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Outspoken dark horse
Chicago TribuneShe's a former beauty queen, a fierce competitor known as "Sarah Barracuda," a political insider-turned-outsider and the first female governor of Alaska. Now 44-year-old Sarah Palin, a mother of five who gave birth to her last child in April, could be...Tags: Government, National Government, Elections, Executive Branch, Corruption
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Teaching responsibility is parents' job
I like the idea of parents teaching their children how to drink responsibly, which is how most of my European friends learned about responsible drinking. But, this might be too much to ask of our parents considering parents in this country are already...Tags: Muhlenberg College, Health and Safety at School, Allentown
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McCain's 'character' no plus
Regarding "poor character" denunciations of John Edwards, I ask why we are discussing a man who is now a private citizen, versus addressing the character of John McCain. McCain's broken marriage to his first wife is proof of his poor character. While...Tags: North Miami, John McCain, Miami Beach, Marriage, John Edwards
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Can a Protestant wear a Crucifix?
Q: After my sister-in-law passed away, my brother-in-law gave me her crucifix. I'm not Catholic, but Methodist, and I wear a cross. Would it be proper for me to also wear the crucifix? I don't want to offend members of the Catholic Church. S.,...Tags: Religious Festivals, Religious Events, Christianity, Marriage, Easter
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Man could get 27 years' jail for contact with 'minor'
A Doylestown man who drove to Allentown to meet a 12-year-old girl, but was instead greeted by officers, faces up to 27 years in state prison after pleading guilty to two felonies. Michael Louis Andreacchio, a 29-year-old who arranged to have sex with...Tags: Prisons, Sex, Punishment, Allentown
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With Palin, McCain changes the equation
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersJohn McCain's surprise choice of first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate recasts the fall campaign with a candidate who is virtually unknown on the national stage but makes history as the first woman on a Republican ticket. Palin, a 44-...Tags: Middletown, Government, National Government, Ceremonies, Elections
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Edward Tandaric, founder of realty firm in Downers Grove, dies at age 86
Special to the Chicago TribuneEdward Tandaric, the son of Croatian immigrants, was born and raised on Chicago's South Side. He learned the language and customs of Croatia from his parents while being taught English in school. The World War II veteran realized the American dream after...Tags: Business Enterprises, Christianity, Clubs and Associations, Real Estate, Downers Grove
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Meeks plans to proceed with school boycott
Chicago Tribune reporterSaying he would run out of options to call it off, state Sen. James Meeks plans to go ahead with a Tuesday boycott of the first day of Chicago's public schools to protest the way Illinois pays for education. Meeks (D-Chicago), who also is pastor of Salem...Tags: Baptist, Christianity, James Meeks, Chicago Public Schools, Demonstration
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Southern stories
The term "Southern writer" always has had more to do with geography than any similarity of perspective or style, as new novels by established writers Ellen Gilchrist, Bret Lott and Sarah Bird and newcomer Katie Crouch, demonstrate. What matters in these...Tags: Vehicles, Earl Holmes, United States of America, Petroleum Industry, Saddam Hussein
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'Woman of Rome': Lily Tuck reveals a woman of the world
Italy's decay under the Mussolini dictatorship from the 1920s until the twilight of World War II is one of history's most poisoned chapters. The Fascist demagogue emulated Hitler's mass persecution of Jews, warping the society as wartime retrenchments...Tags: Benito Mussolini, Marguerite Yourcenar, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), History, Simone Weil
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New Britain's Early Dismissal Plan Undergoing Revision
Courant Staff WritersSchool administrators, caught off guard by parents' outrage over a new schedule that ramps up the number of early dismissal days, have revised the plan. Students, scheduled for early dismissals on Thursday and Sept. 11, will instead have a full day of...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Examinations, New Britain, Academic Progress, West Hartford
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Get a jump on high school
Special to the Daily PressIf Akeisha Moseley had to offer one piece of advice about becoming a high school freshman, it's this: Take it seriously. "A lot of people think, 'Oh, it will be okay if I don't do great at first because I'll have three more years to recover,' " said...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Ethics, Values, Middle Schools, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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