“I promise you, I do not take this place for granted. I am thankful for it every day. It is easy to forget but the things we have here – the beautiful beaches, the clean water, mountains and lakes . . . we need to protect that.”
Day: August 4, 2020
THIS IS AMERICA
He tried to recast a second COVID-19 surge as an achievement for the U.S. in an interview with Axios. When a CNN reporter asked him why U.S. deaths were soaring, Trump snapped, “Fake news CNN, hold it.” And when Dr. Anthony Fauci pointed out Europe has more effectively fought the virus, Trump tweeted, “Wrong!” [HuffPost]
DELAY IN WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE SCHOOL CLOTHING GRANT SEES PUPILS LEFT WITHOUT UNIFORMS AS SCHOOLS RETURN
These parents have not been given any indication of when they will receive the grant, and parents and children are being left in Limbo by the cruel council decision to keep them hanging on until the last minute.
CARE HOME OWNERS COVER UP COVID DEATH NUMBERS
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, has said the lack of transparency over deaths in individual Scottish care homes due to Covid-19 is unacceptable and must be addressed.
Nothing But Blue Sky: Reaching for hope in the depths of grief
The novel is full of beautiful prose, powerful metaphors and astute observations of human behaviour. It’s skilfully written with a wonderful lightness of touch. There is a perfectly described moment as David,watches a small child with Down’s syndrome playing quietly in the sand:
VALE OF LEVEN OUT OF HOURS SERVICE CONTINUES TO SEE CLOSURES DESPITE HEALTH BOARD PROMISES
Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton Constituency, has said that there are still deep concerns surrounding the running of the Vale of Leven Out of Hours service — despite NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde chiefs claiming that all issues had now been resolved.