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DOWNTOWN, continued from page 1 events open to the public. Belles & Beaus will sponsor free pictures with the Easter Bunny from 10 a.m. until noon. An egg decoration station sponsored by Cannon Motor Company will be set up during that time, and immediately following will be an Easter egg hunt at 12:15 p.m. The springtime sponsors of the event include University Sporting Goods, Trustmark National Bank, Neilson’s De-
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The president also offered rare personal insights into his views on the office he has held for more than five years, casting it as a humbling perch with powerful possibilities. “Those of us who’ve had the singular privilege to hold the office of the presidency know well that progress in this country can be hard and it can be slow, frustrating. And sometimes you’re stymied,” he said. “You’re reminded daily that in this great democracy, you are but a relay swimmer in the
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partment Store and Holli’s Sweet Tooth. The Oxford Downtown Council consists of more than 60 businesses within the Oxford community, including restaurants, bars, banks, clothing shops and others. Its purpose is to support merchants and businesses around the Square, according to Will Hunt, CEO and president of William G. Hunt & Associates. Hunt said the open house was created to make a familyfriendly spring event. “Downtown Council wanted to implement a spring event currents of history, bound by decisions of those who came before, reliant on the efforts of those who will follow to fully vindicate your vision,” he continued. Using Johnson’s domestic successes as a model, Obama made the case that the government can still play a role in enacting social programs that can address inequalities. “If some of this sounds familiar, it’s because today we
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remain locked in the same great debate about equality and opportunity and the role of government,” Obama said, noting that there were those who dismissed LBJ’s “Great Society” as a failed experiment that encroached on liberty. Amid the celebrations, Obama said he sometimes worries that decades after the civil rights struggles it becomes easy to forget the sac-
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diving into a family theme, a family event for kids to come out and have fun,” Hunt said. “It’s definitely a thank you for the community and a way for families to come out and enjoy a day on the Square and hopefully dine and shop around the Square while they’re here.” Sophomore marketing major Caroline Griffin tutors at Oxford Middle School three to five days a week. “I think this Easter egg hunt will be a huge hit, especially with the bunny,” Griffin said. “The way they incorporated a night of music for the parents
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to enjoy and then a fun day for the kids was very smart. It shows both the nightlife and the family-friendly atmosphere the Square has to offer.” Huelse said the open house is a great way for families to experience all that Oxford has to offer. “It’s more of a celebration of spring and the Easter season after a long winter to let the families get out and enjoy the great things that we have in Oxford,” he said. “The Square is a special place that can’t be replicated.” rifices and uncertainties that defined the era. “All the pain and difficulty and struggle and doubt, all that’s rubbed away,” Obama said. “And we look at ourselves and say, ‘Oh, things are just too different now, we couldn’t possibly do now what they did then, these giants.’ And yet they were men and women, too. It wasn’t easy then.”
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