Springfield Fire Department Captain Robert Shewchuck (above) worked on the fire which started around 3 a.m. last Wednesday morning that destroyed the Macedonia Church of God. The building was under construction and was expected to be open in spring 2009.
(Dennis Leger/ Springfield Fire Department)
Election backlash feared in church fire
Black residents agonize after Springfield arson
Springfield Fire Department Captain Robert Shewchuck (above) worked on the fire which started around 3 a.m. last Wednesday morning that destroyed the Macedonia Church of God. The building was under construction and was expected to be open in spring 2009.
(Dennis Leger/ Springfield Fire Department)
SPRINGFIELD - Donnie Hatten was ecstatic about last week's presidential election. But when she was invited to a large celebratory gathering at a banquet hall packed with other African-Americans that night, she balked. (Full article: 949 words)
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