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Statue of black child hanging at school upsets people in Taneyville
sforhetz@ky3.comTANEYVILLE, Mo. -- The day after the Presidential Inauguration and the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, someone hung a yard ornament of a black child from the outside entryway of the Taneyville School. No evidence was left behind, and the statue is now...Tags: Arts, Sculpture, Racism, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice
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Public schools key in breaking the cycle
Bill Gates said, "I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions they will be moved to act." In leadership positions that I have held, this has been my experience. Whether it be business, civic or political engagement, the...Tags: Social Issues, Poverty, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Colleges and Universities, Hampton Roads
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Federal outreach to Muslim American communities is a pillar of Obama counterterrorism strategy
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Within hours of the Boston Marathon blasts, government officials and Boston Muslims called each other to offer assistance, calls that were the fruits of years of cultivating such relationships in an effort to ultimately prevent the...Tags: Terrorism, Barack Obama, Government, Law Enforcement, Separation of Church and State
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President praises Baltimore native at commencement
If Baltimore native Leland Shelton had bothered to check his email in the hectic day before graduation, he might have avoided a shock during commencement. There he was, one of 500 men in a black cap and gown this week at Morehouse College in Atlanta,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Rosebank, Elections, Morehouse College, The New York Times
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Obama awards top U.S. honor to girls killed in 1963 racial bombing
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor on Friday to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing 50 years ago, saying their tragic deaths ultimately "helped to trigger triumph." In a...Tags: Racism, White House, Barack Obama, Ku Klux Klan, Justice and Rights
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Obama OKs Congressional Gold Medal for 4 girls killed in 1963 Birmingham, Ala., church bombing
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger...Tags: Spencer Bachus, Awards and Prizes, Barack Obama, Ku Klux Klan, Justice and Rights
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George Packer chronicles American boom and bust in 'The Unwinding'
George Packer's new nonfiction book, "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America," has many of the qualities of an epic novel. Packer's subject is the last 35 years of U.S. history, the decades that gave us the conservative "Contract With...Tags: Services and Shopping, Authors, Book, Religion and Belief, Biofuels
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Courtside is familiar venue for holiday weekend
Three-day weekends used to mean a day off of work and time spent with family. Period. This year, three-day weekends have evolved into something else. There is still a much-appreciated day off of work and some time spent with family, but a few more...Tags: Education, The Herald-Mail, Colleges and Universities, Travel, The Pennsylvania State University
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Chuck Norris comes to the defense of Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow has a lot of defenders, but there's one in particular that no one will want to mess with: Chuck Norris. "Tebow is a player who rises to the occasion and delivers big in critical moments," Norris wrote for his blog on Newsbusters.org. "He...
Tags: Tim Tebow, Football, Jacksonville Jaguars, Sports, FIFA World Cup
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Chez Panisse rebuilds after fire, to reopen on summer solstice
Chez Panisse in Berkeley is set to reopen June 21, more than three months after a fire destroyed much of the electrical systems and plumbing of the 42-year-old restaurant. It isn’t the first time the famous Berkeley restaurant has burned. Thirty...
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Rebuild South Bend from the inside out
The approach to revitalization of the city of South Bend neighborhoods that the mayor and his committee purposed is nothing more than a piecemeal approach. They have not even addressed the inner city's aged, deteriorated infrastructure. The city needs...Tags: AIDS, USA Today
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From our files for May 26, 2013
100 Years Ago — 1913 Esquire J.R. Dodds had a narrow escape from serious injury at his home on South Third Street. He was cleaning out an old drawer and threw a lot of trash into the grate. A terrific explosion resulted and fire was scattered over...
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