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Opinion | There should be an ethics investigation into grant pushed by Edmund Ford Jr. | Otis Sanford Local 24 News political analyst and commentator Otis Sanford shares his point of view on a controversial grant pushed by Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. Author: Otis Sanford (Local 24) Published: 12:28 PM CST December 22, 2020 Updated: 5:28 PM CST December 22, 2020 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A top requirement for holding elected office is maintaining the public trust. That means people elected to office have a solemn duty to serve the public ...

Email 5 things to know about Edmund Ford Jr.'s involvement with Shelby Co. grantee Junior Achievement Ford said he sold the group computers from his business. His pitch came before introducing a grant benefiting the group, the nonprofit's former president said. Katherine Burgess and Sarah Macaraeg, Memphis Commercial Appeal Published 12:17 pm UTC Dec. 16, 2020 In 2019, Shelby County commissioners approved a $450,000 grant to Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South Inc., a nonprofit that offers work readiness and entrepreneurship programs for Shelby County students. The leading sponso...

Pretty much has ramped up the numbers of dogs they've put in place and deployed. >> reporter: thank you very much, larry colbert with the international police work dog association, they're here this week, working specifically on explosives, they have teams from canada, bermuda, all across the county. we saw ava work with the county, and she's doing a beautiful job. jane: molly, thanks. jon: the federal government is saying ingredients used by johnson & johnson in some 40 children's medications were contaminated with bacteria, the company issued a voluntary recall for the liquid medications on ...

Taking part in military training, they're at camp edwards in massachusetts, that's where molly line is for us this morning. what are you seeing? >> reporter: hey, this is a massachusetts national guard training facility with realistic scenarios. we're seeing amazing dogs here. all this week, this training will focus on explosive sniffing dogs, these incredible animals that get out there and provide our safety, particularly important when we see things like what happened in new york city and times square, where we see the dangerous scenarios, these are the animals that get out there and help to...

criminals who are determined to obtain them. the same is true for international terrorist organizations, which in all likelihood are applauding the next attack as -- are plotting the next attack as we speak, this legislation with go a long way in stopping them from exploiting a dangerous loophole and succeeding in their mission. for that reason, i hope that congress will pass this legislation without delay. thank you mr. chairman. >> thanks very much, commissioner kelly. we'll do a 7-minute round of questioning. jon: connecticut senator joseph lieberman, chair of the homeland securit...