Dan Tackett
Special to The Courier
It’s not always a breeze writing these weekly columns. Sure, the easy ones pretty much write themselves, but that’s not been the case this morning (Wednesday).
With the heat and humidity raging outside in a race to reach the highest peaks, I’ve self-isolated myself in my tiny office. As I sit behind the keyboard, a problem surfaces: Nothing comes to mind; a nasty and dreaded writer’s block has settled in. I couldn’t conjure up any activity or event in Lincoln or Logan County to address, at least nothing that would keep readers engaged.
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Low voter turnout is shameful
Dan Tackett
It surely seems I’ve been down this road before, but here I go once again. And I’m still as puzzled as I was on previous trips.
The central focus here is voter turnout. Actually, it’s all about the lack of voter turnout when it comes to citizen decision-making when it comes to choosing leaders for the city of Lincoln. What prompts this voyage down this familiar passage are the numbers registered this week in the city’s Republican primary election for mayor and in one ward for nomination to run for an aldermanic seat.
One arrest, second suspect sought, in transit driver killing Follow Us
Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Sunday, January 31, 2021
BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland authorities have arrested one suspect and are searching for another following the shooting death of a driver for a state transit program serving disabled people. Baltimore Police said Sunday that they have charged Ernest Ford, 28, with murder in Friday’s killing of Frankye Duckett, 49.
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating Marquis Poteat, 32.
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Authorities have said Duckett was sitting inside his Maryland Transit Administration MobilityLink van early Friday evening when he was approached by a man who shot him with a handgun. Police said the suspect fled in a tan or beige-colored Ford Crown Victoria or Lincoln Grand Marquee.
Baltimore transit driver fatally shot while sitting in van
Updated Jan 30, 2021;
BALTIMORE (AP) Maryland authorities are investigating the shooting death of a driver for a state transit program serving disabled people.
Police responded to a reported shooting in northeast Baltimore shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday and found 49 year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds to the body. He died a short time later at a local hospital.
Investigators said the victim was an MTA Mobility van driver who was seated inside his vehicle when he was approached by a man who shot him with a handgun. Police said the suspect fled in a tan or beige-colored Ford Crown Victoria or Lincoln Grand Marquee.