Sun Journal staff and masthead overview
The Sun Journal lists its leadership and staff roles, including Group publisher Michael Distelhorst, Editor Chris Segal, Ken Warren as Group advertising director, and Sheila Meadows as Circulation director, describing the publication as an indispensable community information source.
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Chris Segal
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Sheila Meadows
Prepare students for active shooters, not traumatize them
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette argues for cautious school shooter drills using input from mental health professionals. It urges a national model of best practices, age appropriate drills, advance parent notice, and clear communication that drills are not real attacks, to prevent needless trauma.
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Laurel Williams
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston
Alice Training Institute
Everytown For
American Federation of Teachers
National Education Association
Honest critique of Bloomberg on stop and frisk strategy
Michel Faulkner recounts his close view of Michael Bloomberg’s push to replace stop and frisk with community input. He notes diverse civic and religious leaders failed to agree on an alternative, defends Bloomberg’s aim to reduce illegal guns, and argues crime concerns shaped policy and safety. Faulkner, a Black Republican candidate, reflects on leadership and safer communities.
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Ichael Bloomberg
New York City
Police Department
Bloomberg
Gracie Mansion
NYPD
Mandate of heaven shadows Xi as virus tests rule
The piece argues that Confucian ideas of heaven granting legitimacy to rulers complicate how Chinese leadership, including Xi Jinping, is seen amid COVID-19. It notes that epidemics challenge the regime’s legitimacy, with public scrutiny rising as the outbreak spreads from Wuhan and the government enforces control. The comparison to Mao era legitimacy questions remains central to the analysis.
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Communist Party
Xi Jinping
Wuhan
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
Letters to the editor submission guidelines
Readers are directed to submit letters addressing the editor with real name and hometown, including address and daytime phone. Letters capped at 400 words and must wait two weeks between letters from the same writer. The paper may edit for space civility and accuracy and does not guarantee publication. Submission forms email addresses and mailing options are provided.
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