Million Mom March prompts nationwide gun control rally
Seven year old Heather McDonnell led show and tell for a Mother's Day rally urging handgun registration and licensing. Gospel singer Lorrain Franklin-Taylor, from Hayward, plans to join Oakland events after her twin sons Obadiah and Albade were killed in a car trouble incident. Ostego Michigan mother Venema and daughters raised bus fare for protests. The gatherings commemorate loved ones lost to gun violence and mark a national call to action across 71 communities.
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GOP chair keeps seat in tight South Carolina vote
Henry McMaster was re-elected to a fourth term as South Carolina GOP chair by 325 to 307 delegates at the state convention held in Columbia. The race pitted McMaster against Eaton Dawson, backed by former Gov. Carroll Campbell and the Christian Coalition wing, with delays and tactics noted during voting. Campbell and Dawson allies urged new direction after the party’s 1998 losses, including the governor’s office.
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Mothers run home based software firm in Aiken
Lori Thatcher and Julie Luther balance full time motherhood with Custom Software Solutions, a home based business they started after downsizing at prior jobs. Both work from home offices, share babysitting duties, and credit supportive husbands for their success.
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Los Alamos grapples with scale of wildfire devastation
Randy Foster fled his Los Alamos home as a fast moving forest fire scorched 36 000 acres in northern New Mexico destroying 260 homes and threatening Los Alamos National Laboratory. firefighters fought spread with only 5 percent containment as ash marked a nightmare of loss.
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Langley column Marital devotion 69 years of marriage
The Langley couple to celebrate 69 years of marriage with family gathered for the milestone. Obituary notices reflect local services for Preston Dewitt Conger of Spartanburg and Lawton L Johnston of Graniteville with arrangements at Cobb and Napier Funeral Homes respectively.
Youths Me 3BHS Recalls and The Good Life Topics
The item outlines a series of topics including Tuesday Yoga and this form of exercise, Wednesday dinners and quick meals, Thursday Relay for Life preview, and a Friday business note on a study about chlidless women under 35 enjoying equal pay. The series hints at youth topics, health, weekend events, and labor issues.
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