Saturday Reads

Obituary:  Jim Leavelle wasn't exactly a household name, but he did have his moment in history when he was one of the detectives who lead JFK assassin (note I don't say "alleged" or "accused" because he did it) Lee Harvey Oswald to go to another jail, but Oswald, in front of millions of people who watched it that day including yours truly, was murdered by Jack Ruby.  Leavelle was a mere 99 years old when he died the other day.

Interview clip:



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Much of the East Coast is still in danger of Hurricane Dorian' wrath.
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Dumped WCSD superintendent Traci Davis has responded to the firing with a lawsuit:




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