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Open Communities, an Evanston-based housing advocacy nonprofit, hosted its inaugural “Walk/Roll the Redline” fundraising event Saturday afternoon. The walk began at Twiggs Park and followed a route in Evanston’s 5th Ward. Open Communities CEO Cheryl Lawrence said the event was organized in honor of the 56th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. The goal of...
By PATRICK FORD patrick@southwesttimes.com Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley (LVNRV) is holding its 15th annual Scrabble Tournament to raise money for literacy programs across the region. The event is April 27 at Sinkland Farms in Christiansburg.
History shows that unregulated school privatization will provide our neediest students with a substandard education while enriching private companies.