Known linda since the late 80s when i started covering the Supreme Court and for a long time we were competitors, friendly competitors but competitors. I was working at the Washington Post and she was at the New York Times and we started on our respective book journeys and sometimes would be at the library of congress doing Research Together but a lot of people from the outside knew us as competitors and i will never forget one day when we decided to have lunch together at the library of congress, we were walking out and group of older visitors who looked like the classic washington crowd said there is Linda Greenhouse and Phil Kominski and they are together. I say yes, here we are together and it is a real privilege and pleasure to start asking you about your book which lots of people will see but all marked up too and the galleys to talk to you about and before we start i thought i would ask you if you wanted to say a few words about what you were trying to do before getting to the n
To order starting a couple minutes early because we have a vote scheduled early and to try to accommodate the members the story of a young lady a hero to me and many from the Chicago Police department. The embodiment of selflessness she loved people, she loved her family, she loved animals particularly stray dogs. She was known for picking them up and her squad car and getting them off to safety. With the communities that they served. Last year sadly she made the ultimate sacrifice in her line of duty. She was shot and killed while making a traffic stop with her she was 29 years old. The gun used to kill her and to seriously injure officer in as was purchased inindiana. Id like to show a brief video to tell her story and the threats Law Enforcement officers face. The night of july 1 there ouwas a mass shooting in inglewood on a day that had already seen a child shot on the south side. This one left a onemonthold in critical condition. It was officer ella frenchwho played a key role in
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The Chicago Police Department’s officer wellness program remains understaffed and unable to respond urgently to officers in need of mental health support, state officials on Tuesday told the chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Chicago. Meanwhile, CPD’s data collection and analysis policies continue to hold back the department’s efforts to improve the employee assistance program and reach .