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Greensboro First to Pass LGBT Housing Protections - TWC News

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:31 PM PST

TWC News

Greensboro First to Pass LGBT Housing Protections TWC News “The city is bound by them, so just like the city would not and could not discriminate based on race, gender, disability, or political affiliation, we have now codified our practice,” said Carruthers. Carruthers also said Housing and Urban Development ... and more »

Clover's Literary Corner: A New Year's Paradox - The Crozet Gazette

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 12:08 PM PST

Clover's Literary Corner: A New Year's Paradox The Crozet Gazette The celebratory elation we hear in “ring out, wild bells” is closer to bitter desperation at the loss of his friend—a deep grief rather than the unbridled joy that appears from a surface reading. But of course ... As the poem progresses, the wild bell ...

Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, early January - Locus Online

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 11:42 AM PST

Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, early January Locus Online The most immediate association might be with the practice of snake-handling in some churches of the region, but clearly the story's primary metaphor is directed at guns and the obsession with them that prevails in many areas of the US. It's an overtly ...

Handbell Concert Brings Angelic Sound to Crozet - The Crozet Gazette

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 11:22 AM PST

The Crozet Gazette

Handbell Concert Brings Angelic Sound to Crozet The Crozet Gazette 10 when the Crozet Handbell Choir performed at Tabor Presbyterian Church under the direction of Chris Celella. Pickford-Chiles Hall was ... Several bells can ring at once. Bell players nodded, bobbed and danced to keep time as they intently followed ...

Shell Halts $90-Million Payout for Toxic Neighborhood after Judge Says Deal ... - Royal Dutch Shell plc .com

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 10:52 AM PST

Shell Halts $90-Million Payout for Toxic Neighborhood after Judge Says Deal ... Royal Dutch Shell plc .com I revealed that ESDV leak-off tests were purposely falsified, not once but many times and that Brent Bravo platform management had admitted responsibility for the dangerous practices being followed. In response to my team ringing alarm bells ... and more »

Red Kettle campaign sets record - Wahoo Newspaper

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 09:52 AM PST

Red Kettle campaign sets record Wahoo Newspaper Even though this year's red kettle campaign is over, there is still an opportunity to give. The county unit has a fund set up at Wahoo State Bank. Donations may go directly to the bank, or they may be sent to Wahoo Community Church. White said if a ...

Clothing material to fundraising success - Powell River Peak

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 09:13 AM PST

Powell River Peak

Clothing material to fundraising success Powell River Peak During the November 13 Powell River Regional District planning committee meeting, an expansion of recycling services in Powell River was reviewed. Mike Wall, manager of community services, outlined a plan by inclusion Powell River to collect used ... and more »

New Congressional Members Celebrate Swearing In with Loved Ones - TWC News

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 08:07 AM PST

TWC News

New Congressional Members Celebrate Swearing In with Loved Ones TWC News “Well I need to go home and talk it over with my son, and my husband, and go to church and pray about it... and that's what we did. Of course her first question to me was, 'If I do this, who's going to feed the dog?'” said Dr. Brent Ellmers, Rep. Renee ... and more »

Young Reporter: Should Church Bells Ring At Night? - Your Local Guardian

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 08:03 AM PST

Young Reporter: Should Church Bells Ring At Night? Your Local Guardian Interestingly, the bells of St. Raphael's Church, do not simply ring once an hour to tell us the time, and on Sundays, but have very peculiar ringing patterns – sometimes ringing twice in any hour on any day, non-stop for a couple of minutes. The best ...

And the bells ring again - The Hindu

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 07:04 AM PST

The Hindu

And the bells ring again The Hindu Outside the cane-worked windows, past the rich pews, butterflies flit about. The belfry is home to six of the city's heaviest bells, two of them cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London, which was also where London's Big Ben was cast. The bells are ...

Roman Laker's voyage: From the front lines to the homefront - The Paulding County Progress

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 07:03 AM PST

Roman Laker's voyage: From the front lines to the homefront The Paulding County Progress Church bells were ringing. Tanks were firing their .50 calibers. GIs got food, eggs, milk, bread, chickens, German cheese, bologna, wine, etc. They found 21,000 bottles of German wine hidden in San Benedetto. It was a day our soldiers would never forget. and more »

The early history of Burlington's firefighters - Brampton Guardian

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 06:37 AM PST

Brampton Guardian

The early history of Burlington's firefighters Brampton Guardian In 1895, councillor Campbell moved that the first person ringing the bell in case of fire should receive a gift of $2. The motion was defeated. ... The old hose reel was later given to the Peel-Halton House of Refuge in Brampton. The new truck had a ... and more »

Davenport Citizenship will be given to one of 12 high school sophomores - Clintonchronicle

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 05:10 AM PST

Davenport Citizenship will be given to one of 12 high school sophomores Clintonchronicle His community activities include youth choir and hand bells. He is a member of the First Baptist Church youth group. His hobbies and interests are piano, basketball, football, reading and hiking. Evan also volunteers at the Laurens County Disabilities ...

On This Day: 25 Years Ago - Leicester Mercury

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:20 AM PST

On This Day: 25 Years Ago Leicester Mercury But after 70 years of ringing the chimes, Mr Ridgway, 83, suffers from arthritis and is now looking for a number of younger people to take over the ropes at St Laurence parish church, Measham. The church used to have ten bell-ringers but that number ...

Scene At The Hot Rod Hill Climb - Hot Rod Network

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 03:14 AM PST

Hot Rod Network

Scene At The Hot Rod Hill Climb Hot Rod Network 4/19 Dave Scroggs' heavily flogged Orange Peel three-window, a fixture in the Denver-area rodding scene, was a collaborative effort between Dave and the Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop. It's built with a bored Chevy ... A '32 Ford axle, wishbones, and a ...

DON'T MISS - Ashbourne News Telegraph

Posted: 07 Jan 2015 12:31 AM PST

DON'T MISS Ashbourne News Telegraph St John's Church Ashbourne Town Band rehearse from 8pm until 9.30pm. All Saints Community Hall Ashbourne and District Camera Club meets each Wednesday at the Belle Vue Road venue between 8pm and 10pm. ... This month's lecture will be on English church ...

107 years of life and teaching in Elroy - Juneau County Star-Times

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 11:05 PM PST

107 years of life and teaching in Elroy Juneau County Star-Times The 10-year-old had never heard anything like the commotion of ringing church bells and blaring of train whistles, but there had never been a reason to celebrate like the end of the great war that saw many people from Elroy fighting in Europe. “For all ... and more »

YEAR IN REVIEW: Part 1 - January to June - Montgomery Newspapers

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 10:44 PM PST

YEAR IN REVIEW: Part 1 - January to June Montgomery Newspapers According to Lower Merion Township's website, The project is being funds by a network of grants including a $500,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources and $2.4 million from the Pennsylvania Department of ...

North Penn region calendar: Week of Jan. 4 - Montgomery Newspapers

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 10:28 PM PST

North Penn region calendar: Week of Jan. 4 Montgomery Newspapers What's happening at the Lansdale Public Library: 301 Vine St., Lansdale. Information: 215-855-3228; inforequests@lansdalelibrary.org; or visit www.lansdalelibrary.org. The library is open: Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

New Year's Address Reveals a Nervous Leader - Daily NK

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 10:27 PM PST

New Year's Address Reveals a Nervous Leader Daily NK The history of North Korea's New Year's address began after the New Year's bell ringing ceremony in Pyongyang at midnight heading into January 1st, 1946, when Kim Il Sung gave his speech, “Cry to the nation's people in greeting the new year”. After the ... and more »

Events across region to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Montgomery Newspapers

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 10:12 PM PST

Events across region to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day Montgomery Newspapers The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s holiday will be commemorated in the Northwest Philadelphia area by many events. The Salem Baptist Church of Jenkintown, the Jewish Social Policy Action Network and the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolence are ... and more »

Vinyl's difficult comeback - The Guardian

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 10:00 PM PST

The Guardian

Vinyl's difficult comeback The Guardian The Guardian's photographer delightedly pointed out an element of the music he had never heard before, rattled out on the bell of a cymbal. Buckley's singing was so vivid as ... One of Murphy's Classic Albums runs took place in a 19th-century church on ...

Coming events - Hermiston Herald

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 08:34 PM PST

Coming events Hermiston Herald HANDBELL CONCERT, 2 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 201 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. Handbell choirs of Pendleton will perform Christmas music under the direction of Phyllis Tincher of Nampa, Idaho, including Bells of Joy, Bells of Peace and ... and more »

Bell Tower team close to funding dream - Evesham Observer

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:09 PM PST

Evesham Observer

Bell Tower team close to funding dream Evesham Observer A MAJOR fund-raising appeal which aims to secure the future of one of Evesham's biggest landmarks is significantly close to reaching its £500,000 target. The Bell Tower appeal, which was launched in the summer of last year, is just around £30,000 away ... Starting the new year on the run Tewkesbury ADMAG all 2 news articles »

Bucklebury, Berks

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:00 PM PST

Cropwell Bishop, Notts

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:00 PM PST

Wells next the Sea, Norfolk

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:00 PM PST

Wighton, Norfolk

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Village brings back traditional agricultural celebration - Evesham Journal

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 09:14 AM PST

Evesham Journal

Village brings back traditional agricultural celebration Evesham Journal They have also been busy fundraising towards the £140,000 needed to repair and conserve the church, which is on the Heritage At Risk Register. After three fetes and two harvest suppers, together with various smaller affairs such as regular coffee ... and more »

Funding boost for three Norfolk churches - Network Norwich

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:59 AM PST

Network Norwich

Funding boost for three Norfolk churches Network Norwich The new facilities will allow local groups to use the church as an educational resource, encourage more children to become part of the community by developing child friendly worship and help those travelling long distances to weddings baptisms and ...

Bell Tower lottery January winners announced - Evesham Journal

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:55 AM PST

Bell Tower lottery January winners announced Evesham Journal Anthony Haugh, Marie Jones, Alex Prentice, Margaret Darby and Allan Bott will be able to invite three friends a piece to join them enjoy their prize at restaurants in the centre of Evesham with visits to the Thai Lotus, Raphael's Restaurant, Yumi Yumi ...

YEAR IN REVIEW: Part Two - July Through December - Montgomery Newspapers

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:08 PM PST

YEAR IN REVIEW: Part Two - July Through December Montgomery Newspapers 18, Washington chatted with the students, offering a lesson in history, discussing the nearby Independence Hall, known as the State House in Colonial Times. Upon arrival at the NLM, they were met by Ben Franklin ringing a replica of the Liberty Bell ... and more »

Gay marriage, upset FSU fan Zing!s - Tallahassee.com (blog)

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 07:00 PM PST

Gay marriage, upset FSU fan Zing!s Tallahassee.com (blog) Vandalized cars at FSU gets more attention than racist graffiti on Wakulla Churches - wonder which perps, if any, will be apprehended and charged? Lest we forget ... The Gentleman from Georgia who took such delight in FSU's defeat should enlighten us ...

An expensive repair - Eagle-Tribune

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:05 PM PST

Eagle-Tribune

An expensive repair Eagle-Tribune This photo illustration shows some of the key areas of concern in the restoration of the Unitarian Universalist Church on Pleasant Street in Newburyport. ... On Oct. 2, painters were working on the pediment (base of the steeple) just under the bell ...

Village group belatedly rings in the new year - Oxford Mail

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:02 AM PST

Oxford Mail

Village group belatedly rings in the new year Oxford Mail CHURCH bells rang out for the first time this year in West Hanney to announce 2015's first Sunday service. The Hanney Bellringers gathered in St James the Great Church, in Church Street, on Sunday at 9am for their first ring of the new year. Usually ... and more »

Restoration of landmark Newburyport steeple encounters extra problems ... - The Daily News of Newburyport

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 07:38 AM PST

The Daily News of Newburyport

Restoration of landmark Newburyport steeple encounters extra problems ... The Daily News of Newburyport An expensive repair. This photo illustration shows some of the key areas of concern in the restoration of the Unitarian Universalist Church on Pleasant Street in Newburyport. An expensive repair ... On Oct. 2, painters were working on the pediment ... and more »