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Month: February 2024

Black history takes center stage in February

By Jazmine Knight In a town rich with African American entrepreneurs, entertainers, inventors and political leaders, celebrating Black History Month is key to highlighting stories that otherwise might go unknown, local community leaders say. Loes Hedge, a Black Archives Museum committee member, said history taught through textbooks can leave out the experiences of many, including

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Guilty Pleasures

By Associated Press Christian Bale breaks ground on foster homes he’s fought for 16 years to see built PALMDALE, Calif. | Christian Bale broke ground Wednesday on a project he’s been pursuing for 16 years — the building of a dozen homes and a community center in Los Angeles County intended to keep siblings in

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Around the World briefs

By Associated Press A giant statue of Emperor Constantine looks out over Rome again with help from 3D technology ROME | Emperor Constantine, the 4th century ruler whose embrace of Christianity helped spread the faith throughout the Roman Empire, now has a reconstructed statue befitting his larger-than-life role in history. Rome authorities on Tuesday unveiled

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It’s Your Call for Feb. 8

By NewsPress Now What were they thinking? I just wanted to express my dismay that the city government has actually approved not just one disruption in tearing up your yards, but two. The grass is finally growing over the mess that MetroNet made in my yard and in everybody’s yard, and now here comes another

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Late Notices, Feb 08, 2024

By NewsPress Now Late Notices Hazel R. Anderson Hazel Roberta Anderson, 105, of St. Joseph, passed away Feb. 6, 2024. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at the Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation prior to the service 10 to 11 a.m. also at our chapel. Macil M. Laughlin GUILFORD, Mo. -Macil Marie Kiser

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The next total solor eclipse

By Metro Creative A total solar eclipse will be visible from Texas to Maine on April 8, 2024. NASA notes that this phenomenal, awe-inspiring event occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the sun. The National History Museum notes that solar eclipses occur between two and five

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