Letters to the Editor
In the year 325 CE, Annum CCCXXV A.D., Roman Emperor Constantine established the Council of Nicaea to determine the date on which Easter would be celebrated each year. That council selected the first Sunday following the full moon occurring on, or after the vernal equinox. Slight adjustments to that date may have occurred with the change from the Julian (et tu Brute?) calendar to the Gregorian, which is still in use. Though I'm aware that President Biden served on many committees when he was a senator, and that he has been around awhile; that was definitely one committee that he wasn't on. And, FYI, Constantine was the first Emperor to accept Christianity, and in 313 CE, CCCXIII A.D., in the Edict of Milan, made Christianity legal.
Being justifiably upset by a brutal murder by stabbing, Rachel Crandall-Crocker, seeking a positive outlet for her grief, went on Facebook to initiate a Trans Day of Visibility, which occurred in 2009. Since Crandall-Crocker was in Boston at that time, and then Vice-President Biden was likely in D.C., or possibly attending church with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, in Wilmington, Del. the vice-president couldn't have had anything to do with setting the March 31st date.
Since Joe Biden received 307 electoral college votes in the 2020 CE election, he was the person to announce the Trans Day of Visibility, which coincidentally happened to fall on the same day as Easter this year. Since Easter can occur on any date between March 22, and April 25th, it's bound to occasionally happen. My information was sourced from NPR, and a Google search. I also need to say “thanks,” because researching this information temporarily prevented me from doomscrolling the upcoming NY trial, the stabbings in Sydney, and the Iranian drone and missile attack.
Responding to another recent letter; there were grand juries in New York, D.C., Fulton County, Georgia, and in Florida, who determined there was sufficient evidence to indict.
Gene Nielsen, Crescent Mills
Reproductive Rights
Donald Trump's boast: “I got rid of Roe v Wade,” is not doing him any favors among the US electorate where over 60% support a woman's right to choose. Since Trump accomplished 'killing Roe' (his words), twenty-six states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion even in the cases of rape or incest.
This week the Arizona Supreme Court has breathed new life into an 1864 dormant law that outlaw's abortion. Trump's efforts to eliminate women's rights include a Texas judge appointed by him who revoked the 20-year-old FDA approved drug 'the morning after pill' (the final decision now rests with the US Supreme Court). Next the GOP is threatening to take away our contraceptives.
Here in blue California's 3rd district, we are represented by congressman Kevin Kiley, who has received a 100% rating by the National Right for Life Committee and given a 6% rating by Reproductive Freedom for All.
Shelley Frost, Auburn, CA
Submitted: 04/25/24
Article By: Sierra Booster
Being justifiably upset by a brutal murder by stabbing, Rachel Crandall-Crocker, seeking a positive outlet for her grief, went on Facebook to initiate a Trans Day of Visibility, which occurred in 2009. Since Crandall-Crocker was in Boston at that time, and then Vice-President Biden was likely in D.C., or possibly attending church with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, in Wilmington, Del. the vice-president couldn't have had anything to do with setting the March 31st date.
Since Joe Biden received 307 electoral college votes in the 2020 CE election, he was the person to announce the Trans Day of Visibility, which coincidentally happened to fall on the same day as Easter this year. Since Easter can occur on any date between March 22, and April 25th, it's bound to occasionally happen. My information was sourced from NPR, and a Google search. I also need to say “thanks,” because researching this information temporarily prevented me from doomscrolling the upcoming NY trial, the stabbings in Sydney, and the Iranian drone and missile attack.
Responding to another recent letter; there were grand juries in New York, D.C., Fulton County, Georgia, and in Florida, who determined there was sufficient evidence to indict.
Gene Nielsen, Crescent Mills
Reproductive Rights
Donald Trump's boast: “I got rid of Roe v Wade,” is not doing him any favors among the US electorate where over 60% support a woman's right to choose. Since Trump accomplished 'killing Roe' (his words), twenty-six states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion even in the cases of rape or incest.
This week the Arizona Supreme Court has breathed new life into an 1864 dormant law that outlaw's abortion. Trump's efforts to eliminate women's rights include a Texas judge appointed by him who revoked the 20-year-old FDA approved drug 'the morning after pill' (the final decision now rests with the US Supreme Court). Next the GOP is threatening to take away our contraceptives.
Here in blue California's 3rd district, we are represented by congressman Kevin Kiley, who has received a 100% rating by the National Right for Life Committee and given a 6% rating by Reproductive Freedom for All.
Shelley Frost, Auburn, CA
Submitted: 04/25/24
Article By: Sierra Booster
