How do we stop the parade of gun deaths?
A man carries an anti-gun sign at a makeshift memorial near King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, following Monday’s shooting at the store which left 10 people dead. Cities across the country have tried to adopt their own regulations. Boulder’s ordinance was blocked in court shortly before the mass shooting. (Stephen Speranza/The New York Times)
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7th Apr 2021
In California, a 9-year-old child was one of four people shot dead at a real estate office Wednesday. Shortly before that, 10 people were massacred in a Colorado grocery store, and eight people were executed in Atlanta-area spas.
Kristof: How do we stop the parade of gun deaths?
April 5, 2021
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Ghost guns such as this one are untraceable. Gun reform legislation might not be possible at this moment, but the Biden administration can issue an executive order banning such ghost guns.Will Waldron /Albany Times Union
In California, a 9-year-old child was one of four people shot dead at a real estate office Wednesday. Shortly before that, 10 people were massacred in a Colorado grocery store, and eight people were executed in Atlanta-area spas.
More Americans have died from guns just since 1975, including suicides, murders and accidents (more than 1.5 million), than in all the wars in U.S. history, dating back to the Revolutionary War (about 1.4 million).
Produce industry professionals, when asked what their biggest problem is, will often answer, “labor.”
Ian LeMay, president of the California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA), which represents growers and shippers of fresh fruit, states, “Labor, of course, has been and will continue to be a primary issue for our members.”
The woes of 2020 have only aggravated the problem.
“It’s not only a competitive labor market,” says LeMay. “I’ve heard it from orchards and vineyards: it’s a straight shortage. Five crews were needed, and three were available. This is the first time in my six years [in this position] that I’ve seen this happen. There were even competitor-to-competitor calls. We see some cross-collaboration across peer companies.”
Despite a growing number of athletes coming out as LGBTQ in college less than 3% of NCAA D-I athletes compete in departments that fully protect their LGBTQ.