Martin Luther King

Today marks the 39th observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law and civil society.

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The day is observed on the third Monday of January. King was born on January 15, 1929. Avian Influenza or (Bird Flu) has been detected in the geese population at Confluence Park in Delta according to the Colorado Department of Wildlife. Angry voices filled the meeting room last week during a public hearing by the Delta County Planning Commission. Across the west, bighorn sheep are at risk of catching: pneumonia. The illness can kill off herds and throw off entire ecosystems. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, K-H-O-L’s Hanna Merzbach reports.

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