Joining now is deputy fire chief, john donnelly. Chief, tell me what the situation is. So about 30 minutes ago, fire and ems arrived on the scene of a house under construction. In the foundation work, there was a collapse sort of accident. We dont know the cause. And right now were working to make the scene safe so that we can go in there and try and get the injured person all the way out safely. Reporter there is a man trapped down there, right . Sure. Reporter and hes up to his chest in dirt . Up to his waist and shoulder in one side. Reporter and so what do you have to do to get to him . So we have to shore the walls with lumber and metal framework so that they dont collapse any more and nobody else gets hurt. Reporter and how long do you think this could take . The rule of thumb is that its an hour for each foot youre digging out and its going to be a little while before we can get to diggi digging. So this could go on for the rest of the day. Reporter thank you very much, chief. G
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How will we remember 2020? It was a year unlike any other in our lifetime one where the burdens and the blessings seemed to resonate more than we expected. While I don’t have the words to comfort all of the hardships we each faced, I know the value of escaping into a book. This year was a watershed year for Native publishing, with more wonderful texts coming to market than I can list in this column. Yet, what follows are the books I feel fortunate to have discovered, and ones I am certain you will come to treasure.
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through is the most important book published this decade. Edited by Joy Harjo (Muscogee), LeAnne Howe (Choctaw), Jennifer Elise Foerster (Muscogee), and others, this enthralling anthology collects 161 Native poets who speak to the resilience of Indigenous voices through the generations. It’s divided into geographic regions, with poets listed chronologically according to their birth. The stanzas run the gamut of e