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More scholarships for "Boys Hope Girls Hope" students
baltimoresun.comThe students at the Baltimore-based Boys Hope Girls Hope group home are having quite the summer. Not only are students celebrating a newly-renovated home by the biggest home remodeling network show in the country, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," but... -
Back to school: saving on college textbooks
OrlandoSentinel.comFrugees, It???s back-to-school season, yes it is. If you or a loved one are in college, it???s time to start thinking not only about tuition, but about one of the biggest hidden college costs: textbooks. It???s not hard to blow hundreds per semester on... -
UCF Economist: BP spill could delay state???s recovery ???at least a year???
OrlandoSentinel.comLast week, the U.S. Travel Association released a study saying Florida's tourism industry could lose up to $18.6 billion from the BP oil spill. Today, University of Central Florida Economist Sean Snaith released his statewide forecast, saying he agrees... -
Here comes the bride: Chelsea Clinton to wed longtime boyfriend in upstate New York village
Associated Press WriterRHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) — Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of intrigue, secrecy and buzz that caused hundreds to crowd into this small village hoping to catch of...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Stanford University, Marc Mezvinsky, Goldman Sachs, Dining and Drinking
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Despite crab rebound, watermen, processors still struggle
Jack Brooks watches as 60 of his employees use short, quick strokes to pick meat from piles of freshly steamed blue crabs. As they place the meat into plastic containers, men steer in wheelbarrows to shovel more crabs onto the long metal tables. "We...Tags: Ecosystems, Environmental Pollution, Dining and Drinking, Fishing, Water Pollution
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A year in Baltimore, ended with a final, human touch
When Stephen Pitcairn cried for help that night, Reggie Higgins answered. Higgins, who had just returned home to Charles Village from a trip, ran into the street and, seeing Pitcairn on the ground and bleeding from his chest, started screaming for help...Tags: Condos and Houses, Public Employees, Charles Village, Health and Medical Professionals, Rentals
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Coppin State has plans for improving graduation rate
Math used to scare the dickens out of Lemarr Carr. He did enough to "get by" with C's at Milford Mill Academy, but the 17-year-old knew he'd have to reckon with his most difficult subject as a freshman at Coppin State University. So why not start the...Tags: Coppin State University, Teaching and Learning, Randallstown, Academic Progress
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Cat parasite may cause mental illness in humans
Johns Hopkins University scientists trying to determine why people develop serious mental illness are focusing on an unlikely factor: a common parasite spread by cats. The researchers say the microbes, called Toxoplasma gondii, invade the human brain and...Tags: Symptoms, Feces, Flu, Johns Hopkins University, Viral Diseases and Infections
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In Germany, the economic crisis weighs heavily on the poor
The town that produces some of the world's most expensive and luxurious sports cars is a staid hamlet with weedy, trash-littered stretches.
Every workday, Porsche assembly line worker Anton Deutschitsch drives his Hyundai past its casinos and Lotto...Tags: Labor Legislation, Protestant, Angela Merkel, Germany, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Bulletin Board
Sunday Antique and Collector Faire, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at War Memorial Auditorium, 800 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderale. $5. Call 954-563-6747. Bereavement Support Group, 10 to 11 a.m. at NE Focal Point Senior Center, 227 NW Second St., Deerfield...Tags: Deerfield Beach, Dining and Drinking, French Movies, Whole Foods Market, Haiti Earthquake (2010)
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The candidates for Broward School Board District 8
Jennifer Gottlieb Age: 38 Family: married, 2 children (both in Broward public schools) Education: bachelor's of science, elementary education, Nova Southeastern University Occupation: former teacher (eight years in Broward County) Political career:...Tags: African American Research Library, Nova Middle School , Nova Southeastern University, Science, Family
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CSUS Trustees Eliminate Pay Equity Raise For Administrators
Connecticut State University System trustees voted Friday to rescind the "pay equity" portion of pay raises for 63 administrators, a move that will result in a savings of $275,000. The trustee board's executive committee took the step upon the request of...Tags: Regional Authority, Wages and Pensions, Executive Branch, Labor Legislation, Southern Connecticut State University
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