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Will Joe Biden’s inauguration be a healing moment for America?
With the change in our nation’s leadership on Jan. 20, we should hope the strength of American democracy will begin to be restored.
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Evan Vucci, Associated Press
Editor’s note:
This is the third of three articles in a series reviewing the history of presidential inaugurations in the United States. Read the second article
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With each transfer of presidential power, a new chapter in the American experience begins. Although every previous presidential inauguration has had its unique moments, events preceding the 2021 inauguration have already assured that it will clearly have an unprecedented storyline.
Tens of thousands of soldiers, police and federal agents are working to secure Washington ahead of President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration.
Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration, a decision that was likely not easy for the president-elect. Biden’s preference for riding the train during his 36-year Senate career was such a central part of his public persona that he rode Amtrak home to Wilmington, Delaware, on his final day as vice president, and he used a train tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania during the presidential campaign as part of an effort to appeal to blue-collar workers.
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PORTAGE, Mich. â The City of Portage will honor COVID-19 victims by participating in the Presidential Inaugural Committeeâs memorial on Tuesday to remember and honor all lives lost to the virus.
The Washington, D.C. ceremony will feature lighting around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to a news release Thursday.
Cities and towns across the country are asked to join D.C. in illuminating buildings and ringing church bells at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Portage is also participating in the Floral Heart Project â an ongoing effort by artist Kristina Libby to help provide healing, compassion and sympathy for those impacted by COVID-19.