New Orleans The midterm elections in the United States are almost over, but there’s one race still pending. It’s a longshot, but cries out for people of conscience, regardless of their politics, to take a stand and be counted. There’s a cry for help, but it’s unclear how many will hear it. Mississippi to …
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Too Close to Call Brings on the Dread
New Orleans For all of us who lived through the 2016 election, seeing headlines in the paper the day before the midterm elections warning that it is “too close to call,” brings forward feelings somewhere between dread and total depression, along with quick mental notes on how to prepare for the apocalypse. The major pollsters, …
Ten People Know Scott Pruitt
Little Rock The key architect of the Republicans efforts to maintain control of the House of Representatives is 37-year old Corry Bliss. Times’ columnist, Frank Bruni, description puts him in the thick of the midterm campaign. “Bliss serves as the executive director of the American Action Network and the Congressional Leadership Fund, a potent super …