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CADILLAC — If there was ever a holiday to inspire hope amid the crushing depths of despair, it is Easter. After all, the holiday stems from the darkest day in the history of the Christian religion — the crucifixion of Jesus Christ — which led to the most glorious day in its history — the resurrection of Jesus and subsequent salvation of mankind. In the same vein, the rebirth of spring wouldn't seem so miraculous if not for the barren desperation of winter. Is it any wonder why the Christian holiday so closely coincides with the changing of the seasons and abundant fertilit...

Dee Dwyer/WAMU/DCist toggle caption Dee Dwyer/WAMU/DCist In honor of Black History Month, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is reintroducing a bill to remove the Lincoln statue from Lincoln Park. It's the first in a series of bills Norton plans to introduce throughout the month that aim to remove racially insensitive statues and memorials across the D.C. region. Instead of occupying its current post near the center of the park, the bill proposes putting the statue—which depicts a formerly enslaved person with shackles on his wrists kneeling before President Abraha...

Death and funeral notices in Coventry - week commencing January 25 We're bidding a fond farewell to a number of Coventry residents We have gathered the messages posted over the week commencing January 25 in one place here. The messages are submitted by friends, family and loved ones as a way of saying goodbye to those they have lost. These provide comfort to the nearest and dearest of those who have passed away. You can also post your own announcements and notices to us through this website. Monday, January 25 Paul Warren Barker Paul passed peacefully away on the 12th January 2021. Dearly lov...

Subsidy changes I READ with interest your very informative article about a survey of the concerns of farmers and landowners regarding the shift from the EU’s Basic Payment subsidy to our government’s proposal to replace it with the ELM Scheme (D&S Times, Dec 11). Although I sympathise with their anxiety about losing the EU subsidy, there must surely be a realisation that in our market economy they must become more efficient to survive. To rely on aid for their agricultural industry may now be looked on by other industries to be a bit unfair and almost immature. It could be that th...

Racialist campaign in Boston culminates in removal of statue of Lincoln and emancipated slave On December 29, city officials removed from downtown Boston a famous statue of Abraham Lincoln and an emancipated slave that has stood for 141 years. This politically reactionary act was the culmination of a campaign, including a petition drive, carried out by racialist elements linked to the Democratic Party. On July 1, the Boston Art Commission voted unanimously for the removal of the statue. Upon removal of the monument last Tuesday, the city announced that it will be put into storage pending dete...