Victim impact: Listening to testimony at work on a Tuesday in April
At one point, a woman thanked the judge for letting her speak. The judge replied, ‘It’s the least I could do.’ And the woman replied, ‘You’re right. It is the least you could do.’
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After spending years working with neighbors and promising improvements to benefit disabled residents, elected officials are prepared to give away a 28-acre park in the poorest corner of the city for the use of billionaire investors.
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