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As we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day this week, today’s column looks back at a positive episode in Monmouth history during the early days of the civil rights movement.
Jun 30, 2021 The week before Brian Colvin was scheduled for shoulder surgery in November, he tested positive for covid-19. What he thought at first was a head cold had morphed into shortness of breath and chest congestion coupled with profound fatigue and loss of balance. Now, seven months have passed and Colvin, 44, is still waiting to feel well enough for surgery. His surgeon is concerned about risking anesthesia with his ongoing respiratory problems, while Colvin worries he’ll lose his balance and fall on his shoulder before it heals. “When I last spoke with the surgeon, he said to le...