December 30, 2020
A colorful spectrum of lights flashes across the screen as students emerge from the shadows with intimate defiance. This is their moment to share their truth.
“Part of the Kingdom,” a documentary directed by Makenna Cofer, a student at John Brown University, released on Dec. 17. The film takes a direct, yet personal, look at spiritual growth for college students in an environment that does not affirm LGBTQIA+ romantic relationships or marriages. Current and former JBU students and an alumna shared their struggles of seeking God, education and community during critical years of identity development.
“If I could talk to my younger self, I would want to tell her that I’m proud of her … You get a degree, you got to see the world, you got to travel, you get to live in a little house with a garden with some guy you love,” Jack Sloan, an alumna who graduated in 2019, says in the film. “You’re also going to tell your mom that you’re bi, and I know
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PLAINVILLE â Residents at a special town meeting Saturday will vote on several financial and water project matters, and as was the case at a town meeting last summer, it will be conducted drive-in style.
The meeting is scheduled to begin 11 a.m. in the parking lot at King Philip Regional High School, 201 Franklin St., Wrentham.
Due to the significant increase in incidents of the coronavirus, the meeting will be conducted drive-in style in the parking lot, with residents remaining in their vehicles to listen to the meeting proceedings and vote, town officials say.
A quorum of 60 registered voters is required to conduct business, and residents are asked to arrive by 10:30 a.m. to check-in so the meeting can begin promptly.