Archive for June 2022
STAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: LIZZ SHAVERS is the new Scheduler for Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and her first full-time position on a congressional staff. Previously, Lizz was an Intern in the office of Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.). She is a 2022 graduate of the University of Mississippi at Oxford in Psychology. TUCKER KNOTT returns to the…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Why Jesus Was the Most Compassionate Man Who Ever Lived
“Compassion” is a word we often hear in American society, especially if you happen to be working as a staff member for a senator or representative, or a committee, in Congress. We spend hundreds of billions of dollars every year to demonstrate our compassion toward the less fortunate among us. But is appropriating another $100…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Job Openings on the Hill
Courtesy of CNCT, the app that connects Hill staffers: The Office of Congresswoman Terri Sewell is looking to hire a Scheduler. Interested candidates should send a resume and 3 professional references here. The Office of Congresswoman Suzan DelBene seeks a dynamic Press Assistant/Staff Assistant with strong digital media skills. To apply, please send your cover letter, resume, and two…
Read MoreNew Study in ‘Science’ Journal Affirms Key Measure of the Universe’s Fine Tuning
It’s not news that a growing number of scientists, philosophers and related advocates point to the Cosmological Constant — the rate at which planets, stars, and other elements of the universe are accelerating away from a central point — as evidence for fine-tuning, or Intelligent Design (ID). What is news is for one of the…
Read MoreEXPLAIN THIS: How To Make A Worm, Without Choosing to Make A Worm
Ever hear of the C Elegans worm? Odds are the answer is no. And you’ve likely never seen one, either, because they are tiny, requiring magnification to see with any detail. C Elegans are Nematoda of about 1/20th of an inch in length. The C Elegans looks simple — it is, after all, “just” a…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: NORA KOHLI steps into the duties of Communications Director for Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) following a stint in a similar position for Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY). Nora, an avid hiker, completed her BS in English in 2018 from Emory University. LAYNEE BUCKELS is now Communications Director for Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas). Before…
Read MoreThe Magician’s Twin: Why C.S. Lewis Struggled Over Intelligent Design
There has been a tremendous surge recently of interest in C.S. Lewis, the great British Christian apologist and spinner of wonderful childrens’ tales, thanks in great part to films like “Shadowland” and “The Reluctant Convert.” Now comes the Discovery Institute’s Evolution News (EN) with a superbly done short documentary that examines the multiple reasons Lewis…
Read MoreGOOD QUESTION: Do Humans Have Souls?
That question in the title above may seem like a dumb one — either because “everybody knows they do” or “that’s just a fairy tale” — but the answer goes a long way toward shaping how and what we each think on a long list of relevant questions and issues. Not the least important of…
Read MoreTHINK ABOUT THIS: Here’s Why the Sun, Light and Photosynthesis Are Miraculous
Photosynthesis is the amazing process by which plants convert sunlight into food. But there’s much more to the relationship between the Sun, the light it continually emits and what plants do with that light once it reaches them in our atmosphere. As biologist Michael Denton explains in the following video from Discovery Science, one of…
Read MoreSTAFF NEWS: Look Who’s Movin’ On Up The Hill This Week
Courtesy of Legistorm: ASHLEY GUTWEIN moves in as Legislative Director and Senior Policy Counsel to Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio). Previously, Ashley was Senior Counsel at Guidehouse LLP, plus she first came to the Hill in 2015 as an Intern for Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah). Ashley is a 2016 graduate of the Michigan State University College…
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