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Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Akron Beacon Journal. June 6, 2021. Editorial: Taking time to listen is wise move; trying to silence others is not ...

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2015, file photo, Confederate flag supporters climb Stone Mountain to protest what they believe is an attack on their Southern heritage during a rally at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Ga. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association has denied a gathering permit from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, who were looking to host their annual Confederate Memorial Day service at Stone Mountain Park outside Atlanta. The gathering was slated for Saturday, April 17, 2021, but a March 31 letter from memorial association CEO Bill Stephens denied the necessary permit, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)
Stone Mountain Park denies permit for Confederate event

Apr. 13, 2021 08:39 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 08:24 AM EST
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Feb. 16 The Valdosta Daily Times on distracted...

A group protests against a planned holiday event outside the former Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center, Friday Nov. 20, 2020, in Waltham, Mass. A plan to create a large drive-thru holiday lights display on the grounds of the disgraced former state facility, where mentally disabled youths once were warehoused and subjected to experiments, has touched off angry protests by activists who say it's inappropriate. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Advocates want light show moved from former mental facility

By Mark Pratt Nov. 20, 2020 01:16 PM EST

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
Takeaways: Coronavirus at center of Supreme Court hearings

By Laurie Kellman Oct. 12, 2020 04:16 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Sep. 23, 2020 03:33 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ Sept. 21 The State Journal on getting a flu vaccine...

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020 file photo, Laura Porras, right, prepares bags of fresh vegetables as Justin Ruiz, 17, left, and Porras' niece Ana Karen Porras, 14, help in the vestibule at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. The effort, which started two months earlier, is coordinated by the Brooklyn Immigrant Community Support mutual aid group who saw a need for emergency food aid for undocumented immigrants, who couldn't apply for or receive government assistance in the wake of shutdowns caused by concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Faith-based mutual aid flourishes amid pandemic, protests

By Aysha Khan Jun. 24, 2020 03:39 PM EDT

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By The Associated Press May. 11, 2020 10:00 AM EDT
The Detroit News. May 9, 2020. Legislature’s lawsuit is necessary, reasonable The lawsuit filed by the Legislature is...

This undated photo provided by the family of Cornell Charles shows him in his Zulu blazer. In a city ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak, Zulu and its members have paid a heavy price. Charles is one Zulu member who died. His wife, Nicole, said her husband was a longtime coach with kids and was drawn to Zulu's philanthropic mission. (Family of Cornell Charles via AP)
Coronavirus ravages storied New Orleans Mardi Gras group

By Rebecca Santana Apr. 11, 2020 08:08 AM EDT