LEEDS — Friends, family, staff, board members, volunteers and community members gathered recently for the dedication of the Rural Community Action Ministry’s Gilbert A. Ward Senior Residence. Gil Ward was executive director of RCAM from 2004 until his passing in April of this year. At the dedication, staff members Laura and Doug Zimmerman spoke of […]
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Zimmerman’s wife seeks life insurance policy
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman’s wife is asking that he pay for a permanent life insurance policy with her named as the beneficiary, according to a divorce petition made public Friday. Shellie Zimmerman said in the petition that her husband should pay the premiums on the policy since he “has the financial ability to […]
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M. Newell: Uproar over verdict unjustified
In reference to the uproar over the “not guilty” verdict for George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, I would like to point out that most murders of blacks are committed by blacks. According to 2005 Bureau of Justice statistics, 93 percent of black murders are committed by blacks, and there are eight thousand […]
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Obama speaks on race, Trayvon Martin
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare and public reflection on race, President Barack Obama called on the nation Friday to do some soul searching over the death of Trayvon Martin and the acquittal of his shooter, saying the slain black teenager “could have been me 35 years ago.” Empathizing with the pain of many black […]
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Gun changed the equation in Sanford, Florida
Trayvon Martin is dead. George Zimmerman is not guilty. Except for the people involved in the case — who will be forever marked by the tragedy — the rest of us should move on. Before we do there is a cautionary lesson to be learned about guns, the people who carry them and the rest […]
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Zimmerman fate following acquittal uncertain
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Following his acquittal on all charges in the fatal shooting death of Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman will spend no time behind bars. But that’s about the only certainty in the former neighborhood watch volunteer’s immediate future. The Department of Justice has announced it will look into the case, which could lead […]
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Not guilty
SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter Saturday night in a case that alternately fascinated and appalled large segments of a spellbound nation. The saga of Zimmerman’s shooting of an unarmed African American teenager named Trayvon Martin whittled into the American vernacular, transforming “hoodie” sweatshirts into […]