"Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words," a New Exhibition, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure's Life
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Washington, DC - Rosa Parks, the civil rights icon made famous for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in December 1955, is often mischaracterized as a quiet seamstress, with little attention paid to her full life story. A new Library of Congress exhibition, “Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words,” will reveal the real Rosa Parks was a seasoned activist with a militant spirit forged over decades of challenging inequality and injustice.
Mississippi Squirrel Revival
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Vestavia Hills, Alabama - An intrusive squirrel disrupted morning services at Alabama’s Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church recently. The incident prompted senior pastor Bill Brunson to adjust his sermon that day with an appropriate reference not to a biblical passage but to a classic country song, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Farmer sentiment on trade and the overall ag economy improves as fall harvest gets underway
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Chicago, Illinois - The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer improved 15 points to a reading of 136 in October. The upswing is attributable to 15-point increases in both of the barometer’s sub-indices. The Index of Current Conditions rose to a reading of 155 and the Index of Future Expectations rose to a reading of 146. The barometer is based on a mid-month survey of 400 U.S. crop and livestock producers.
President Trump at Presentation of the Presidential Citizens Medal to Richard Cyril Rescorla
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Washington, DC - Remarks by President Trump at Presentation of the Presidential Citizens Medal:
The Stethoscope Is Not Just a Prop
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Tucson, Arizona - Stock photos of “healthcare workers” who attend patients physicians are no longer distinguishable, usually feature a stethoscope draped around the neck.
Second Lady Karen Pence Visits Tracy’s Kids Art Therapy Program
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Washington, DC - Thursday, Second Lady Karen Pence observed military children with cancer participate in an art therapy session at the new Tracy’s Kids Art Therapy Program at the Henry Jackson Foundation for the Advancement Of Military Medicine, located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Mrs. Pence was joined by Tracy’s Kids founder, Matt Gerson, and board member, Marcelle Leahy, for the art therapy session.
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