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Unique ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Few people in American history have had as strong an impact on the United States as Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader who was slain in 1968 at the age of 39. Through his message of nonviolence and civil disobedience as a means 
to advancing civil rights for all people, King changed the lives of millions. Those changes are still felt today, more than half a century after his death.
Though his death was tragic, King’s life remains something to celebrate, a fact recognized by the federal government in 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed a bill creating a federal holiday to honor King. Since 2000, all 50 states have observed the holiday, which has been
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The King Holiday — why we celebrate
The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America. We 
commemorate as well the timeless values he taught us through his example — the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King’s character and empowered his leadership. On this holiday, we commemorate the universal, unconditional love, forgiveness and nonviolence that empowered his revolutionary spirit.
We commemorate Dr. King’s inspiring words, because his voice and his vision filled a great void in our nation, and answered our collective longing to become a country
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10 New Year’s Superstitions
Stock Up: You should stock up on food and money. Cupboards and refrigerators should be full of food, so you won’t go hungry in the New Year. Additionally, every person should have money on their person, whether in a wallet or pocket. This 
is obviously to ensure you have some paper for the rest of the year.
Resolve Debts: Similarly, all household debt and personal debts should be paid off before January 1. If not, you’ll be paying back debts all year long.
But Not On New Year’s Day: We all have bills to pay, but don’t pay back loans or bills on New Year’s Day. And don’t lend money or other precious items either because, if you do, you’ll be paying out all year long.
The First Footer: The first person to enter your home after the stroke of
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Bizarre New Year traditions from around the world
Scarecrow burning — Ecuador
To banish any ill fortune or bad things that happened in the past year, Ecuadorians set fire to scarecrows filled with paper at midnight on New Year’s Eve. They also burn photographs of things that represent the past year, which leads us to believe 
that New Year is just a thinly veiled excuse for Ecuadorian pyromaniacs to set things on fire.
Round things — Philippines
In the Philippines New Year is about one thing and one thing only — cold hard cash. Hoping to bring prosperity and wealth for the
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Happy New Year
By Catherine Pulsifer
Happiness depends upon your outlook on life. — Find the good in all situations
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New Appalachian true crime book features local connections
PICKENS — A retired Western North Carolina police detective and a self-described Upstate South Carolina “armchair detective” and hobby historian have joined forces to produce a new book filled with historic true crime tales based in the hills and hollers of the Appalachian Mountains, including a pair with Pickens County connections.
“Blood on the Blue Ridge” revisits a variety of crimes that happened
over a nearly 200-year period and even dispels some myths that have been passed down through the ages, with stories from both North and South Carolina, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
The book’s 15 chapters recount stories of moonshiners, manhunts, murders, train robberies, a rare book heist at Biltmore House and a random killer who terrorized South Carolina.
Authors R. Scott Lunsford and Alfred Dockery are
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Market at the Mill has high hopes for grand reopening
By Marquis Mittelstet
For The Courier
marq@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — A sprawling, “something for everybody” collection of family-friendly shops established across a 
110-acre Pickens property and three warehouses worth of business, the Market at the Mill has grown and flourished since its opening in March 2020, now boasting nearly 100 local businesses.
Now, the local market will look to expand its reach even further with its free-to-the-public grand reopening on Saturday.
“We are Pickens’ newest tourist attraction and we’re looking to put Pickens on the map,” Market at the Mill
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