that center-right voters mostly give Republicans a pass for their rhetoric. Sure, Rs say they want to abolish Social Security, ban abortion, overturn the 2020 election, deport every immigrant, and so forth, but they're just pandering to their lunatic wing. It's the price of entry to the GOP tent, but ...continue reading "For moderates, the end of abortion rights should be a wake-up call"
Kevin Drum

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

3 years 2 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is an anonymous response to some bargain-basement transphobic bigotry: I could point you at a trans discussing what its like to be a trans, but you are so aggressive towards trans people that i will not set an rabid dog on their case. Suffice to […]
Leigh Beadon

One Of Area's Best - Baseball Star Daniel Gierer Is Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalp Male Athlete Of Month For Griffins

3 years 2 months ago
GLEN CARBON - Daniel Gierer will be a senior in the fall at Father McGivney Catholic High School. He'll also come back and play a huge role in his school's baseball team as they look to make it three 30-win seasons in a row. As a matter of fact, it's an expectation from head coach Chris Erwin that his team reach that mark again. "That's the goal," Gierer said. "We set high standards for ourselves here and we expect to meet them, so that's what we're really all about." The Griffins took a relatively early exit this season as they went out in the Regionals Finals. They were defeated by Mater Dei by a score of 2-0. Gierer says that it's important that his team make it deeper into the postseason in 2023. Gierer, who is one of the best overall baseball players in small or large schools in the area, is the Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalp Male Athlete of the Month for Father McGivney Catholic. The Griffins should be able to do it as they have a ton of talent coming back such as Jackson Rodgers

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