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Ottawa Co. board focuses on public comment, health officer
OLIVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (Wood) — In a Tuesday night Ottawa County Board of Commissioners conference, a movement passed in attempt to suppress the extensive wait time visitor speakers have to go through even though waiting for community remark. Over 40 folks spoke throughout the to start with general public comment session at Tuesday night’s meeting. Of the commenters, some men and women spoke out against what they termed commissioner comment suppression. Some pointed out a deficiency of transparency and complained about restricting free of charge speech. In lots of Ottawa County meetings since the board manufactured sweeping changes on January 3, community remark has lasted various hours. By the close…
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Texas Tech suspends basketball coach for racially insensitive comment
Indicator up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily e-newsletter that retains audience up to velocity on the most crucial Texas information. Texas Tech College has suspended mens’ basketball coach Mark Adams for what the school is contacting an “inappropriate, unacceptable, and racially insensitive” remark. At a coaching session with a college student athlete past 7 days, Adams referenced Bible verses about employees, academics, mom and dad and enslaved individuals serving their masters, in accordance to faculty officials. Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt issued a prepared reprimand and then adopted with a selection to suspend Adams “to perform a more comprehensive inquiry of Adams’ interactions with his players and team.”…