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NEWS BRIEFS: Police say lessons learned; coalition pushes back on report

Staff reports | Charleston police say an internal assessment of May 30-31 protests downtown show the agency has learned, but a coalition of activists is pushing back.

During the presentation of the final after-action report during Tuesday’s Public Safety Committee meeting, Chief Luther Reynolds said the report was made to include the perspectives of officers, community leaders, business owners, residents, protesters and arrested criminal offenders.

by Charleston Currents · 03/01/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

NEW for 3/1: Open enrollment; Travel itch; Lessons learned

IN THIS ISSUE
FOCUS: Special window open to sign up for health insurance
COMMENTARY, Brack: Scratch your itch to travel in South Carolina
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
NEWS BRIEFS: Police say lessons learned; coalition pushes back on report
FEEDBACK: Speak out against Dominion solar proposal on March 23
MYSTERY PHOTO: Raised house
CALENDAR: Safe Sounds to start April 17 after show rescheduled

by Charleston Currents · 03/01/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

Snee Farm photo by Lauren Hurlock, Charleston City Paper.

BRACK: Intentional acts of kindness soothe during crisis

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | This coronavirus pandemic is causing a lot of misery with kids stuck at home with online school, parents missing work that puts food on the table, companies closing. And there’s nothing left to watch on television.

But amidst the gloom are bright spots of kindness. Neighbors you haven’t spoken with in months are saying hello. You let someone go ahead of you in line at the grocery store. Manners seem to be back everywhere except in Washington, D.C.