There s been no shortage of people coming forward who claim to have inside information about the assassination of JFK. Two of these people contacted the Garrison investigation in 1967 - Richard Case Nagell and David Kroman. Nagell would go on and become a staple of conspiracy theorists while Kroman has been largely forgotten. But their stories intertwine, at least at the beginning.
Garrison s office received an intriguing letter in March of 1967:
You can see Garrison s notation on the left regarding Long Beach: 1. To which Harry Olsen moved 2. which Darryl Garner recently visited 3. where reporter friend of Ruby was killed. (Question: What is significance of Long Beach?
by Rich Smith • Feb 23, 2021 at 6:28 pm
Tiger s car after the crash. Here s hoping Tiger will fare better. David McNew / GETTY
Another COVID-19 variant of concern lands in King County: At a press conference this afternoon the Washington Department of Health said they found a case of the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in King County. The patient who contracted the new strain, which was first identified in South Africa, was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the end of January. However, contact tracers couldn t reach this person, so health officials have no idea where he s been, according to state epidemiologist for communicable diseases Dr. Scott Lindquist. Public Health Seattle & King County health chief Dr. Jeff Duchin said the vaccines available in the U.S. remain protective against severe illness and hospitalization, but the degree of reducing infection from this new strain entirely isn’t fully understood.
by Nathalie Graham • Feb 19, 2021 at 9:00 am
Thank you for the $100, Seattle. Nathalie Graham
Democracy vouchers just landed in your mailboxes, which means it’s already election season, baby!!! This year Seattle will elect a mayor, two citywide city council seats, and a city attorney.
Seattle City Council President Lorena Gonzalez, Chief Seattle Club executive director Colleen Echohawk, architect Andrew Grant Houston, and SEED Seattle s Lance Randall are the names you may recognize in the mayoral race so far. Meanwhile, the city council and city attorney races have been pretty quiet. Sponsored $20 lunch and $35 / $50 dinner options. Venues offer takeout, delivery, indoor and outdoor dining.
Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets (CAHOOTS) is a mobile crisis intervention team integrated into the public safety system of the Oregon cities of Eugene and Springfield. (CAHOOTS)
In the past year, as cities have searched for alternatives to police while handling crisis calls, many have arrived in an unlikely place: Eugene, Oregon.
In this episode of This Changes Everything’s focus on efforts to defunding the police, host Sara Bernard heads to Eugene for a virtual ride along with CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets), an inventive and unique effort to respond to crisis calls with social workers instead of police.
In the second season of This Changes Everything, Crosscut takes a deep dive into policing policy, alternatives to policing and the lives at the center of the criminal justice debate. (Clockwise from top left: Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut; Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut; Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut; Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
After George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis last May, anti-racism protests exploded across the nation and presented Seattle city leaders with an existential question they are still trying to answer: How might the city rethink public safety while keeping the city safe and eliminating racist practices?
For the second season of This Changes Everything, host Sara Bernard and reporter David Kroman consider this question as well, taking a close look at the challenges facing city leaders as they contemplate whether it’s possible to downsize the police force and create a new public safety regime.