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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 'Spirits are very high'
In 2009, they missed each other by a day. But today, thanks to a scheduling quirk, President Obama’s inauguration festivities and Martin Luther King Jr. Day overlapped and, in many places, intertwined. Although Obama was sworn in for his second...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Interior Policy, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr., Arts and Culture
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Barack Obama at Lincoln Memorial
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — It was a day that combined high-minded political rhetoric with the very best of pop culture. Tens of thousands of citizens, a throng more than a mile long on the National Mall, braved cold weather and long security lines to attend a...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Monuments and Heritage Sites, Bruce Springsteen, Grant Park, Eleanor Roosevelt
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SFJAZZ plays another bold riff
SAN FRANCISCO — "This is one of my favorite rooms," said SFJAZZ founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline, smiling as he stepped over exposed pipes and dusty planks in the SFJAZZ Center. "Then again, they're all my favorite rooms," he...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Religion and Belief, Concerts, Redman, Lincoln Center
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Lunch conversation, community inspiration
Last week, I enjoyed joining a lunch discussion with a few dozen community leaders who were interested in education, volunteerism, and the community. The goal of the lunch was to brainstorm ways together to inspire students, parents and policy-makers to...
Tags: Harold Washington Library Center, Tribune Tower, Arts and Culture, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Public Library
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Mercer County school calendar announced
kpeek@amnews.comMercer County students will begin classes for the 2013-2014 year on Aug. 7, one day earlier than last year, according to a plan approved by the board during the regular February meeting. The first student holiday will be Labor Day, Sept. 2, followed...Tags: Holidays, Teaching and Learning, Occupations, Adult Education, Labor Day
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Bettye Durham Smith: Former mayor touched many lives in Sanford
People close to Bettye Durham Smith say she probably touched just about every life in Sanford in one way or another during three terms as mayor and decades in civic service. Smith, who served as Sanford's first female mayor from 1985 to 1997, died...
Tags: Washington, DC, Elections, Martin Luther King Jr., The Salvation Army, Sanford
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A new Christopher Commission for the Christopher Dorner case?
He was, by every account, both a cop killer and a killer cop, and even in death, he might end up shaking the LAPD like no one since Rodney King. Christopher Dorner regarded himself as a victim of institutional racism and a wronged man unfairly turned...
Tags: Christopher Dorner, O.J. Simpson, Murder, Martin Luther King Jr., Social Issues
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Oak Park teen goes backstage at Grammys
An Oak Park teen watched Grammy performers rehearse for last weekend's awards show as one of three musicians who won a national songwriting competition. Hannah Rand, a senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School, wrote and performed her original...
Tags: Music, The Black Keys (music group), Awards and Prizes, Education, Colleges and Universities
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West Indian Dining in Connecticut? No Problem.
It was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the morning of Barack Obama's second inauguration, and four members of the planning committee for Hartford's Taste of the Caribbean and Jerk Festival sat down to draw up the agenda for this year's event, slated for Aug....
Tags: Bob Marley, Dining and Drinking, Barack Obama, Authors, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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'The Arts Educators of Washington County' showcased in new gallery
dona@herald-mail.comIn oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography and other media in a variety of genres, Washington County art teachers showcased their work Friday night in the Washington County Arts Council’s new space. Nearly 30 teachers submitted more than 40 pieces...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Artists, Arts and Culture, Arts, Teachers
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Sen. Northam delivers redistricting petitions to McDonnell
Sen. Ralph Northam, D-Norfolk, delivered a petition containing more than 14,000 signatures to Gov. Bob McDonnell Tuesday asking him to veto the Senate Republicans redistricting plan should it reach his desk. Senate Republicans ambushed outraged...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Branch, Parties and Movements, Voting, Elections
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Mail Call - Feb. 5
“Just see where all these oversized loads are using Route 40 West, are putting large potholes in the concrete bridge on Route 40. The bridge is already deteriorated. This should be fixed immediately.” — Clear Spring “I never did...Tags: Interior Policy, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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