Garrison Keillor | A Man Watching His Own Heartbeat

30 August 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News THE CLOCK IS TICKING - The clock is ticking, counting out the minutes of a perilous time in our history. Where else can readers find the range of events packed into those marching minutes that Reader Support News supplies us daily? RSN is vital to our understanding - how can people not chip in? / Virginia, RSN Reader-Supporter Sure, I'll make a donation! Garrison Keillor | A Man Watching His Own Heartbeat  Garrison Keillor, Garrison Keillor's Website Keillor writes: "I lay on a couch at a clinic last week, watching my echocardiogram on a screen, and made a firm resolution, the tenth or twelfth in the past couple years, to buckle down and tend to business, fight off distraction and focus on the immediate task, walk briskly half an hour a day, eat green leafy vegetables, drink more liquids, and finish the projects I've been working on for years. Seeing your heartbeat is a profound moment." READ MORE Former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver (foreground left) stands next to defense attorney Miles Brissette (right) after being sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the murder of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. (photo: Rose Baca/AP) Texas Officer Who Fatally Shot Black Teen Is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Scott Neuman, NPR Neuman writes: "A jury in Texas sentenced former police officer Roy Oliver to 15 years in prison for the murder last year of an unarmed black teenager." READ MORE Teachers across Washington state are negotiating higher wages as a result of additional funding from the state because of the McCleary fix. (photo: Molly Solomon/OPB) Thousands of Teachers in Washington State Strike Over Salaries Gina Cherelus, Reuters Cherelus writes: "Nearly 80,000 students in Washington state were unable to attend the first day of school this week as thousands of teachers went on strike seeking higher salaries, teacher's unions said." READ MORE Detainees at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay. (photo: Getty) Trump Admin Considering Sending Captured ISIS Fighters to Guantanamo Bay Courtney Kube, Dan De Luce and Josh Lederman, NBC News Excerpt: "The Trump administration is weighing a plan to send hundreds of captured ISIS fighters to an Iraqi prison after other countries refused to take them, and to send several of the highest-value fighters to the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, according to five U.S. officials and two European diplomats." READ MORE Mother Isamar holds her baby Saniel at their home under reconstruction following Hurricane Maria, December 23, 2017, in San Isidro, Puerto Rico. Their neighborhood remained without electricity nearly three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall. (photo: Mario Tama/Getty) Trump Responds to New Puerto Rico Death Toll: 'I Think We Did a Fantastic Job' Zack Ford, ThinkProgress Ford writes: "During a press gaggle Wednesday, President Trump bragged that the federal government had done a 'fantastic job' with recovery efforts in Puerto Rico after the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year." READ MORE Nurses at an Iranian hospital. (photo: Fars News) Iran Doctors: US Sanctions Endangering Patients' Lives Zein Basravi, Al Jazeera Basravi writes: "Doctors in Iran say US sanctions are endangering lives." READ MORE The emissions cuts promised by cities and businesses fall short of enabling countries to avoid breaching agreed thresholds for dangerous warming. (photo: Jim Cole/AP) Climate Change: Local Efforts Won't Be Enough to Undo Trump's Inaction, Study Says Oliver Milman, Guardian UK Milman writes: "Individual cities, regions and businesses across the globe are banding together determinedly to confront climate change - but their emissions reductions are relatively small and don't fully compensate for a recalcitrant US under the Trump administration, a new study has found." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation