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Sen. Luján Meets With U.S. Space Force Commander - 7:34 am
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján meets recently with U.S. Space Command at Kirkland AFB. Courtesy photo
U.S. Sen Ben Ray Luján meets with senior officials at Kirkland Air Force Base. Courtesy photo
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
NAMBÉ During a recent tour of Kirkland Air Force Base, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M) met with General Jay Raymond, Chief of Space Operations for United States Space Force, Major General James Sears, Commander of the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, and other senior officials to discuss the key role that New Mexico plays in Space Force’s mission.
Pandemic brings renewed focus on equity at King County Metro Graham Johnson
Terry White is the new leader of King County Metro. He was named general manager in December.
“I grew up in transit, rode transit,” White said.
White’s mother, who was disabled, relied on the bus to get them to church, the zoo and museums from their South Seattle home.
“Walking around with big stacks of timetables, she made sure I got the same thing everybody else was getting culturally,” he said.
She sent him to school in the north end for a better opportunity.
“The (route) 7 was my mainstay. She told me to sit up front, make eye contact with operators, they’ll take care of you. They did.”
Northeast Florida adds 525 coronavirus cases, 16 COVID-19 deaths
State officials logged another 525 coronavirus cases and 16 COVID-19 deaths in Northeast Florida on Wednesday, as Duval County inched nearer to the ugly milestone of its thousandth pandemic death.
The death count in Duval County stood at 997 residents in a daily update from Florida’s Department of Health. A total of 1,721 deaths have been recorded in the six-county region that includes Jacksonville.
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