Work at Plowfield Square, behind Castle Manor, is moving along quickly. Two units are completely framed, and roofing is going on one of them. On the other side of the drive, another unit is under construction as well. The housing development will provide one-, two- and three-bedroom, townhouse-style apartments for middle-income families.

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Pictured at the back on the far right is Elaine Awe, the owner and manager of the Lincoln Culver's. Friday morning the restaurant opened its doors to Logan County farmers, serving up a free breakfast buffet in appreciation of all farm families and the work they do to put food on everyone's table. Awe and her crew stopped work for a minute to pose for a photo. 

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The Rev. Isreal Grant looks at a statue of attacking dogs at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Ala., on Sept. 6. When he was 15, Grant boarded an overcrowded bus and, finding no place at the back, sat down beside an elderly white woman. He was arrested and jailed overnight, without even being given a chance to call his parents. "My father found me the next morning," Grant recalls. "They had been checking all the funeral homes and all the police stations. My father cried like a baby." Because of his good grades and lack of a record, the judge agreed to dismiss the charges. Grant's story is one of many that will serve as the inspiration for a special 50th anniversary concert next month.

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St. Louis Cardinals' Pete Kozma, center, is mobbed by teammates after scoring the game-winning run on a passed ball during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners on Friday in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 2-1.

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