Council’s housing initiative great, but work still remains
Kudos to Columbus City Council member Shayla Favor and her peers for passing a ban on “sources of income discrimination” during the pandemic as a tool to promote additional housing options.
Now the hard work begins. In order for the legislation to succeed, the Columbus business community needs to team up with government and civil rights organizations to support fair housing education training for landlords and tenants. Marketing assistance needs to be provided to promote the goals and intent of this ordinance.
With success, the citizens of Columbus and Central Ohio will benefit from increased opportunities for economic integration, enhanced employment, additional educational choices and safe and stable housing. In 2021 let’s keep Columbus moving forward.
Carl Faller, Columbus
Technology companies powered stocks higher on Wall Street Tuesday, driving the Nasdaq to its biggest gain in four months and more than making up for a sharp skid a day earlier.
The Nasdaq surged 3.7%, led by gains in Big Tech companies such as Apple, Amazon and Facebook. Despite its big day, the index remains 7.2% below its all-time high set Feb. 12. On Monday, it closed 10% below its peak, what is known as a “correction” on Wall Street.
The S&P 500 rose 54.09 points, or 1.4%, to 3,875.44. Communication companies and those that rely on consumer spending also helped lift the benchmark index, while financial, energy and industrial stocks lagged the broader market.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is weighted less toward tech than the other two indexes, rose 30.30 points, or 0.1%, to 31,832.74. The Nasdaq gained 464.66 points to 13,073.82.
LIVERMORE FALLS, Maine – A police standoff that dragged on for more than 17 hours ended with a family reunited, a hostage taker dead and a bomb squad searching a home for explosive devices, police said Tuesday.
Three of the four people in the home were held as hostages during the ordeal, and the last hostage was safely released early Tuesday. A member of the state police tactical team used deadly force during the standoff, officials said.
Afterward, the bomb squad dealt with “multiple explosive devices” that were left inside the home, State Police Lt. Jason Madore told reporters.
The hostage taker was identified as Donald White, 44, of Jay; investigators declined to say whether he knew the people in the home.