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More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. MLK Jr. Observance Day goes on despite COVID-19 The Rev. Dr. Leo Burns, grand marshal, speaks during Monday s Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Day celebration at the Effingham County Fairgrounds in Springfield. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff I love all my brothers and sisters, and I love them to my heart and I pray for them even those that don’t care about me. Rev. Dr. Leo Burns, grand marshal of Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Day SPRINGFIELD The spectators were confined to their vehicles because of COVID-19. The contagious disease did nothing to restrain the enthusiasm for the occasion, however. ....