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By BERRY CRAIG

AFT Local 1360

I liked the compare-and-contrast method in teaching history.

Students study the words of people on both sides of an issue, then make a judgment based on the evidence.   

EDITOR'S NOTE: Several of our union brothers and sisters are belong to county Democratic party committes or are planning to join a committee. Thus, we are publishing this letter from Ben Self, state Democratic party chair.

Dear County Party Leaders:

Because many of our union brothers and sisters are veterans, Jeff Wiggins and Lyles Taylor sent us this. 

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (UMWA) appeared on CNBC yesterday afternoon to discuss the labor movement’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the concrete steps our government can take right now to protect the health and safety of workers, our society and our economy.

Thanks to Baltimore labor historian and author William Barry for sending us this.

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

By JOE SONKA

Following a review of former Gov. Matt Bevin's use of taxpayer-funded aircraft, state Auditor Mike Harmon is advocating for legislation to increase the transparency of flights taken by top executive branch officials.