Tag: shutdown
Oct. 18, 2013
A ‘hostage situation’ in congress
Editor’s note: The following opinion piece was submitted before the House of Representatives agreed on a deal to end the shutdown. Since the recent government…
Oct. 11, 2013
Welcome to the new normal
The government is shut down. Eight hundred thousand people are out of work. National parks are closed. NASA is closed. The courts are working unpaid…
Oct. 4, 2013
An endless cycle of CRs
Granted that this op-ed was written Sept. 30 — the very last day for Congress to do what it was intended to and pass a…
Oct. 4, 2013
Enviroweekly | Government shutdown has many environmental effects
Many of you, one would hope, are aware that the most powerful government in the world has shut down because its House and Senate couldn’t…
Sep. 27, 2013
Honey, I broke the government
On Sept. 24, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, finished an enormous speech on the Senate floor, weighing in at a whopping 21 hours and 19 minutes.…
Jan. 27, 2012
Thomas’ game: Stellar defense
In order to be a great defensive team, or defensive player, you need to have certain traits. You need to be physical, intense and aggressive,…