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"racism is foundational to the Second Amendment and its inclusion in the Bill of Rights." "Do Black Americans Have the Right to Bear Arms?" Santos, a communications intern according to her byline, declared that "anti-Blackness determined the inclusion of the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights, and has informed the unequal and racist application of gun laws." Santos wrote the " She goes on to claim, without evidence, that this alleged vulnerability is because of brutality and the human cost of discriminatory policing. © press ACLU wants to convince Americans to give up their God-give...

The first two sculptures commissioned for the roundabouts near Interstate 70 at the entrance to Fruita were installed recently. It's been a five-year effort to get public art into the area that began with the 2016 Fruita Gateway Enhancement Plan. The first two sculptures, created by Jeff Bates, are meant to highlight Fruita's past and present. The southern roundabout is themed "then" while the northern roundabout is themed "now." The debut sculptures feature a cowboy to the south and a mountain biker to the north. The Fruita Arts and Culture Board has plans to install four more pieces to comp...

Special to the Northwest Florida Daily News/USA TODAY NETWORK DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - Country singer Jeff Bates will kick off LakeFest on May 14 with a free concert at 7 p.m. at the DeFuniak Springs Amphitheatre.  “Jeff Bates has an enormous following of fans including those in DeFuniak Springs,” said DeFuniak Springs Mayor Bob Campbell, chair of the festival’s organizing group.  “We are very excited he could accept our invitation to open LakeFest 2021, and we expect record crowds for his performance.” Jeff Bates signed to RCA Records in late 2002 and released his debut album Rainbow ...

Fifty years ago today, on April 3, 1971, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty's "After the Fire Is Gone" claimed the top spot on the charts. The song is the first single that Lynn and Twitty released as a duo; it comes from their debut album,  We Only Make Believe. Written by IE White, "After the Fire Is Gone" is about two people who fall in love while still married to other people. With lines such as, "Love is where you find it / When you find no love at home / And there's nothin' cold as ashes / After the fire is gone," the song made some fans think that there was something romantic happenin...

The event will feature Nashville recording artist Jeff Bates, along with other local country artists at the Gibson County Fairgrounds.