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Stamford congregation ready to downsize

Photo: Contributed Photo / Contributed Photo Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 Zion Lutheran Church at 128 Glenbrook Road in Stamford, Conn. is on the market for $3,176,000. The church's congregation plans to sell the building to another religious group or developer who would keep the church intact. less Zion Lutheran Church at 128 Glenbrook Road in Stamford, Conn. is on the market for $3,176,000. The church's congregation plans to sell the building to another religious group or developer who would keep the ... more Photo: Contributed Photo / Contributed Photo Image 2 of 3 Zion Lutheran Church at 128 Glenbrook Road in Stamford, Conn. is on the market for $3,176,000. The church's congregation plans to sell the building to another religious group or developer who would keep the church intact. less Zion Lutheran Church at 128 Glenbrook Road in Stamford, Conn. is on the market for $3,176,000. The church's congregation plans to sell the building to another re...

Slayings raise specter of neo-Nazi threat in Tampa

TAMPA — The friendship of the four young roommates — though cemented in the dark trappings of an obscure neo- Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division — never seemed destined for bloodshed. One was described as a former science nerd, serving in the Florida National Guard . Two others worked temp jobs at a recycling plant and talked about joining the military. The fourth caught flak from his roommates for wasting his days with video games. Now two of the young men are dead, the other two are in jail and authorities are left to answer this question: Was Atomwaffen Division plotting violent acts or were the four young men merely posers? Just days after police say one of the roommates shot and killed two others on May 19, Atomwaffen posted a video on YouTube depicting members standing with arms extended in “Heil Hitler” salutes and standing with guns in front of a swastika flag, their faces obscured by images of skulls. It ended with a stark slogan: “Join your local Nazis.” Inside the a...

Deadly shooting ends friendships forged in neo-Nazi group

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The friendship of the four young roommates — though cemented in the dark trappings of an obscure neo- Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division — never seemed destined for bloodshed. One was described as a former science nerd, serving in the Florida National Guard . Two others worked temp jobs at a recycling plant and talked about joining the military. The fourth caught flak from his roommates for wasting his days with video games. Now two of the young men are dead, the other two are in jail and authorities are left to answer this question: Was Atomwaffen Division plotting violent acts or were the four young men merely posers? Four days after police say one of the roommates shot and killed two others, Atomwaffen posted an ominous video on YouTube depicting members standing with arms extended in “Heil Hitler” salutes and posing with guns in front of a swastika flag, their faces obscured by images of skulls. It ended with a stark slogan, scrawled in red: “Join your...

Highland IL Area Schools Alumni Association HISSAA 2017 Hall of Fame

The longtime youth minister at St. Paul Catholic Church , an artist and teacher responsible for many public murals, one of the most prolific scorers in St. Paul basketball history and the former owner of Highland Machine and Community Lumber are the members of the 2017 Highland Area Schools Alumni Association (HIASAA) Hall of Fame class. John “Jack” Cygan, Catholic Youth Minister at St. Paul from 1976-2011, is the inductee in the Public Service category . Highland art teacher Patricia “Pat” Imming, whose mosaic murals are found on the Square, the Lindenthal campus auditorium , Faith Countryside Apartments in Highland, is the inductee in the Arts & Sciences. St. Paul High School alumnus Dennis Luber , whose career scoring average is in the top 10 of all scorers in Illinois basketball history , is the inductee in the Sports category , and entrepreneur Cletus “Clete” Zimmermann will be inducted in the Business category of the HIASAA Hall of Fame. The hall of fame was created ...