Author: Kintsugi

As it is every two years, control of the House and Senate will once again be at stake in the November 2022 midterm elections, and one of the best tools we have for predicting those election results is polling of the generic congressional ballot. The generic congressional ballot question typically asks respondents which party they…

Read More Our Best Tool For Predicting Midterm Elections Doesn’t Show A Republican Wave — But History Is On The GOP’s Side

Sept. 12, 2021 By David Wolpe There will always be things we cannot fully forgive and people who do not deserve to be restored to good reputation. And forgiving someone does not necessarily mean readmitting that person to your life. In most cases, however, Jewish teachings insist that fair judgment does not require damnation.  The more we believe…

Read More A Rabbi’s Guide on Making Amends and Letting Those Grudges Go

September 9, 2021 by Neely Tucker (Library of Congress) Descendants of Venture Smith gather at his gravesite in East Haddam, Connecticut, during the town’s 2019 Venture Smith Day. Photo courtesy of Venture Smith Day Celebration Committee. Delighted to write this post with Mark Dimunation, chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. “I was born at Dukandarra,…

Read More Venture Smith: The First Slave Narrative

NPR and the Library of Congress are proud to announce a collaboration between the National Book Festival and several of NPR’s most popular podcasts. NPR journalists always interview authors at the Festival and will continue to do so, but this year for the first time, there will be an interview series with National Book Festival authors publishing…

Read More Library of Congress and NPR Announce National Book Festival Podcast Series

from The Daily Skimm (8/27/21) Yesterday, seven Capitol Police officers sued former President Trump, his associates, and far-right groups for trying to upend the country’s peaceful transfer of power. On Jan 6, a mob of Trump supporters broke into the Capitol, falsely claiming Trump won the 2020 election. Five people died and more than 140…

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by Michelle Crouch, AARP, August 25, 2021 An occasional headache is typically nothing to worry about. You pop an over-the-counter painkiller and you’re good to go. Sometimes, however, a headache can indicate something more serious, especially at a certain age. “As you get older, we get more concerned that something else is going on that’s causing…

Read More 8 Headache Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore

By Tracey L. Kelley August 17, 2021 Danielle Crull first spotted a spunky and playful tiny tuxedo kitten wandering behind some buildings at a church camp. Nestled deep in a forest, the camp had numerous stray cats, including many pregnant ones. This little kitty was a stray offspring.  Crull, ABOM, is a master optician and owner of A Child’s Eyes in…

Read More Darling Truffles the Glasses-Wearing Cat Helps Kids Not Be Afraid to Look Different

Why is it that the articles in my inbox are all about sweets, and just when I am trying to lower my A1c? There are a number of interesting things in my box, and all of them are about sweets, carbs, and other things I don’t need but dearly love. Vintage Southern Pie Recipes No…

Read More Why Only Carbs?