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Seeds of change were planted throughout McLean County on Friday and Saturday. Some seeds bore fruit immediately; other may not for years. Either way, McLean County is a better place, said people involved in the two United Way of McLean County service...

EJMS students compete in district National History Day event On March 16, a group of East Jessamine Middle School students traveled to Eastern Kentucky University to participate in the district National History Day competition. Middle- and high-school...

A Shelby County ethics commission panel voted Friday to hear arguments involving an allegation against County Commissioner Sidney Chism by County Commissioner Terry Roland. The panel also decided not proceed with the ethics charge filed by Roland...

The Rev. Dr. Mack T. Hines has spent his entire professional career helping the poor and after 43 years, 28 of those as Pee Dee Community Action Partnership (PDCAP) Transitional Shelter director, is retiring. Hines was honored at the annual shelter...

Members of the U.S. Congress climbed out of their partisan trenches and passed a bill that would end furloughs for air traffic controllers, stop unnecessary delays at airports and save the summer tourism season from a smothering wet blanket. We probably...

By MARTIN RAND III The Brunswick News Wearing a flowing dress and a flower in her hair, Maryellen Aiken pretended to swim toward a group of young children who were eagerly waiting to hear her read "The Little Mermaid." As Aiken, or the mermaid...

Congress approved a quick budget fix Friday to end air traffic controller furloughs that have delayed thousands of airline flights across the country this week. The action also appeared to cancel plans by the Federal Aviation Administration to shut down...

Six airports in Connecticut have been spared from cuts under a bill passed Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives, just hours after passage by the Senate. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut delegation have been fighting for months...

Some Florida Democrats had mixed feelings about their vote on Friday to help travelers and prevent flight delays by averting furloughs of air traffic controllers. They joined the majority House vote of 361 to 41 to pass the transportation bill but...

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." — Thomas Jefferson My recent column on the challenges associated with the Social...

Viola Harris McFerren emerged as a powerful advocate for black residents of Fayette County, Tenn., in 1960, helping organize voter registration drives for them and eventually helping inspire President John F. Kennedy to intervene on their behalf when they...

The federal sequestration will slash classes and programs designed for impoverished and working-class residents and children in Southern Indiana unless Congress approves a budget soon. Officials with Community Action of Southern Indiana confirmed that...