Martin Luther King Jr. Day in H-F
Tell us what this holiday means to you and how you will celebrate?
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many will use the national holiday to honor the civil rights activistby giving back to the community, be it through removing graffiti, picking up litter or doing other service projects. Because it's both a federal and state holiday, there will be no mail service, government buildings will be closed, and most banks will not be open. Both Homewood and Flossmoor village halls will be closed. However, Homewood Disposal garbage collection will not be affected so leave your cans at the curb just as you would on a normal week. Because many use the day as an opportunity to focus on King and his life's work, we'd like to know what Martin Luther King Day means to you? Will you be doing something to commemorate …
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Dinkum
2:02 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
Amen MLK. And thanks for posting this TC. This was true back in the 60's and is even more so today as we are ALL oppressed. more ›