(The Center Square) â The intention was for this random act of journalism to be my final contribution to the industry ahead of the holidays.
I d plow straight through this column. Keep it tight. Make it short. Subject-predicate. State my case, make my case, and then close my case. Afterward, get on with the rest of my work.
But I wrote this in something of a rain-delay situation. I had to wait about an hour beyond my control to get rolling because the smoke alarms were going off and a sickeningly sweet cloud was hanging about 8 feet above the first floor of my home/workplace. It was difficult to concentrate on what felt like my first day at the Wonka factory.
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- Cool Papa Bell - Thursday, Dec 17, 20 @ 4:08 pm:
=take a good, hard look in the mirror and realize the harm they are doing to the people who look to them for leadership. You can’t have it both ways= This, all day long.
=== What we need here is a thorough reckoning, starting with the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs. No matter what was going on outside that veterans’ home, the IDVA is responsible for what happens inside it. We as a state have the deaths of 33 residents on our hands. More needs to be done to prepare for the future and to atone for the dead. Much more.===
WBGZ Radio 12/18/2020 |
By Greg Bishop - Illinois Radio Network
Some state lawmakers said they were left with more questions than answers after a nearly four-hour hearing focused on a COVID-19 outbreak at a state-run veteran’s home that killed at least 33 residents.
Officials from the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs were on hand to answer questions Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Public Health said department officials sent consultant Dr. Avery Hart, but he couldn t answer all the questions posed by committee members.
“I wasn’t in the mix at that point so I don’t think I would comment,” Hart said. “I know there’s an independent investigation by the inspector general to clarify the timeline.”
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