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Flying through Denver

Travel | For a billion dollars, will it get any easier?

by Joel Belz
Posted 7/30/18, 03:17 am

Almost 20 years ago, when Denver International Airport was still brand new and I may have been a little too brash, I detailed in this space some of the airport’s most noticeable problems. A few Denver residents have never quite forgiven me.

Now I read that our friends in the Mile High City are getting ready to spend over a billion dollars updating and expanding the fifth-busiest airport in the United States. Yes, I said a billion dollars. For that kind of money, maybe I can sneak in a few kind words.

New York swamp

New York | The convictions and reconvictions of New York politicos are symptoms of a putrid political body

by Emily Belz
Posted 7/18/18, 12:28 pm

A New York moment:

Good luck keeping up with all the corruption trials going on here in the Empire State. Since the U.S. Supreme Court let off Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in 2016, setting a higher legal standard for corruption cases, federal judges here have tossed out corruption convictions of two top New York politicians.

Summer salt

United Kingdom | Pastor Tim Keller speaks to UK parliamentarians, and Mossad finds a special watch

by Emily Belz
Posted 7/10/18, 04:12 pm

A New York moment in London:

New York pastor Tim Keller, who recently retired from Redeemer Presbyterian Church, spoke to a group of British members of Parliament in late June at the United Kingdom’s National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast. The audience of 170 included members of Parliament and the House of Lords, as well as Prime Minister Theresa May.

Patterns of defending the powerful

New York | As celebrities dress in Catholic-themed couture, an abuse scandal rocks New York politics

Emily Belz | 5/09/18, 03:52 pm

A New York moment:

Monday was the city’s big fashion night, the Met Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This year’s theme was plastered on the front of the museum: “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination.” The evening featured, of course, high profile celebrities dressed in sometimes unsettling tributes to Catholicism—the pop star Rihanna, for example, came dressed as a glittery pope.

Queued up for cookies

New York Journal | New York City’s first Girl Scout troop from homeless shelters has a cookie sale

Emily Belz | 4/18/18, 10:44 am

A New York moment: The Girl Scouts of Greater New York designates troop numbers by the city’s five boroughs—1000 for the Bronx, and so on—but last year the organization started a Girl Scout Troop 6000, serving girls in the city’s homeless shelters. Troop 6000 now has 297 members from 14 shelters, according to Buzzfeed.

River full of ferries

Cities | Riding the East River in New York City’s new ferry boats

Emily Belz | 4/12/18, 10:41 am

A New York moment:

Recently I took the NYC Ferry from Manhattan to visit my relatives in Queens at a cost of $2.75. The new and popular ferry has relieved some of the stress on the overcrowded subway system—3 million riders took the city ferry last year after service began. The ferry boats are a return to the city’s first public transportation. They were the main way early New Yorkers—going all the way back to the 1600s—traveled to Queens, Brooklyn, and New Jersey.

On a wild ticket chase

New York | A 9/11 family member tries to find a ticket to the World Trade Center, and an NYC elementary school postpones a father-daughter dance

Emily Belz | 2/06/18, 03:45 pm

A New York moment:

‘Hello, everyone’

Culture | A subway announcement change, the prosecution of an Iranian sanctions dodger, and other tidbits from New York

Emily Belz | 11/21/17, 04:10 pm

A New York moment:

When you’ve lived in New York long enough, the subway announcements become a memorized hum, like a movie you’ve seen a hundred times. The pre-recorded announcements began with, “Ladies and gentlemen”–but that is now defunct. The MTA just revealed new announcements, designed to be gender-neutral.

Seattle mayor to resign amid sex abuse scandal

Lynde Langdon | 9/13/17, 11:25 am

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced he plans to resign after a fifth person accused him of sexual abuse. Allegations surfaced over the past five months that Murray had molested boys in the past. On Tuesday, The Seattle Times reported Murray allegedly abused his cousin’s 13-year-old son in 1975 while living with the family. Other accusers include Murray’s former foster son and a man who claims Murray paid him for sex when the man was a teen. Murray, who is gay, has not faced criminal charges.

Urban visionary

Q&A | From crime to Christ to social critic

J.C. Derrick | 8/30/17, 04:46 pm

Star Parker is a conservative commentator, author, and founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE). Here are edited excerpts of our recent conversation at her Washington, D.C., office.

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