King Martin Luther King tribute marks unity in Lawrence church
The Lawrence Ecumenical Fellowship of Pastors staged a Commemorative Gospel Musical at Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship drawing over 200. the event featured interfaith prayer, Scripture readings, and the Martin Luther King Youth Choir with 5 year old Bella Otter among the audience and performers.
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Eva Daniels
Tina Franklin
Lawrence
Martin Luther King
Christian Fellowship
Wakarusa
Martin Luther King Jr
Lawrence Ecumenical Fellowship of Pastors
King
Mustard Seed Christian Fellowship
Wakarusa Drive
Rose Armstrong
Steve Otter
Perry
Bella
Ricky Rambo
First Regular Baptist Church
Lawrence Observes MLK Celebration With Choir and Essays
Baldwin City honors a local student Danielle Galloway as winner of Central Junior High essay contest. A Lawrence crowd celebrated King speech themes with a children's choir performing Sing About Martin, drawing a standing ovation. Andrea Partee praised Lawrence's diverse showcase and unity. Alexander Parker reports.
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Danielle Galloway
Central Junior High School
Baldwin City
King
Otter
Martin Luther King
Martin
Lawrence
Andrea Partee
Partee
Iconic status hides MLK's full complexity
The nation debates Martin Luther King Jr. beyond the famous I have a dream line. Forty years after his 1968 assassination, experts warn that King is often viewed as a single idea rather than a multifaceted figure. He pushed anti poverty and anti war causes before his death, but his legacy remains contested.
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Martin Luther King
Henry Louis
Tourism boosters push higher Kansas marketing spend
Kansas tourism officials urge a semi independent authority with a governor appointed board and about 15 million dollars annually to boost marketing and draw more visitors. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius counters for keeping the Tourism Division in the Department of Commerce.
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Topeka
Kansas
Judy Billings
Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau
Billings
Kansas Tourism Initiative
Kansas Department of Commerce
Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Commerce
Sebelius
KTI
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
North Dakota
Nick Jordan
R-Shawnee
ETI
Flint Hills
Campaign 2008 race tests faith and gender in South Carolina and Florida
Race and gender and the strength of religious convictions complicate the 2008 presidential campaign. Neither party has gained a firm foothold, and the next voting round in South Carolina and Florida may not clarify the field.
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