Last week, on a beautiful fall day, driving with my windows down, singing with the radio, I was enjoying a typical Tuesday morning, until it wasn’t. The traffic had slowed to a crawl, and it wasn’t long before it was obvious a wreck had just happened, with one of the vehicles flipped upside down.
The tragic story of Emmett Till is one of a face. The face of a 14-year-old boy, beaten and murdered in Mississippi, a battered and bloated face that his mother insisted be seen by the world. Chinonye Chukwu’s “Till” is a story of two faces: Emmett’s and that of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley, portrayed by Danielle Deadwyler in a powerfully skilled and undeniably star-making screen performance.
Recently, I found a picture of a bird’s nest inside my grill. The picture was old and taken close to Mother’s Day.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The National Science Foundation announced Thursday that it will not rebuild a renowned radio telescope in Puerto Rico, which was one of the world’s largest until it collapsed nearly two years ago.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has a COVID hotline staffed from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of Oct. 17: Vesper Hall: 400 N.W.
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1. Dogtober Fest will be open from 10 a.m.
Cats make great pets. They are playful, independent and funny.
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