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November 12 - 18, 2020 VOL. 35, No. 46
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Voters Are By Kenneth Miller, Publisher
America is more divided after the most consequential election in our history, one that inspired more than 150 million people to exercise their precious right to cast a ballot for the candidate of their choice, than they were before it. For four excruciating days, combing through all of our television channels hoping for any finality to an election that much like four years ago pundits forecast that the Democratic candidate would be a sure bet, but was anything but. What we learned was that the only sure thing is no sure thing, especially since Donald J. Trump strolled down the golden staircase at Trump Tower in New York to announce that he would be entering in the realm of politics in 2015. While most scoffed that he was a celebrity stunt that would quickly be gone, it turned out to be a foundation reckoning of our democratic norms as we knew them and to his credit he exposed the system of America for the world to see and it is flawed, tainted, racist and wicked. It is a system that many of us were blinded to before as our public servants, some of them, did the best to navigate it to for the purpose of serving their constituents. Trump turned the system on its head as any political novice and professional con man could, and after Joe Biden protected the Blue wall and eked out a victory for decency and a return to a normalcy that we scorned before, we sure as hell hope to get back there soon. Instead of accepting the will of the people vote in the election that favored Biden and his historical Vice President elect Kamala Harris, Trump is instead digging in for one Continued on page 2
Mayor James T. Butts Jr. By Mayor James T. Butts Jr., Exclusive for Inglewood Today
Inglewood is fortunate to have someone of the experience and decisiveness of Senator Holly Mitchell as our next County Supervisor for our district. With the reelection of Assemblywomen Sydney KamlagerDove and Autumn Burke along with Senator Steve Bradford, Inglewood
will continue to receive the support we need as we transform into a worldwide destination city. Furthermore the reelection of Eloy Morales will allow the City to continue tap the decision making and institutional knowledge of the longest serving Councilman in the history of Inglewood. We also welcome our newest Councilwoman for District 4, Dionne Faulk to the leadership and policy team
of Inglewood. She will be only the 2nd elected Councilwoman in the history of Inglewood. Finally, the City Clerk’s office will be in good hands with the election of Aisha Thompson who was elected with over 70% of the vote. Her long-term service as the Deputy City Clerk will allow a smooth transition from the leadership of City Clerk Yvonne Horton who will be sorely missed.
Rams host Wounded Warriors in Honor of Veterans Day By Kenneth Miller, Publisher
Victorville Army Veteran John Chambliss Jr. said the opportunity to play Madden video football against Rams players in honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11 at SoFi Stadium is a moment that he will relish for the rest of his life. Chambliss served in The United
States Army from 2002 until 2008 and then served in the National Guard from 2008 until retiring in 2013. “It just means a lost that they would remember us Veterans past and present and to bring us out here to their stadium play a video game and hang out personnel and players,” Chambliss told Inglewood Today. “ It means a lot to the
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people that I lost and I am still honoring to this day. It’s just not me, but the other Veterans that I am thinking about who past away, its just an opportunity that I am getting that he’s not and we all made that sacrifice.” He continued; “It’s just gratitude, Continued on page 2
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