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Coasting through California on skateboards
Cousins Mason Bennett and Kenton Durfee are skateboarders on a mission. Bennett, 23, from North Salt Lake City, and Durfee, 23, from Mesa, Ariz., are nearing the end of a 650-mile skateboarding trip along the California coast to raise money for the...
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All Out
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.There is little to support the notion that high school senior Blake Spencer sat through a middle school social studies class as a motivational tactic for track and field's postseason. True, the lesson plan that day was about General Sherman's "March...Tags: Wars and Interventions, High School Sports, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Track and Field
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Relationships help you live longer, enjoy life more
Q: Is it true that having good relationships increases your chance of living longer? A: Since the late 1980s, studies have suggested that this is true. People who enjoy close relationships with family and friends are more likely to live longer than...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Boston, Harvard Medical School
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Use of ADHD drugs as a study aid raises concern on campuses
The Kansas City StarA University of Kansas freshman took a break from shooting hoops with friends outside his dormitory to talk about what some students call "study pills." As final exams approached last semester, he took a couple doses of a prescribed stimulant called...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Teaching and Learning, Vyvanse (drug), Steroids, Students
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Close relationships help you live longer -- and enjoy life more
The Medicine CabinetQ: Is it true that having good relationships increases your chance of living longer? A: Since the late 1980s, studies have suggested that this is true. People who enjoy close relationships with family and friends are more likely to live longer than...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Harvard Medical School, Boston
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Minico Tabs Skyline's Shippen as New Boys Basketball Coach
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoTy Shippen is coming home -- sort of. Shippen has accepted the head boys basketball coach position at Minico High, the alma mater of his wife, former Spartan standout Kaly Gillette Shippen. Ty Shippen spent the past 10 seasons as the head boys...Tags: College Basketball, Basketball
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BRIEF: Performance Scholarship Winners Announced
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoWhitney Majors, a Brigham Young University-Idaho student, took home top honors during the Danny Marona Performing Arts Scholarship finals. Majors won first place for the second year in a row. She performed "Alto's Lament" and received a $5,000...Tags: Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Charter Schools, Awards and Prizes
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'The Voice': Longwood singer wins battle
Staff writerTHIS POST IS UPDATED: Longwood singer Amy Whitcomb hasn't logged a lot of time on "The Voice," but she keeps advancing. She describes her style as "a little bit over the top" and hard-hitting. To illustrate her style, she called attention to a leopard...Tags: Adam Levine, Music, NBC (tv network)
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Aberdeen man announces City Council candidacy
Alan M. Johnson is running for one of the two spots that will open this year on the Aberdeen City Council. Johnson, 53, is seeking a seat representing the southwest Aberdeen district. Two seats on the City Council expire June 30 — one held...Tags: Culture, Ceremonies, United Way
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Mitt Romney to give commencement speech at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will give the commencement speech at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista next month. The former Massachusetts governor will speak at the school’s graduation at 10 a.m. April 27....
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Knot Yet: Getting married later can have economic costs, benefits
Americans are getting married at ever-older ages, and a new report says this trend may be partly responsible for the shrinking of the middle class. On average, brides are 26.5 years old and grooms are 28.7 when they head to the alter, according to the...
Tags: Brookings Institution, Family, Colleges and Universities, University of Virginia, Marriage
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EatingWell: 6 convincing reasons you should keep carbs in your diet
Premium Health News ServiceMany people avoid eating carbs. The reasoning? "They make you fat." Thanks to Atkins and other fad diets, you may be tempted to skip carbs as part of your weight-loss plan. Of course, if eaten in unnecessarily large quantities, carbohydrates could...Tags: Weight, Nutrition, Overweight, Chemical Industry, Organic Chemical Industry
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