Monday marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks on Israel by Palestinian residents of Gaza and Hamas. Jews, Christians and other people of faith will show their support for Israel ...
Read More »Biden, Trump, Harris to hold Oct. 7 anniversary events
President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will memorialize the one-year anniversary on Monday of Hamas’s terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The three ...
Read More »One Year Later, Israel Is Still in Agony
One full year after October 7, the nation of Israel is still traumatized and many of its people are still in great agony. One full year later, there are still scores of ...
Read More »Today’s News Briefs: Taliban bans women’s voices; Hamas leader dresses as woman; Anniversary of US retreat;
Today’s News Briefs: Taliban bans women’s voices in public; Hamas leader Sinwar dressing as a woman to avoid capture; today is anniversary of US withdrawal from Afghanistan; Early voting for Nov. election. ...
Read More »War in Ukraine enters third year: 3 issues will decide outcome
In retrospect, there was perhaps nothing surprising about Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. The outcome is up for grabs. Vladimir Putin’s intentions were, after all, hiding in plain sight and signaled in ...
Read More »Taliban celebrates two years since U.S. withdrawal
Today is a national holiday in Afghanistan as the Taliban terrorist organization celebrates the second anniversary of a disastrous U.S. retreat from the country. The commemoration marks their return to Kabul and ...
Read More »Pro-life leaders celebrate anniversary of court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
Pro-life leaders this week celebrated the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. “Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America has been working very hard and very ...
Read More »Israel’s Ambassador speaks at Truman Presidential Library
Speaking at the Truman Presidential Library May 11, Michael Herzog, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, shared the crucial role the 33rd president played in the formation of modern-day Israel. “I think ...
Read More »Sweet taste of success: Events to mark Russell Stover’s 100th birthday
Russell Stover Chocolates, the Kansas City candy company, has big plans for its centennial this year. “Over the past 100 years, Russell Stover has established itself as an American classic,” President and ...
Read More »The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem will celebrate Israel’s birthday with two galas in May
The modern nation of Israel is turning 75 in May, and the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem will celebrate the birthday with two gala events in May. The events will be held ...
Read More »Ukraine and world mark anniversary of Russian invasion
The war in Ukraine marked its one year anniversary with no end in sight, and a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowing the nation will defeat the much larger Russian military. World leaders ...
Read More »Theodor Herzl remembered for role in bringing modern nation of Israel into existence
As the nation of Israel commemorates its 75th anniversary this year, it remembers the vision of Theodor Herzl. The refined Jewish gentleman living in Europe saw a growing hatred of Jews in ...
Read More »‘Smiles for America’ honors police, first responders for 9/11 anniversary
In honor of the 20th anniversary of September 11, a new program called Smiles for America is giving 50 first responders in 50 states something that should never be taken for granted ...
Read More »Statewide ice cream social planned for 200th anniversary
Missourians are encouraged to participate in a statewide ice cream social to celebrate the 200th birthday of the state. Although the event will be held Aug. 10, 2021, Missouri’s statehood day, the planning ...
Read More »Netanyahu thanks Trump on anniversary of recognition of Jerusalem as capital
Israeli leaders are celebrating the third anniversary of the recognition of Jerusalem as its capital by the Trump Administration. “President Trump, exactly three years ago, you became the first world leader to ...
Read More »DQ is turning 80 with deals on Blizzards
Metro Voice is supported by many businesses across the region and nation. One of those is a local Dairy Queen franchise (see ad). DQ is turning 80 years old this year and ...
Read More »‘We may never know full impact,’ says FCA president as ministry celebrates 65 years
Having served millions of student athletes over the years, FCA is this week celebrating 65 years of ministry. It all began when a young basketball coach wondered why athletes endorsed products like ...
Read More »40 years after the birth of Islamic Iran
This month marks the 4oth anniversary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In late February and March 1979, a recently returned-from-exile Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led an uprising that eventually ousted the Shah of ...
Read More »St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church celebrates 150 years
St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, 701 SW Topeka Boulevard, celebrated its 150th Anniversary on Sunday, August 19. Celebration keynote speaker was The Right Reverend Clement W. Fugh, Presiding Prelate of The ...
Read More »Remembering 9/11 From the Middle East
The Muslim call to prayer can wake you up at 4:16 in the morning, even on the eighth floor of your hotel. The heavy glass windows and twelve-foot tall curtains — so ...
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