On my first trips to Latin America nearing 15 years ago, I always made a point of visiting capital cities and whenever possible, their seat of government and occasionally the residence of their president or prime minister. I was often saddened on these tours to see many of those government buildings, and almost always the presidentâs residence surrounded by high walls, tall iron fencing, and typically concertina razor wire on top. It saddened me that these republics were faced with such internal threats and fears to their comparatively fragile democracies.
And now, just days ahead of what is our traditional and well-established peaceful transition of power in Washington, D.C., our Capitol building is now surrounded by high fencing topped by concertina wire and more than 20,000 National Guard troops. From footage broadcast of pending inaugural preparations, with the Great Mall closed and visitors asked not to attend or participate, you might think we, too, have transitioned into
At the first Lakewood City Council meeting of 2021, on Monday, January 4, 2021, the Lakewood City Council virtually honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights leader who dedicated his life to freedom, opportunity, and equal justice for all, by proclaiming January 18, 2021 as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service.
Dr. King is widely regarded as America’s leading advocate of nonviolence and one of the greatest nonviolent leaders in world history. Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Nobel Peace Prize lecture and “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” are among the most revered orations and writings in the English language.
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California: The shooting that emptied the Great Mall in Milpitas, California, on Saturday evening was a suicide attempt, according to police.
A 22-year-old man, initially thought to be a victim of a shooting at the mall, had turned a gun on himself, the Milpitas Police Department said in a news release.
The man, a San Francisco resident, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital by paramedics.
The sound of gunfire disrupted holiday shopping for mall customers and employees who either fled the scene or sheltered in place at the San Francisco Bay Area mall.
Police arrived at the mall at 5:16 p.m. after reports of a shooting outside Old Navy.
Shooting at Northern California mall was suicide attempt, police say [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CALIF-MALL-SHOOTING:LA]
The shooting that emptied the Great Mall in Milpitas, California, on Saturday evening was a suicide attempt, according to police.
A 22-year-old man, initially thought to be a victim of a shooting at the mall, had turned a gun on himself, the Milpitas Police Department said in a news release.
The man, a San Francisco resident, suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital by paramedics.
The sound of gunfire disrupted holiday shopping for mall customers and employees who either fled the scene or sheltered in place at the San Francisco Bay Area mall.