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'Luxury' Longview business Lollar's Jewelry perseveres through pandemic
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aHaving opened 43 years ago in a shopping strip on Pine Tree Road, Lollar’s Jewelry has seen its share of setbacks.
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Work to complete Longview's Lear Park underway
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aThe work that will complete the W.G. “Bill” Lear Athletic Complex in Longview has begun.
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Open Door Pregnancy Center in Gilmer plans Friday grand reopening
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aA Gilmer nonprofit that has been providing women and men with help for unplanned pregnancies since January 2017 will celebrate its growth Friday with a grand reopening.
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Labor Day at Martin Creek Lake State Park
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aThe Marshall family were among at least dozens of families who visited Martin Creek Lake State Park on Monday. Park Superintendent Sara Barber said the park sold out of day-use permits Saturday and Sunday, and she expected Monday to be…
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Attention turns to Chicago's last standing Columbus statue
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aCHICAGO (AP) — A Christopher Columbus statue on Chicago’s South Side that was left standing after two other Columbus statues were removed last week may yet be taken down, a City Council member says.
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Masked mourners brave heat, virus fears to honor John Lewis
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aWASHINGTON (AP) — Mourners braved both coronavirus fears and brutal heat on Tuesday to pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis, the first Black lawmaker to lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda.
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Source: US, Oregon in talks about pulling agents in Portland
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trump administration has started talks with the Oregon governor’s office and indicated that it would begin to draw down the presence of federal agents sent to quell two months of chaotic protests in Portland if…
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St. Louis couple charged for pulling, waving guns at protest
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aST. LOUIS — St. Louis’ top prosecutor on Monday charged a husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.
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Biden, lawmakers warn of foreign interference in election
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aWASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Monday that he is putting Russia and other foreign governments “on notice” that he would act aggressively as president to counter any interference in U.S. elections. The statement came hours after Democratic…
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Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike
www.news-journal.com - RSS Results in news of type article M j, Y | g:i aNEW YORK — Workers from the service industry, fast-food chains and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality, staging demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world seeking better treatment of Black…
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