Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Planned Parenthood shells out big bucks for canvassers to campaign for Democrats
Nothing irritates pro-life Republicans more than having Planned Parenthood officials insist they need federal funding to keep clinics open even as the organization's campaign arm raises and spends millions to elect pro-choice Democrats. Published June 23, 2016
Anti-fracking movement reeling as ‘scare tactics’ fail to resonate
Even before a federal court ruling threw out the Obama administration's hydraulic fracturing rule this week, foes of fracking were struggling to dig their way out of a hole after a string of policy and regulatory reversals. Published June 22, 2016
Christian cross stays off seal of Los Angeles County
The saga of the Los Angeles County seal ended with a whimper Tuesday as the county supervisors opted against appealing a court decision striking a historic Christian cross from the emblem. Published June 21, 2016
‘Oil is the New Tobacco’ a slippery slope, critics warn
If the Democrats' newly announced "Oil is the New Tobacco" campaign catches on, the nation's potato chip and ice cream manufacturers may want to watch their backs, critics warn. Published June 21, 2016
Greenpeace co-founder argues rising emissions are saving planet, not destroying it
Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore took a jab at the climate-change movement Monday with a study arguing that far from endangering life on Earth, increased greenhouse-gas emissions may be saving it. Published June 20, 2016
House Republicans send climate change attorneys general a First Amendment warning
The 17 attorneys general pursuing climate change dissenters for accusations of "fraud" want House Republicans to mind their own business. That's not going to happen. Published June 19, 2016
Labor union blames secretive ‘far-right’ plot for newspaper downsizing
DENVER -- Newspapers hit the skids years ago thanks largely to internet competition and a soft economy, but a top labor union is blaming the latest round of downsizing on a shadowy right-wing plot. Published June 18, 2016
Ted Cruz endorses Republican Darryl Glenn in Colorado Senate primary
Darryl Glenn, one of five candidates vying for the Colorado Republican Senate nomination, received a huge boost Friday with an endorsement from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Published June 17, 2016
GOP AGs warn Dems that if climate skeptics can be prosecuted for ‘fraud,’ so can alarmists
If Democratic attorneys general can pursue climate-change skeptics for fraud, then also at risk of prosecution are climate alarmists whose predictions of global doom have failed to materialize. Published June 16, 2016
Another high school drops ‘Redskins’ nickname despite poll showing most Indians don’t care
A Delaware school district has voted to drop the nickname "Redskins" from a local high school after 81 years despite a recent national poll showing that only 8 percent of Native Americans were bothered by the name. Published June 16, 2016
Ballot design pro helps prevent election snafus
Campaigns routinely spend millions of dollars on get-out-the-vote drives, but it's money down the drain if voters can't figure out the ballot. Published June 15, 2016
Exxon fights Massachusetts AG’s ‘political’ probe into climate-change dissent
Exxon Mobil Corp. moved this week to quash Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's subpoena calling for 40 years of climate change communications with universities and free market groups, slamming the probe as a politically motivated fishing expedition. Published June 15, 2016
Google, Facebook, Reddit are run by a bunch of ‘left-wing guys’
Less than a month after the Facebook summit between founder Mark Zuckerberg and leading conservatives, the tense relationship between Silicon Valley and conservatives has taken a turn for the worse. Published June 13, 2016
Police: Orlando gunman pledged allegiance to ISIS, cited Boston Marathon bombers
The gunman who killed 50 people at a popular Orlando gay nightclub called 911 before the early Sunday attack and pledged his allegiance to the Islamic State, according to a police statement. Published June 12, 2016
Marco Rubio, Florida senator: Orlando nightclub massacre represents ‘new face of war on terror’
Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday called the horrific attack on an Orlando gay nightclub that left 50 dead the "new face of the war on terror." Published June 12, 2016
Omar Mateen’s father says gunman son was angry after seeing men kiss: report
The father of the suspected Orlando gunman on Sunday said that his son grew angry when he saw two men kissing in Miami several months before the horrific attack on a gay nightclub that left 50 dead. Published June 12, 2016
Muslim leader says Orlando gunman acted alone even as FBI probes possibility of network
The FBI is investigating whether the gunman who killed 50 at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday was part of a network that still poses a threat, even as a senior Muslim leader insisted he acted alone. Published June 12, 2016
Orlando mayor says 50 killed, 53 hurt in massacre at gay nightclub
A gunman who had sworn allegiance to Islamic State opened fire early Sunday at a crowded Orlando nightclub, killing 49 people and wounding 53 in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. Published June 12, 2016
Authorities say Orlando gunman is believed to have ties to Islamic terrorism
The gunman who killed 50 people and wounded 53 others after opening fire at a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, is believed to have ties to Islamic terrorism. Published June 12, 2016
Google denies burying bad Hillary Clinton stories
Google denied on Friday allegations that it manipulated its algorithm to bury stories unflattering to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Published June 10, 2016
