Ali transcends race to become an American icon
Patrick Murphy reflects on Muhammad Ali as a figure who faced draft evasion accusations for his stance against the Vietnam War, found acceptance abroad in Zaire after a Foreman bout, and later earned national respect. The piece notes his fight against Don King and Elijah Muhammad, Parkinson's disease, and his enduring identity as an American symbol of dignity and peace.
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Muhammad Ali
United States
Don King
Ali
Kinsasha
Zaire
George Foreman
Vietnam
Tam
U.S. Supreme Court
Elijah Muhammad
Foreman
King
Angelo Dundee
Dundee
Norton artists turn papier mache life into art duo
Ruby Meyer and Melissa Nelson, a mother-daughter team in Norton, Kansas, build lifelike papier mache figures for commissions. Their work ranges from a 16 piece Nativity for El Dorado to whimsical pieces like the Bungling Brothers Circus. They describe art as a life foundation and balancing force, noting the strong, sometimes funny dynamics of collaborating daily.
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Norton
Ruby Meyer
Melissa Nelson
Nelson
Meyer
Kansas
City of
el Dorado
Kansas City
Dorothyosaurus
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