October 2020 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

The five protective injunctions

October 20, 2020

Judge Layne Smith Part 3 of a 4-part series that is running as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The victims of domestic violence, dating violence, repeat violence, sexual violence, or stalking may petition the circuit court for civil injunctions. Let’s cover the legal criteria for each one and identify

Sisters push to restore landscape, change lives in Frenchtown

October 6, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer During a recent walk down Dunn Streets, nestled in the heart of Frenchtown, Sabrita Thurman-Newby told the back story to almost every house she passed by. She pointed to where her realtor has a home. One building at the head of the street

Filling a need

October 6, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Not quite sure which of the many resource agencies for the homeless in Tallahassee that the National Association of Health Services Executives should help in coping with the coronavirus pandemic, two FAMU professors were called to help. Marisa A. Lewis, an associate professor in

Talon’s Market helps TCC students facing food insecurity

October 6, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer When Gerald Jones became the dean of student services at Tallahassee Community College, he inherited plans for setting up a food pantry to feed students who faced food insecurity. A $10,000 donation from Wal-Mart helped to turn the idea into reality as Talon’s Market.

Crump wins historic $411 million verdict in Zoom trial

October 6, 2020

Special to the Outlook QUINCY — A Quincy jury returned a record $411,726,608 million verdict last Friday night in favor of a local veteran who was paralyzed in a 45-vehicle interstate pileup. He was represented by nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and co-counsel Robert Cox.

FAMU hosts ribbon-cutting for new residence hall

October 6, 2020

By Andrew SkerrittFAMU office of Communications A mid-week ceremony that marked the official opening of the FAMU Towers didn’t have a huge crowd, but it was a significant milestone for the newly opened 700-residence hall Wednesday. FAMU President Larry Robinson and senior administration officials were among those who participated in

Kentucky grand jury decision brings no justice in Breonna Taylor’s death; instead it echoes Black America’s past, present struggle for civil rights

October 6, 2020

By Aliyah Thompson TriceEdneyWire.com After 194 days since the death of 26-year-old emergency room technician Breonna Taylor, her family and Black Lives Matter protesters demanding justice were met with a response from the Kentucky grand jury. Brett Hankison, one of the three police officers involved in Taylor’s death, was indicted with

Court orders Trump administration to extend Census count through October 31

October 6, 2020

By JayJuan JonesTriceEdneyWire.com The Trump administration has been ordered to continue the 2020 Census count through October. The administration previously planned to end the count earlier than scheduled due to cited concerns about COVID-19 delays. However, last Thursday a federal judge in California ruled that the administration’s revised plan would

Injunction junction, what’s your function?

October 6, 2020

Judge Layne Smith Part 2 of a 4-part series that is running as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. When I was a boy, I watched Saturday morning cartoons. My favorite was “The Pink Panther Show.” Back then, television networks developed educational programs that promoted science, math, and language. Perhaps

Say “no” to authoritarian rule on November 3

October 6, 2020

Keith Simmonds After listening to Donald Trump publicly stating that he may not agree to a smooth transfer of power if he loses, my first impression was that he didn’t mind sounding like the leader of a group of political misfits, instead of being the leader of a democratic country.