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Letter: Don't let your children die; teach them respect The following is a letter to the editor submitted to the newspaper by a reader. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Echo Press. To submit a letter, send it to aedenloff@echopress.com or Echo Press, P.O. Box 549, Alexandria, MN 56308. 11:55 am, Apr. 28, 2021 To the editor: Michael Brown, George Floyd and Duante Wright would be alive today if they had just followed the police officer's commands. Ashli Babbitt and Justine Ruszczyk were innocent victims that died at the hands of law enforcement. They didn't g...

* Daunte Wright’s family attorney said they have received threats and racist messages following the death of the 20-year-old.  “There are concerns as far as safety for the family that we’re addressing,” attorney Thomas Bowers said at a press conference. Daunte was fatally shot by former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop earlier this month. Potter, 48, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter a day after she resigned from the Brooklyn Center Police Department. The fatal shooting of Wright set off protests in the Minneapolis suburb. As we reported,...

Trigger Warning: Racist violence, Sexual violence, Infanticide On April 9, Amazon Studios premiered the first season of its new horror anthology series, “Them.” Created by Little Marvin and executively produced by Lena Waithe, “Them” explores terror in America, with the first season focusing on anti-Black racism and violence. With its unyielding, never-ending depictions of racist violence and flat storytelling, “Them” is nothing more than an attempt to profit off of Black trauma in a post-”Summer of Racial Reckoning,” politically-charged, and socially-a...

Chauvin’s Conviction and the Future of Policing  the weekly newspaper of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) of France. In a decision that led to celebration in Minneapolis and throughout America, a jury of twelve black and white men and women on April 20 convicted white police officer Derek Chauvin of two counts of murder in the case of George Floyd, a black man. Seldom are police officers charged and tried and it is extremely rare that they are found guilty of murder. Three other officers who have been charged with aiding in Floyd’s murder will also be tried soon.

Our View: Herd immunity is a long shot According to the Mayo Clinic, 39% of the public remains either ambivalent or outright opposed to vaccination. That has to change. Written By: Post Bulletin Editorial Board | 5:30 am, Apr. 27, 2021 × Keep the virus off America's shores. Failed. Flatten the curve to prevent the virus from overwhelming our health care system. Failed. Lock down businesses and establish public health protocols, such as masks, to reduce COVID's spread. Not a failure, but not a resounding success, either. Develop and distribute safe, effective vaccines. S...