DENVER—The Center for Western Priorities will release a new Winning the West 2018 poll on Wednesday showing the growing influence of the “Outdoor Voting Bloc” in Mountain West swing states.
A media conference call will share the views of Western voters around hot-button energy and conservation issues on public lands. Panelists will also discuss how issues involving public lands, parks, and wildlife play an outsized role in moving persuadable groups of Western voters to the polls and influencing the candidates they choose.
What: Media conference call of new Winning the West 2018 poll results
When: Wednesday, July 18th at 9:30 am (Mountain Daylight Time)
Where: 855-796-8563, Conference ID 5657499. Watch the slide presentation at presentain.com/winningthewest/
Who: Jennifer Rokala, Executive Director, Center for Western Priorities
Brian Gottlieb, Founder & President, Gottlieb Strategic Research
Note: The complete poll results for each of the five states surveyed will be available immediately following the call.
For more information, visit westernpriorities.org. To speak with an expert on public lands, contact Aaron Weiss at 720-279-0019 or aaron@westernpriorities.org.
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New book centers on kindness, caring and responsibility
Debuting author Debra Addison Steffens announces the release of ‘The Adventures of Shadow, the Almost Black Kitten’
PLAINS, Texas — Debuting author Debra Addison Steffens wanted to show children that kindness and caring are important and that they can change the world. Through her first book titled “The Adventures of Shadow, the Almost Black Kitten” (published by Balboa Press), she aims to teach children that everyone needs to be responsible for their actions and to show that love can be found in lots of unexpected places, even from a small shy little kitten.
The book is the first in a series of stories about a kitten’s adventures through her eyes. The story is based on the life of the author’s cat named Shadow and is a true story. Steffens describes the book as a positive, feel-good book for all ages.
Filled with colorful illustrations that is hoped to delight young readers, the book emphasizes that values such as responsibility and kindness matter. Also, the book teaches readers that love, caring, and compassion make a difference in all lives.
“I hope that they will see that every life matters, no matter how small. I want them to know that good values such as kindness and caring are important in all our daily lives. I want them to be entertained and I want them to enjoy the story and pictures. I hope that they will want to read my next books as well as other books and will develop a love for reading, that they will have for the rest of their lives,” Steffens concludes. She also hopes that her book will urge others to rescue and adopt animals of their own. She hopes they receive the love of those pets and have their lives enriched by them.
“The Adventures of Shadow, the Almost Black Kitten”
By Debra Addison Steffens
Softcover | 8.5x8.5 in | 26 pages | ISBN 9781982203474
E-Book | 26 pages | ISBN 9781982203467
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Debra Addison Steffens was raised on a working farm and ranch in West Texas, where she learned to care for and love animals. This rural life is where she learned the values she would live by, such as responsibility, caring and kindness. These values were carried on and taught as an elementary teacher to the students she loved. Steffens was always in search of books that valued positive traits for her students to read. Steffens is retired from teaching and makes her home with her husband and Shadow on the same farm and ranch, which is still full of animal friends.
Balboa Press, a division of Hay House, Inc. – a leading provider in publishing products that specialize in self-help and the mind, body, and spirit genres. Through an alliance with indie book publishing leader Author Solutions, LLC, authors benefit from the leadership of Hay House Publishing and the speed-to-market advantages of the self-publishing model. For more information, visit balboapress.com. To start publishing your book with Balboa Press, call 877-407-4847 today. For the latest, follow @balboapress on Twitter.
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ERIC ELIASON: PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS IT PRECISELY BACKWARD
United Utah Party candidate has strong words in response to the president’s remarks
LOGAN, UT… Eric Eliason, the United Utah Party candidate in the First Congressional District, had strong words in response to President Trump’s remarks in recent days.
“I never thought I’d live to see an American president fawn over a Russian dictator the day after calling the European Union a ‘foe,’” Eliason said. “This president has it precisely backward, and he’s doing tremendous damage to our most valuable relationships across the world. President Trump refused to hold Mr. Putin and Russia accountable for meddling in the 2016 election, and he then proceeded to throw the entire US intelligence community under the bus by indicating that Mr. Putin's version of events might be more correct than theirs.”
Eliason said this shows the need to change the partisan dynamic in Washington. “The First District needs a representative willing to hold any president accountable, regardless of party,” he said. “Rob Bishop isn’t willing to stand up to this president, and I am.”
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With workplace-related stress alone costing society more than $300 billion per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018's Most & Least Stressed Cities in America.
In order to determine where Americans cope best with their stress, WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 37 key metrics. The data set ranges from average weekly work hours to debt load to divorce and suicide rates.
Most Stressed Cities
Least Stressed Cities
1
Detroit, MI
173
Lincoln, NE
2
Newark, NJ
174
Madison, WI
3
Cleveland, OH
175
San Jose, CA
4
Birmingham, AL
176
Irvine, CA
5
Toledo, OH
177
Scottsdale, AZ
6
Baltimore, MD
178
South Burlington, VT
7
Wilmington, DE
179
Overland Park, KS
8
Milwaukee, WI
180
Sioux Falls, SD
9
Gulfport, MS
181
Bismarck, ND
10
St. Louis, MO
182
Fremont, CA
Best vs. Worst
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-stressed-cities/22759/
