We kinda still have one; EOC (educational opportunity centers) are TRIO grant programs administered by the Dept of Ed and help low-income/first gen adults return to higher ed (anything from a 6-week flagged school to a university program).

I direct an educational outreach program funded through the Dept of Ed. It is one of seven programs in TRIO (TRIO because there were only three when initially funded by LBJ’s War On Poverty). TRIO programs are educational outreach programs specifically targeted at low income students. Mulvaney specifically called out…

I’m happy to hear the northern Colorado PP (the one I assume is serving most WY women) will stay open. That was the only place I could get exams and birth control when I was in college, and most of the other women in my dorm went there too because it was close by and inexpensive.

The hiring freeze also prevents some contracts from being modified. Case in point: my mother works for the Forest Service, and often goes on contract as a consultant for summer forest fires.

Looks like a meeting of the “fat neck frumpy suit” squad.

I’m not happy this is an apparently common experience but there is some solace in knowing others are also dealing with a terrible rep. Even worse is when they remain dismissive by saying the huge volume of angry calls, townhall attendees, letters, etc. don’t represent the majority of their district. Why not at least…

Sadly you are correct. At the CDA meeting a woman was in tears as she talked about her 9 year old sons’a Cystic Fibrosis and how the AHCA was essentially a death sentence for him.

This probably won’t get seen (I rarely post here anymore because I’ve been a permagrey for ages) but I attended his town hall in Coeur d’Alene the same night. He does NOT get it and is totally unrepentant and unwilling to listen to his constituents (many of the speakers were healthcare professionals, but what do they…

I attended his second town hall in Coeur d’Alene that night. While most were upset about healthcare (including a mother of a child with cystic fibrosis, who brought the audience to a standing ovation when she called him to the carpet), Labrador seemed to think WE were the problem and insinuated several times that we…

I work for the Dept of Ed. I direct a TRIO program, which provides outreach that helps low income youth with opportunities for college and career exploration, financial aid, etc. My program costs $1.2 million to run for FIVE YEARS. That pays for 3.75 salaries and over 200 students to be served on an intensive weekly…

I have no idea, it is a bureaucratic mystery to me. My husband didn’t qualify for full disability; he was placed into early medical retirement at 12 years’ service which only pays roughly 50% pension, so disability covers the rest. I could never tell you how that formula was calculated, and we were fortunate that his…

My spouse is a disabled vet and we had this happen to us, although nowhere near the amount — it was a conflict between his SS payments, VA disability, and GI Bill payments that meant he was overpaid one month by ~$150ish. What makes me more angry is the VA itself and how it has THE WORST staff. One counselor (who my…

Wow, incredibly well-said. Do you mind if I take this and send the same message to my representatives?

A true “America First” program should not seek to eliminate educational opportunities for low-income students. Increasing the military budget to the detriment of education sends a very clear message about where this administration thinks low-income students belong.

Brag that starts out terrible: I found mold underneath my master bathroom baseboards while painting. I ripped out several feet of baseboard and drywall to get to all the mold, bleached, dried, and covered with primer. In the middle of patching the drywall which was intimidating, but not actually that hard. Also…

I just made the switch to IT cosmetics CC cream, primer, and concealer. Spendy, but absolutely worth every penny to cover the dark circles I’ve had since I was a child!

Oh please let Christmas come early this year and have this be true

His twitchy horrible piglet eyes are especially gross tonight. I wish he would stop looking into the camera.

YES, that was the first thing I thought of when I heard the news on Friday. What a dumb and boring “joke” that was.

Don’t you just hate that? I live in a small city in N Idaho so sometimes when I self-ban from a business, I lose local options and have to travel to Spokane for my closest alternatives (looking at YOU, racist local knife-sharpening business who refers to Obama as “Obongo” on a goddamned flier in your shop).