The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Sixtus Z. Atabong will be awarded the second Diekemper Service Above Self Award at the Rotary Club of Lubbock’s annual ...

Nancy Gibbs, a renowned journalist, presidential historian and Harvard professor who made history as the first woman to serve ...

Francis’ papacy has been historic. He embraced the marginalized in ways that no pope had done before. He not only deepened the Catholic Church’s commitment to the poor in its religious life but also ...

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Rev. H.K. Matthews can't speak with that bullhorn baritone he once possessed, but the impact of his legacy speaks louder than ...

Pope Francis, who sought to be a bridge maker as he led the Catholic Church in a time of deep polarization, died Monday morning at the age of 88—a day after a surprise appearance in Peter’s Square on ...

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Find the lyrics to Climb Every Mountain by Susan Boyle. A truly inspiring song with words that lift your spirits and fill you ...

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