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Hello Collin County, I hope to earn your trust as I begin writing this column. I’ve reported on Richardson meetings for some time now, and I’m excited to have the opportunity to share some of my ideas with the rest of the county. I was listening to a 1968 Staple Singers song entitled “We’ve Got to Get Ourselves Together” to …
Texas Republicans, having worked up hysteria around so-called “critical race theory” being taught in schools (it’s not), have moved on to the next culture-wars issue: banning books from schools that they claim are pornographic or present history or society in ways that makes them feel uncomfortable. This is nothing new; Americans have been banning books since before there was a …
By Frederick L. Nickens IV Vice-Chair Collin County Democratic PartyBlack History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role they have played in the building and shaping of U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event was originally called “Negro History Week,” created in February 1926 by …
Here in Collin County, we take it for granted that we have high-speed broadband. And for good reason: nearly everyone in the county, 97.6%, have access to at least 100 mbps (megabits per second) wired broadband at home. Besides giving us the opportunity to “Netflix and chill” on Friday nights, fast internet access enables access to telemedicine, allows students to …
Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Ted Cruz (Q-TX) Republican Senators and pundits – and now Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) – are trying hard to convince Americans that the “filibuster” is somehow a sacrosanct aspect of our Senatorial governance. But it’s not. They are worried that President Biden is now taking aim at the filibuster to stop Republican …
As expected, the 2022 Republican Primary is a race to the bottom for right-wing extremism and bigotry.
City of Plano Planning and Zoning Commission Meets At City HallNational news can be so overwhelming, making us feel helpless under the weight of all of it. But remember the famous words of former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill: All politics is local. If we are to effect real change in our country, we have to create change …
We here with the Collin County Democratic Party disagree with our counterparts in the Collin County Republican Party on just about everything, but at least they are not sponsoring two of the most extremist members of Congress to visit our County. That grim distinction goes to the Frisco Conservatives, which hosted Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia in Frisco on …
Native American Heritage Month is a time of the year to recognize all the original peoples of this continent and to understand who they are, as well as the struggles and sacrifices they have had to endure.
According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence, there is virtually a 1:1 correlation between domestic abuse and financial abuse. Survivors often name financial constraints as the one of top reasons for their decision as to whether to leave an abusive partner. What’s more, financial abuse is often the first sign of domestic abuse and is used as a …
By Jeff Williams, MBA PROGRESSIVES WANT TO BRING BACK POSTAL BANKING. HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD SUPPORT IT TOO In today’s digital economy, the working poor, in both urban and rural areas alike, is finding our banking system less and less accessible. As of 2019, according to an FDIC survey, approximately 7 million households had no bank accounts. Roughly 25% of …
By Sarah Mitchell, President, Women Organizing Women Democrats. In May, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law one of the nation’s strictest abortion measures, SB8, banning abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy with the law effective September 1, 2021. His Facebook Livestream said the Legislature “worked together on a bipartisan basis to pass a bill that I’m about …
Hi, my name is Katie. I am your neighbor in Celina. I’m asking you to wear a mask for me. It’s 2021, and at forty years old I am reviewing my will because I don’t know if I will make it to forty-one. I am one of the immunocompromised. I spend many nights wondering if tomorrow will be the day …
In June 2020, faculty at Collin College were informed that we were expected to continue teaching primarily in-person through the rest of the year. Traditionally in higher ed, faculty are considered a body worthy of consultation in important matters, but not so at Collin. The college president and his allies have cemented a culture of fear, mutual mistrust, and depressed …
A Washington Post story says yes, citing 19 people who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January after former President Donald Trump’s allegations of election fraud. Hopes that former President Donald Trump will one day return to power are still running high north of Dallas in Collin County, where the the population continues to increase and grow more diverse, according to …
Raise Up Collin County Voices of Democracy Read the heartwarming story told by –Noah Skocilich a Resident of Plano —- A week or so ago, when the extreme weather down here was just subsiding, I posted something on NextDoor asking if anyone just needed help with anything at all. A few days after I posted it, a woman named Lisa …
November 4, 2020 Mike Rawlins, County Chair As I write this Wednesday morning, I suspect a lot of you are feeling what I do – an odd mix of exhaustion, sleep deprivation, anxiety over the uncertainty of the Presidential outcome, disgust, disbelief (“not again?” for Texas, “WTF?” for Collin County) and gratitude where we can find positive things. So what …
Your health care is at stake in the Texas U.S. Senate race — make sure to vote accordingly ABBY SPRINGS John Cornyn wants to end the Affordable Care Act, MJ Hegar is fighting like hell to save it. It’s been 230 days since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, thousands of Texans have lost their jobs …
It’s the beginning of the end of four long years of Republican failures, corruption, and greed. 😢 Our very lives have been put at risk, including those of our children and grandchildren, because the President decided that ignoring the truth about COVID-19 boosted his election chances. 😢 Our healthcare is at risk, including pre-existing conditions and women’s rights to …
Pete Souza “I photographed Obama and Reagan. Here’s why Trump’s White House is a national disgrace. First and foremost, I am an American citizen. I have the absolute right to speak out. To paraphrase the late Rep. John Lewis, if you see something wrong, say something, do something.”