Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — On this holiday, we celebrate one of the great civil rights leaders of the 20th century. The Rev. King challenged Americans to uphold the Declaration of Independence’s promise “...that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
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By Peter C. Myers, Ashbrook Center
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1/17/22
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Judge William Wallace was admitted to Raulerson Hospital Jan. 9 after a bout with COVID-19 took a turn for the worse.
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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1/10/22
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What happens when small-town county charm encounters big-city urbanization?
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By Robyn Spradlin
Indiantown Independent | 12/6/21 |
The very idea that anyone might experience racism was met with scorn ...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/12/21 |