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Ferguson Twilight Run is Saturday May 17

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  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:December 17, 2021
  • Post category:Church News/City Government/Columnists/County Government/Health / Seniors

Vaccinations & Boosters Needed to Fight Virus By Rance Thomas As we celebrate this Christmas Season, we see more individuals than last year shopping. gathering. partying, and not seeming to…

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Time to Consider Other Options To Curb Increasing Gun Violence

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  • Post published:June 24, 2021
  • Post category:Church News/Columnists/Crime/Law Enforcement

Time to Consider Other Options To Curb Increasing Gun Violence By Rance Thomas As I stated in an article a few weeks ago, something needs to be done about gun…

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Rance Thomas on Recent Shootings

  • Post author:independentnws
  • Post published:April 22, 2021
  • Post category:BlackJack / Spanish Lake/Church News/Crime/Ferguson/Florissant/Hazelwood/ILLINOIS/Law Enforcement/Missouri

Recent Shootings Should Provoke Some Thought By Rance Thomas Once again, we are witnessing an outbreak of gun violence in both mass and individual shootings. We have seen too many…

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Summons of Joy Carries on in Florissant

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  • Post published:December 17, 2020
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Summons of Joy Program Carries On Despite Pandemic By Rance Thomas North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice (NCCU), which consists of 27 churches of various denominations, in…

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Keep Kids in School to Avoid Crime

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  • Post published:October 15, 2020
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Crime Causation Has Many Reasons; Keeping Students in School is the Top Priority By Rance Thomas What can be done to reduce the increasing crime rate in the United States?…

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Rance Thomas Talks of St. Louis Metro Covid-19

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  • Post published:August 21, 2020
  • Post category:Church News/City Government/County Government/Florissant/Health / Seniors/Missouri

As Virus Gets Worse in Metro Area, Follow the Advice of Health Experts By Rance Thomas-Special to the Independent News Since we are facing an upturn or rise in the…

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Florissant, NCCU Hosted 5th Annual Summons of Joy Program

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  • Post published:January 22, 2020
  • Post category:Alton, IL/BlackJack / Spanish Lake/Church News/Events/Law Enforcement

For the fifth consecutive year, North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice, and the Florissant Police Department worked together to have a very successful Summons of Joy Program…

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