There’s way too much to say. A uniformed man with three armed pals keeps his knee on the neck of a prone man for many minutes, and when the prone man politely says he can’t breathe, his tormentor taunts, “Then get in the car!” — keeping his knee on that neck until the man dies. The “president” of a country threatens to turn the military on citizens. Embarrassed by mounting failures and by having been whisked away to a bomb shelter for protection, he wants to distract folks with a photo of...

The U.S. Supreme Court says limiting worship services to 25% of the fire code’s maximum occupancy does not violate the U.S. Constitution. By a 5-4 margin, California’s emergency health rules passed muster because “Similar or more severe restrictions apply to comparable secular gatherings, including lectures, concerts, movie showings, spectator sports and theatrical performances, where large groups of people gather in close proximity for extended periods.” Courts resist interfering with state...

One beautiful Saturday morning a family ventures out from pandemical isolation to the Farmers’ Market. Kids, grandma and cousins are all enjoying aguas frescas. Suddenly a woman starts shouting at the family, “We don’t want you n*****s here!” The beautiful day is worse than ruined. A school board member tells me this happened to an LCPS program director, whom I’ll call “Teacher.” I’m appalled. That it happened, and that no one spoke up for the family. A walk is planned for the following...

Thursday morning, I did something new: Walt Rubel and I were the commentators as hundreds of Mayfield High seniors experienced the first drive-by Senior Celebration (not “graduation,”) pulling up in beautifully-decorated vehicles to get certificates (not “diplomas”) from Principal Eric Fraass. A first for all of us, with plenty of good energy. An arduous but pleasant way to serve the community. Many beautiful, happy kids. Two stretch limousines, a lot of jeeps, and a big yellow Hummer. Very...