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Still realizing King's dream Today marked the 31st anniversary of the national Martin Luther King Junior holiday. Folks packed The Association for speeches, awards to community stalwarts, then headed out for a march or the opportunity to serve at designated nonprofits. "Right now, we are at a troubling time again," Mayor Dave Frank told those assembled. "And it is our responsibility to respond appropriately. Right now, when faced with hate, respond with love. When we are faced with anger, respond with calm. ... When we are faced with those inevitable trials of violence, respond with peace. Respond with love. Respond with kindness. Dr. King's legacy is just so overwhelming, that you have to look at all the things he said and did, and think, 'Here we are again. Now we're back in that same kind of culture, where we are expected to respond horribly. Our enemies would hope we would respond horribly. Let's not give them the satisfaction." Frank's words were among many powerful words shared by speakers, who included Kenny LaJoy of Buckaroo's Slices and Scoops; Nichole Guest of Haven House; and Montrose County Commissioner Sue Hansen. No words, though, are more powerful in troubled times, than those of Dr. King's, who in the thick of suffering from segregation, brutality and injustice, appealed to a shared humanity:  "We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force." (Excerpted from Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous 1963 speech, "I Have A Dream." Read the full speech at npr.org. Learn more about Dr. King at The King Center.) (Signs speak during the Montrose MLK Day of Service march on Monday, Jan. 19)

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