by Dawn DeBusk
BN Columnist
kAmkDA2?m|J 3C2:? 92D 366? 6>A=@J65 H:E9 E96 56E2:=D @7 >J 72?E2DJ ;@3 2D 2 E@A 2E9=6E6 7@C E96 5:D9H2D96C =@25:?8 ~=J>A:4D] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mxE :D 2 A@D:E:@? 7@C H9:49 x 92G6 EC2:?65 E:C6=6DD=J 7@C 7:G6 564256D] x? >J J@FE9[ x =@2565 E96 5:D9H2D96C F?56C E96 E9C62E @7 36:?8 8C@F?565] %96C67@C6[ x 6DE23=:D965 2 8@@5 7@F?52E:@? @7 5:D9H2D96C\=@25:?8 D<:==D] (96? x 8@E @=56C[ x AC24E:465 6G6? 5FC:?8 E96 E:>6D H96? x H@F=5 92G6 C2E96C <:4<65 324< 2?5 =6E E96 5:D96D A:=6 FA]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m}@H[ x 92G6 C624965 E96 AC:>6 @7 >J 2E9=6E:4:D>] x ECF=J 6?;@J E96 24E:@?D :?G@=G65 :? >J 49@D6? DA@CE 2?5 ?@E ;FDE H92E :E :D 244@>A=:D965 3J 5@:?8 :E] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mx? E96 5:D9H2D96C =@25:?8 ~=J>A:4D[ E96 4@>A6E:E:@?D 2C6 E:>65] w:89 D4@C6D 4@>6 7C@> 7:EE:?8 E96 >@DE :E6>D 2?5 5@:?8 :E BF:4<=J] p7E6C E96 4@>A6E:E:@? 368:?D[ @55\D92A65 5:CEJ :E6>D 2C6 25565] $@[ :E’D 2 DA@CE E92E C6BF:C6D >6?E2= 7=6I:3:=:EJ A=FD DA665] !@:?ED 2C6 565F4E65 7@C 3C62<:?8 5:D96D] &EE6C:?8 AC@72?:EJ <?@4<D @77 A@:?ED D:?46 8@@5 DA@CED>2?D9:A :D 2? :?E68C2= 2DA64E @7 E96 6G6?E] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?m~3G:@FD=J[ ?@ DF49 E9:?8 6I:DED] $E:==[ :E >2<6D =@25:?8 E96 5:D9H2D96C 2 >@C6 A=62DFC23=6 2?5 6I4:E:?8 E2D< 7@C >6 E@ :>28:?6] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?msFC:?8 E9:D >@?E9 @7 $6AE6>36C[ x E9:?< 23@FE D49@@= 52JD D:?46 E92E :D EJA:42==J H96? DEF56?ED 2?5 E62496CD C6EFC? E@ E96 4=2DDC@@>] x? E92E D2>6 3C62E9[ x A@?56C E96 286\@=5 6DD2J BF6DE:@?i “(92E 5@ J@F H2?E E@ 36 H96? J@F 8C@H FAn”k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mx?:E:2==J[ H96? x 2?DH6C65 E96 BF6DE:@? x H2D AC@323=J :? 7:CDE 8C256] x 5C6H A:4EFC6D 2?5 2D<65 E96 E62496C 9@H E@ DA6== E96 G@42E:@?D] x H2?E65 E@ 36 2 32==6C:?2[ 2 7:C6H@>2? 2?5 2 G6E6C:?2C:2?] q24< E96?[ x 2DDF>65 E96 @?=J C6BF:C6>6?E 7@C 36:?8 2 G6E6C:?2C:2? H2D E@ =@G6 2?:>2=D] x 5:5?’E C62=:K6 E92E AC@76DD:@? C6BF:C65 DEF5J:?8 2?2E@>J 2?5 ?@E 766=:?8 BF62DJ 2E E96 D:89E @7 3=@@5] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mqJ E96 286 @7 `_[ H9:49 :D 23@FE cE9 8C256[ x DE2CE65 C625:?8 3:@8C2A9:6D @7 72>@FD H@>6?] }6==:6 q=J[ H9@ 925 8C62E 25G6?EFC6D 2D 2? :?G6DE:82E:G6 C6A@CE6C[ =65 >6 E@ H2?E E@ 36 2 ;@FC?2=:DE] t:E96C 2 ;@FC?2=:DE @C 2 HC:E6C H9@ 49FC?65 @FE A@6ECJ 2?5 ?@G6=D 7C@> 2 >@F?E2:? E@A 423:?] %96 7@C>6C 49@:46 6?565 FA 36:?8 >@C6 AC24E:42= E92? E96 =2EE6C] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mx 6?565 FA :? E96 7:6=5 x 49@D6 5FC:?8 E96 7:CDE 564256 @7 >J =:76] k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmkDA2?mx7 x 4@F=5 5@ D@>6E9:?8 6=D6 — 2 5C62> ;@3[ :E H@F=5 36 2 A6CD@? :? 2 E9:?< E2?< H9@ 62ED :46 4C62> 2?5 4@>6D FA H:E9 4C62E:G6 ?2>6D 7@C E96 7=2G@CD] w@H6G6C[ E96 7:CDE A2CE @7 E92E ;@3 — 62E:?8 =@ED @7 :46 4C62> — >:89E HC62< 92G@4 @? >J A9JD:BF6]k^DA2?mk^Am
kAmp?@E96C 723F=@FD 72?E2DJ ;@3 :D 4@>:?8 FA H:E9 D4CF>AE:@FD ?2>6D 7@C 4@D>6E:4D] %92E H@F=5 36 2 >2C<6E:?8 ;@3] |2J36 x’5 H@C< 7@C {’~CkDA2?mék^DA2?m2= @C ':52= $2DD@@? @C D@>6 6?G:C@?>6?E2==J 7C:6?5=J DE2CE\FA 4@>A2?J] x’5 :?EC@5F46 2 D6C:6D @7 92:C 5J6D ?2>65 27E6C 56DD6CEDi r9@4@=2E6 ECF77=6 3@>3D96==[ 496CCJ 4@C5:2=[ 496CCJ 4966D642<6 DH:C=[ 42C2>6= 56=:89E 2?5 <6J E@ 86EE:?8 2EE6?E:@? =:>6 A:6] k^Am
kAm(9@ 5@6D?’E =@G6 2 DH66E 92:C 4@=@Cn k^Am
kAm%96?[ @?6 DF>>6C[ x’5 4C62E6 2 =:?6 @7 92:C 5J6D 42==65 E96 >62E =@G6C D9256D] %96 5J6D H@F=5 92G6 ?2>6D =:<6i 9@E @77 E96 8C:==[ C2C6 7:=6E >:8?@?[ qq" 3CF?6EE6[ A6C<J A@C< 2?5 D9:>>6C:?8 D2=>@?] pE E92E A@:?E :? E:>6[ x H@F=5 AC@323=J 86E 7:C65 3642FD6 ?@3@5J H2?ED E96:C 92:C E@ 36 E96 4@=@C @7 >62E] k^Am
kAm%9:D :D H96C6 H6 4:C4=6 324< 2C@F?5 E@ E96 BF6DE:@? E92E DA2H?65 E96D6 52J5C62>D] k^Am
kAm%9C66 >@?E9D 28@[ x EC2G6=65 @FE @7 DE2E6 2?5 @? E96 C6EFC? EC:A[ x D2E @? E96 A=2?6 ?6IE E@ 2 H@>2? H:E9 H9@> x 925 D@>6 72D4:?2E:?8 4@?G6CD2E:@?D] $96 2D<65 >6 :7 x 4@F=5 5@ 2?J ;@3[ H92E H@F=5 :E 36] k^Am
kAmx =2F?4965 :?E@ 2 =:DE @7 ?6HD DE@CJ :562D x 925 7@C :?E6CG:6H:?8 23@FE 2 5@K6? 2CE:DED :? E96 2C62 @7 |2:?6 H96C6 x =:G6] %96 DE@C:6D H@F=5 ?@E @?=J 36 492?46 7@C A6@A=6 E@ =62C? 23@FE E96 4C62E:@?D E96D6 2CE:DED D6==[ 3FE 2=D@ E@ 2D< E96> 23@FE E96 4C62E:G6 AC@46DD 2?5 H92E :E 5@6D 7@C E96:C >6?E2= 962=E9[ E96:C H6==\36:?8] k^Am
kAm%96C6 x H2D 56D4C:3:?8 D@>6 7FEFC6 HC:E:?8 AC@;64ED E92E 4@F=5 36 5@?6 2D A2CE @7 >J 4FCC6?E ;@3 2D 2 C6A@CE6C 7@C k6>m%96 qC:58E@? }6HDk^6>m] k^Am
kAm%96 @E96C A2CE @7 >J 2?DH6C H2D E92E x H2?E65 E@ 96=A A6@A=6] ~FC ?6HDA2A6C 5@6D 96=A A6@A=6 3J =6EE:?8 E96> <?@H 23@FE FA4@>:?8 6G6?ED[ :?7@C>:?8 E96> H92E E@H? 8@G6C?>6?E :D 5@:?8[ :?EC@5F4:?8 ?6H 3FD:?6DD6D[ 2?5 6?E6CE2:?:?8 C6256CD H:E9 762EFC6 DE@C:6D E92E AFE :?E6C6DE:?8 A6@A=6 :? E96 DA@E=:89E] k^Am
kAm%@ DF> :E FA[ >@DE 52JD[ >J 5C62> ;@3 :D H92E x 2> 5@:?8 ?@H]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.