Now Online at www.recordnews.com DemocratsBy Dr. Jim Haas United Volume 127 April 23, 2020 Number 17 The Democratic Party rep- resents a diverse range of peo- ple, so it sometimes has trouble The agreeing on a united front. Not this year. Two-term Vice President Joe Biden is now the presumptive Democratic nominee for presi- dent, so the election will be the honest, compassionate, stable Record Biden vs. a man-child who is none of those. Bernie Sanders, Biden’s chief competitor, graciously Help Offered from Various Sources withdrew and has wholeheartedly endorsed him as have Elizabeth for Businesses, Individuals Warren, Amy Klobuchar, Pete By Murrel Bland $10,000 grant that does not she is doing quite well. What Buttigieg, and nearly every other prominent Democrat. The bad news is that these have to be repaid, Express helps MeMa’s is her whole- Barack Obama, the most popular politician in America, endorsed are uncertain times for busi- Bridge Loans and the Payroll sale commercial accounts Biden, saying, “He’s got the character and the experience to guide nesses. The good news is Protection Program. It is best including two grocery stores us through one of our darkest times and heal us through a long there are many resources for for a business to contact his and her carryout customers. recovery. And he’ll surround himself with good people—experts, those who have lost business or her banker to apply for the Cassandra Savage, who scientists, and military officials who actually know how to run the because of the coronavirus latter two loans. with her husband Ken own government, work with our allies, and always put the American pandemic. Kindle said the Kansas De- nine McDonald’s restaurants people’s interests above their own.” Gee, all qualities the present That was quite obvious partment of Commerce has in Wyandotte and Johnson Administration lacks. as I had a recent extended launched a live chat to help fill counties, have been hurt by convention with Greg Kindle, out its COVID-19 webpage. the pandemic, but have been Thanks largely to Sanders and Warren, the party has moved in a the President of the Wyan- Additional resources can be depending on carryout and more progressive direction responding to the broad popularity of dotte Economic Development found at www.wyedc.org/ delivery. Their most profitable universal healthcare, energetic climate policies, affordable higher Council. Various areas in covid/19-reources. store has been and continues education, and more. Biden has moved with the party, recognizing Wyandotte County are being Kindle said it will be import- to be at 7530 State Ave. She that the old moderate positions are just not up to the challenges hit hard including retail por- ant to find jobs for those who said her company has more we face. As Obama said last week, “But if I were running today, I tions of Village West including have been displaced. Since than 400 employees and her wouldn’t … have the same platform as I did in 2008.” Nebraska Furniture Mart the coronavirus scare, the accountant is busy applying We now face our second economic crisis in 12 years, but, in a and Legends Outlet which unemployment rate for Wy- for the Paycheck Protect Pro- happy coincidence, Biden is unusually well equipped to deal with are closed. andotte County has jumped gram. The couple is rebuilding it because he was in charge of implementing the Great Recession Kindle said the Small from about 4 percent to more its store at 4101 Kansas Ave. recovery that led to 10 years of steady growth. We also face rebuild- Business Administration is than 10 percent. The Dotte Spot Bar and ing our federal government and our global influence, both gutted offering help at the website I chatted by telephone Grill at 8123 Parallel Pkwy. www.sba.gov/page/corona- with restaurant owners who in the Arrowhead Center has during the past three years. Here, too, Biden’s long experience in virus-covid-19-small-busi- are Business West owners. closed its dining room and Congress and in foreign relations suggest he’s the right person at ness-guidance-loan-resourc- Loraine Waldeck, who owns bar, but is continuing to offer the right time. es. Among those resources MeMa’s Old Fashioned Bak- a carryout menu. Biden has yet to choose a running mate but has committed to are Economic Injury Disas- ery, 7634 Leavenworth Rd., Donna Tilden, who serves selecting a woman. There’s a deep bench of Democratic talent: ter Loans which includes a said all things considered, as President of Business Senators Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, and Elizabeth Warren West, is a licensed health are bright, seasoned veterans as are several governors and others. and life insurance agent. And it’s a sure thing that Biden would choose actual experts for Metropolitan Avenue Food Pantry She offers the attachment his Cabinet, not rich political hacks (I’m talking about you, Betsy United Methodist Church “COVID-19” Resources to DeVos.). explain what is covered. No president can accomplish much without majorities in Congress, 3730 Metropolitan Ave, Melissa Brune Bynum, the and Kansas, with an open Senate seat, is a key to the party’s success. Open Tuesday, President-Elect of Business Dr. Barbara Bollier will likely be the Democratic candidate. She 9 am to Noon West and a Unified Com- missioner, offers a resource was a moderate, respected Republican state senator until the Trump personality cult sent the GOP off the rails and she changed parties. For information attachment. Bollier received far more campaign donations in the first quarter of call 816-805-0150 CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 this year than any potential Republican opponent. That’s a good sign. Another good sign for Democrats came from the recent election in the swing state of Wisconsin. Republicans control the state legis- lature and took steps to make voting as difficult as they could, even Periodical Postage Paid suing the governor to force in-person voting during the pandemic. A at Kansas City, Wisconsin journalist called the Republican voter suppression tactics “vicious.” Their main goal was to keep a conservative judge, backed by Trump, in a key seat on the state Supreme Court, but to their ev- ident surprise, the Democratic candidate won by a large margin and Democrats also flipped two seats on lower courts. Voting matters. The Covid-19 crisis shows that a strong nation needs a strong, ac- tivist government willing and able to deal intelligently with healthcare and other critical issues like income inequality and climate change. If you’ll pardon the pun, change is in the wind and able candidates are on the horizon. It’s up to us to register and vote for them. Jim’s columns are online at http://greatsociety2point0.blogspot.com Page 2 The Record - April 23. 2020 papers to put down on the vacuum sweeper don’t work, I looked out and it was the Sue’s Soapbox By: Sue Reich kitchen floor to soak most of his tv gets one channel, the neighbor boy from across the it up. The kitchen cabinets garbage disposal is messed street mowing our lawn. Man, were dripping and I tried to up, the battery on the lawn nice people at most of the it really brightened up my get them wiped of first. To tractor is dead, the house is businesses and could find evening. I walked over to give make a long story short, (I filling up like we are hoard- out about some about what him some money and they hope), he brought in the mop ers or something. The grass is going on. Some make good wouldn’t accept it. I brought and bucket from the back was getting tall, HELP!!!! .So stories, some are secret, some the money back home with porch, prepared the water tonight, all we had was soup are juicy, some I can write a dozen eggs Tracy gave me and started mopping. Then for supper. I am soooo tired about and some I don’t dare and some mushrooms ready he went into change clothes. and bored. write about. But all in all, to cook. The really is a bright I sat down in the dining room We were sitting at the table you all are so nice and I truly side to life. Of all the dark days and laughed and laughed and sipping our soup and heard a can say, I DO MISS YOU. Lil, we have had lately, there are then I cried. What next? The mower in our yard. What the? JoAnn, Melissa, Beth, the rays of sunshine too. sweet ladies at BP, the great staff at SunFresh grocery store, the bunch at Amigos, Fantastic Sam’s in Shawnee ello? Anyone out Plaza, my domino group when there? I feel like we live we met on Wednesdays at Hin a ghost town. Very Turner First Baptist Church, few people out and about, LaVonne at my doctor’s office, no cars hardly at all. Don’t just about every one of them. even see the wildlife out. Oh, Oh yes, the ones that live maybe I had better take that at Crosslines in Argentine, back. The other day, there the staff at JC Harmon High were three chicken hawks school, Big Q, just “all of you.” flying around and around This has been such a weird in a circle in our neighbor- time for us. I am glad some hood. They were looking for of the people can get together Take a good look folks. This may some juicy prey and were and think of things to do with be the last time this iconic sign checking each yard.