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John David Dyche: McConnell's half-century of hardball politics
jddyche@yahoo.comThe big news at the University of Louisville in the spring of 1963 was the school’s strong showing in the College Bowl academic quiz show. Of lesser note, but perhaps more lasting significance, Mitch McConnell was elected president of U of L’s...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Washington, DC
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Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter Sr., pastor at New Shiloh Baptist
The Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter Sr., senior pastor of the New Shiloh Baptist Church, whose legendary preaching spanned generations and brought him an audience beyond his congregation of 5,000 members, died of cancer Thursday. He was 76. In 47 years of...
Tags: Seminaries, Crime, Law and Justice, Radio, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights
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L.A. County holds clinics on hepatitis A linked to Costco berries
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is holding clinics over the weekend for consumers who may have been exposed to hepatitis through frozen berries sold at Costco. At least 30 cases of hepatitis A nationwide may be linked to Townsend...Tags: Symptoms, Health, Vaccines, Diseases and Illnesses, Hepatitis A
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The Rev. Dr. Alfred A. Vaughn, Methodist pastor
The Rev. Dr. Alfred A. Vaughn, who had pastored United Methodist churches for nearly 40 years, died May 21 of heart disease at his Cedonia home. He was 90. "He was clear, insightful and persuasive but not loud. He was gentle. That is the way he was as...
Tags: Florida Memorial University, Howard University, Labor Legislation, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace
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Slaying of Baltimore civil rights protester still unsolved
Everyone begged William Lewis Moore not to go to Mississippi. His pastor told him he would get killed walking around in a sandwich board sign protesting segregation. His family worried about where he would sleep and eat. Even fellow civil rights...
Tags: Sandwiches, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, DeKalb, Radio
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A liberal mayor takes on the San Diego establishment
SAN DIEGO — Under a pro-business Republican mayor, it was a no-brainer: allocating millions of dollars each year to buy national advertising for the tourism industry — a major economic driver in this vacation mecca. Then Bob Filner got...
Tags: Advertising, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, National Football League, Democratic Party
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Some soul searching on public prayer
Elected officials appealing to the Almighty before getting down to business likely predates the First Amendment's restriction on promoting a state religion, but such public prayer is getting a fresh look. The U.S. Supreme Court plans to take up a case...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Public Officials, Separation of Church and State, Government, Politics
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Police chief accused of not backing up fellow officer
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND – The Board of Public Safety has been asked to look into an alleged incident involving police Chief Ronald Teachman in response to a complaint made by a frequent critic of the city administration. According to South Bend resident Greg...Tags: Government, Safety of Citizens, Politics
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Forest Whitaker in Talks to Play Martin Luther King Jr. in Paul Greengrass' 'Memphis' (Exclusive)
ReutersMay 31 (TheWrap.com) - With a long awards season on the horizon, Oscar winner Forest Whitaker may be adding another prestige project to his plate, as he's in talks to play Martin Luther King Jr. in writer-director Paul Greengrass' drama "Memphis," an...Tags: Christian Bale, Sundance Film Festival, Demonstration, FBI, Sony Corp.
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Our View: Latest fireworks proposal is a dud
There probably weren't many fireworks shot off in celebration by county and local governments, nor law enforcement officials this week with state officials considering changes to the fireworks legislation approved in 2011. The latest update, on Tuesday,...Tags: Litigation and Regulation, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, New Year's Day, Labor Day
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In Theory: Why the rise in Anti-Semitism?
Anti-Semitism is on the rise throughout the world, according to a report by the State Department, which is taking the increase so seriously it's appointing a special envoy to monitor the rise. The increase was revealed in the department's annual...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Crime, Law and Justice, European Union, Minority Groups, Iran
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A journal in a Glendale thrift store, a glimpse into a more politically conscious youth
The spring and summer of 1968 were an agony for the United States, especially for young Americans and black Americans. In April, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. In June, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, here in Los Angeles, in the...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Patt Morrison, Assassinations
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