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Chicago schools consider unified calendar
Tribune reporterChicago Public Schools students would be on the same calendar in the coming year, one that begins Aug. 26 — at least a week before most students now start school — and ends June 10, under a proposal the Board of Education will vote on...Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Columbus Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Holidays
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Inauguration on King Day an emotional tie for many
She'd never seen a presidential inauguration in her life, or wanted to, but on Jan. 20, 2009, Nathasa Werts braved bone-chilling weather and a crowd of more than a million people for a trip to Washington. The nation had just elected its first black...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, White House
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Hello, friends
Hope all is well. It was a lovely January weekend, for sure. Wouldn’t it be nice to think that spring is here? Oyster supper set for Saturday The Rohrersville Ruritan will hold an oyster, ham and turkey dinner Saturday from 1:30 to 5 p.m. The... -
King would still be fighting poverty
Aldon Morris is a Northwestern University professor who has accompanied busloads of students traveling from the school's Evanston campus to Chicago's Far South Side, passing through areas where President Barack Obama once stomped as a community organizer....
Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Poverty, Unemployment
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Community remembers civil rights legend
Staff WriterMembers of the Valley community took time to reflect on the significance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s work and the future of his dream in the Valley during a special presentation on the steps of the Imperial County Superior Courthouse on Monday...Tags: Entertainment, Justice and Rights, NAACP, Civil Rights, Music
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Free Entrance to All National Parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Channel 2 NewsAll national parks will have free entrance on Monday, January 21 in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Alaska has 23 national parks and had more than 2.3 million visitors in 2011, according to the National Park Service. “The holiday...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Veterans Day, National Parks, Travel
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'Zero Dark Thirty' defeats 'Gangster Squad;' 'Haunted House' strong
The hunt for Osama Bin Laden last year proved a bigger draw for moviegoers than a battle against organized crime 70 years ago. Thriller "Zero Dark Thirty" had a decisive victory at the box office this weekend, grossing $24 million in the U.S. and...Tags: Entertainment, Movies, Awards and Prizes, Organized Crime, Cedric the Entertainer
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Focus on MLK's message
The nation is set to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday. Although this is a national holiday, it might, at first blush, seem far removed from the lives of many South Dakotans. After all, South Dakota, as reported by the U.S. Census, is...Tags: Holidays, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Cool to mild this week
Sun SentinelWhile today is expected to be warm, the rest of the week should see mild afternoons and cool evenings. South Florida's forecast for Monday, Martin Luther King Day: Partly sunny with highs in the upper 70s and lows in the mid 60s. There is a 20 percent...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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Storm Team 12: Sunny and warm today, cooler Sunday
Another unseasonably "warm" day on tap across Kansas with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will max out in the upper 50s and low 60s, which is some 15-20 degrees above normal for January. Colder tonight into Sunday, before the much colder air arrives...
Tags: The Weather Channel (tv network), Weather, Weather Reports
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'Plug-in volunteering' doesn't cut it
Monday, millions of Americans will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering for community service. They will collect cans of food for the poor, ladle soup for the hungry and help the homeless. They will talk about their rewarding experiences,...
Tags: Social Issues, Charity, Martin Luther King Jr.
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'What are you doing for others?': Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy lives during day of service
marieg@herald-mail.comIn the mid-20th century, a black seamstress, tired after a long day at work, was thrown into jail and fined because she refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus so a white man could sit down. A 6-year-old black child was spit upon by a New Orleans...Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Vaccines, Health, Martin Luther King Jr.
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