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Columbus. Della F. Holley, 74, died at 7:10 p.m. December 25, 2016, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. She was born June 12, 1942, in Columbus, Indiana, to Ira and Minnie (Stater) Mobley. She married Herbert W. Holley December 5, 1959. |
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Orchids to … • The Republic for not printing a paper on Christmas Sunday. • Laura for coming out on a rainy day to get us into the bank for our Christmas party, as you saved the day for us, from Patty. • to the railroad company for letting us have a quiet Christmas Day, from Michael Meadows. • the city for changing the banner policy. |
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As I do when it happens, I am starting with apologies for the non – publication of this column last week. Especially to Mr. T. Ekpeyong who phoned from Abuja on Wednesday and His Grace Archbishop Christopher Umane, the head of the Orthodox Anglican Communion in Benin City, who rang on Thursday to.... |
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GREENWOOD. Mary A. Alstott, 77, of Greenwood, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Alstott; children, Jeffrey (Robin) Alstott, Donald Alstott, David (Treecy) Alstott and Gary (Stephanie) Alstott; siblings, Rebecca Herring, Ronald Roberson, Victoria Warfield and Robert.... |
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Nashville. Janice “Kay” Crabtree, 73, went to be with the Lord on December 14, 2016, in her winter hometown of Fort Myers, Florida. Larry and all five of their kids were with her to love her on to eternity. Kay is survived by her husband of 40 years, Larry Crabtree, and their children, Preston and.... |
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WESTERN BUREAU: With a view of dispelling the argument that the Church is doing nothing to assist in eradicating crime from the Jamaican landscape, a handful of Christian believers took to the streets in Green Island, western Hanover last Friday, in what they described as "a march against crime, violence and all unlawful activities in. |
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The year 2016 has seen much conflict for religious freedom, not just domestically but worldwide. As individuals fight to defend this basic and fundamental human right — sometimes sacrificing their very lives — we find ourselves asking many questions about the future. |
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PHILADELPHIA Tucked one floor below the majestic Gothic sanctuary of Arch Street United Methodist Church, Javier Flores Garcia sleeps on a cot in a basement Sunday-school classroom that church members have outfitted with a microwave, a compact refrigerator and a television. Mr. |
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Dear Pastor Evan Mawarire – Firstly I hope you and your family are settling well in the USA, it must be quite refreshing there compared to our troubled Zimbabwe. I write this letter to you as a follower of This Flag movement. Jean Gasho. I am one of the thousands of people who prayed for you fervently when you were arrested. |
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Ghana’s Deputy Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Hajia Hawawu Boya Gariba has backtracked on her story denying attacking a noisy church in the Northern region. Hajia Hawawu Gariba has admitted to the police she used pepper spray on members of the Spring of Life Assembly Church in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale. |
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JAMESTOWN, N.Y. - Bricks that were once the foundation of the First Church of God now hold down a tarp from the winter wind after Jamestown, N.Y. officials ordered demolition crews to tear down the burned out building. "It's basically due to the lack of structural integrity and the danger it posed.... |
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One of the nation's most prominent preachers said the Virgin Mary may not have been a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus Christ. The Rev. Andy Stanley, lead pastor of North Point Community Church in Georgia and the son of a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has sparked a national.... |
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OKMULGEE, Oklahoma - Ministers in Okmulgee held a city-wide prayer service Tuesday night after the shooting and killing of a woman outside the American Legion Post. Okmulgee's police chief said his investigators have interviewed more than 25 people but still need actual witnesses to the shooting. |
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The calendar year 2016 saw the loss of national figures in the fields of music, film, politics, sports and writing. Among the names we lost: Prince, Glenn Frey, Muhammad Ali, Nancy Reagan, Arnold Palmer, Elie Wiesel, John Glenn and Fidel Castro.
Businessman Sonny Wright started a restaurant and.... |
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One of the nation's most prominent preachers said the Virgin Mary may not have been a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus Christ. The Rev. Andy Stanley, lead pastor of North Point Community Church in Georgia and the son of a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has sparked a national.... |
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Some Religious leaders in the country have agreed and collaborated with the Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living or Personally Affected by HIV and Aids (MANERELA+) on the need to accomodate people who engages themselves in LGBTI [Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transexual and Intersex] as they are.... |
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A candlelight vigil was held last night for a nine-year-old Logan boy who died after being struck by an alleged drink-driver near Brisbane on Christmas Day. The little boy had been looking at Christmas lights with his family on Sunday night when he was hit by a vehicle. |
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Mary Hale has always believed in the power of prayer. During the Dec. 16 ice storm that paralyzed the region, Hale was among those who was out driving in the treacherous conditions. She had driven from Millstadt to Edwardsville to give her son a ride to work that afternoon. |
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The shooting took place nearly two hours after Pastor Anthony Williams led the congregation’s Christmas service. Williams said that’s not the first shooting outside his church. Tuesday afternoon, he welcomed the victim’s mother, June Bolden, to plan a funeral. “I still can’t believe it, but I know he’s not around me,” Bolden said. |
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Whether mourning the death of a musical giant, teasing presidents or launching protest movements, Africans took to social media in greater numbers than ever before in 2016. Here's a look back at some of the most popular stories and hashtags.
#TheOtherRoom. |
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Spraypaint on the exterior of the Central Baptist Church, Victoria, B.C.
Days after a downtown Victoria church put a fence up to keep drug dealers out, someone took a can of red spray-paint to it. READ MORE: Church in Victoria responds to growing drug problem by building a wall A volunteer with the.... |
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Imagine your kid's old track suit being used for a good cause! 'Adopt One Village' gives people in Ghana used clothes, bikes, shoes and sports equipment. "So when I got here and saw all the things people get rid of and throw away, and I said 'what can I do?' So I started going to garage sales to get.... |
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Family of nine-year-old boy say they forgive the 'drunk driver who killed him after running him over in Christmas Day' - as friends of the 24-year-old accused join mourners Josiah Sisson, 9, was struck by an out-of-control utility truck on Christmas Day; Parents made the heartbreaking decision to.... |
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Doctors are worried over the increasing cases of Type 2 diabetes among urban dwellers, Bukola Adebayo writes. emmanuel Gilbert taught he was a symbol of good health until he was diagnosed with diabetes in 2007. Gilbert told our correspondent that he had gone for a free health check at Subol.... |
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Two men who likely never met died the same bone-crushing way, according to recently released investigative reports: They fell asleep in dumpsters that city garbage trucks emptied and were killed in the maw of the trash compactor. The bodies of William J. "Jay" Norris and Anthony D. |
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