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A statue of Marcus Whitman stands on city property just outside the Whitman College campus in Walla Walla, Washington.
For generations Marcus Whitman has been widely viewed as an iconic figure from early Pacific Northwest history, a venerated Protestant missionary who was among 13 people killed by the Cayuse tribe near modern-day Walla Walla, Washington, in 1847.
But this past year has seen a continued reappraisal of Whitman, whose actions have increasingly been viewed as imperialistic and destructive.
The Washington Legislature voted to strip his likeness from the US Capitol. Students at Whitman College in Walla Walla demonstrated recently to demand another Whitman statue be removed from campus. A new book says a well-known story about Whitman’s efforts to save the Northwest from British rule was fabricated.
As firefighters spent the night fighting a wildfire in the Bass River State Forest, a family of workers from a local food truck joined fire crews at their base of operations at Pineland Regional High School to offer free meals to firefighters.
The Five Sisters Food Co. Truck report on Facebook that they have have been offering support to the firefighters..
We would like to thank all the first responders for keeping Little Egg Harbor safe. Please enjoy a meal on us for all of your hard work. We will be at the pinelands High school parking lot
6ABC is reporting that 70 firefighters with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service from around the state and about 150 structural firefighters from 39 municipal fire departments are working to protect the surrounding homes,
Savannah Jaycees socially-distant event benefits community programs
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LeAndrea Mikell, I arrive to find Past President
Cynthia Cradduck outside with her 1-year-old son
Emerson.
As we walk inside the neighborhood gastropub, I tell Cynthia that I am a longtime fan of this international program for young professionals that develops leadership skills through relationships and service to others. I always look to see who the new members are and who has moved up in their leadership roles.
Guess who is the new president? My favorite Calvary Day School dude
Gordon Hunter! Looking dapper in a black suit and yellow-striped tie, Hunter tells me, “I am excited to share our 2021 chapter plans with our members on Feb. 2 and invited two new guys tonight.”