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REMEMBERING MLK â James Baber, president of the Martin Luther King Jr. Association, reviews with the Rev. Buena Dudley Paschall, pastor of Quinn Memorial A.M.E. Church in Steubenville, plans for a virtual memorial service at 6 p.m. Sunday at Mount Carmel Community Baptist Church. (Photo by Janice Kiaski)
STEUBENVILLE While the COVID-19 pandemic will impact how Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed locally, it will in no way lessen the importance of remembering and celebrating the life and legacy of the civil rights leader who was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn.
The MLK Youth and Children’s Program will be marked Saturday at the Sycamore Youth Center at 301 N. Fourth St., beginning at 9:30 a.m., and include a variety of service projects, the memorial service moves to a virtual platform with the service set for 6 p.m. Sunday at Mount Carmel Community Baptist Church.
Two Catholic members of US Congress reflect on attack, work ahead Assault on US Capitol was a threat not just to this space, but to the idea of America, a congressman said
Updated: January 12, 2021 05:49 AM GMT
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A demonstrator, who wished to remain anonymous, holds a US National flag as the Washington National Guard, State Patrol and a fence surround the state Capitol as the Legislature opens the 2021 session in Olympia, Washington on January 11, 2021. (Photo: Jason Redmond / AFP)
Seeing the U.S. Capitol building being stormed by a rioting mob on Jan. 6 brought a visceral reaction from Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska. Fortenberry, who is Catholic and often attends daily Mass at St. Peter s Church on Capitol Hill called the attack a desecration.
Two Catholic members of Congress reflect on Capitol attack, work ahead
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., is seen in this undated photo. (CNS photo/Kristie Boyd, U.S. House Office of Photography)
By Mark Zimmermann • Catholic News Service • Posted January 12, 2021
WASHINGTON (CNS) Seeing the U.S. Capitol building being stormed by a rioting mob Jan. 6 brought a visceral reaction from Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska. Fortenberry, who is Catholic and often attends daily Mass at St. Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill, called the attack a “desecration.”
The rioters broke through windows and doors, overwhelmed Capitol Police lines and rampaged through the building, causing members of Congress and staff to flee to secure areas, as the mob proceeded to ransack congressional offices and wander into the abandoned Senate chamber.
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If you are thinking that maybe it’s time to put the Nov. 3 election behind us and look to the future, then you might be interested in seeing some figures released by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose during the past week.
LaRose’s office issued the results of post-election audits from each of the state’s 88 counties, and when all of the calculations had been finished, the counties that used a percentage-based audit turned in an accuracy rate of 99.98 percent in the presidential election.
“Early last year we set a clear mission that Ohio voters would be confident their voice was heard in an honest election,” said LaRose in a press release issued Tuesday. “The incredible accuracy of the results as reflected in the post-election audits should make every Ohioan proud not only of their bipartisan election officials, but of the system we have in place. Ohio ran a fair and accurate election.”
The Tablet December 17, 2020
Sandy Gross says the painful inflammation that followed radiation therapy for cancer suddenly disappeared one day as her co-workers prayed for healing. She still faces more treatments. For now, she enjoys small pleasures, like visiting her friend’s new grandson, Colton. (Photo: Courtesy of Sandy Gross)
WINDSOR TERRACE Sandy Gross believes God miraculously healed her of harsh side effects from aggressive treatments in her nearly two-year fight with breast cancer.
“The Lord chose to heal me from the radiation burns, and the Lord chose to keep me from having nausea,” said Sandy, who is the director of adult education and the youth ministry at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Longmont, Colorado.