SCODR co-chairman Kenley Wade. PHOTO BY PATRICK YEAGLE The Dominican Sisters of Springfield have a long history. Their congregation was founded in Jacksonville in 1873 and moved to Springfield in 1893. However, some of the women who founded the congregation came from the much older Convent of St. Catherine in Kentucky. That group formed well […]
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Springfield groups push for immigration reform
On April 4 and 5, two Springfield organizations took to the streets and the Springfield offices of members of Congress to generate support for federal immigration reform. More than 11 million people may be living in this country without immigration documents. Families are separated, people are deported and the government invests millions of dollars into […]
