Doris O'Brien is a retired college Speech teacher and banker. She has published two books of humor (Up or Down With Women's Liberation and Humor Me a Little) and for many years contributed light verse to the Pepper 'n Salt column of the Wall Street Journal. She is an avid writer of letters to the editors.
Doris celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary in the same year she welcomed her first grandchild. She now lives in Pasadena with a great view of the San Gabriel mountains — and the annual Tournament of Roses Parade.
She can be reached by e-mail: witsendob at (@) gmail.com
Explore Presidential Papers From Hoover to Obama and Gov.info With Publications Such As 9-11 Report, Post JFK Assassination Audio & Nixon's Watergate Grand Jury Testimony
What can I find on govinfo.? View an alphabetical list of collections, publications, other resources, and external partner sites. High-profile publications: 9-11 Report, Post JFK Assassination Audio, Warren Commission Report and Hearings, Financial Crisis Inquiry Report, Nixon’s Watergate Grand Jury Testimony, and landmark legislation: Civil Rights Act and Obamacare. Featured content: Know what Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) rules and regulations apply to you more »
Revisiting Favorite Books: The Forsytes and the Acquisitive Victorians
Joan L. Cannon writes: Except for the military, men worked at desks and in boardrooms, women did no housekeeping, no childcare, little or no charity work. Like a perfectly arranged workshop, their lives were ordered, with a place for everything (and everyone), and everything in its place. Not many writers could hold modern attentions with such a world, yet it is more real than if it were shown on a movie screen.
The characters in their houses, the décor, the customs, the music and art and social events are so meticulously portrayed that the reader is like an eavesdropper. more »
Legislative Update: SNAP, Breast Health Education, Gender-Based Violence & Humanitarian Emergencies, Oversight of Board of the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee; Diversity of Ownership in Broadcasting Industry
Introduced: A bill to improve obstetric care in rural areas; strengthen the development of small business concerns in emerging markets, including those owned by women, minorities, veterans and in rural areas; A bill to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to increase diversity in the broadcasting industry; A bill to require review by the Government Accountability Office of screening protocols of the Transportation Security Administration relating to breast milk and formula; A bill to provide for congressional oversight of the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and to protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and for other purposes. more »
Where is US Bill S.66, Assault Weapons Ban? New Zealand Bill Banning Certain Firearms, Magazines, and Parts Passed Six Days After Christchurch Attack
Jan 9, 2019 - To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ... This Act may be cited as the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2019”.
S.66 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2019; 116th Congress (2019-2020) | Get alerts
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] (Introduced 01/09/2019)
Committees: Senate - Judiciary
Latest Action: Senate - 01/09/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
This bill has the status: Introduced; Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: Introduced Passed Senate Passed House To President Became Law more »
