VACCINATIONS SATURDAY AT WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE SATURDAY– From County Board Chair, Benjamin Boykin

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Dear Friends and Neighbors,We all long to put the days of the COVID-19 pandemic behind us – to go back to life as we once knew it before March of 2020. We hope and pray for the health and safety of our family members and friends, a Westchester County without illness and the loss of life. But – the only way we are ever going to achieve that goal is by doing our part to get vaccinated.

The COVID-19 vaccine works – but it will only protect us if we ALL take it.Below are links to sign up for four upcoming clinics at Westchester Community College (WCC) in Valhalla for the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.

Individuals must be 18 years of age or older to receive the vaccine, and must also be able to return to WCC 28 days after their first dose to receive a second dose. Please feel free to share the following:

Saturday, April 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=C06D3EB0BFEC0FAEE0530A6C7C16C408Monday, April 26 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=C06DA5DDAFA11434E0530A6C7C16DCF0Tuesday, April 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=C06DA5DDAFA21434E0530A6C7C16DCF0To assist residents with getting vaccinated, the Westchester County Department of Health has been regularly posting links on their website www.westchestergov.com/health for one of their vaccine clinics. If you are having a problem with the link, try using a different web browser such Google Chrome. Or, if you need assistance registering, please call 914-995-7425.Please help by doing your part to stop the spread of COVID-19. Thank you.Sincerely,Ben Boykinen EspañolQueridos amigos y vecinos,Todos decíamos dejar atrás los días de la pandemia de COVID-19, volver a la vida como la conocíamos antes de marzo de 2020. Esperamos y oramos por la salud y la seguridad de nuestros familiares y amigos, un condado de Westchester sin enfermedad y sin la pérdida de la vida. Pero, la única forma en que vamos a lograr ese objetivo es haciendo nuestra parte para vacunarnos. La vacuna COVID-19 funciona, pero solo nos protegerá si TODOS la tomamos.A continuación, se muestran los enlaces para inscribirse en cuatro clínicas próximas en Westchester Community College (WCC) en Valhalla para la primera dosis de la vacuna Moderna. Las personas deben tener 18 años o más para recibir la vacuna, y también deben poder regresar a WCC 28 días después de su primera dosis para recibir una segunda dosis. No dude en compartir lo siguiente:Sábado 24 de abril de 9 a.m. a 5 p.m.
https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=C06D3EB0BFEC0FAEE0530A6C7C16C408Lunes 26 de abril a partir de las 1:30 p. m. a las 5 p.m.
https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=C06DA5DDAFA11434E0530A6C7C16DCF0Martes 27 de abril de 10:30 a.m. a 4:30 p.m.
https://apps2.health.ny.gov/doh2/applinks/cdmspr/2/counties?DateID=C06DA5DDAFA21434E0530A6C7C16DCF0Para ayudar a los residentes a vacunarse, el Departamento de Salud del Condado de Westchester ha estado publicando regularmente enlaces en su sitio web www.westchestergov.com/health para una de sus clínicas de vacunas. Si tiene un problema con el enlace, intente utilizar un navegador web diferente, como Google Chrome. O, si necesita ayuda para registrarse, llame al 914-995-7425.Por favor ayude haciendo su parte para detener la propagación de COVID-19. Gracias.Atentamente,Ben Boykin
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WASHINGTON COMES TO WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL

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SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MIGUEL CARDONA
TOURS REOPENED WHITE PLAINS HIGH PARTICIPATES IN FACT-FINDING MISSION ON REOPENING SUCCESS. (Photo Courtesy, White Plains City School District)
SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MIGUEL CARONA
RIGHT IN ANIMATED CONVERSATION WITH SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DR. JOSEPH RICCA , AND PRESIDENT OF THE WHITE PLAINS BOARD OF EDUCATION ROASEMARIE ELLER THURSDAY MORNING IN THE HALLS OF WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL TOURING THE SCHOOL IN SESSION
The Secretary of Education, Mr. Cardona (center) flanked by American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, left and White Plains Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Joseph Ricca (right)on a panel discussing how to reopen schools successfully. (Photo, White Plains City School District.

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. April 22, 2021 UPDATED WITH ACTUALITIES APRIL 23, 2021:

The top education administrator in the USA, Secretary of Education Miguel Carona toured White Plains High School, USA this morning with Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Joseph Ricca, and Principal of the high school Emerly Martinez. It was part of the Secretary’s national “School Reopening Tour” under way.

Secretary of Education Cardona addressing an in-session White Plains High School Classroom. (Photo, White Plains City School District)

The Secretary whose presence was indicated by black, apparently official security SUVs at 9 this morning in front of the school participated in a “Roundtable Discussion on School Reopening in White Plains,NY” with Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers President, White Plains Teachers Association President Kara McCormick-Lyons, Board of Education President Rosemarie Eller, and spent part of the morning meeting students, educators, and administrators.

His mission on the tour is to “visit schools that have successfully reopened and stayed open to highlight the best practices and discuss how schools can ensure reopening efforts are advancing educational parity.” He will share what he learns on the on-site tours with other members of the Biden Administration, and other schools on the tour “to reach the President’s goal of reopening the majority of K-8 schools within the first 100 days of the Biden Administration.”

One of the few Westchester County School Districts to reopen fully with a below approximately 4% Covid infection rate — of 398 positives (teachers, students, and staff, administrators) since remote learning went into effect last spring about this time) of its 7,197 students,. The school has now by Friday officially reopened for all K-12 grades. It’s approximately 1,300 teachers, staff and administrators are 85% fully vaccinated through a coordinated Westchester County effort across 9 school sites,

Press access was limited to the event.

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IS YOUR BUSINESS BOUNCING BACK? WESTCHESTER WANTS TO KNOW by April 26

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WPCNR WESTCHESTER COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From Chairman of the Board of Westchester County Legislators Benjamin Boykin. April 22, 2021:

Local Business Bounce Back As we move to the “new normal”, we want to know what that might look like for your business and how the County may help.

We know that businesses of all types, in all sections of Westchester County have been affected by the pandemic. Loss of revenue, increased expenses, changes in consumer behavior, a remote work force, etc. have had immediate impact and may represent a long term shift. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and share it widely. The deadline for submission is close of business on Monday, April 26th.Take Survey Here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5WJ88NN
 
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SUPERINTENDENT IN 5TH WEEK OF WHITE PLAINS SCHOOLS REOPENING GIVES WHITE PLAINS AN “A-PLUS” ON JOHN BAILEY’S WVOX WHITE PLAINS REPORT “THIS HAS NOT BEEN A LOST YEAR.”

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White Plains Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph Ricca
being interviewed by John Bailey through the magic of Zoom Monday on the White Plains Schools reopening in its fifth week. Here are some highlights of that interview reported this morning by Mr. Bailey on The Dennis and Tonny Good Morning Westchester Program WVOX 1460.

“GOOD MORNING TONNY AND DENNIS FROM WHITE PLAINS NY USA WHERE IT’S 46 SUNNY WPCNR DEGREES AT 7:50 A.M.. THIS IS THE WEEK WHEN ALL WHITE PLAINS SCHOOLS ARE OPEN AND THE RETURN TO IN-SCHOOL LEARNING IS WORKING. I INTERVIEWED WHITE PLAINS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DR. JOSEPH RICCA YESTERDAY AND HE REPORTS THAT 93% OF CHILDREN IN GRADES K THROUGH 5 ARE NOW LEARNING IN-SCHOOL AND 75% OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL. HE GAVE PARENTS, KIDS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF A “A-PLUS”

  • HE SAID ON behalf of the board of education, an enormous, thank you to our community of White Plains, this has been a long road, we didn’t get to where we are today without a ton of amazing support from everybody all throughout the Community. Despite the fact that we’re still dealing with  COVID we’re thrilled that we were able to welcome back all of our children and all of our Tigers to five day in person instruction.
  • HE PRAISED PARENTS FOR BEING “COOPERATIVE AND UNDERSTANDING” TO ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO  OPEN FOR 4 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS NOW WITHOUT HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEMS
  • ASKED WHAT THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS, DR. RICCA SAID THAT IF SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY SHOWS SIGNS OF BEING ILL WITH SYMPTOMS OF COVID, STUFFY NOSE FEVER THEY SHOULD NOT SEND THEIR OTHER CHILDREN TO SCHOOL UNTIL THE ILL MEMBER OF THE FAMILY IS TESTED.
  • DR. RICCA SAYS WHAT HAPPENS IS  IF THE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WHO IS ILL TESTS POSITIVE, THE CHILD YOU SEND TO SCHOOL EXPOSES THEIR WHOLE CLASS TO COVID. SO PARENTS HAVE TO BE VIGILANT  AND KEEP THEIR HEALTHY CHILD OR CHILDREN HOME UNTIL THE ILL FAMILY MEMBER IS TESTED NEGATIVE.
  • DR. RICCA SAID 86% OF WHITE PLAINS TEACHERS ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF HAVE BEEN VACCINATED THANKS TO WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FACILITATING VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS.
  • COMPLIANCE BY STUDENTS WITH MASKING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES HAS BEEN EXCELLENT ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.
  • LOOKING FORWARD HE SAID THAT THERE WILL BE GRADUATION CEREMONIES AT LOUCKS FIELD FOR SENIORS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WILL NOT BE AT THE COUNTY CENTER

HE REPORTED THAT ASSESSMENT TESTS AND REGENTCES WILL BE ADMINISTERED BUT WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS GRADUATING OR MOVING TO THE NEXT GRADE. HE ADDED THAT PARENTS CAN DECLINE TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN TAKE THE TESTS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PENALTY OR NEGATIVELY AFFECTING THEIR CHILD’S PROGRESS..

HE SAID ALL GRADES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLLY MOVED TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND NOT HELD BACK BECAUSE OF CURRENT YEAR PERFORMANCE.

HE EMPHASIZED “THIS HAS NOT BEEN A LOST YEAR” FOR WHITE PLAINS STUDENTS.

DR. RICCA PROMISED A “ROBUST SUMMER SCHOOL. SOME STUDENTS WILL BE MANDATED TO ATTEND A SUMMER SCHOOL TO UPGRADE THEIR COMPREHENSION OF THE CURRENT YEAR MATERIAL. HE ADDED THAT PARENTS FEELING THEIR STUDENTS NEED MORE ENHANCEMENT AND REVIEW CAN DECIDE TO HAVE THEIR CHILD ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOL VOLUNTARILY. THEY SHOULD DISCUSS THIS OPTION WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND GUIDANCE COUNSELOR AND TEACHERS.

HE SAID REALISTICALLY THE SCHOOLS EXPECT AND ARE PLANNING FOR INCREASED TIME DEVOTED TO REMEDIATION FOR STUDENTS WHEN SCHOOL STARTS UP AGAIN IN THE FALL

I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE SCHOOL AID EXPECTED TO COME FROM THE AMERICAN RECOVERY ACT . DR. RICCA SAID THE SCHOOL HAS NOT BEN INFORMED EXACTLY HOW MUCH AID IS COMING AND WHAT THE RESTRICTIONS ON HOW IT CAN BE SPENT ARE. HE SAID THE MONEY WOULD BE SPENT ON FACILITIES AS LONG TERM ONE-SHOT INVESTMENTS THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE INCREASED TAXES IF THE AID IS CUT BACK IN FUTURE YEARS

HE MADE A POINT THAT WHAT HAS MADE THE RETURN TO INCLASS INSTRUCTION ACROSS ALL GRADES SUCCESSFUL IS THE FACULTY STAFF AND INTERACTIONS HAS BEEN TO BE AS SUPPORTIVE AND SYMPATHETIC AS POSSIBLE TO FACILITATE THE RETURN EXPERIENCE. HE SAID HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS HAVE STEPPED UP AND BEEN VERY COMPLIANT WITH PROTOCOLS.

ON ANOTHER POSITIVE NOTE—THE RATE OF INFECTION CONTINUES AT SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 3% ACROSS WESTCHESTER COUNTY THROUGH SUNDAY THE FIRST TIME IT HAS BEEN CONSISENTLY THAT LOW SINCE NOVEMBER 1. IN FACT THE INFECTION RATE SATURDAY WAS 2.3%–IT HAS NOT BEEN THAT LOW FOR 5-1/2 MONTHS.

THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID THE PROPOSED SCHOOL BUDGET INCREASES TAXES 1.3% AND DOES NOT INCLUDE AND OF THE INCREASED STATE AID AS AN ONGOING EXPENSE.

DENNIS YOU CAN WATCH THE COMPLETE INTERVIEW WITH DR. RICCA ON WHITE PLAINS TV THURSDAY 8 PM AND SATURDAY 7 PM ON PEOPLE TO HEARD COUNTYWIDE ON FIOS CHANNEL 45 AND IN WHITE PLAINS ON OPTIMUM CHANNEL 45.”

  •  The John Bailey WVOX WHITE PLAINS REPORT IS HEARD TUESDAYS AT 7:50 A.M. on the Dennis and Tonny Good Morning Westchester “The nicest two people on the radio” program on WVOX.COM, WVOX 1460 A.M..

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WHITE PLAINS LIBRARY REOPENS FOR ALL SERVICES APRIL 29

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WPCNR MEDIA NEWS. From Brian Kenney, Director, White Plains Public Library. April 15, 2021:

At last night’s meeting of the Board of Trustees, it was decided that the Library building would open to the public effective Thursday, April 29.
Some facts about our reopening:

  • We are reopening with the exact same level of service we offered over the summer: A limited number of patrons will be welcome to browse the first floor collections and check out material, while the Trove will be open for appointments, one family at a time
  • The Library hours will remain unchanged (Monday-Thursday, 10 am to 7 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, closed Sunday)
  • Our Grab & Go service will end close of business, Wednesday, April 28. Effective Thursday, April 29 we will revert to having a Holds collection; as was true in the past, patrons will need to come into the building and check out holds material themselves
  • All staff and patrons must abide by the protective practices outlined in the Addendum to our Code of Conduct.  Please review the Addendum. We remain committed to everyone wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing.

I will schedule a Town Hall meeting for Monday to answer questions regarding this reopening as well as to discuss the next fiscal year, beginning July 1.

Finally, on behalf of the Board and myself, a big thank you for everyone’s efforts at providing excellent services and programs this past year. It has truly been extraordinary. As part of developing a strategic plan, we have been interviewing patrons and collecting information through the survey on our website. Time and again, patrons have expressed their thanks for all you have succeeded in accomplishing throughout this difficult year. These three patrons said it best:

I am very pleased with how the library staff responded to the pandemic and developed tools for the public to use — to stay connected, to continue to be library patrons, to read, to listen, to learn. Some people needed resources for home schooling. The staff was great. The staff is great.


I love the White Plains Library. The staff is always polite and helpful. I really appreciate that the library found ways to accommodate lending books & providing programs during the pandemic. Thanks to your commitment to serving the community, I was able to enjoy good books during the pandemic. Thank you White Plains Library Staff, keep up the great work!


The library has done an amazing job responding to COVID. The expanded access to online streaming and materials, the zoom author discussions and classes, and the incredible responsiveness of the team have all been fantastic! THANK YOU!!!

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CONGRESSMAN JONES CO SPONSORS EXPANDING SUPREME COURT to 13 JUSTICES

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WPCNR WASHINGTON WIRE. From Congressman Mondaire Jones of the 37th Congressional District, Westchester, Rockland Counties. April 15, 2021:

Today, Congressmen Mondaire Jones (D-NY), Vice Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet; Jerrold Nadler (D-NY),Chair of the House Judiciary Committee; Hank Johnson (D-GA),Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet; and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA),introduced the Judiciary Act of 2021 to expand the United States Supreme Court by adding four seats, creating a 13-justice Supreme Court. 

This bill would restore balance to the nation’s highest court after four years of norm-breaking actions by Republicans led to its current composition and greatly damaged the Court’s standing in the eyes of the American people. In order for the Court to fulfill its duty to deliver equal justice under the law, and protect the rights and well-being of millions of Americans, the legislation expands the Court to restore balance, integrity, and independence to it.

“Our democracy is hanging by a thread. And the far-right majority on the U.S. Supreme Court is cutting it,” said Congressman Jones. “From Citizens United to Shelby County to Rucho, the Court has been hostile to democracy itself. The majority’s doctrine is clear: if a law suppresses the right to vote, it is constitutional; if a law protects the right to vote, especially for Black and brown voters, it is unconstitutional. The American people have had enough. To restore power to the people, we must expand the Supreme Court. Today, I am proud to introduce the Judiciary Act of 2021 to do just that.”

“Republicans stole the Court’s majority, with Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation completing their crime spree,” said Senator Markey. “Of all the damage Donald Trump did to our Constitution, this stands as one of his greatest travesties. Senate Republicans have politicized the Supreme Court, undermined its legitimacy, and threatened the rights of millions of Americans, especially people of color, women, and our immigrant communities. This legislation will restore the Court’s balance and public standing and begin to repair the damage done to our judiciary and democracy, and we should abolish the filibuster to ensure we can pass it. I thank Chairman Nadler, and Reps. Johnson and Jones for their partnership on this legislation that will ensure the Supreme Court reflects the value of equal justice under law, not politics.”

“Nine justices may have made sense in the nineteenth century when there were only nine circuits, and many of our most important federal laws—covering everything from civil rights, to antitrust, the internet, financial regulation, health care, immigration, and white collar crime—simply did not exist, and did not require adjudication by the Supreme Court,” said Chairman Nadler. “But the logic behind having only nine justices is much weaker today, when there are 13 circuits.  Thirteen justices for thirteen circuits is a sensible progression, and I am pleased to join my colleagues in introducing the Judiciary Act of 2021.”

“It’s easy to take for granted that the number of justices on the Supreme Court must be nine,” said Chairman Johnson. “But it is not written in the Constitution and has changed seven times over the course of this country’s history.  Thirteen justices would mean one justice per circuit court of appeals, consistent with how the number of justices was originally determined, so each justice can oversee one circuit.  It’s time that we start thinking about the Supreme Court like we think about the rest of the federal government and consider whether and how its current composition allows it to effectively do what we need it to do — efficiently and effectively administer justice and uphold the rule of law. I am pleased to join my colleagues, Senator Markey, Chairman Nadler, and Representative Jones in taking an important step in that direction today with the introduction of the Judiciary Act of 2021.”

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WEATHER WHITE PLAINS 9:45 A.M. EDT:50 CLOUDY WPCNR DEGREES: RAIN TO COME

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Today Periods of rain. High near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight –Rain continues. Cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible

.Friday: Rain continues. 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph. (Forecast, National Weather Service)

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A Night to Remember the Titanic

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A Titanic Lifeboat
approaching The Carpathia, a rescue ship, 109 years ago this morning

WPCNR MILESTONES. By John F. Bailey. (Mr. Bailey runs this column every year at this time, and sadly nothing changes) April 14-15, 2021

She began her voyage, four days ago, 109 years ago, April 10, 1912.

She carried over 2,200 passengers and crew and was the largest ocean liner of her time ever built.

They were the rich and famous, the poor and hopeful.

She was guaranteed unsinkable.

Her owners, the White Star Line, wanted to set a new speed record for crossing the Atlantic.

Her captain had been warned the northerly course would take it through an iceberg field.

On April 13, sailing  under a crisp clear,calm starlit sky at 11:40 PM after an evening of partying aboard ship, prior to arrival in New York today, the ship sideswiped an iceberg.

She was the Titanic.

She was the ship of dreams.

Today, she is the ship of nightmares as her hundreds of passengers from all walks of life perished together in the ruthless sea. The cold fateful, unforgiving frigid  indifferent eternity of the sea.

The Titanic’s fate was a lesson that changed maritime laws.

Two and a half hours after the iceberg collision the Titantic sank at 2:20 A.M., early the morning of April 15, (this morning) on that night to remember.

This is an excerpt from  the testimony of a survivor, Emily Maria Borie Ryerson watching from a lifeboat desperately trying to row away from the suction of the sinking ship, at the 1912 U.S. Senate SubCommittee Hearing on the Titanic sinking:

“The order was given to pull away. Then they rowed off—the sailors, the women, anyone – but made little progress; there was a confusion of orders; we rowed toward the stern, someone shouted something about a gangway, and no one seemed to know what to do. Barrels and (deck) chairs were being thrown overboard.

“Then suddenly, when we (in the lifeboat) still seemed very near, we saw the ship was sinking rapidly. I was still in the bow of the boat with my daughter and turned to see the great ship take a plunge toward the bow, the two forward funnels seemed to lean and then she seemed to break in half as if cut with a knife, and as the bow went under, the lights went out; the stern stood up for several minutes, black against the stars, and then that, too, plunged down and there was no sound for what seemed like hours, and then began the cries for help of people  drowning all around us, which seemed to go on forever.”

Dorothy Gibson, the silent screen actress and survivor – from her testimony before the committee—observed from a lifeboat– in an excerpt from her testimony before the same committee, said:

“Suddenly there was a wild coming together of voices from the direction of the ship of the ship and we noticed an unusual commotion among the people huddled about the railing. Then the awful thing happened, the thing that will remain in my memory until the day I die.

The Titanic seemed to lurch slightly more to the side and then the fore. A minute, or probably two minutes, later she sank her nose into the ocean, swayed for a few minutes and disappeared, leaving nothing behind her on the face of the sea but a swirl of water, bobbing heads and lifeboats that were threatened by the suction of the waters.”

The Titanic’s fate was traced to the negligence and reckless disregard of the risk of sailing at 22 knots through an icefield, and 16 lifeboats for 2,200 persons, insufficient number of lifeboats.

In recent years, analysis of the hull plates recovered from the wreck of the ship on the ocean floor indicated a faulty, economical brittle bolt selection in constructing  the hull.

The White Star Line owner J. Bruce Ismay, onboard that night,  callously saved his own life by slipping into a lifeboat.

Ismay in a statement, denied telling the Captain of the Titanic to set a new speed record and denied telling the Captain to increase the ship speed in the ice field region.  Also said he just happened to be near a lifeboat about to be lowered and no more women and children around to board, and that was why he got into the lifeboat.

So much for corporate responsibility and guilt of any kind, even then.

Not much has changed in corporate world over the 109 years since this night and morning to remember.

Industrial moguls continue unaccountable and pay little price for their self-serving decisions which kill thousands with foreknowledge.

“Who knew?” is not an excuse. You knew is the answer.

Steroids. The 737. Opioids. Covid denial. Thalidimide denial. Arms dealing.

Narcotics trade. Concussion damage. Gun dealers. Negligence. Overdoses overlooked.

Crimes against humanity just for profit cannot be condoned when they are created by naive design, gambling everything will be all right, when it creates appalling deaths of thousands of innocents.

Perpetual rationalizations of inhumanities to men and women live on in infamy.

Saying sorry is not enough.

Expressing regrets and and sending thoughts and prayers going out to victims by the decision makers who made the reckless decisions is so easy. It does not absolve.

The atrocities of man’s inhumanity and selfish self aggrandizement to their fellow men and women should never be forgotten.

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