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from American Action News
Federal Agency Sees More Than Half Its DC Staff Quit After Trump Order
More than half of the Bureau of Land Management’s Washington, D.C. staff quit their jobs after being told they would be transferred to Colorado and other western states to be closer to the lands they manage. “New internal numbers from the Interior Department obtained by The Hill show 69 employees have left the agency rather than accept the new assignment. Another 18 left after the plans were announced but before they could be reassigned,” The Hill reports. “Those 87 employees outnumber the 80 who have agreed to the move.” “The BLM move would uproot nearly all of the agency’s dwindling Washington staff out West, leaving just 61 of 10,000 employees in the nation’s capital,” The Hill reports. The move is part of a Trump administration initiative to place regulatory agencies closer to the people they are supposed to serve. Most of America’s federal lands are in the western mountains and deserts. Liberals have howled over the move, publicly admitting regulatory positions will be less likely to be filled by professional D.C. bureaucrats and more likely to be filled by people with direct ties to those affected by regulations.
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from The Living ChurchMagazine of The Living Church Foundation (Anglican)
Bishops Withhold Common Cup in Response to Coronavirus
Touching on centuries-old theological controversies, bishops across the Episcopal Church have issued pastoral letters recommending changes to worship practices to prevent infection from the novel coronavirus. Bishops in the Dioceses of California, Dallas, Olympia, and Los Angeles ordered that Holy Communion be administered to the laity in bread only, although historically Anglicans have often insisted on administering the Eucharist in both bread and wine. The Bishops of Albany and Newark have banned the use of non-alcoholic juice, and others have warned against the practice of intinction, the use of leavened bread and ceramic vessels, and the passing of the peace.
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from Northwest Public Broadcasting
News & Media Website in Pullman, WA
Tri-Cities resident Bruce Bjornstad went skiing in Austria and traveled through Venice on Feb. 22 when the coronavirus started to soar in Italy. Even though he doesn’t have and wasn’t diagnosed with COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, what he does have is the experience of self-quarantine — and a helpful partner. Diana Moeller is a retired nurse who recommended Bruce self-quarantine. She spoke to the Massachusetts Department of Health, and they recommended those coming from Italy be treated like travelers from China. “Diana had the house all ready for me,” Bruce said. “She basically went to stay with a friend. I stayed home alone.”
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from NPR (& affiliates)
Nonprofit Broadcasting & Media Production Company
State-Run Russian Radio Is Looking To Expand In The U.S.
Two years after Russian state media began radio broadcasts in Washington D.C, Radio Sputnik has made its way to Kansas City. Sputnik officials are negotiating to start broadcasting in other cities.
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State-Run Russian Radio Is Looking To Expand In The U.S.
Two years after Russian state media began radio broadcasts in Washington D.C, Radio Sputnik has made its way to Kansas City. Sputnik officials are negotiating to start broadcasting in other cities.
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from POLITICO
LEAST BIASED, HIGH, news and opinion website in Arlington, Virginia
In crisis, Trump team sees a chance to achieve long-sought goals
Political and economic damage from the coronavirus crisis is mounting. Some Trump officials see the moment as an opportunity to finally deliver on promises including border restrictions, isolating China and broader tax cuts.
In crisis, Trump team sees a chance to achieve long-sought goals
Political and economic damage from the coronavirus crisis is mounting. Some Trump officials see the moment as an opportunity to finally deliver on promises including border restrictions, isolating China and broader tax cuts.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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China's coronavirus recovery is 'all fake,' whistleblowers and residents claim
China's claims of how it's handling coronavirus recovery should be taken with more than a few grains of salt. Even before COVID-19 became a global crisis, Chinese leaders had been criticized for their handling of the situation and lack of transparency about the disease's progression. Things now look like they're on the upswing, and businesses even appear to be headed back to work — but whistleblowers and local officials tell Caixan that's just a carefully crafted ruse.
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from Yahoo News
China's coronavirus recovery is 'all fake,' whistleblowers and residents claim
China's claims of how it's handling coronavirus recovery should be taken with more than a few grains of salt. Even before COVID-19 became a global crisis, Chinese leaders had been criticized for their handling of the situation and lack of transparency about the disease's progression. Things now look like they're on the upswing, and businesses even appear to be headed back to work — but whistleblowers and local officials tell Caixan that's just a carefully crafted ruse.
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