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NAACP Calling on Salisbury Police Chief to Resign - TWC News

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 01:31 PM PDT

NAACP Calling on Salisbury Police Chief to Resign TWC News The reverend of Cornerstone Church says he has been mistreated by police along with several members of his congregation. He alleges officers have used intimidation tactics, racial slurs and excessive force. The following statement is from Rory Collins, ... and more »

AP Day in Photos August 19 - Thehour.com

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 01:03 PM PDT

AP Day in Photos August 19 Thehour.com Ukrainians kiss the big church bell and pray, before it is lifted into place, set in the main bell tower of the golden domed Orthodox Monastery of Caves in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. The bell weighs 7,150 kilograms and is decorated with a ... and more »

Brooklyn Churches receive Sacred Sites Grants for repair projects - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 12:50 PM PDT

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn Churches receive Sacred Sites Grants for repair projects Brooklyn Daily Eagle The Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity (formerly Church of the Holy Trinity) is the most ambitious building designed by Minard Lafever and is considered the master work of his career. Construction was completed in ... However, that spire was ...

Ukrainian forces press attacks on rebel-held areas - Chron.com

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:46 AM PDT

Chron.com

Ukrainian forces press attacks on rebel-held areas Chron.com A Russian military truck carries a MSTA-S self-propelled howitzer about 10 kilometers from the Russia-Ukrainian border control point at town Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. Ukrainian government troops were fighting ...

Liberty Bell replica to make its home at UHCL - Your Houston News

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:25 AM PDT

Liberty Bell replica to make its home at UHCL Your Houston News Community friends are welcome to celebrate with University of Houston-Clear Lake as it presents a Liberty Bell replica during a reception held Wednesday, Sept. 17, 5:30-6:30 p.m., in the north lobby of the university's Bayou Building, 2700 Bay Area ... and more »

Vandals daub swear words inside Valleys church - South Wales Argus

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 09:32 AM PDT

South Wales Argus

Vandals daub swear words inside Valleys church South Wales Argus The 800-year-old St Sannan's Church in Bedwellty was ransacked last week when the thieves kicked down an oak door frame, smashed windows and daubed swear words on the walls of the bell-ringing room. They even threw a book of the names of the dead onto ... and more »

Shayne Looper: Can we forgive when we are still angry? - Pittsburg Morning Sun

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 09:21 AM PDT

Shayne Looper: Can we forgive when we are still angry? Pittsburg Morning Sun 'Up in that church tower,' he said, nodding out the window, 'is a bell which is rung by pulling on a rope. But you know what? After the sexton lets go of the rope the bell keeps on swinging. First 'ding' then 'dong.' Slower and slower until there's a ... and more »

Rector's joy over new access ramp and screens for Beaumont Chapel - Huddersfield Examiner

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 08:06 AM PDT

Huddersfield Examiner

Rector's joy over new access ramp and screens for Beaumont Chapel Huddersfield Examiner Richard Senior was the former Tower Captain at Kirkheaton Church and had been ringing the bells since he left the choir in his teens. Marguerita Deeks was also a long term church member, and a former missionary to Uganda. On August 3 Kirkheaton church ...

Photos August 19: Top images from around the world - Canada.com

Posted: 19 Aug 2014 07:46 AM PDT

Canada.com

Photos August 19: Top images from around the world Canada.com Ukrainians kiss the big church bell and pray, before it is lifted into place, set in the main bell tower of the golden domed Orthodox Monastery of Caves in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. The bell weighs 7,150 kilograms and is decorated with a ... and more »

I-PUSH NA YAN | Vote for Vigan as one of the New 7 Wonder Cities of the World - InterAksyon

Posted: 18 Aug 2014 07:48 PM PDT

I-PUSH NA YAN | Vote for Vigan as one of the New 7 Wonder Cities of the World InterAksyon So Ilocos Sur Governor Ryan Singson and Vigan City Mayor Eva Marie Medina are leaving no stones unturned in convincing everyone, especially Filipinos, to cast their precious votes every step of the way. Judging from what Vigan has to offer to visitors ...

Cash boost for Bell Tower appeal - Evesham Observer

Posted: 18 Aug 2014 04:14 PM PDT

Evesham Observer

Cash boost for Bell Tower appeal Evesham Observer The dramatic move meant Wychavon District Council no longer approved any new requests for advance payments - meaning bids to obtain funding for the Bell Tower appeal would not be considered. But earlier this year council chiefs at the district council ... Wedding dress exhibition and displays are big success Evesham Journal all 5 news articles »

A huge turnout for 10k race boosts tower appeal - Evesham Observer

Posted: 18 Aug 2014 04:14 PM PDT

Evesham Observer

A huge turnout for 10k race boosts tower appeal Evesham Observer HUNDREDS of runners pounded the streets of Evesham as they took part in the annual Vale 10k race. More than 500 people battled against the showers to take part in the seventh Birdseye Sports Evesham Vale event and help raise funds for the Bell Tower ...

Blaenavon, Torfaen

Posted: 18 Aug 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Public Pianos to be played in harmony - Montreal Gazette

Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:40 AM PDT

Public Pianos to be played in harmony Montreal Gazette “I think it will be like church bells ringing all over the city, a celebration at noon on Wednesday,” Leblond said. If you happen to be near the Laurier métro, you can hear a duet played by Amélie Fortin and Marie-Christine Poirier; at the corner of ...

Historic High Point Church Working to Preserve History - TWC News

Posted: 18 Aug 2014 05:34 AM PDT

Historic High Point Church Working to Preserve History TWC News HIGH POINT, N.C. — The First Baptist Church Cathedral in High Point is slated for demolition after construction work caused the building to shift. "There was a bearing wall there. If the bearing wall would've continued to be there, or if there was ...