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Lincoln Courier Memorial Day weekend is a time to remember our fallen veterans. It is an opportunity to pause to remember and reflect upon the service and sacrifices made by all men and women who have served in the U.S. military. For those still looking for ways to honor veterans a list of events scheduled the weekend of May 29-31 is below: Atlanta The community of Atlanta will host a Memorial Day event Monday, May 31 starting with a concert by the Atlanta Band at 9:30 a.m., on the lawn of the Atlanta Public Library, 100 Race St., Atlanta. The Recognition of Veterans event will begin at 10 ...

Laura Elliott Special to The Courier How can you not be inspired by gestures of kindness, especially when they meet up with moments of synchronicity—those moments when everything seemingly flows in divine order. These moments make good stories—the kind that feel so good you just wanna pass ’em on. I recently caught wind of such a story and met up with Ethan Hoinacki to catch the finer details. Many know Ethan as the owner of Guest House Coffee & Pastries in downtown Lincoln, IL. Together with his family, he is also a member of Lincoln Christian Church. As the story goes, Ethan was on hi...

What do all these people have in common, limu? -- on otto's case and we will be right back. exactly. nothing! they're completely different people. that's why they make customized car insurance from liberty mutual. they'll only pay for what they need. yes, and they could save a ton. you've done it again, limu. [ limu grunts ] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪

Canadian you mentioned being held in north korea? and did the obama administration exercise too much strategic patience? >> well, i think the obama administration -- i worked with them with susan rice. they pushed on otto. the problem was the north koreans saw trump winning, won the election. they didn't want to deal with the obama administration. the obama administration set up a hostage office within the state department to talk to the parents of hostages. i think that's the right thing. the main message why i said it's broken is we have to treat the hostage cases with more urgency at higher...

>> what happened when your delegation went to pyongyang in september? >> well, my delegation went and we offered the north koreans humanitarian assistance. we offered to pay through private funds if for remains of some of our soldiers in exchange for otto. the north koreans listened but didn't tell us there was something wrong with him. they didn't tell my chief of staff mickey bergman that he was in a coma. they said we'll let you know and they never did. they were very silent. it was obvious they did the same to the state department. they didn't tell the state department about his condition....