One Year Later: Photojournalist Scott Yates
For part two of our series “One Year Later,” WNIJ’s Susan Stephens sat down with Rockford Register Star photographer Scott Yates. Yates had experience with large, dangerous protests before he moved to Rockford – he covered the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017. So he was prepared when a peaceful march in Rockford took a turn when it reached Police District One.
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“The evening was very unpredictable,” Yates said about the long night of May 30, 2020. “I quickly recognized some of the same feelings and same scenarios around me that I witnessed in Charlottesville. And that made me uncomfortable. But I was prepared at that point for inevitability, for firearms to be discharged, for tear gas. And I knew I was there to document history. My Spidey-sense and journalistic sensibilities kicked in; I knew it was important to be there. And I knew I could only stay there if I stayed safe.
It’s been just over a year since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. During that time, northern Illinois protests mirrored national calls against
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Iredell County Republican Women Seeking Toiletries for Tealdrops, Inc.
The Iredell County Republican Women have partnered with Tealdrops, Inc. for the month of May and June to collect toiletries for the homeless.
Items needed are: shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products, razors, socks, and underwear. Full size bottles or travel size bottles are accepted.
Tealdrops founder, Susan Stephens said “we also need volunteers to sew.” Stephens said her goal is “to create little teal drops with crosses sewn in them so that people can tangibly feel the love of Christ in their pockets.”
Stephens said you can also set your Amazon account to Amazon Smiles and choose Tealdrops as your nonprofit. Amazon will then donate on your behalf with every purchase. You may also contribute by donating at www.tealdrops.org or with a check at the monthly ICRW meetings.
A machine built in Rockford more than a century ago is halfway to its new home in a national museum. The 1910 Greenlee Variety Woodworker is 2.5 tons of