• Touchscreen Macs: The idea that will not die

    Apple has rejected the idea of making touchscreen Macs for well over a decade now, but a recent remark by a senior company exec did appear to at least open the door to the possibility of a change of heart. Mac and iPad marketing VP Tom Boger recently responded to a question on the topic by initially appearing to stick to the usual line – but added “I can’t say we never change our mind” more

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    More And More People Are Calling This Common Word "Offensive"

    Abbie Chatfield, known for her appearances on The Bachelor, recently stirred up a conversation among her fans, urging caution in the use of the term ‘females.’ In a recent episode of her It’s A Lot podcast, the 28-year-old reality star expressed her views, suggesting that the term can be offensive as it dehumanizes women and […]

  • my mother dying or my hair? Tough call

    Hair has always been everything to me. For two decades, I saw Mark Smith at John Frieda more regularly than most people have cappuccinos.

  • Terrible ideas that just won’t die

    There are some terrible ideas that just won’t die. That’s because the progressives love them so much they’ll keep trying…What to read next: Making appointments, Coalition-style | Time to call out the Panda-huggers | Explaining vaccine hesitancy | The miserable death of multiculturalism

  • Just how many of Gaza's civilians are entirely 'innocent'?

    If Israel invades Rafah to wipe out the remaining Hamas terrorist cadres, as it vows to do, collateral civilian deaths are likely — even though Israel takes more care than any other military to prevent such casualties. Yet who exactly are these “civilians” and just how innocent are they? Sure, every baby and young child

  • 'Words matter': Titles, Trump, and what to call a former president

    He's a criminal defendant, a businessman, and a politician. But to his most loyal supporters, Donald Trump will always be Mr. President. As for the guy currently serving in the White House, they call him Biden, or maybe just Joe. That's the conclusion from research that did a deep dive into political ads on Facebook and Instagram that found a sharp divide in how Americans refer to the two contenders for the White House. In pro-Trump ads, Trump is still “President Trump," even though he left the...

  • I found a 19-word note my mom wrote before she died

    Blake Turck found her mother's note while rummaging through her belongings. Her mother's final message has helped her get through her own struggles. 'Life isn't about waiting for storms to pass but about learning to dance in the rain'

  • What Word the Media Refuses to Use For the College Riots: Insurrection

    No one who's politically aware can be unaware of January 6, 2021. Tens of thousands of Americans descended on Washington to protest the counts and Covid-related conditions of the 2020 election. A riot took place at the US Capitol. The riot resulted in the charging, per ABC News three years later, of over 1,200 and “incarceration for more than 460 people.” The coverage since then of that day in the mainstream media is typified by headlines like this from the New York Times: Jan. 6 Panel...

  • What Word the Media Refuses to Use For the College Riots: Insurrection

    No one who's politically aware can be unaware of January 6, 2021. Tens of thousands of Americans descended on Washington to protest the counts and Covid-related conditions of the 2020 election. A riot took place at the US Capitol. The riot resulted in the charging, per ABC News three years later, of over 1,200 and “incarceration for more than 460 people.” The coverage since then of that day in the mainstream media is typified by headlines like this from the New York Times: Jan. 6 Panel...

  • Teacher who died in crash honored at IDEA’s Weslaco headquarters

    WESLACO — Whitney Presas-Weddel’s passion for nursing and education is evident in the students she helped blossom out of their cocoons and it was honored Thursday with a memorial butterfly garden at the IDEA RGV Headquarters in Weslaco.

  • Best graduation gifts for her: 50 gift ideas for college grads

    These gifts scream "congratulations."

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    Family calls Sgt. Hooser a hero saying he died doing what he loved

    By Dan Rascon Click here for updates on this story SANTAQUIN (KSL) — The family of the fallen Santaquin police officer is calling him a hero, saying he died doing what he loved. Sgt. Bill Hooser, 50, of the Santaquin City Police Department, tragically lost his life on the side of Interstate 15 in Santaquin