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February 26, 2018
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Daylin Leach ends his congressional campaign amid harassment allegations:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/daylin-leach-ends-congressional-campaign-pennsylvania-harassment-allegations-20180225.htmlExcerpt:
In a lengthy late-night Facebook post that name-dropped Robert Frost, Robert Kennedy and President Trump, State Sen. Daylin Leach made it official: His stalled congressional campaign is finished.
Leachs statement, which was posted online shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, came a little more than two months after the Inquirer and Daily News first reported that eight women who had either worked for Leach or the Pennsylvania Democratic Party had accused the three-term senator of subjecting them to unwanted physical contact or sexually charged conversations.
Some fellow Democrats, including Gov. Wolf, immediately called on Leach to resign and abandon his attempt to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan in what was then the Seventh Congressional District. But Leach initially demurred, opting to announce that he was simply taking a step back from his campaign as he assessed the fallout from the allegations.
A Wolf spokesman said the governor did not have any statement to release about Leachs decision Sunday night.
Leachs statement, which was posted online shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, came a little more than two months after the Inquirer and Daily News first reported that eight women who had either worked for Leach or the Pennsylvania Democratic Party had accused the three-term senator of subjecting them to unwanted physical contact or sexually charged conversations.
Some fellow Democrats, including Gov. Wolf, immediately called on Leach to resign and abandon his attempt to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan in what was then the Seventh Congressional District. But Leach initially demurred, opting to announce that he was simply taking a step back from his campaign as he assessed the fallout from the allegations.
A Wolf spokesman said the governor did not have any statement to release about Leachs decision Sunday night.
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February 18, 2018
Teen survivors of the school shooting massacre in Florida last week are calling for a march on Washington to demand action on gun control.
Student organizers of the protest told ABC News' "This Week" Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday that they are determined to use protests and political action to make the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, a turning point in the national debate over gun control.
People keep asking us, what about the Stoneman Douglas shooting is going to be different, because this has happened before and change hasn't come? Cameron Kasky, an 11th-grader told Raddatz. This is it.
Called "March for Our Lives," the demonstration in Washington is to be on March 24, according to Kasky and four of his classmates whom Raddatz also interviewed -- Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, Alex Wind and Jaclyn Corin.
In addition to the march in Washington, the organizers also plan protests in other cities around the country.
(Link includes a video.)
Florida students plan March For Our Lives, Mar. 24.
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/florida-teen-shooting-survivors-announce-march-washington-demand/story?id=53178265Teen survivors of the school shooting massacre in Florida last week are calling for a march on Washington to demand action on gun control.
Student organizers of the protest told ABC News' "This Week" Co-Anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday that they are determined to use protests and political action to make the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, a turning point in the national debate over gun control.
People keep asking us, what about the Stoneman Douglas shooting is going to be different, because this has happened before and change hasn't come? Cameron Kasky, an 11th-grader told Raddatz. This is it.
Called "March for Our Lives," the demonstration in Washington is to be on March 24, according to Kasky and four of his classmates whom Raddatz also interviewed -- Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, Alex Wind and Jaclyn Corin.
In addition to the march in Washington, the organizers also plan protests in other cities around the country.
(Link includes a video.)
February 14, 2018
Thinking of you today and hope you get to spend it with someone you love!
And may I add, Thank you for the Hearts! I am so happy and grateful for anyone who remembered me today.
Happy Valentine's Day, lovely Loungers! Thank you for the hearts!
Thinking of you today and hope you get to spend it with someone you love!
And may I add, Thank you for the Hearts! I am so happy and grateful for anyone who remembered me today.
February 7, 2018
Are we doing hearts again this year?
Please forgive me if this has already been discussed, but I missed it. Thanks for replies.
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