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Excerpts from Rosa Parks' writings on Jim Crow segregationFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Rosa Parks wrote at length about her observations and feelings on segregation during the civil rights movement in handwritten accounts that are now bei...
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Man convicted in Indiana student's murder loses parole bidFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana man convicted in the 1986 killing and dismemberment of an Indiana University graduate student has lost his latest bid for parole. The Indi...
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17-year-old boy running mayor in Elkhart as DemocratFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - A 17-year-old boy who has entered Elkhart's mayoral race says he may be young but he's a strong leader who wants to "revitalize the fun-loving commu...
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Snyder grants $2 million to Flint for troubled water systemFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - FLINT, Mich. (AP) - State officials pledged $2 million Tuesday for Flint's troubled water system, which has drawn complaints from residents and lost a major industrial c...
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Rosa Parks' archive opening to public at Library of CongressFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, reflected later on how it felt to be treated less than equal and once feistily wrote o...
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Bloomington Transit sets ridership record in 2014Feb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - The city of Bloomington saw record high transit numbers in 2014. The Herald-Times reports (http://bit.ly/1vq4oLR ) that Bloomington Transit ende...
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Muncie celebrates city's 150th anniversaryFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - The city of Muncie is marking its 150th anniversary. A proclamation was read Monday night with Mayor Dennis Tyler and the Muncie City Council. The St...
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Man who spent 26 years in prison settles for $2.5 millionFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $2.5 million to a man who spent 26 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit, a lawyer said Tuesday. Walter Swift'...
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Lawmakers back effort to preserve Iowa farmlandFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Some Iowa lawmakers gave their support Tuesday to an effort to preserve land in the state for beginning farmers. Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, a...
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2 Iowa college students build tiny home for under $500Feb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - PELLA, Iowa (AP) - Two students at Central College in Pella have built a tiny home for less than $500 using old hog feeders, grain bins and other items headed for the la...