Monday, November 18, 2024
When the family doesn't want the mayor around
When the family doesn't want the mayor around: It happens, but not often. In other words, usually the family of a fallen police officer welcomes the mayor and the local leadership. It doesn’t happen when the mayor is Brandon Johnson, the controversial man in charge of Chicago.
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It happens, but not often. In other words, usually the family of a fallen police officer welcomes the mayor and the local leadership. It doesn’t happen when the mayor is Brandon Johnson, the controversial man in charge of Chicago.
This is the story:
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will not attend the funeral of slain Officer Enrique Martinez on Monday — honoring the family’s wishes that politicians steer clear of the service.
Johnson initially planned to attend but made an about-face following backlash for failing to respect the grieving family’s request.
“The family of Officer Enrique Martinez continues to be in my prayers as they prepare to lay him to rest. I heard from the family and am honoring their request and will no longer plan to attend the honors funeral services,” his office said in a statement, according to NBC Chicago.
“This has been an emotional two weeks for the loved ones of Officer Martinez, the Chicago Police Department, and the city of Chicago. We all want to do right by Officer Martinez and give his family and the CPD family space to grieve,” it added.
No, Mayor Johnson — and Illinois governor JB Pritzker. The family does not want the top two leading Democrats around. It doesn’t get any more direct than that.
So what’s going on? The last time this happened involved a police officer in New York City when the family said no to Governor Kathy Hochul.
So I called my longtime friend in Chicago for his thoughts. He did not vote for Johnson and he loves the city. A Cubs fan!
His explanation was alarming. First, he thinks that Mayor Johnson is too woke to look at the crime problem seriously. Second, he sees a growing divide between the mayor and Hispanics, a more conservative community tired of crime and lousy schools. Last, but not least, he fears that these “woke” policies will drive more and more good people away from serving as police officers.
So our prayers for the Martinez family as they bury their hero. Our prayers that Chicago comes to its senses and elects people who want to make Chicago serious again.
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We remember Roberto Goizueta (1931-1997)
We remember Roberto C. Goizueta who was born in Havana on this day in 1931. He died in 1997.
His story is remarkable:
“Roberto Crispulo Goizueta was born in Havana, Cuba, on November 18, 1931, into a wealthy family with ties to the country’s sugar industry. He attended a Jesuit school in Havana and spent a year at a preparatory school in Connecticut before enrolling in 1949 at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1953 he graduated from Yale with a degree in chemical engineering. The same year, he married Olguita Casteleiro in one of Cuba’s most high-profile weddings, and the couple eventually had three children.After working for his father for a year, Goizueta answered a classified advertisement in a Havana newspaper for a company seeking a bilingual chemical engineer. The company was Coca-Cola, and after just a few years, he was appointed the chief engineer for the company’s five Cuban bottling plants. But after Fidel Castro seized power from Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959, Goizueta made plans to defect to the United States.Goizueta and his family left Cuba in 1960 with little more than $200 and 100 shares of Coca-Cola stock. They settled in Miami, Florida, where Goizueta continued to work with Coke’s Latin American concerns, while also serving as a chemist for the company’s Caribbean interests. He became a U.S. citizen in 1969.”
He became the CEO in the 1981 and held that position until his death in 1997.
A great story! We would definitely recommend his biography!
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1999: Remembering Michael Ebanks & the A&M bonfire tragedy
Do you remember where you were when you heard about The Texas A&M bonfire tragedy?
I was in the office and heard it on the radio. It was heartbreaking to hear that so many young people had died in the accident.
Later, I was stunned that the Ebanks family from our church lost their son (Michael) in the tragedy.
It still hurts so many years later.
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1966: Sandy Koufax retired from baseball
Sandy Koufax retired on this day in 1966. His arm was spent at age 30.
I saw him pitch a couple of times on TV, or more specifically when he broke my heart in game 7 of the 1965 World Series against my favorite Twins.
For my money, he was the greatest lefty of our generation. Just ask the hitters who couldn't hit his wicked pitches!
From 1961 to 1966, his last season with the LA Dodgers, he won 129 games and led the league in strikeouts 4 times. He was also the ERA champ 5 seasons in a row.
What about the post season? He pitched the Dodgers to victories in the 1963 and 1965 Series.
It's a shame that arm troubles cut his career short!
Check out the book by Jane Leavy.
Check out the book by Jane Leavy.
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World War II: The Battle of Britain 1940 with Barry Jacobsen
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World War II: The Battle of Britain 1940 with Barry Jacobsen 06/24 by Silvio Canto Jr | News Podcasts:
Guest: Barry Jacobsen, military blogger and historian........we will continue our World War II series with a look back at The Battle of Britain.........the impact of the war on Europe and the US.......the rise of PM Churchill as a leader of the UK.......
1863: Lincoln took the train to Gettysburg
He delivered the now famous speech the next day.
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