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By Keith Gushard
Meadville Tribune Dec 30, 2020
Dec 30, 2020
Jack Elijah Turner departs Titusville District Court after two preliminary hearings, one related to the theft of a car in Titusville on Aug. 9, the other involving the killings of Turnerâs step-mother, Shannon Whitman, and half-brother, Darrin Whitman, in their Route 198 home in 2019.
 Meadville Tribune file photo
Editorâs note: A few weeks ago, the Tribune provided readers with what we believe are the most important Crawford County-area stories of 2020. We then asked our readers to rank the stories. Today, we present the COVID and non-COVID stories ranked second.
No. 2: Homicide suspect Jack E. Turner
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supporters, it s always been a political fight. for a long time the nra, even back when the brady bill was being debated was seen as a hunter s organization and it s become kind of a crusade on the second amendment more than anything else. but i don t have any problem with having it thought out in the congress and ballot box. to me that s better than judges trying to interpret the amendment through some kind of theoretical lens. we battled it out for decades and i think that s actually just fine. michael waltman, thank you very much. my pleasure. and next here on andrea mitchell reports, the experience of war. film maker, sebastian younger joining me next. creates something else as well: jobs all over america. engineering and innovation jobs. advanced safety systems & technology. shipping and manufacturing.