Violent crime is spiking. Homicides in cities were up by 25-40 percent in 2020, the largest single-year increase since 1960. And 2021 isn’t looking any better.
This is a crisis on its own terms. But it’s also a crisis for the broader liberal project in two downstream ways.
Local View: Public safety must be priority
- an Op-Ed in the @JournalStarNews from Tom Nesbitt of the Lincoln Safety Foundation
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He will make an outstanding leader in Lincoln's first responder community. We encourage the Mayor to hire a qualified Police Chief quickly to protect the citizens of Lincoln. (2/2)
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We are pleased Mayor Baird has hired Dave Engler as the permanent Fire Chief. He is local, home-grown and familiar with the community. (1/2)
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It's unfortunate that @MayorLeirion has decided to put a heavy emphasis on her Green New Deal and climate change, while most Lincoln citizens are concerned with staggering crime increase in 2020.
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It's unfortunate that @MayorLeirion has decided to put a heavy emphasis on her Green New Deal and climate change, while most Lincoln citizens are concerned with staggering crime increase in 2020.
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