Hi on this day that pays tribute to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In thinking about the significance of Dr. King’s legacy I’m struck by the fact that America’s segregated past seems incredibly far away, at least to me personally. It’s almost unreal that only a few decades ago there were signs posted outside bathrooms and stories, etc., saying who could and could not enter.
Now that I’m a dad I tend to see things from even more angles than before. With that in mind I can’t help but wonder what my own dad must have felt as a kid when he saw such deplorable signs (at least I’m assuming that signs of segregation were fairly prevalent in central Kentucky in the 1940s and 50s). Since he’s already left this earth I suppose it’s a conversation that will have to wait, but I certainly hope that his heart grew heavier and heavier as he matured and realized all the awful bigotry the signs represented. All I know is that I’m grateful my sons don’t live in such an ugly world, and I have, in large part, Dr. King to thank for that.
May his legacy shine brightly for a long, long, long time..
Hope your weekend was a good one. Mine was filled with lots of football and basketball and plenty of playtime with my boys. Thomas is back on a “Toy Story” kick and watched the 3rd movie a couple times. Thank goodness that more and more movies made for little ones are so well done!
So all in all a somewhat boring weekend in the Dykes household but I won’t complain considering how busy things usually are.
Now onto some of the stories we’re following for you on-air and online at wlwt.com..
MLK Day
- TODAY IS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
- FEDERAL HOLIDAY MARKS BIRTHDAY OF THE REV. DR. KING
- MLK DAY MARCH IS HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI
- MARCH GOES FROM FREEDOM CENTER TO MUSIC HALL W/ PRAYER SERVICE AT FTN SQUARE
Local News
- POLICE INVESTIGATING WRONG-WAY CRASH ON I-74
- TEEN SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN MT. AUBURN HOMICIDE
- SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN WAS SHOT & KILLED IN CAMP WASHINGTON
- S. CUMMINSVILLE: STORE OWNER SHOT & KILLED ON SATURDAY
- POLICE USING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO TO LOOK FOR SUSPECTS
- FELICITY: MOBILE HOME BURNS OVERNIGHT
- DRYER BLAMED FOR FIRE AT BETHANY SCHOOL IN GLENDALE
- 2-CAR CRASH LEAVES THOUSANDS W/OUT POWER ON WEST SIDE
- OHIO APPEALING DECISION TO DELAY EXECUTION ON WED.
- CHARLES LORRAINE CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR 1986 MURDER
- FEDERAL APPEALS COURT WANTS TO REVIEW CHANGES TO OH’S DEATH PENALTY
National/World News
- 6 PEOPLE NOW DEAD IN ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP CRASH, 16 MISSING
- CAPTAIN HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER, ABANDONING SHIP
- JON HUNTSMAN DROPS OUT OF GOP PRESIDENTIAL RACE
- HUNTSMAN ENDORSES MITT ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT
- AL-QAIDA MILITANTS TAKE CONTROL OF TOWN IN YEMEN
- MILITANTS FREE PRISON INMATES IN TOWN SOUTH OF YEMEN’S CAPITAL
- GOLDEN GLOBES: ‘THE ARTIST’ WINS 3 AWARDS
- ‘THE DESCENDANTS’ & GEORGE CLOONEY WIN GOLDEN GLOBES
- MERYL STREEP WINS FOR ‘THE IRON LADY’
- BOX OFFICE: ‘CONTRANBAND’ WINS WEEKEND W/ $24M
- ‘BEAUTY & THE BEAST 3D’ COMES IN 2ND FOLLOWED BY THE LATEST ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE’ MOVIE
Business News
- U.S. FINANCIAL MARKETS CLOSED TODAY DUE TO MLK HOLIDAY
- ASIAN MARKETS FINISH LOWER OVERNIGHT
- MARKETS IN EUROPE MIXED, TRENDING HIGHER IN TRADING SO FAR
- MARKETS DIGESTING CREDIT DOWNGRADES IN MANY EURO NATIONS
- MARKETS FOCUSING ON GREECE’S EFFORTS TO DEAL W/ PRIVATE CREDITORS
- STUDY: NUMBER OF INTERNET USERS IN CHINA PASSES 500M
- OIL IS TRADING IN THE $99 PER BARREL RANGE
Sports News
- NFL PLAYOFFS: HOUSTON TEXANS 13 BALTIMORE RAVENS 20
- RAVENS NEXT PLAY AT NEW ENGLAND IN AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
- NFL PLAYOFFS: NY GIANTS 37 GREEN BAY PACKERS 20
- GIANTS NEXT PLAY AT SAN FRANCISCO IN NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
- NCAAM: #7 IU 63 #5 OH STATE 80
- LENZELLE SMITH LEADS BUCKEYES W/ CAREER-HIGH 28 PTS
- NCAAM: CLEVELAND ST 66 VALPARAISO 72
- NCAAW: #9 UK 66 SOUTH CAROLINA 58
- NCAAW: #11 OH STATE 64 MICHIGAN ST 56
- FBALL: OH STATE DISMISSES 2 PLAYERS FOR OFF-FIELD ISSUES
- DISMISSED PLAYERS: DEF. BACKS D. CLARKE, D. GAMBRELL
- PGA: JOHNSON WAGNER WINS SONY OPEN IN HAWAII BY 2 SHOTS
- TENNIS: 1ST GRAND SLAM OF YR IS UNDERWAY IN AUSTRALIA
- CLEVELAND: COLLEGE HOCKEY: #15 MICHIGAN 4 #2 OH STATE 1
- 25K FANS WATCH OHIO’S 1ST OUTDOOR COLLEGE HOCKEY GAME
- ECHL: CINCY CYCLONES 3 WHEELING 4
Today On Channel 5
- 2PM, DR. PHIL: WOMAN SURVIVES ATTACK BY EX-HUSBAND
- 3PM, JUDGE JUDY: ROOMMATES FIGHT OVER DRUG RAID DAMAGES
- 4PM, DR. OZ: CAN YOU TRULY BE ADDICTED TO FOOD?
- 5PM: WATCH NEWS 5 AT 5
