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Illinois town fights long odds to save prison, jobs
Associated Press WriterWhen folks here heard the governor wanted to close the 137-year-old prison, sucking hundreds of jobs from the area, they mobilized in a way that only small towns can. They held rallies. There was a parade and a big photo shoot. Streets were lined with...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Government, Regional Authority, Water Supply, Fires
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Lions G Mulitalo helps band play at Olympics
For most football players, the marching band was something in the background while they were getting ready to play a game. For Detroit Lions guard Edwin Mulitalo, it is something a lot more important. Through his charitable foundation, Big Ed's Band,...Tags: Music, Awards and Prizes, Edwin Mulitalo, Detroit Lions, Multi-Sport Events
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King speech to Obama speech: A dream realized?
AP National WriterThe dreamer in him envisioned a day when "Whites Only" signs would no longer hang in restaurant windows. A time when everyone's desire to vote would be respected. A time when blacks and whites would work, pray and live together. He spoke of an America...Tags: Washington, Jeremiah Wright, Political Candidates, Louis Gossett Jr., Florida
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25 things you might not know about Obama
The Associated PressTwenty-five things you might not know about Barack Obama: 1. His high school basketball nickname at Punahou School in Hawaii was "O'Bomber" and he favored a left-hand, double-pump shot. 2. He has two Grammy awards for recording his best-selling books,...Tags: Political Candidates, Muhammad Ali, Boeing Co., Folk Music, Bob Dylan
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Background on the Pontiac Correctional Center
NAME: Pontiac Correctional Center. AGE: 137 years old; opened in 1871 as a reform school for boys in Pontiac, Ill. INFAMOUS INMATES: Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray was an inmate in 1954, serving time for armed robbery. Home to hundreds...Tags: Riots, Prisons
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Paternalism works in schools
Seated at a solitary desk in the hall outside a classroom, the slender 13-year-old boy with a smile like a sunrise earnestly does remedial algebra, assisted by a paid tutor. She, too, is 13. Both wear the uniform –– white polo shirt, khaki...Tags: North Carolina, Charter Schools, Examinations, Culture, Real Estate Buyers
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King siblings in lawsuit
ATLANTA — Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children have been sued by the institution their mother founded — the latest chapter in a family drama that has become increasingly more public. In the suit filed on Monday, Dexter King said his... -
Georgia: King family keeps fighting
Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children have been sued by the institution their mother founded, the latest chapter in a family drama that has become increasingly more public in recent years. In the suit filed on Monday, Dexter King said siblings Bernice...Tags: Georgia
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Let developer emulate Gen. Trexler
Regarding the battle over the ''park'' involving developer Abraham Atiyeh in Allentown: I live in the ''battle zone'' where Mr. Atiyeh wants rezoning to build 72 housing units on seven acres along St. Elmo Street in the vicinity of Martin Luther King...Tags: Harry Trexler, Allentown
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Officer Stabbed, Suspect Shot During Wal-Mart Barricade
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- An LAPD SWAT officer was stabbed in the hand by a suspect who barricaded himself inside a Baldwin Hills Wal-Mart for more than five hours before being shot by police, authorities said. Officers were called to the Crenshaw Plaza at 4101 S....Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Baldwin Hills
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Activist Najee Ali Sentenced to 4-years in Prison
LOS ANGELES -- Activist and former gang member Najee Ali was sentenced Monday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to the attempted bribery of a witness in his daughter's assault case.
A frequent critic of Los Angeles law enforcement, Ali, 45,...Tags: Prosecution, Los Angeles, Road Transportation, Assault, Alhambra
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Lower Macungie pool to close for 5 days
Of The Morning CallSwimmers who frequent Lower Macungie Township's public swimming pool will have to look elsewhere to cool off next week. The township is closing its pool at 3400 Brookside Road from Monday to Friday because of a lifeguard shortage. The pool will reopen...Tags: Swimming, Labor Day, Employees, Public Holidays
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