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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Why we remember
Col. Robert Gould Shaw was 24 years old when he took command of the 54th Massachusetts, a regiment of freed slaves. He brought them from the chains of bondage and turned them into Union soldiers. He gave them blue uniforms and then he gave them their...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Memorial Day
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Around Town: Pondering 'a liminal moment'
The Jewish High Holidays begin next week with the sound of the Shofar, or ram's horn. Rosh Hashana begins on the evening of Sept. 16. There will be dinners and celebrations. Family gatherings. The holiday concludes 10 days later on Yom Kippur, a day of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Holidays, Religious Festivals, Judaism, Yom Kippur
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In Theory: Could same-sex marriage become legal?
Q. A recent Gallup poll has revealed that, for the first time, a majority of Americans support gay marriage. According to the figures, 53% of Americans say they believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid; in 1996, the figure was...Tags: Local Government, Family, Human Interest, Social Issues, Barack Obama
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In Theory: Balancing science, religion
According to physicist Stephen Hawking, theology is unnecessary when it comes to explaining the origins of the universe. "God may exist, but science can explain the universe without the need for a creator," Hawking said on "Larry King Live." He goes on to...Tags: Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Genesis (music group), Stephen Hawking, Social Issues
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In Theory: Reactions to Prop. 8 ruling
A California federal judge struck down Proposition 8, the state's law that prohibits same-sex marriage, last week. What are your thoughts on this ruling? Judge Walker needs to address our concern that his own sexual orientation clouded his judgment....Tags: Social Issues, Civil Rights, Anglicanism, Discrimination, Sex
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Thoughts from Dr. Joe: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
![Sometimes I wonder if anyone ever reads my columns here in the Valley Sun. So when I get e-mail from a reader asking me to respond to a specific topic, I comply. Got one the other day. It said, "Hey, Dr. Joe! Write something about Martin Luther King; his birthday is on January 15th."](http://www.lacanadaonline.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-01/58757976-12174329.jpg "Sometimes I wonder if anyone ever reads my columns here in the Valley Sun. So when I get e-mail from a reader asking me to respond to a specific topic, I comply. Got one the other day. It said, "Hey, Dr. Joe! Write something about Martin Luther King; his birthday is on January 15th.\"")
Sometimes I wonder if anyone ever reads my columns here in the Valley Sun. So when I get e-mail from a reader asking me to respond to a specific topic, I comply. Got one the other day. It said, "Hey, Dr. Joe! Write something about Martin Luther King;...Tags: Radio, Washington (U.S. state), History (tv network), Thomas Jefferson, Human Interest
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Ron Kaye: It's time for divisions to cease
In the dismal Los Angeles election cycle that mercifully concluded on May 21, much was made about the lack of women in high places if Wendy Greuel didn't win the mayor's race. Greuel herself played the gender card over and over, with pictures of her...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Elections, Abraham Lincoln, Minority Groups, Politics
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Easton man's ancestral search finds details of role of black soldiers in Civil War
From his childhood, the 58-year-old black resident of Easton has heard the tales of his family, a family that has called the region home for more than 100 years. Growing up around grandfather Aaron Good, he soaked up a plentiful supply of family stories....Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Social Issues, Battle of Antietam
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The Confederate general From Pennsylvania
People who passed John Pemberton on the streets of Allentown must have thought him an impressive figure. This 60-year-old's lean, 5-foot-10-inch, ramrod-straight frame showed a positively military bearing. His finely tailored suits added to Pemberton's...Tags: Defense, Abraham Lincoln, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army
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Colum McCann on 'journeys by heroes'
National Book Award winner Colum McCann's ninth book, "TransAtlantic," is a fictionalized exploration of three historic journeys between North America and Ireland. He talked about his new novel, which hits bookstores on June 4, by phone from his...
Tags: Tony Blair, Dublin (Ireland), Arts and Culture, Literature, Republic of Ireland
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Virginia slavery took root in the rich soil of the York
Old Point Comfort and Jamestown may have the distinction of being the first places associated with the arrival of Virginia's first Africans in 1619. But it wasn't until decades later that slavery really took off -- and when it did it was the south...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Social Issues, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Yorktown (York, Virginia), Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
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Michelle Obama visits former slave dwelling in Washington
— First lady Michelle Obama, whose maternal great-great-great-grandmother was a slave, made a short trip from the White House on Wednesday to the nearby Decatur House, touring the historic former home and its adjacent slave quarters....Tags: Human Interest, American Express Company, Politics
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