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Student news - May 24
HARRISONBURG, Va. — When most James Madison University students were packing up for the year and heading home, Avery Starliper of Hagerstown, a interdisciplinary liberal studies major, shifted gears from focusing on studying to focusing on others....Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Students, Graduation, Mount Airy, Teaching and Learning
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Critic's Pick: Christian Scott Quintet
If there's a broad failure to the vast majority of popular music in 2013, it's that very often nothing of consequence is being said. This is not an issue for jazz artist Christian Scott. Which isn't to say that Scott has delved into vocals or the spoken...
Tags: Music
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NOAA predicts 'possibly extremely active' hurricane season
U.S. government meteorologists predict a “possibly extremely active” hurricane season in 2013, the top National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said Thursday, with as many as half a dozen major hurricanes. NOAA expects 13...
Tags: Hurricanes, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Storms, Tropical Weather, Natural Disasters
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'Piano Prince' exerts influence over Krown
South Bend TribuneJoe Krown knows Booker. James Booker. The Piano Prince of New Orleans. One of the most brilliant and gifted musicians who ever graced a stage — and one of the most self- destructive. “Never met the man,” Krown says. But Krown knows...Tags: Treme (tv program), Music, Allen Toussaint, Entertainment Events, Festive Events
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New Orleans' post-Katrina shift to charter schools
The Philadelphia Inquirer"Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and the Struggle to Educate America's Children" by Sarah Carr; Bloomsbury (336 pages, $27) In "Hope Against Hope," veteran education reporter Sarah Carr takes a penetrating look at what happened to schools...Tags: Teaching and Learning, School Examinations, Students, Teach for America, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Pentagon faces another sex scandal
WASHINGTON — The Army suspended the commander of its main basic training camp Tuesday for alleged adultery, the latest in a string of military officers accused of sexual misconduct. Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts, a 29-year Army veteran, was...
Tags: Punishment, Adultery, Armed Forces, Sexual Misconduct, U.S. Department of Defense
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Tornado touches off new interest in safe rooms, architect says
St. Louis Post-DispatchST. LOUIS Brad Erwin was in junior high that day in August 1990, when a tornado destroyed much of his hometown of Plainfield. Ill., including two schools. Twenty-nine people died during the storm. Erwin believes the death toll could have been much higher...Tags: Architecture, Health and Safety at Work, FEMA, St. Louis, Tornadoes
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Kansas agencies and volunteers preparing to help Oklahomans
The Wichita EagleWICHITA, Kan. Kansas agencies and volunteers were preparing for what they anticipate will be a request for help from Oklahoma after a tornado swept through Moore, Okla., on Monday afternoon. As of 5 p.m. local time Monday, one volunteer with the Midway-...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, American Red Cross
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Some Pacific Coast League stadiums will be tough for proposed Summerlin project to match
Las Vegas SunBuilding the "finest Triple-A facility in the country" might be easier said than done for the new ownership of the Las Vegas 51s minor league baseball franchise. Some of those others stadiums are pretty impressive -- even the cookie-cutter ones of similar...Tags: Swimming, TD Ameritrade Holdings Corp., Los Angeles Dodgers, Oklahoma City RedHawks, Las Vegas 51s
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Plantation resident helps save lives
Heidi O'Mara has seen it all. From the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Alabama to the wreckage left from Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey, the 64-year-old Plantation resident has made it her mission to help everyone she possibly can. O'Mara volunteers...Tags: Tampa, Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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EMA names Clouse
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.John Clouse ran facilities in New Orleans for the military personnel who were providing security for the city after Hurricane Katrina. Clouse also did military medical planning in Afghanistan. Later Clouse worked as a consultant, helping medical centers...Tags: Afghanistan
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Obama's 'Katrina moment'
It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...
Tags: George W. Bush, FEMA, Lewis Libby, Woodrow Wilson, Taxation
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