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Still Standing: Surviving Cancer, Riots, a Global Pandemic, and the Toxic Politics that Divide America Hardcover – July 28, 2020 (Amazon)
Still Standing reveals how an unlikely governor is sparking a whole new kind of politics—and introduces the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.
As the rookie Republican governor of deep-blue Maryland, Larry Hogan had already beaten some daunting odds. A common-sense businessman with a down-to-earth style, he had won a long-shot election the Washington Post called “a stunning upset.” He’d worked with cops and neighborhood leaders to quell Baltimore’s worst rioting in 47 years. He’d stared down entrenched political bosses to save his state from fiscal catastrophe, winning praise from Democrats, Republicans and independents. [Read More]
.@GovLarryHogan was asked on @WMALDC about schools this fall. He said there are a lot of factors to weigh, among them:
“Kids are kind of spreaders. One kid in the classroom gets sick and they spread it to all their classmates, who take it home to the parents and grandparents.”
— Pamela Wood ☀️ (@pwoodreporter) July 13, 2020
AOC on increased NYC crime: “Maybe this has to do with the fact that people aren’t paying their rent & are scared to pay their rent & so they go out & they need to feed their child & they don’t have money so… they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry.” pic.twitter.com/oHSTWWJZ6a
— The Hill (@thehill) July 12, 2020
Loudoun County Considering Proposal to Form Police Department (NBC Washington)
Leaders in Loudoun County, Virginia, are considering a proposal that would ask voters if the county should establish a police department.
Currently, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office handles all law enforcement, but creating a police department would transfer most duties to police and leave the sheriff’s office to handle courts and jails. [Read More]
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) July 13, 2020
