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Dec 28 2023
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Democrat Jacksonville Mayor Celebrates Removal of Confederate Statue
The newly elected Democrat mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, celebrated the removal of a Confederate statue in the city, which was officially gone before noon Wednesday. Democrat Mayor Donna Deegan, who won her mayoral bid in May, celebrated the removal of the statue in Springfield Park, formally known as Confederate Park. The monument in question, “In Memory of Our Women of the Southland,”
Breitbart NewsMar 27 2024
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This stinks. A noxious weed forces Arizona national monument's picnic area to close until May
COOLIDGE, Ariz. — It literally stinks that visitors to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in south-central Arizona might not be able to use the attraction’s picnic area until May. Monument officials announced Wednesday that the picnic area will be closed from March 28 through April 30 due to the density of an invasive and noxious winter weed called stinknet that can grow more than 2 feet (0.6
Washington PostMar 16 2024
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Scott Wedgewood stifles LA Kings on monumental night for Dallas Stars franchise
Scott Wedgewood made 27 saves to win a matchup of backup goaltenders and defenseman Thomas Harley had a goal and an assist to help lead the Dallas Stars past the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 on Saturday night. Wedgewood outdueled David Rittich in net to beat the Kings for the second time in eight days. Craig Smith, Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn also scored for the Stars, who took a 3-0 first-period
The Dallas Morning NewsDec 18 2023
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The Iconic Arlington Confederate Memorial is Being Torn Down Today.
The iconic Confederate memorial in Arlington National Cemetery is set to be removed this week, a cemetery official announced Saturday. Moves to desecrate the site – first intended as a “peace” monument which also serves as the grave site for its designer, America’s first globally renowned Jewish artist Moses Ezekiel – began Monday. The decision to trash the stunning monument was made over a
The National PulseDec 18 2023
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Confederate memorial spared takedown thanks to judge’s order
A federal judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order to halt the taking down of a Confederate memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. A cemetery spokesperson told Fox News that the U.S. Army had begun disassembling the monument but halted operations. The restraining will expire Wednesday night. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. EST to decide whether or not the judge’s order will
Fox News (Online News)Dec 19 2023
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Arlington Confederate Memorial takedown halted by court order
The Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery was in the process of being disassembled, but operations paused when a Virginia-based federal judge issued a temporary restraining order. Federal Judge Rossie Alston, a Trump appointee to the Eastern District of Virginia, issued the order Monday blocking "any acts to deconstruct, tear down, remove, or alter the object of this case,"
Just The NewsDec 19 2023
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Army To Resume Removal Of Arlington Cemetery Confederate Memorial
The U.S. Army will resume its removal of a Confederate Memorial within the Arlington National Cemetery following a judge’s ruling Tuesday to lift a temporary injunction, the cemetery confirmed in a statement. Following U.S. District Judge Rossie Alston’s lifting of his former temporary injunction, the U.S. Army will “immediately” resume the removal process, according to a statement from
The Daily CallerMay 26 2021
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Georgia park wants to ‘tell the truth’ about world’s largest Confederate monument. Others want it gone.
A record number of Confederate memorials fell last year amid a push to reject racism after the killing of George Floyd — but the biggest Confederate monument in the world still stands in Georgia, just a short drive from Atlanta. Carved into a mountain, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and Jefferson Davis tower over visitors to a state park.
Then there are the Confederate flags
Washington PostMar 17 2024
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Angelic Monuments owner arrested for allegedly taking $8,500 from grieving family
SAN ANTONIO - A headstone business owner has been arrested for allegedly taking money from families and failing to deliver. Elena Moreno, 47, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly taking money from grieving families with no intention of fulfilling orders. Court documents allege that on May 13, 2022, a family met with Moreno at “Angelic Monuments” to discuss the purchase of a headstone for a
Fox 29 KABBDec 28 2023
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Jacksonville Mayor Orders Statue Honoring Confederate Women Removed With No Future Plans for It
Workers hauled off a monument to women of the Confederacy from a Jacksonville, Florida, park Wednesday, in what the city’s mayor called a show of “belief in our shared humanity,” but a political opponent described it as “tearing down history.” The “Tribute to the Women of the Southern Confederacy” monument was removed from Springfield Park, where it had stood since 1915, on orders from Mayor
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