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BEST BETS FOR THE WEEK
Bike Donation Drive at Whole Foods Northbrook Local residents can join Whole Foods for its annual Earth Day celebration from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27. The store will host Working Bikes, so attendees can donate a bike for restoration and receive...Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Earth Day, Arts and Culture, Music
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OPINION: Bombing of innocents is never acceptable
Fort Worth Star-TelegramWho would do such a thing? How could anyone so callously bomb innocent people? Why? Those questions have reverberated for at least 10 days now. They reached a peak over the weekend after law officers apprehended one of the brothers Friday night who...Tags: Ku Klux Klan, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Peter Callaghan column
The News TribuneIt's a question nearly, but not entirely, as bizarre as it sounds: What do the horrific crimes of onetime Tacoma Police Chief David Brame one decade ago and the tentative light-rail-expansion decision by the Tacoma City Council this week have in common?...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Murder
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48 down, 1 dozen to go
To: The Decisive Dozen From: Your Supporters Re: The Illinois House of Representatives Vote on Same-Sex Marriage. All it takes is the 12 of you, whoever you are. That's the rumor anyway. "Twelve votes short of passage," said Michael Madigan,...
Tags: Marriage, Social Issues, Family, Judges, Gays and Lesbians
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'Southland,' 'Girls,' 'Doctor Who' among Peabody Award winners
RedEye"Southland," "Girls," "Game Change," "Louie," "Doctor Who" and "Saturday Night Live" mastermind Lorne Michaels are among this year's Peabody Award winners honoring the best in electronic media. It's nice to see "Southland"--one of the best shows the Emmy...Tags: Entertainment, Museum of Modern Art, The Loving Story (movie), Media Industry, Jimmy Savile
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'Scoop' follows Jack Nelson's rise to civil rights crusader
At the top of great social movements, charismatic leaders spin out visions of things that just might be. Closer to the bottom, it's journalists who sometimes force us to confront the way things are. Jack Nelson was one of the best journalists of the...
Tags: South Carolina State University, Entertainment Events, Corruption, Journalism, Social Movements
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Highland Park and Deerfield churches explore Passover Seder
The Passover Seder recounts the story of how the Jews were freed from bondage. Two Seders to be held this week give a new meaning to the eternal question: "Why is this night different from all other nights?" In this case, it is because they will each be...Tags: Passover Seder, Feminism, Religion and Belief, Customs and Tradition, Civil Rights
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Man wounded by gunfire at family party dies at hospital
A man who was critically wounded by gunfire at a family party in South Los Angeles died Sunday, more than five hours after he was taken to the hospital, police said. Authorities said the shooting occurred about 12:35 a.m. near Avalon and Martin Luther...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Shootings, Hospitals and Clinics
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Force of King legacy strong in these youths
"An individual has not started living," the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once declared, "until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." I can't say whether any of the 59 Orange...
Tags: Orlando, New Products, Haiti, Valencia College, American Red Cross
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T:B:O, a gospel hip-hop group, to entertain and inspire in Newport News on Saturday
T:B:O, a Hampton Roads-based hip-hop gospel group, will be part of a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Newport News on Saturday. The group's short set will be included in a wide-ranging celebration held 6-9 p.m. at the Denbigh Community Center...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Entertainment, Homewood, Morgan State University, Schools
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'The Arkansas Traveler' is what you should want to be
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkanas is a state that many people may not give much thought about when planning their vacations. Often considered a "flyover state," it has much to offer a traveler in search of adventure, culture, or a natural refuge. Home to 52...
Tags: Arts, U.S. Supreme Court, Government, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch
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SCLC exhibit on display at Atlanta's Emory University
ATLANTA - Amid the scores of photographs in an exhibit chronicling the history of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference are two that - at first glance - don't seem to fit. The black-and-white photographs are of small children in Vietnam. That's...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Arts and Culture, Civil Rights, Colleges and Universities
Apr 25, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
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