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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s renowned “I Have a Dream” speech still reverberates for Rev. Carolyn Blair, more than six decades after the civil rights leader delivered the speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
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The board could take action on the proposed changes in February or March. -
The team at Macomb city hall will have a new member beginning Jan. 20. -
Cindy Owsley said she participated in 40 protests last year. This is already her second of 2026. -
Dr. Brian Curtis, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for OSF HealthCare, said last year’s surge in respiratory illness was due to a combination of influenza, COVID, and RSV. This year, it’s primarily the flu. -
Women’s Voices commentator Heather McIlvaine-Newsad is deeply concerned about the United States’ attack on Venezuela.
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