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Political Cornflakes: Who is Christine Blasey Ford? We’re just beginning to find out.

Until Monday, Christine Blasey Ford, a professor at Stanford and Palo Alto universities was a well-respected but mostly private individual. Soon she’ll be as ubiquitous in the news as Donald Trump.

Happy Tuesday. The public’s introduction to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, has just begun. The biostatistics and psychology professor is known to colleagues as a serious and well-respected professional. She teaches and does consulting for pharmaceutical companies. By Monday, when the 51-year testifies before the Senate, her privacy will be a fond memory. [SanFranChronicle]

Topping the news: The LDS Church is calling for a special session of the Legislature to legalize medical marijuana this year.