Our local “Hands Off” protest on April 5th was picked up and received front page coverage in the April 8th edition of The Morgan Messenger.
“Berkeley Springs was one of more than 1,300 towns and cities that saw a turnout on April 5 of Americans broadcasting the message that they want the Trump administration and advisor Elon Musk to keep their “Hands Off” social programs, government agencies, federal research, legal protections, constitutional rights and personal data.
“According to several legacy media reports, somewhere between 2,000,000 and 3,000,000 people attended rallies and protests across the United States and overseas on Saturday.
“In Berkeley Springs nearly 100 people held mostly hand-made signs in front of the Morgan County Courthouse for two hours on Saturday afternoon and waved to heavy weekend traffic on U.S. 522 through town.
“The local event was organized by Morgan County Indivisible, a non-partisan community action coalition that has re-organized in the second Trump administration. Events were also held in Martinsburg and nearby cities. …”
– Kate Shunney,
The Morgan Messenger, 8 April 2024
Read the Full Article in The Morgan Messenger.