Cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville Join in National COVID Memorial
The cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville are joining in a memorial Tuesday to remember and honor lives lost to COVID-19 by illuminating their City Halls starting at 5:30 p.m.
The memorial is organized by the Presidential Inauguration Committee (PIC) that is encouraging cities and towns to join Washington, D.C. in illuminating buildings in amber light as a symbol of unity and remembrance. A Washington, D.C. ceremony will feature lighting around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
The ceremony may be watched below:
The ceremony in D.C. will be streamed BidenInaugural.org/watch and PIC’s
At the request of President-elect Joe Biden, Governor Gretchen Whitmer is in Washington DC for his inauguration tomorrow. On a press call Tuesday on her
Joe Biden’s family Bible anchors faith-infused inaugural events
Beyond the invocation and benediction at the inauguration itself, unofficial events will mostly be online and far different from the festivities of previous years. Vice President Joe Biden, left, places his hand on the Biden family Bible held by his wife Jill Biden, center, as he takes the oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, right, during an official ceremony at the Naval Observatory on Jan. 20, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
January 19, 2021
(RNS) President-elect Joe Biden plans to be sworn in with his hefty family Bible when he becomes the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday (Jan. 20).
In the headlines:
► Rebekah Jones, the fired Florida Department of Health data scientist-turned-whistleblower, turned herself in to police Sunday night to face a felony charge.
► The majority of Americans say the coronavirus pandemic is out of control, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Only about 1 in 10 Americans say the pandemic is mostly under control, the poll found. The nationwide survey shows that large majorities of people of all political affiliations say they think the deadly virus, which arrived in the country nearly a year ago, is only somewhat under control or not at all controlled, the Washington Post said.
Inauguration Week: Things to Do in Washington, January 19-20
Plus: Take some deep breaths.
Here’s what you should check out this week:
Exhale: It’s been a tense month…year…era. Take some deep breaths and join the National Museum of Asian Art’s free virtual meditation sessions. DC teachers Aparna Sadananda and Philip Bender will walk you through a guided meditation (and if you like this one, you can join them three times a week for the next couple weeks). Wednesday 1/20 at noon; Free, register here.
You might’ve seen him on TV news: Frank Figliuzzi, who formerly led counterintelligence at the FBI, is releasing