Calvin Woodward, Author at Valley News

FILE - In this April 14, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden puts a card into his pocket as he speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House about the withdrawal of the remainder of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

In first 100 days, Biden combines progressive goals and a reassuring manner

by Jonathan Lemire Associated Press, and Calvin Woodward Associated PressApril 25, 2021

WASHINGTON — The card tucked in President Joe Biden’s right jacket pocket must weigh a ton. You can see the weight of it on his face when he digs it out, squints and ever-so-slowly reads aloud the latest tally of COVID-19 dead.Sometimes he’ll stumble…

413President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The intersection of Trump, Ukraine and a whistleblower

by Calvin Woodward Associated PressSeptember 21, 2019

FILE - In this July 22, 2012, file photo, a Monarch butterfly eats nectar from a swamp milkweed on the shore of Rock Lake in Pequot Lakes, Minn. Milkweed has long been considered a nuisance on North American farmlands but now, more than 100 farmers in Quebec and Vermont are planting it in their fields to help restore the declining population of monarchs, which use that plant exclusively for their eggs and to feed the caterpillars. The farmers are also tapping a new market for the milkweed fibers. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)

Milkweed Makeover May Save Butterflies

by Calvin Woodward Associated PressAugust 1, 2018

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2017, file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, right, and White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson, left, watch as President Donald Trump talks with a patient during a Veterans Affairs Department "telehealth" event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Trump's selection of his White House doctor to run the massive Department of Veterans Affairs has key lawmakers and veterans groups questioning whether he has the experience needed to manage the politically splintered agency. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump’s Pick Draws Qualification Concerns

by Hope Yen Associated Press, and Calvin Woodward Associated PressMarch 30, 2018

In this Oct. 13, 2017, filephoto, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Year of Living Disingenuously

by Calvin Woodward Associated PressJanuary 20, 2018

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016 photos. At times it has seemed as though this presidential campaign was occurring in some alternate universe. Up is down, no means yes, day is night. Trump’s tweets, speeches, interviews, debate statements, news conferences and off-the-cuff remarks _ that is, pretty much every utterance made during his waking hours _ have been a source of hyperbole at hyper-speed. His misstatements have been so ubiquitous that Clinton’s slippery words often slithered right on by unnoticed. (AP Photo)

Greatest Hits of a Fact-Challenged Campaign

by Calvin Woodward Associated Press, and Jim Drinkard Associated PressNovember 6, 2016

This undated image provided by Velo Quebec shows bicyclists touring Montreal, Canada, as part of a bike festival that typically brings out 15,000 people for a night ride and 25,000 for the main event a few days later. This year’s Tour la Nuit is June 3 and the Tour de l’lle rolls Sunday, June 5. (Didier Bertrand, Velo Quebec, via AP)

Thousands Descend on Montreal for Seven Day Bicycle Festival

by Calvin Woodward Associated PressApril 3, 2016