Late Acushnet Teacher Honored in Special Tree Ceremony
It was a somber evening in Acushnet on Monday, May 3, as a crowd of Ford Middle School employees and staff, as well as the family and friends, gathered around a young dogwood tree to honor Shane Martin, the beloved Grade 6 math teacher who recently lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.
One by one, Martin s colleagues stood behind a wooden podium and reminisced of the good times spent together. Martin meant the world to his students, his peers and anyone who had the privilege of knowing him. Martin was one of a kind in the world of teaching.
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Louisiana Senate Moves To Ban Hairstyle Discrimination
Newly elected Louisiana Senator, Troy Carter (Democrat), proposed a bill to prohibit discrimination against hairstyles, which have long targeted people of color. The anti-discrimination was recently proposed by the New Orleans Senator and unanimously passed through the Senate, 60 votes to 0. If made a law, it will make it illegal to discriminate against someone because of their natural hairstyle. A widely used racist tactic based upon texture and hair styles like locs, twists, and braids would be prohibited as a means of preventing employment of people of color.
Shout out to Senator Carter for pushing the bill through, and many thanks to the senators who recognized this standing discriminatory practice should be outlawed. The new legislation would expand an existing anti-discrimination law in the state, striking down efforts by employers profiling workers based upon race, sex, religion, or national origin. There is one more hur
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Obits, Monday, May 3rd, 2021
May 3 funeral announcements
Services for a Decorah woman, 70 year old Sandra (Sandy) Van Wey, are Tuesday at 11am at Frankville Community Presbyterian church. Burial in Frankville cemetery. Visitation is an hour before services at the church. Fjelstul funeral home in Decorah is serving the family.
Services for a former Maynard and Oelwein area woman, 91 year old Norma Glew of Lisbon, are Thursday at 11am at Christ United Presbyterian church in Oelwein. Burial in Long Grove cemetery in Maynard. Visitation is 9:30am to 11am at the church. Jamison Schmitz funeral home is assisting the family.