Europe in US & Canada, Trip Sisters Episode 19 – Encore Presentation (10/20/2018)
Colleen picks Holland, Michigan and Catie takes us to Montreal Canada. Plus, Bonnie Klaus, the Avid Traveler.
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The Steve Dahl Show – June 1, 2018 – Sample
Due to car troubles, Dag is running late, which results in Steve and Brendan prank calling him! To celebrate national donut day, Papa brings treats from his favorite bakery! A run in with an aggressive pedestrian leaves Steve wanting to talk to a manager! You don’t want to miss this!
The Steve Dahl Show – March 30, 2018 – Sample
Stever and the boys discuss Good Friday and Easter weekend! Dag shares how his drive to work went! Papa goes down memory lane and talks Rick Dahl and a family visit to Florida! Steve and Janet both agree the new Florida home needs a paint job! !
The Steve Dahl Show – January 25, 2018 – Sample
Happy Thursday Subscriber! Steve and the boys kick off the show with some sandwich mix-up talk and plans for next weeks podcast! It’s Ask Janet! Janet weighs in on book club, the dahl family sickness, and a nice group chat on high school memories at 6 am!
Sandra Bland’s family settles for $1.9M in wrongful death suit
By Carma Hassan and Holly Yan, CNN
Sandra Bland’s family has reached a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s attorney said Thursday.
The settlement includes compensation for Bland’s death in custody as well as several changes to jail procedures in Waller County, Texas. Bland was found dead in her jail cell three days after she was arrested for failing to use her turn signal in July 2015.
The details of the settlement were finalized Wednesday night, attorney Cannon Lambert said.
Some of the jail procedure changes included in the settlement are:
— Using automated electronic sensors to ensure timely cell checks
— Providing an on-duty staff nurse or emergency medical technician for all shifts
— Providing continuing education for jailer screening
CNN has reached out to Waller County and the Texas Department of Public Safety for comment.
A controversial arrest
Bland’s death sparked outrage from those who said she never should have been arrested in the first place. Protesters said her arrest after failing to use a turn signal showed the bias and excessive use of force by police against African-Americans.
Dashcam video shows the encounter Bland had with Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia started as a normal conversation but grew tense after Encinia asked her to put out her cigarette.
“I am in my car. Why do I have to put out my cigarette?” Bland said.
“You can step on out now,” Encinia replied.
Bland refused to get out of her car. The trooper opened her door and tried to pull her out of the vehicle.
In the video, Encinia told Bland she was under arrest. She repeatedly asked why. The trooper did not answer, other than to say, “I am giving you a lawful order.”
At one point, after Encinia aimed what appeared to be a Taser at Bland, she stepped out of her car. Later, she can be heard saying: “You’re a real man now. You just slammed me, knocked my head in the ground.”
In the arrest warrant, Encinia said Bland was out of control, calling her “combative and uncooperative.”
“Bland began swinging her elbows at me and then kicked my right leg in the shin,” Encinia said in the statement. “Force was used to subdue Bland to the ground, to which Bland continued to fight back.”
But Encina was later indicted on a perjury charged and fired.
Questions surrounding death
Three days after Bland was booked into jail, her body was found hanging in her cell.
Authorities ruled Bland’s death a suicide, but her family cast doubt, saying she would have never killed herself.
On the same day the preliminary autopsy results were released, CNN obtained a report that showed jail guards violated policies by failing to do timely checks on inmates.
The two-page “special inspection report” from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards does not mention Bland by name, but it was filed on July 16, three days after Bland’s body was found in her cell.
A timeline from the Waller County Sheriff’s Office said a guard stopped and briefly talked with Bland shortly after 7 a.m., but no one came back to check on her until 8:55 a.m.
The state report noted that there should be a “visual, face-to-face observation of all inmates by jailers no less than once every 60 minutes.”
After the wrongful death settlement, “The Waller County judge will be seeking passage of state legislation for more funding for local jails regarding intake and booking, screening and other jail support,” family attorney Lambert said.
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Blue Star Museums offering free admission to active-duty military families starting Monday
(CHICAGO) More than 40 museums in the Chicago area are offering free admission to active duty military personnel and their families this summer as part of the Blue Star Museums program.
The program runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day. It allows any active duty military servicemember, including National Guard and Reserve personnel, plus five relatives to visit participating museums for free, according to its website.
Forty-one museums in Chicago area are participating in the Blue Star Museums program this year — including the Museum of Science and Industry, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, the Morton Arboretum and several Frank Lloyd Wright sites, among many others.
Visitors should bring a military ID, according the program’s website. There is no limit to the number of museums that eligible participants can visit. Active duty members do not need to be present in order for their families to receive free admission to Blue Star Museums.
More than 2,000 museums nationwide participate in the program, which is a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and the Department of Defense. More information is available at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
According to the program’s website, participating institutions in the city of Chicago include:
- Bronzeville Children’s Museum
- Clarke House Museum
- Ed Paschke Art Center
- Emil Bach House – Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
- Glessner House Museum
- Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
- Leather Archives & Museum
- McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Photography
- Museum of Science and Industry
- National Museum of Mexican Art
- Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
- Robie House – Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
- Smart Museum of Art
- Swedish American Museum
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- The Richard H. Driehaus Museum
- The Rookery – Frank Lloyd Wright Trust
Participating suburban museums include:
- SciTech Hands On Museum in Aurora
- Elgin Public Museum in Elgin
- Elmhurst Historical Museum in Elmhurst
- Lizadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Elmhurst
- Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston
- Glen Ellyn Historical Society in Glen Ellyn
- Great Lakes Naval Museum in Great Lakes
- Joliet Area Historical Museum in Joliet
- The Morton Arboretum in Lisle
- The Museums at Lisle Station Park in Lisle
- Lombard Historical Society in Lombard
- Naper Settlement in Naperville
- Northbrook Historical Society in Northbrook
- Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak park
- Little White School Museum in Oswego
- Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie
- Air Classics Museum in Sugar Grove
- Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda
- Wauconda Township Historical Society in Wauconda
- Kruse House Museum – West Chicago Historical Society in West Chicago
- Gregg House Museum in Westmont
- DuPage County Historical Museum in Wheaton
- First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton
- Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton
