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The former mayor of Dodge City, Kansas says her life was threatened after she voiced her support for a COVID-19 mask mandate.
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On Tuesday, Dog City Mayor Joyce Warshaw officially resigned from her elected position, effective immediately. The resignation comes after Warshaw felt her safety was in question. She says she, along with other city commissioners, were faced with aggression and threats of violence through email and phone calls. Well, maybe if I am the target, if I remove myself, maybe they can calm down. The backlash escalated following a recent article published by U. S. A. Today regarding the city s mask mandate. Those that were against the man mandate were very aggressive in their Burbage, she says. Although she has stepped down as mayor, she stands by the decision she made in that role, wearing mask and distancing and trying to limit our crowd size. That is the least we ca
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Joyce Warshaw said disturbing messages were lodged at her and her family.
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Dodge City, Kansas, mayor: ‘I was afraid.’
Former Dodge City, Kansas, mayor Joyce Warshaw speaks with Linsey Davis about why she resigned after getting harassed and threatened over her city’s mask mandate. Jason Persoff/Getty Images, FILE
Mayor Joyce Warshaw of Dodge City, Kansas, resigned Tuesday after receiving an onslaught of harassment and threats following a mask mandate that she helped pass weeks ago.
She told ABC News that stepping down was a tough decision, but it was the right one, because she didn t feel safe.
Threats Mount Against Public Officials: Not What I Signed Up For Officials at all levels of government are receiving increased threats. They re not getting as much support as they should from officials at the highest levels or, in some cases, from law enforcement. Alan Greenblatt, Senior Staff Writer | December 17, 2020 | Analysis
There was a rumor her house had burned down. Kim Gray, a member of the Richmond, Va., city council, called the police chief directly, who told her officers would be alerted. None came, even after Gray and her neighbors called when a mob of about 200 formed outside her house. Some were armed with rifles, yelling “burn it down” and pointing lasers into her children’s bedroom.
Roy Exum: Yarbro Adds Nothing Thursday, December 17, 2020 - by Roy Exum
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I am as sorry as I can be that the State of Tennessee now ranks No. 2 in the nation as the coronavirus has reached record stages. I am also among those who are praying most fervently for God’s mercy and grace as we fight to endure this epic pandemic. But my prayer is also one that implores the Master to never allow me to fall into the midst of the Legion of the Miserable. The Legion has never done one thing, not in the history of the world, except to promote anguish and, among this week’s most deplorables, is a Tennessee legislator – Jeff Yarbro from Nashville.
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