More Quotes
-
Toby Doeden, a first-time candidate and businessman who finished first in South Dakota's four-way Republican gubernatorial primary on June 2 but with only 31% of the vote, just short of the 35% threshold required to avoid a runoff. Doeden now faces incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden in a July 28 runoff he didn't anticipate. (South Dakota Searchlight)
-
Ashley Parker Sheils, executive director of the Children's Foundation of Mississippi, reacting to the 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which ranks Mississippi 50th in the nation for child health outcomes and 49th for both economic well-being and family and community factors, even as the state achieved its highest-ever education ranking of 16th. (Mississippi Today)
-
Regan Dunn, a paleobotanist and curator at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, describing what makes the site irreplaceable and what makes moving its 3.5 million fossils for a two-year renovation so daunting. The museum closes July 6 for a massive overhaul, with every bone requiring a custom foam shell, before reopening in 2028 as the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research. (Los Angeles Times)
-
Mandy Drogin, a senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, defending proposals before the Texas State Board of Education that would embed biblical figures in social studies standards and add Scripture passages to a required student reading list — changes critics say give Christianity privileged status over other faiths in public schools. The foundation, which championed several of the policies, gave a $70,000 grant to a university department whose faculty member helped lead the social studies standards overhaul. (Dallas Morning News)
