LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL NEWS

+ Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis dies at age 80 – his life in pictures

World leaders pay tribute on the passing of Rep. John Lewis

Trump Honors Civil Rights Hero John Lewis with Impersonal Proclamation Sent From the Golf Course

+ Rev. C.T. Vivian, civil rights veteran who worked with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

+ CAPTURED: Yelm Police arrest suspect accused of using drill and torch to try to break into ATM

+ After Investigation, L&I Fines Three Companies for Vail Wind Farm Incident That Killed Chehalis Man

+ Defense secretary effectively bans Confederate flags from military bases while rejecting ‘divisive symbols’

+ We have a once-in-6,800-years opportunity to see a comet in Washington’s skies

** COVID-19 NEWS AND TIPS **

It’s not only coronavirus cases that are rising. Now covid deaths are, too.

Brace yourself for the latest COVID-19 predictions. You’re not going to like them

With Household Spread Common, Health Officer Says Virus Can Still Cause Organ Inflammation in Kids

The Olympian contributor George Walter: In America’s response to COVID-19, we have abandon some founding principles

In-person classes for Washington students ‘at risk’ this fall due to rising COVID-19 cases

** THE CURRENT STATE OF THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY **

Mary Trump says President ‘is not going to get better and he is without question going to get worse’

Hospitals Are Suddenly Short of Young Doctors — Because of Trump’s Visa Ban

Fox host Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump claim Biden wants to defund police

Former Trump Organization Executive Vice President Barbara Res confirms what Mary Trump said – “he [Trump] was anti-Semitic”

Oregon lawmakers call for DOJ, DHS inspectors general to investigate federal law enforcement presence in Portland “at the direction of Donald Trump and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf”

Secret Federal Police Deployed by Trump Snatch Protesters Off Portland Streets [why are the military not outraged by the President using federal troopers on their own citizens?]

White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used room – White House tradition calls for portraits of the most recent American presidents to be given the most prominent placement, in the entrance of the executive mansion, visible to guests during official events.