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Like America, Kentucky’s higher education system has a troubling historical track record where its treatment of Blacks is concerned.

KXLY May 6, 2021 2:28 PM Erin Robinson Credit: Brian Schaeffer SPOKANE, Wash. — The man accused of lighting fire to St. Charles Parrish and School now faces federal arson charges.  A federal grand jury in Spokane returned an indictment charging 23-year-old Rio A. Mirabal in relation to the March fire. He was already facing state charges.  Investigators said the fire caused extensive damage to the church rectory and the hallway of the school.  Police identified Mira...

Are you familiar with how and when our township was formed? I am taking the opportunity to brief my township readers on some facts on how Wilkes-Barre Twp. got its name and when it was formed. The township was one of the original townships, named in honor of John Wilkes and Isaac Barré, two British Parliament members who supported colonial America and fought for our freedom while they served in the British Parliament. The township was formed in 1774 when it stretched from the Susquehanna Riv...

It is not an overstatement to say Black educators and students literally struggle to maintain their sanity in American educational pressure cookers.

Tom J. Bechman CONSIDER OPTIONS: Steve Long, Franklin, Ind., will primarily stay with LibertyLink soybeans and residual herbicides. However, he’s looking at what XtendFlex beans bring to the table. All these growers agree on one point: Residual herbicides are crucial. If these growers are any indication, people are still evaluating weed control options for soybeans for 2021. However, there is a strong tendency to stick with what has worked while considering what ne...

northwest with sustained winds of 65 miles per hour. isaac is moving away from the florida coast. hurricane warnings are posted from morgan city, louisiana to destine, florida, including new orleans. emergency declarations have been issued in louisiana and mississippi. right now, more than 50,000 residents of st. charles parrish in new orleans are being told to get out. meteorologist of our miami station wfor has the latest on where isaac may be headed. >> heres the latest on isaac. as...

have a good sense of humor or great timing. >> its not as bad as i thought it would be. >> and takes aim at the gulf coast. >> the governors of alabama, mississippi and louisiana have declared states of emergency. >> the storm is expected to hit on or around the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. >> the bottom line is make sure you have a game plan. >> its going to be an abbreviated national convention cut from four days to three days. >> its an obvious choice. safety first ziem...

hurricane late tuesday or wednesday. isaac is 450 miles southeast of the mouth of mississippi river. that storm moving west, northwest with sustained winds of 65 miles per hour. isaac is moving away from the florida coast. hurricane warnings are posted from morgan city, louisiana to florida including new orleans. emergency declarations have been issued in louisiana and mississippi. right now, more than 50,000 residents of st. charles parrish in new orleans are being told to get out. me...

From this flooded area in gwinnette county. >> eva pilgrim joins us tonight from st. charles parrish. the meteorologists warning this could be life threatening flooding tonight. and the barrier is nearly a mile long, eva? >> reporter: thats right, david. they will be working through the night to make sure this is ready. its been raining here all month. the ground is already saturated so some real concern where the rain is going to go. david? >> we are thinking about the people in new orleans ton...