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The Ballpark at the KC Commons will be commissioned at 10:30 a.m. today on Houston St. The first two games of the KC invitational will follow.
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Friday, February 3, 2017 Vol. 80 No. 12 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
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TRUMP in action Timeline of the actions of President Donald Trump since Jan. 20 inauguration
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ince the day of his inauguration, Donald Trump’s presidency has been under fire and praised from both the left and right sides of the spectrum. Finding facts facing the truth and telling the full story can be hard to do considering the amount of gossip sites on the internet; however, wading through the murky waters is just the first step in finding out the facts. This is a short list of actions President Trump has taken since his first day in office.
For more information on all of the actions of President Trump, visit www.whitehouse.gov. Presidential Memorandum on January 28, 2017: Plan to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq Related OMB Material on January 26, 2017: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements Related OMB Material on January 26, 2017: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States Executive Order on January 25, 2017: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements Related OMB Material on January 25, 2017: Immediate Actions and Initial Guidance for Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze Presidential Memorandum on January 24, 2017: Permitting and Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Domestic Manufacturing Presidential Memorandum on January 24, 2017: Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline Presidential Memorandum on January 23, 2017: Withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Agreement Presidential Memorandum on January 23, 2017: Regarding the Hiring Freeze Executive Order on January 20, 2017: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal Information collected by Lonnie Ross, Staff Writer
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Women’s march in Nacogdoches reflects mood across nation MEAGHAN MORTON Executive Editor NACOGDOCHES - Voices of both men and women cried in unison from the sidewalk of the Nacogdoches County Courthouse on Saturday, Jan. 21, in defense of “essential and endangered values.” The Nacogdoches Women’s March hosted around 200 people, with most attendees brandishing signs supporting the progressive movement, and others using their voice to make a statement. Men and women older than 60 years old and younger than one year old gathered in support of common opinions. Apollonia Ellis, chair for the Democratic Party in Nacogdoches and one of the event coordinators, brought her son and signs with her to prepare for the day of demonstration that was
planned during a meeting. “We thought, we can’t make it to Austin, we can’t make it to Washington, so what are we going to do?” Ellis said. Four other women, Pat Castella, Sue Wenner, Bridgette Kozash and Doris Daniel were also coordinators of the event that began with a Facebook page. The page the women created was named “Nacogdoches Women’s March Sister Demonstration,” reflecting those hosted across the country in Washington DC, Austin, New York, and even outside of the country in Australia and London. Eralda Lameborshi, who was born and raised in Albania, now an American citizen, was one of the many people who attended the march in Nacogdoches. “We are marching for the principles we believe in,
which are human rights, including women’s rights, including LGBTQ rights and immigration rights, minority rights, black lives matter, environmental protections. All of those principles are the reasons why we are here today,” Lameborshi said. “It’s not just a protest, but it’s to proclaim and say that there are many of us who believe in all of these things that we feel that are threatened by the oncoming administration.” Lameborshi came to America when she was 17 years old. She is now 36. “Albania was under communist dictatorship for 46 years, so I was a young person under the communist regime and then I came here to study and eventually stayed and became an American See MARCH, on Page 3
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Individuals gather together on the sidewalk of the Nacogdoches County Courthouse. The group shouted chants saying, “Not the church, not the state, women must decide our fate.” This group came together from an event page posted on Facebook.