Forum, June 1: Those ‘largely peaceful protests’ were deadly
Published: 5/31/2021 10:00:15 PM
Modified: 5/31/2021 10:00:13 PM
Those ‘largely peaceful protests’ were deadly
The
Los Angeles Times story about reforms after the George Floyd killing tries to soft-pedal the violence and lawlessness of the Minneapolis rioters (“Police reform goals remain unfulfilled,” May 25). The story blandly refers to “largely peaceful protests” in one single line. Largely peaceful? Those so-called “protests” killed two, cost some $500 million in property damage and burned out an entire police precinct building. More than 1,000 businesses were destroyed. Some Minneapolis neighborhoods became no-go zones for overwhelmed police.
The essence of the story was about police reforms, so no need to belabor the mob violence. But to wave it off as “largely peaceful” is disingenuous at best. I’d call it journalistic malpractice. The story came from the
By David Savino
May 11, 2021
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month! It s a great time to shed a little light and pour a lot of love onto kids in foster care, and the amazing people who support them, like foster parents, advocates, mentors and volunteers. Jennifer Perry of Children s Action Network and FosterMore joins me today to talk about the work her organizations do, and we also talk about what YOU and I can do to make these children s lives and futures a little brighter. So glad you ll be joining us!
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Bill passed by the legislature and supported by Gov. Reynolds would eliminate Iowa s child care cliff, gradually phasing families off of assistance once they start earning a certain amount
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Mask-free Jennifer Garner joins Jill Biden to talk vaccination, child poverty in West Virginia Maria Puente, USA TODAY
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As the song says, West Virginia is almost heaven. And maybe especially without face masks.
So it seemed Thursday when hometown girl-made-good Jennifer Garner joined first lady Jill Biden and a planeload of Washington types to spotlight the state s vaccine distribution success and ongoing efforts to relieve child poverty.
And they were all mask-less, in keeping with the new CDC guidance for people who are fully vaccinated. During the flight from Washington, Dr. Anthony Fauci was on CNN advising vaccinated people to drop the masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.