DA prospect touts support of Rickie Rush, Grandbury schools warned by the ACLU: Your Monday evening roundup

Also, three Dallas landmarks are in demolition jeopardy.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup](  Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision.   [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 02/28/2022 By Ariyon Dailey Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. During two years of the pandemic, more than 14,200 North Texans have died from COVID-19, with more than 900,000 U.S. deaths. This immense loss has led to a second pandemic, one of grief.(Michael Hogue) ELECTIONS [Two years of COVID-19 have created a second silent pandemic – one of grief]( Grief is hard to quantify. Yes, researchers can measure how long Texans have spent in the coronavirus pandemic (nearly two years); how many confirmed cases there have been in the state (more than 5.4 million); and how many Texans have died from the virus (more than 83,000), with more than 14,200 dead in the four major counties of North Texas. What they can’t measure is the unfathomable amount of loss caused by the coronavirus. After four surges of multiple variants of COVID-19, the pandemic appears to be ebbing. Mask mandates are now lifted for many of us and life is moving on. But for those left behind by the victims of COVID, any sense of normal – any semblance of pre-pandemic life – is still a long time away. The impact of coronavirus grief is far-reaching. In 2020, researchers came up with an indicator to measure that impact called the COVID-19 bereavement multiplier. For every COVID death in the U.S., nine surviving Americans will lose a grandparent, parent, sibling, spouse or child, according to the analysis. By that estimate, there are [more than 747,000 people who have lost a close relative in Texas to the virus](. - Local non-profits offer support: Many organizations [dedicated to grief support in North Texas are providing resources]( that have never been more important, as an estimated 128,000 people cope with the loss of relatives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to COVID-19. - Send us a tribute: We invite readers to [share their photos, videos and memories of their loved ones to The Memorial Wall]( which will stay accessible for a year. We believe that the power of memory can bring us together as a community in these difficult times. - The North Texans we’ve lost: The Dallas Morning News pays tribute to those now gone. [Read more about how their loved ones remember them](. ELECTIONS [DA prospect Frizell touts support of Dallas pastor Rickie Rush, accused of abusing ex-church members]( Elizabeth Frizell, a Democratic candidate for Dallas County District Attorney, touted an endorsement by megachurch pastor Rickie Rush this weekend, after [Dallas police said they sent a criminal case against him to the very office she could oversee.]( On Saturday, in an email and on Twitter, Frizell’s campaign listed more than two dozen religious leaders she says support her, including Rush, 61, founder of Inspiring Body of Christ Church. Dallas police officials told The Dallas Morning News they had referred a case against Rush to prosecutors in October after The News identified 12 former church members who said Rush abused them sexually or physically when they were teenagers. ADVERTISEMENT [TOP NEWS]( [Election Day is Tuesday for Texas’ March 1 primary election. Here’s what to know.]( [Russia-Ukraine War: What to know as Ukraine resists advance]( [Dallas police arrest 6; seize pot, cocaine, guns and nearly $8,000]( [Trump’s playing in Tarrant County, Crockett seeks win without runoff, GOP AG smackdown continues]( [An Everman police officer died from COVID-19; then his family learned how much he meant to the town]( ADVERTISEMENT EDUCATION [ACLU, education groups warn Granbury schools their book removal process violates students’ rights]( [Firm bows out of superintendent search, leaving Dallas ISD with one to find new schools leader]( [DISD’s pre-kindergarten enrollment starting to rebound after plunging during pandemic]( [More education stories]( | [Education newsletter]( CRIME [4 arrested after shooting death of 16-year-old in Mesquite]( [Arlington police searching for woman’s 26-year-old son after she was found dead]( [Fort Worth man sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty to raping, kidnapping child]( [More crime stories]( | [Crime newsletter]( ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT [Here we go again: 3 Dallas landmarks are in demolition jeopardy]( [UNT singers, orchestra perform a stirring Verdi ‘Otello’ in livestreamed concert]( [On stage back home, Catherine Kirk talks about growing up the daughter of a mayor, her dance career]( [More Arts & Entertainment stories]( | [Arts & Entertainment newsletter]( 👋 That's all for this afternoon! 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