Chicago - A message from the station manager

Reopening Books

By David Rutter

This is a warning to my local library: I am coming. I am coming very soon.
The timing of this event hinges solely on some moderation of the COVID-19 trauma, which is not only deadly but emotionally draining. We all are tired of it. Tired of worrying about it, thinking of it, working to avoid being infected with it.
One of these days, civilization will return, and libraries will reopen.

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Posted on May 5, 2020

Covering Kent State

By Mission Point Press

Robert Giles, author of When Truth Mattered, will share profits from his book with the GroundTruth Project, a nonprofit journalism organization.
Giles’ book recounts the shooting of Kent State students during an anti-Vietnam War rally 50 years ago and how his staff at the Akron Beacon Journal covered the tragedy that rocked the nation. Four students died and nine were wounded from bullets fired by soldiers of the Ohio National Guard.
The GroundTruth Project is committed to supporting a new generation of journalists in enterprise reporting projects on issues of social justice. Giles will donate 10 percent of the book’s profits to GroundTruth each year.

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Posted on May 4, 2020

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