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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 polic...

The Washington County Schools System has returned to in-person instruction in a school year that educators say has been like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the school system to operate on a virtual and hybrid online schedule for most of the school year. The school system is also winding down its academic year with a new head of schools. Jerry S. Boyd assumed his duties as director of schools in April. He replaces William Flanary, who has retired after nearly four decades with Washington County Schools. Under the terms of Boyd’s contact with the Washington County Board of Educ...

The Washington County Board of Education voted down a motion Monday to make a counter offer to a prospective buyer for the old Boones Creek Middle School property. The board was told an undisclosed buyer had offered $1.2 million for the 12-acre site, where board members have already agreed to demolish the vacant school building later this month. School board member Mike Masters made a motion to offer a $1.375 million purchase price to the buyer, which would cover the county’s cost for that demolition work. Board member Keith Ervin said he preferred “to tear down” the old buildi...

As the Christmas lights at the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray started twinkling at dusk Wednesday, dozens of emergency vehicle lights flashed too, but at the scene of a fire that destroyed at least four businesses, including the famed Sittin Bull Restaurant at 730 Gray Station Road. “It was about 70 percent involved when we got here,” Gray Volunteer Fire Department safety officer Ed Green said. “We think it may have gotten into the attic space and from there it just took off.” The call came in around 3:15 p.m., according to the 911 dispatch center. Green said there were s...

The picket lines after they failed to reach a contract agreement. it's chicago's first teacher's strike in nerl nearly 25 years. it's left nearly 400,000 kids out of school indefinitely. mayor emanuel is calling it unnecessary, avoidable and wrong. >> i am disappointed that we have come to this point given that even though all the other parties acknowledge how close we are because this is a strike of choice. and because of how close we are it is a strike that is unnecessary. >> joining me now from chicago is nbc's kevin tibbels. rahm emanuel, close advisor to the president, was just about to t...