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Finding Cornelia Swanson

1 year 2 months ago
“Cemeteries are places where every stone has a story, but not every story has a stone.” —Dan Fuller, Event and Volunteer Coordinator, Bellefontaine Cemetery Among the memorial markers in Section M of Greenwood Cemetery lies the grave of Cornelia Swanson. Although her death was in 1951, she’s buried among those who passed away in 1964. …
Lyndsey Watkins

Donald Trump still can’t shoot someone on Fifth Avenue

1 year 2 months ago
I'm no great fan of today's Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, but I've seen some fairly outlandish responses about how this makes the president a king, or it allows the president to assassinate political opponents, etc. Everyone needs to cool down a bit on this. First, it's true that this is the first time ...continue reading "Donald Trump still can’t shoot someone on Fifth Avenue"
Kevin Drum

Vermont Man Who Cursed At, Flipped Off Cop Scores Settlement From The State

1 year 2 months ago
You know, rather than paying out thousands or millions in lawsuits for retaliatory arrests, maybe states should just spend more money on skin thickening for their police officers. It’s not like case law isn’t pretty much completely established at this point. Flipping the bird to a cop is protected speech. So is complaining, however profanely, […]
Tim Cushing