Estes Valley Crisis Advocates hasn’t taken a direct hit from the government shutdown—yet. But it’s just a matter of time. “We’re very aware of where we’re at and when that’ll run out,” says Diana David Brown. Brown is the executive director at the domestic violence shelter, which also provides emergency response services in Estes Park,…
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Americans know when the federal government shutdown began: December 22, 2018. What we don’t know as President Donald Trump and Congress remain at odds is when it will end. For many women in public service who are on furlough and now looking at not getting that vital paycheck, the uncertainty can be agonizing. Here are…
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The end of 2013 government shutdown started with pizza, wine, and 20-ish frustrated female senators. It was Aaron Sorkin–esque, except zero men were present. By the first week of October, the partisan battle had dragged Washington to a halt. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D–N.H.) invited the women to her office to discuss a plan to reopen…
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A two-story house sits on a quiet residential street in San Diego County. A bottle of light brown nail polish bakes in the sun beside the mailbox, with the words Color Craze printed in a fun, swirly font. Four small cartons of unopened Suncup juices—orange, grape, and apple—also lie in the dirt. Nine signs alert…
Read moreA government shutdown is officially upon us, and while Republicans and Democrats are busy exchanging aisle-crossing death stares as they negotiate the budget, the American public has been graced with a five-year-old, gloriously ironic Fox News clip of now-president Donald J. Trump offering sage advice on how a president should act when faced with looming…
Read moreYou may have heard a thing or two about the potential for a “government shutdown” but aren’t exactly sure what it means—for the world, for the nation, for you. In a nutshell, it means that all non-essential government employees will no longer be working if the clock strikes midnight tonight and the Democrats and Republicans…
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