Martha Townsend
Martha was born on August 11, 1937 in S a n Antonio, Texas to Jim and Janie Murray Luna. She passed away on June 8, 2022 in Sherman, Texas.
June 2022
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Sue Raasch
Martha Sue Ellis Raasch died at her home on May 17, 2022, from complications of a stroke in March. A memorial service will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church at 322 West Pecan Street on Saturday, June 11 at 11 am.
Call for an independent investigation into the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
In her 25 years as a journalist for Al Jazeera, Shireen Abu Akleh covered many clashes between Israelis and Palestinians. So when she went to the occupied West Bank city of Jenin in the early morning of May 11 to cover an Israeli Army operation in a refugee camp, she took all the requisite precautions. She wore a helmet and blue body armor marked “press” in large letters. She stood near the entrance to the refugee camp with a group of other journalists, and her presence was immediately noticed. She was so well known among Arabicspeaking audiences that a crowd gathered to watch her work.
Biden is using emergency powers and the DPA as an economic band-aid
Donald Trump abused his national security power by slapping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to support domestic producers. Now President Biden is stealing from his predecessor’s industrial policy guidebook by invoking the Defense Production Act to boost domestic green energy. Don’t laugh—the White House wants to make solar panels and heat pumps to stop Vladimir Putin.
Common sense to raise the minimum age to purchase a rifle
The back-to-back massacres at a Buffalo grocery store and a Texas elementary school have brought into sharp focus the disparity in federal gun law that forbids people younger than 18 from buying handguns but allows them to purchase semiautomatic rifles. That someone too young to buy alcohol or cigarettes is allowed to buy weapons designed for war makes no sense. If ever a loophole cried out to be closed, it is this dangerous distinction. Congress must make it a top priority in any package of reforms.
Cosby in video testimony denies sex abuse of teen in 1970s
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — In video testimony played for jurors Wednesday at a civil trial, Bill Cosby denies sexually abusing a teenage girl at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1970s.
No, you’re not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking
It’s the inflation you’re not supposed to see. From toilet paper to yogurt and coffee to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices.
Federal investigation into law enforcement’s response to Uvalde shooting won’t be criminal, DOJ says
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that the Department of Justice’s investigation into the law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting in Uvalde won’t be criminal in nature.
Texas teachers union survey finds that school employees don’t want to be armed
A survey of nearly 4,000 K-12 teachers in Texas found that most do not want to be armed while in class or be expected to intercept a gunman at school, according to the state’s teachers union, which released its survey results Wednesday.