Graceland Visit and Sun Records Stop Reveals Elvis Roots
Roy Patrick visits Memphis by way of Graceland on Elvis Presley Boulevard and Sun Records on Union Avenue. The trip contrasts the King’s faded grandeur with the birthplace of rock and roll in its now modest one room setting from 1951.
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Graceland
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Elvis Boulevard
Elvis Presley Boulevard
Lisa Marie
Sun Records
Union Avenue
Memphis Nostalgia Tour Hits Shrines And Shadows
The writer recalls Elvis memorabilia and a historic studio as Memphis displays enduring atmosphere yet dark downtown changes. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 on a tense side street near Laverne Motel room 306, a reminder of civil rights tensions. The column ends with praise for southern food and an encore mood.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Martin Luther King
Laverne Motel
King
James Earl Ray
Ray
South
Veterans rally for VA health care funding in Congress
The American Legion national commander urges Congress to raise VA health care spending, arguing access, not just funding, drives care. He cites House approval of a 1.7 billion increase and defends the system amid underfunding claims, recalling Legion history defending veterans from World War I to Gulf War illnesses.
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American Legion
U.S. House of Representatives
House
Senate Veterans Affairs
Senate
U.S
House of Representatives
Legionnaires
Idaho
al Lance
U.S. Army
Judge Advocate General
Kern County Fair honors chamber in community display sweepstakes
The Shafter chamber wins First Place for Best Community Display and Grand Sweepstakes at Kern County Fair. Thanks to organizers, including Stephanie Bender and chairwoman Ronda Martin, plus numerous businesses and volunteers for a week of heavy labor and teamwork culminating in blue ribbon recognition.
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Kern County
Stephanie
Ronni
Shafter
San Joaquin Composting Inc
Frito Lay Inc
Grimmway
Don Handel
Judy New
Richard Fabric
Ronda Martin
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Garry Nelson
Larry Schellenberg
Mrs. Hopkins
Mary Epp Anderson
David Jacobsen
Woody Colvard
Mary Crabb
Scott Deatheridge
Dave Perez
Paul Charon
Lonnie
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