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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/new-immigration-bill-senate-bipartisan-border-patrol-endorsement-rcna137354

I will point out that the National Border Control Council (referenced by MM above), the labor union that represents 18,000 border patrol agents, endorsed the bipartisan border bill worked out in early March by Senators James Lankford (Republican of Oklahoma), Kyrsten Sinema (Independent from Arizona) and Chris Murphy (Democrat of Connecticut).

After expressing initial support, Congressional Republicans torpedoed the bill soon after it was introduced after Trump said “A border deal now would be another gift to the radical left Democrats” and made it known he wanted no progress on the border because he wanted it to remain an issue for the November election.

This link contains an endorsement of the bill by National Border Control Council chairman Brandon Judd (quoted by MM above):

04/21/24 09:32 PM

#13815

Mary Margaret Clark (Schultheis)

John, I'm on the other channel

04/21/24 10:59 PM

#13816

John, Brandon Judd gave that statement yesterday following the House's passage of the $95 billion Ukraine bill which Speaker Johnson bundled into a much larger foreign aid package, with no provision for border securtiy, following a private meeting with Democratic leadership. Johnson thus reversed his months-long pledge to never advance foreign aid without first securing our own border.

04/22/24 09:08 AM

#13817

https://www.underwoodfuneralhome.com/obituary/lyn-rapp/print

I give up!

04/22/24 06:46 PM

#13818

Joseph Gentilini

I understant that MM (#13813) is disappointed that the US House would give aid to secure the borders of other countries without doing the same to our own borders. The fact is that the House had a bipartisan bill to fund our own border security, something that had something that Democrats and Republicans wanted. Why was this bill not passed? Because trump told the republicans to kill it, which they did. The republicans in the House just show they cannot govern! Joe

04/23/24 12:06 AM

#13819

Janie Albright (Blank)

So very sad to tell you that our classmate and friend Lyn Zelinski passed away last week. She had pancreatic cancer for last 4 years but had been doing so well. She was at our 75th birthday party at the India-Oak. Thanks to David Barbour for seeing this on facebook and letting me know. I have updated our In Memory page.

04/23/24 09:17 AM

#13820

Joseph Gentilini

Thanks for letting us all know, Janie. May Lyn rest in the arms of God forever. Joe

04/23/24 11:58 AM

#13821

Sorry to hear about Lyn.

Just going back through her bio I was reminded that we had a little something in common. She was on the ski patrol at Clear Fork ski area - up in Northwest Ohio, near Butler. Clear Fork is where I had my best day ever in competitive skiing - back when we were 18.

I seem to recall sharing this and having a chuckle with her at a reunion - maybe 10 or 15 years back. We were joking about the mamouth 210 feet of vertical descent at Clear Fork "mountain".

Now she's resting in comfort.

04/23/24 04:51 PM

#13822

Break Time:

Yes, I have too much time on my hands (still not driving). I have time to listen to my favorite You Tube performer, Allie Sherlock.

If you have never seen or heard her, she's a young Irish girl who became a "busker" in downtown Dublin, Ireland when she was 11. She was on "Ellen" when she was just 12. She must be about 18 now and still puts out her great music on Grafton Street for the shoppers, and the tourists who come just to see her. She has her own YouTube channel and is popular all over the englsish speaking world. I think she's terrrific and I hope you find some of her individual videos. She is often joined by freinds or evern people who step out of the crowd to sing with her.

04/23/24 08:48 PM

#13823

Rip Lyn,

I did not know her that well but it sounds like she led a very interesting, productive, caring and helpful life. May God reward her in heaven for all the good things she did here on earth.

Condolences to her family and those close to her.

Jim

04/23/24 09:47 PM

#13824

I agree with Jim’s description of Lyn - she devoted her life to service and caring for others.

Dave, I’d never heard of Allie Sherlock but enjoyed the video – especially charming are her unbelievably polished performances at the age of 12.

As long as we’re on the subject of Irish music, the video below of Loreena McKennitt’s “Raglan Road” (another street in Dublin) references Grafton Street at the beginning of the second verse. And the cellist is Caroline Lavelle, perhaps a distant relative of our very own Tim?

It’s a sad song of unrequited love but not old (written in the 1940’s) and, like many Irish songs, the melody is traditional. The song has been sung by Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Roger Daltrey, Billy Joel, Ed Sheeran, Sinead OConnor, Mary Black, and others but this is my favorite.

04/23/24 11:50 PM

#13825

John J.

Glad you agreed with my impression of Lyn's life. That was something important and that touched individual lives.

I think one of the last things we probably have agreed on was that Flatt and Scruggs rendition of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" was the best ever 🪕 🎸 😄!

Jim

04/24/24 11:53 AM

#13826

Jim - truer words were never spoken.

04/24/24 11:54 AM

#13827

Wow, John!

I have heard other version (Van Morrison and Sinead O'Connor) but this version gave me goosebumps. And that cellist is womderful.

04/24/24 09:52 PM

#13828

Womderfull is a word I learrned back in the hospital. I knew you'd enjoy it.

04/25/24 11:56 AM

#13829

Deja Vu

Anyone else feeling this as we watch the riots occurring on campuses and the closing of some universities?

OSU May, 1970 all over again?

Jim

04/25/24 12:31 PM

#13830

Jim,

I remember watching those protests on our 12 inch TV in the evenings.

But my days were otherwise preoccupied with "protests" of a different nature in Cambodia.

04/25/24 01:09 PM

#13831

Dave,

Yes, I sort of figured that those of you who were involved with the war had more to worry about than dodging tear gas on your way to class 🙄.

Jim

04/25/24 02:04 PM

#13832

Michael McLeod

Lyn had kindness coming out of her pores.

I was an awkward and clunky guy back then and I haven't changed all that much on the inside now that I think about it. Buy Lyn had a way of making me feel that it was totally ok to be awkward and clunky. She was wise beyond her years in that respect.

04/25/24 03:59 PM

#13833

As some of you may know, today is the fourth Holiest day on the litergical calender, following Christmas, Easter and Pentacost.

It's NFL Draft night (first round) and therefore this office will be closed until after the conclusion of rounds 4 thru 7 at noon on Saturday.

Among this year's prospects will be OSU's Marvin Harrison JR. - son of the great Indianapolis Colts wide receiver of the same name. There will be a scamble for about 6 quarterbacks among the many other positions. My (very) distant nephews Quinion and Adonai Mitchell my go fairly high tonight. And among the many names I will be watching with interest are the following:

Olumuyiwa Fashanu - OT - Penn State

Zer'Zhan Newton - DL - Illinois

Mekhi Wingo - DL - LSU

Ruke Orhororo - DT - Clemson (love that one - Orhorororororororororo)

and perhaps my favorite

Kool-Aid McKinstry (really!) - CB - Alabama

May the best team get lucky

Sooo sorry! I left out my ultra favorite name in the bunch - UCLA's Edge Rusher, Laiatu Latu

04/26/24 09:13 AM

#13834

Mary Margaret Clark (Schultheis)

Gosh - hearing David Pecker’s testimony about all the tawdry things he did to help get Trump elected is really making me rethink my National Enquirer subscription…

04/26/24 10:32 AM

#13835

John....you just can't stop can you??

04/26/24 12:53 PM

#13836