Bill Higgins was as County DA, BUT when he traded favors for lesser sentences, he traded in his career.

Sources
Tina's Story
ABC27
Ex-DA pleads guilty to accusations he aided drug dealers--by Myles Snyder

Altoona Tribune
Higgins gets 8 years of probation--by SHEN WU TAN

The Legal Intelligencer
Central Pa. District Attorney Accused of Protecting Drug Dealers, Outing Police Informants--by PJ D'Annunzio

Pennyslvania Attorney General's Office
ATTORNEY GENERAL SHAPIRO ANNOUNCES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST BEDFORD COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILLIAM HIGGINS

Pennsylvania Bar Association
William J. Higgins Jr., Zone 8 Governor

Penn Live Patriot News
Pa. prosecutor who's accused of helping drug dealers for sex resigns

Speaker Hub
Bill Higgins Never Quit

The Tribune Democrat
AG says Higgins betrayed Bedford County’s trust; ex-DA's attorney wants change of venue--By Jocelyn Brumbaugh
'Big believer in second chances': Former Bedford DA Higgins aims to 'move the ball forward' after criminal charges, disbarment--By Jocelyn Brumbaugh
Former Bedford DA sentenced to house arrest--By Jocelyn Brumbaugh

WPSU
Top Bedford County Prosecutor Arrested On 31 Charges, Resigns

Photos
Bill Higgins--via Speaker Hub Bio Page
Press Conference About Higgins's Indictment--Screenshot from Altoona Mirror via YouTube

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Bagels have been a staple in the US since the late 19th Century. BUT a famine hits when Bagel workers strike for more dough.

Tina’s Story
Christopher Wright made history as Dawson Georgia’s youngest mayor in 2012. But it’s the actions that led Wright down the wrong path that ended in an indictment.

Sources
Hillary's Story
Atlas Obscura
The Forgotten History of New York’s Bagel Famines--by Natasha Frost

Harvard Review
The Rise and Fall of the Bagel--by Matthew Goodman via JSTOR

The New York Times
Bagel Famine Threatens in City; Labor Dispute Puts Hole in Supply

Untapped Cities
THE NOTORIOUS BAGEL FAMINES OF NEW YORK CITY--by Victoria Choe

Wikipedia
Bagel Bakers Local 338

Working Class History
On this day, 31 January 1957

Photos
Bagel Shop in NY--via Bower Boy History
Bagel Baker in Queens, 1963--photo by Dan Gross/AP via Atlas Obscura
Local 338 Bagel Union Card--by Noshman's Bagels
Bagel Machine at Lender's Bagel--by Carl Lender/CC BY 2.0 via Atlas Obscura

Tina's Story
11 Alive
Dawson mayor indicted on child molestation charges--by Adrianne Haney

Albany Herald
Dawson Mayor Christopher Wright suspended from office--by Jennifer Parks

Fox 31
Dawson inaugurates youngest mayor in city history--by Jessica Fairley

Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Christopher Wright, Mayor of Dawson, Indicted on Child Molestation

Georgia Followers
Mayor of Dawson Chris Wright Shot and Forgotten--by Jeremy Jones

WALB 10 News
Albritten wins Dawson mayor race
Dawson mayor cited for impersonating an officer--by Kristen Pozar Keeter
Ex-Dawson mayor sentenced on sex convictions
Former Dawson city manager enters pleas
Man pleads guilty in mayor's shooting, claims city manager paid him--by Amanda Hoskins
Terrell Co. man convicted of sexual molestation--by Dave Miller

WTVM 9
MORE DETAILS: Dawson mayor shot six times, now speaks out--by Cheryl Renee

Photos
Christopher Wright--screenshot via News 3
Owen Parnacott Mug Shot--screenshot via WALB 10
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In the 1940s Donora thrived as a mill town for the steel industry, BUT residents faced tragedy when a deadly smog smothers the town.

Tina’s Story
Aaron von Ehlinger landed an Idaho State House position in 2021, BUT months later, he landed in jail after facing sexual assault charges.

Sources
Hillary's Story
British Path (YouTube Channel)
Poison Fog (1948)

National Geographic
Decades ago, this pollution disaster exposed the perils of dirty air--by Cynthia Gorney

National Library of Medicine
The Donora Smog Revisited: 70 Years After the Event That Inspired the Clean Air Act

Pennsylvania Center for the Book
A Cloud With a Silver Lining: The Killer Smog in Donora, 1948--By Erin Peterman

Smithsonian Magazine
The Deadly Donora Smog of 1948 Spurred Environmental Protection—But Have We Forgotten the Lesson?--by Lorraine Boissoneault

Wikipedia
1948 Donora smog

WLRN
Smog Deaths In 1948 Led To Clean Air Laws

Photos
Smog in Downtown Donora--photo by Bettmann via Smithsonian Magazine
Town of Donora after Smog--photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt
Emissions from Zinc and Steel Plant--Donora Historical Society via howstuffworks

Tina's Story
Boise State Public Radio (NPR)
Aaron von Ehlinger had a long list of previous convictions; the State of Idaho pardoned them all--by George Prentice
Former State Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger Arrested In Georgia On Rape Warrant--by James Dawson

CNN
Woman who accused former Idaho legislator of rape has her identity revealed in conservative media--by Amanda Watts

The Guardian
Idaho Republican’s rape conviction a rare victory for sexual assault victims

Idaho Capital Sun
Former Rep. von Ehlinger arrested on rape charges after returning to Idaho--by Clark Corbin
Former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to at least 8 years in prison for rape--by Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Idaho County Free Press
‘I forgive you’— An in-depth look at the von Ehlinger hearing, testimony of Jane Doe--by Alexandra Duggan

Idaho Legislature
Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger

Idaho News
Von Ehlinger files for appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court

Idaho Statesman
Former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger appeals rape conviction to Idaho Supreme Court--by Alex Brizee
Former Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for rape--by Alex Brizee

KTVB 7
Aaron von Ehlinger, former Idaho lawmaker, sentenced to a minimum of eight years in prison--by Alexandra Duggan
Former lawmaker sentenced for raping an intern appeals to the Idaho Supreme Court
Rape trial begins for former Idaho lawmaker--by Katie Terhune

KXLY
Idaho lawmaker accused of rape was warned about his behavior

New York Times
Former Idaho Lawmaker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Raping Intern--by McKenna Oxenden

UPI
Former Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape--by A.L. Lee

US News
Ex Idaho Lawmaker Charged With Rape Is Arrested in Georgia

Photos
Aaron von Ehlinger as State Representative--by FinallyGoodIT (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Aaron von Ehlinger mugshot--by Ada County Sheriff's Office via Newsweek

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Martha Mitchell made a name for herself in Washington, DC by spilling political secrets. BUT when she discovers a Watergate connection to her husband, he tries to silence her.

Tina’s Story
James Henry Hammond was an awful pro-slavery politician steeped in controversy. BUT when his diary is published nearly 100 years after his death, it adds even more shame to his already shameful legacy.

Sources
Hillary's Story
All That's Interesting
Martha Mitchell: The Woman Nobody Believed About Watergate

BBC
Martha Mitchell speaks out about Nixon, Watergate

Encyclopedia
Mitchell, Martha (1918-1976)

The New York Times
Martha Mitchell Testifies in Civil Suit--by Charlotte Curtis

People
A Martha Mitchell Biography Raps John, but Confirms That She Loved Him Until She Died--By Martha Smilgis

Timeline
This woman was held hostage and drugged because she knew too much about Watergate

The Washington Post
'I'm a political prisoner': Mouthy Martha Mitchell was the George Conway of the Nixon era

Wikipedia
Martha Mitchell

Photos
Martha Mitchell--from US National Archives via Public Domain
Martha and John Mitchell--from AP via Politico
“Martha was Right” Flower Arrangement--via Necessary Storms

Tina's Story
Elisa Rolle: Queer Places
James Henry Hammond

Google Arts & Culture
James Henry Hammond

Headstuff
James Henry Hammond, Pro-Slavery Paedophile Politician--by Ciaran Conliffe

History, Art & Archives
Representative James Henry Hammond of South Carolina

House Divided
In Washington D.C., the second South Carolina senator, James Henry Hammond, resigns his seat

Learning for Justice
Sen. James Henry Hammond On the Admission of Kansas, Under the Lecompton Constitution Speech Before the United States Senate / Cotton is King--by James Henry Hammond

Library of Congress
James Henry Hammond papers

Moultrie News
Laying bare the Hammond-Hampton feud--by Tom Horton

National Park Service
James Henry Hammond

The New York Times
Monster of All He Survived--by Rosellen Brown

South Carolina
James Henry Hammond

South Carolina Encyclopedia
Hammond, James Henry

University North Carolina: The Southern Historical Collection
Collection Title: James Henry Hammond Letters, 1831-1845.

Wikipedia
Hammond School
James Henry Hammond

Photos
James Henry Hammond--via Public Domain
Catherine Fitzimmons--via Headstuff
Thomas J. Withers--via Elisa Rolle's Queer Places Website
The Hammond School in 1966--via Public Domain

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