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Free Entrance to All National Parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Channel 2 NewsAll national parks will have free entrance on Monday, January 21 in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Alaska has 23 national parks and had more than 2.3 million visitors in 2011, according to the National Park Service. “The holiday...Tags: National Parks, Martin Luther King Day, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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The Fairbanks Four, Part 3: The Doubts
Channel 2 NewsThe story of the Fairbanks Four has remained alive for so long in large part thanks to the Alaska Native community in the Fairbanks region, where activists backing the men imprisoned for Jonathon Hartman’s 1997 death have created websites, staged...Tags: Judges, Philosophy, Witnesses, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights
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MLK Jr. Memorial on Park Strip Ready for Wednesday Ribbon Cutting
Channel 2 NewsJust as the Civil Rights movement is a continual work in progress, so is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the Anchorage downtown park strip. On Tuesday, crews finished work on a new wall near the corner of 9th and L Street. “Martin Luther...Tags: Human Interest, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture
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MLK's teachings resonate in wake of Tucson shootings
In the wake of the deadly shootings in Tucson, Ariz. earlier this month, Alaskans looked to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for guidance Sunday. Politicians and local leaders say it's important to know there are non-violent means of protest. ...Tags: Martin Luther King Day, Mark Begich, Human Interest, Arizona, Tucson
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Volunteers Celebrate King By Building Bikes
About 300 volunteers turned out to build bicycles for 50 deserving children today, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The recipients were chosen by organizations that work with children and teens, based on what Martin Luther King Jr. called the six...Tags: Martin Luther King Day, Human Interest
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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: Hampton Roads, Poverty, Students, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Social Issues
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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: Government, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, National Security, Islam
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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,...
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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: Awards and Prizes, Barack Obama, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Justice and Rights, Spencer Bachus
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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: Philosophy, Authors, Book, Freedom of the Press, Religion and Belief
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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: Trips and Vacations, Villanova University, Education, The Herald-Mail, The Pennsylvania State University
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Author urges families to take steps for environment
Mary Pipher became one of America's best-known psychologists with books that addressed complex family issues. "Reviving Ophelia" was a groundbreaking call to arms about the societal pressures facing American adolescent girls. It spent three years on The...
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