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Stottlemyer elected as next W&M rector
WILLIAMSBURG - The William & Mary Board of Visitors today unanimously elected alumnus Todd A. Stottlemyer ’85 as William & Mary’s next rector. Stottlemyer, who was appointed to the Board in 2011 and currently serves as chair of the financial...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, College of William and Mary
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Optimism, excitement mark election of new pope
Staff WriterLocal church officials and residents reacted with a sense of optimism Wednesday to the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to lead the Roman Catholic Church. Bergoglio was elected pope a little more than one month after his predecessor, Pope...Tags: Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Francis I, The Pope, Christianity
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Business people - March 31
Meritus Health Sira Diakite, RN, was the recipient of Meritus Health’s December/January DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses and Brenda Walling, RN, was selected as the March honoree. According to a recent Meritus Medical Center patient, Diakite...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Housing Industry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing
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Are student loans worth it?
Dear Liz: I am a junior in college, and I might have to take out a loan my senior year because of financial cuts in the state. Is it really a bad idea to take a loan for college? Answer: No, it's not. You don't want to overdose on education debt, but...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Loans, Students, Personal Finance
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Is enrolling in a clinical trial tied to survival?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with certain cancers enrolled in clinical trials survive longer, not necessarily from the treatment itself but potentially because those enrolled are better off to begin with, according to new research. "The survival...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Research, Washington, DC, Otis Brawley, Skin Cancer
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Rosenthal: BlackBerry comeback is a long shot
CBOE Holdings Chairman and Chief Executive William Brodsky pulled out his chirping smartphone in the middle of a business lunch. At a table where the preference for Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxys was evident, Brodsky's BlackBerry was a onetime...
Tags: Barack Obama, BlackBerry, Computer Hardware, Google Inc., Corporate Officers
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Family finances: Think outside the college box
Kiplinger's Money PowerIt doesn't take a math major to see that something isn't adding up when it comes to conventional four-year bachelor's degrees. Public-college costs have skyrocketed over the past five years, bringing the total average annual price of an in-state education...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Advanced Training, Harvard University, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities
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President Obama unveils $500 million gun legislation package
WASHINGTON (AP) — Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal background checks and bans on military-style...
Tags: Gun Control, Health and Safety at School, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Barack Obama, National Rifle Association of America
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South Florida engineer becomes Obama's chosen poet
On a sunny South Miami morning, Richard Blanco took the podium at a groundbreaking ceremony for his latest project on Sunset Drive. It was spring 2008, and Blanco had directed the renovation of the busy avenue, urbanizing the stretch that serves as the...
Tags: Allen Ginsberg, Florida International University, Barack Obama, Poetry, Colleges and Universities
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Congress' horse-and-buggy computer laws
As martyrs go, Aaron Swartz was an extraordinary example of the breed. A computer programming genius, he had helped develop the social networking site Reddit and became known as a leading advocate for easy and free information sharing on the Web. When...Tags: U.S. Congress, Google Inc., Aaron Swartz, Justice System, Reddit Inc.
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Want a job when you graduate? 4 College courses you shouldn't miss
Brazen CareeristBrazen Careerist For years, you've heard about the importance of a college education and that any job worth having requires one. You heard that higher education was scarce, and a degree in any subject would set you apart from the competition. And, once...Tags: Financial Planning, Mathematics, Advice Columns and Columnists, Colleges and Universities, Computer Science
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Lipinski mentioned as next Vatican envoy
As President Barack Obama tries to avoid fallout from his Cabinet and national security nominations, one potentially controversial post remains vacant. Amid tension with America's Roman Catholic leaders about a health care mandate that requires religious...
Tags: Vatican City, Barack Obama, Abortion, Stanford University, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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