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PIAA track & field records, Eric Futch
The Varsity BlogDon’t look for Penn Wood’s Eric Futch to defend his 3A 300 hurdles title this weekend. He was disqualified from last weekend’s District One meet for “unsportsmanlike behavior.” The senior, while waiting for his gold medal... -
Michigan Cities to Participate in National Day of Prayer
Thousands of cities across the United States, with at least 126 in Michigan, will come together Thursday for the 61st Annual National Day of Prayer. Dozens of the events will take place in West Michigan cities, including Grand Rapids, Holland, Kalamazoo,...
Tags: Civil Rights, Freedom of the Press
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Bob Dylan to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Soundboard Music Blog - Orlando SentinelWhat does American musical icon Bob Dylan have in common with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and ex-astronaut John Glenn? All are on the list of 13 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. It's the nation's highest civilian honor,... -
Today is National Prayer Day
The Religion WorldCommunities and congregations across the country are observing National Prayer Day on Thursday, May 3. A joint resolution by Congress, signed by President Truman in 1952, declared an annual, national day of prayer. President Reagan made the day... -
UCI student receives Truman Scholarship
A UC Irvine senior was recently selected as a 2012 Truman Scholar and will receive a $30,000 award for public service. Felipe Hernandez, a music performance and political science major, was one of 54 students nationally selected for the Harry S. Truman...Tags: University of California, Irvine, United Way , Awards and Prizes
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Pomp and circumstance
Paul GreenbergIt'll be quite a ceremony -- you could even call it a spectacle -- at Fayetteville, Ark., come Sunday. It seems Bill Clinton is due back at the University of Arkansas, where he once taught law, to deliver the first in a new lecture series named after Dale...Tags: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Bill Clinton, U.S. Senate, White House
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Dr. Lester Breslow dies at 97; UCLA dean was 'Mr. Public Health'
Dr. Lester Breslow, the UCLA researcher who became known as "Mr. Public Health" because of his research emphasizing the beneficial effects of avoiding certain behaviors, such as smoking, overeating and failing to exercise regularly, has died. He was 97....Tags: General Practitioners, Health Organizations, Colleges and Universities, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Great American Cleanup April 27-28: Register by April 6 to participate in Hampton Roads Virginia
From Poquoson to Portsmouth and Newport News to Norfolk, more than 40 regional cleanup projects are planned throughout Hampton Roads next month as part of Keep America Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup National Action Days, April 27-28. Project...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Environmental Pollution
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INKED! Tinfoil hats are nice ... if you don't work
I’ve long suspected that I might find a tinfoil hat to my liking, that it might be useful to deflect government mind-control devices and protect me from one too many late nights staring at my Hot Pockets rotate to an unnaturally irradiated brown....
Tags: Glenn Beck, George W. Bush, Manufacturing and Engineering, Fox Broadcasting Company, Bill Clinton
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TODAY IN HISTORY
1888: George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film box camera, and registered his trademark: ''Kodak.'' 1951: President Harry S. Truman addressed the nation from the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco in the first live, coast-to-...Tags: George W. Bush, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, George Eastman, Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service
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First African-American woman to achieve rank of major general in U.S. Army inspires many
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comAs the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of major general in the U.S. Army, Marcia M. Anderson helped inspire Letterkenny Army Depot employees Friday as they observed Black History Month. In a keynote speech focusing on “Black...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Tuskegee Airmen, Creighton University, Harriet Tubman, U.S. Army
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Reasons to like and honor Eisenhower
WASHINGTON - Two coming developments, one dismal and one excellent, pertain to America's memory of a great man. One of several oversight panels soon will consider a proposed memorial to Dwight Eisenhower. The proposal is an exhibitionistic triumph of...Tags: John Marshall, Australia, The Washington Post, American Red Cross, Biography (genre)
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