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MY BROTHER’S WEDDING
—By Frederick A. Hurst— More than a year ago my brother asked me to be in his wedding. Though I’m not big on weddings, I certainly couldn’t turn him down. He is a good man who has paid his dues. He was still grieving from the loss of his wife when he joined a dance…
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SHERIFF REVEREND JAMES GILL, JR.
WE’RE READY TO GO! SHERIFF REVEREND JAMES GILL, JR. —-By Frederick A. Hurst—- The excitement in his voice was palpable and the fear that one would expect from him for making the weighty decision to run against the chosen candidate of the “powers-that-be” was nonexistent. Reverend James Gill, Jr., who has served in corrections and…
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Marcos Carreras and the Children’s Chorus of Springfield
To Host Celebration in Song Festival Five New England Children’s Choirs to Perform under Direction of Guest Conductor Charles Bruffy on May 23 [gview file=”https://eadn-wc01-6408505.nxedge.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/CSF_PRESS_RELEASE-FINAL.pdf”]
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Beverly Scott to Kick off Transportation Equity Project in Springfield
National transportation leader Beverly Scott, Ph.D. will visit Springfield to help launch a local effort to achieve greater equity in federal transportation policy. Dr. Scott will speak on Tuesday, May 12 at 5:00 p.m. at the UMass Center at Springfield, 1500 Main Street in Tower Square. In 2012, President Barack Obama named Dr. Scott a…
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A Celebration of One
–By Frederick A. Hurst— Reprinted from July 1, 2014— A White friend and his wife sent my wife and me an autobiography by Black M.D. Ben Carson titled “Gifted Hands.” After suffering a wisp of trepidation, I picked it up one day and couldn’t put it down until I read it from cover to cover.…












