Saturday, March 7, 2020

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MARCH 1-7, 2020


MARCH IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH!
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS MARCH 8.
MARCH 8 IS INTERNATIONAL WOMAN’S DAY.
2020 MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
DOCTOR DOLITTLE BY HUGH LOFTING.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*MORE first cases for the Coronavirus! Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Andorra, Portugal, Russia, Ecuador, Morocco, Tunisia, Slovenia, Hungary, BosniaVatican City, Serbia, Bhutan, Malta, and The Maldives. (There are 16/SIXTEEN separate links in this item!)
*Closings and cancellations over the Coronavirus! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The Coronavirus versus education. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*American President Donald Trump doubts the World Health Organization on a “hunch”.
*North Korea’s latest missile “test”.
*Malaysia has a new Prime Minister.
*A potential Olympian!

THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

😢PASSING PARADE…
Rosie, circa World War 2
*The innocent victims of the March 2-3 Tennessee Tornadoes.
*Writer/Actor/Producer James Lipton (credits too numerous to mention) has passed away.
*Reporter Bobbi Battista is no longer with us.
*Writer David Wise (lots of television credits) has passed away.
*Rosiland Walter, the original Rosie the Riveter, is no longer with us.
*Barbara Martin of the Supremes has passed away.
*Artist Frank McLaughlin (credits too numerous to mention) is no longer with us.
*Actor Roscoe Born (credits too numerous to mention) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Jazz pianist McCoy Tyner.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*With families being separated upon apprehension, President Trump declared the lack of a border wall a “national emergency”. There have since been legal and legislative battles initiated over this.
*The growing case for more important stuff than a border wall.
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to discuss the costs of separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of FOUR detainees (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION…
*Former Vice President Joe Biden won the South Carolina Primary February 29, leaving the question of who shall be the Democratic nominee for President wide open, considering Pete Buttigieg, Tom Steyer, and Amy Klobuchar ended their campaigns. (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)
*Can Biden bring the Democrats together???
*Hot topic for both parties: abortion.
*March 3 was Super Tuesday, with 14 states and America's outlying territories holding primaries at once.
*Looking over the results.
*Michael Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren have suspended their campaigns. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*That leaves Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Tulsi Gabbard in the race. Link provided for those not knowing who she is.
*Opinion: how a Trump presidency might be affecting voting.
POLITICALLY…
*Do Trump and Pence disagree on the country’s approach to the Coronavirus??? Or is Pence now agreeing with him??? (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*The money to fight the Coronavirus is coming, but from where??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez versus Ted Cruz on the Trump Administration’s handling of the Coronavirus in the US, so far.
*Case in point.
*Protecting Federal employees, whistle blowers and otherwise.
*California’s concerns.
*Is America putting its best foot forward to address this problem???
*Trump likes the CDC but not Washington’s governor???
*President Trump doubts the World Health Organization on a “hunch”.
*Hopping on the bandwagon.
*Trump may soon need a new head of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Or will he??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Will Attorney General William Barr face review???
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
*Is there a Coronavirus test kit shortage or not???
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Will history repeat itself???
ELSEWHERE…
*Maine REJECTS anti-vaxxers!
*Will CBS be boycotted???
*Why shouldn’t students know about their teacher’s background???
*Hasn’t bias and bigotry ended yet???
*Chris Matthews is retiring. What next??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)

😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*How newborns “celebrated” Leap Year.
*Alex Trebek and cancer, one year later.


THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP FOR GRANTING US 5,607 PAGE VIEWS IN FEBRUARY 2020.

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