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The Future of Our Cities

Buildings on Hamilton Avenue, Detroit.
Eighteen years before, Detroit had been the richest city in the United States – with a per capita income exceeding that in every other urban area in the country. By 1968, it was no longer so well situated. But it was prosperous. It was vibrant. The architecture was stunning; the churches, beautiful; the picture palaces, a wonder.
Join Jim and Greg as they react to the Minneapolis City Council announcing an end to the police department but only after a year of community discussions. They also react to school officials in three major cities deciding to stop having resource officers in the schools. And they unload on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio yet again for his personal and professional approaches to the coronavirus.
Newsmaker Interview Guest:
Frank Edelblut is the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education. In his role as commissioner, Edelblut serves on a number of boards, including as a trustee for the University System of New Hampshire. He is a businessman who started his career as a certified public accountant with a large international accounting firm. Edelblut briefly worked as a chief financial officer for a public company, which was sold to a French firm in 2009. He was a Republican candidate for Governor of New Hampshire in 2016. Previously, Edelblut was a Republican member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. During his term in the House, he served on the Finance Committee, Special Committee on Pensions and the Child and Family Law Committee. Edelblut attended the University of Rhode Island where he earned a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration – Accounting. He also holds a Masters of Theological Studies from the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.
Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America applaud three members of the Kennedy family for publicly rebuking Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and others for their roles in discouraging parents from vaccinating their kids. They also roll their eyes as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler leads a vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress and declares the U.S. to be in a constitutional crisis. And they react to Denver voters narrowly approving a referendum protecting consumers of psychedelic mushrooms.
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Observations during our visit to Denver this year: 1. I forgot that marijuana is now a reality out here. Lately, I’m reminded every time we go out for pizza and see “Options Medical Center” nearby, in the same strip mall. My husband’s parents tell me that’s where you can go get the stuff. The name […]

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We are taking the whole week off. Seminar is Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st. Western Chauvinist (whom we miss greatly when she’s not here) has said she’d organize a meet up in Colorado Springs, so we are planning to go there later in the week. We’d be up for any kind of informal […]

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