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Northern Michigan residents reach out to children in Kenya
The bright blue-clad children danced gaily around the flag pole. Seventeen of us from all parts of the United States had just arrived at the Kisima Academy, 10 miles north of Kitale in western Kenya. We were there to deliver 32 50-pound suitcases of...
Tags: Nairobi (Kenya), Ernest Hemingway, Kenya, Teachers, Colleges and Universities
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Deep-seated doubts about Jesse Jr.'s seat
That horde of candidates in the 2nd District trying to succeed former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Bud Light, is a wondrous sight. It reaffirms my belief in the goodness of people, since most of the hopefuls are no doubt fueled by the principled...
Tags: Minority Groups, Lotteries, Debbie Halvorson, Democratic Party, Monique D Davis
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Convicted former Rep. Mel Reynolds wants Jackson seat in Congress
Clout StreetDisgraced former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds said he will ask voters to focus on his congressional experience rather than his state and federal criminal record as he announced his bid today for the seat held by Jesse Jackson Jr., who has resigned. At a...Tags: Sex Crimes, Bill Clinton, Rentals, Values, Ethics
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Robert J. Kelleher dies at 99; pivotal tennis official became federal judge
Robert J. Kelleher, who helped lead tennis into the modern open era while serving as president of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Assn. and who later became a U.S. District Court judge based in Los Angeles, has died. He was 99.
Kelleher, who was also captain of the...Tags: Harvard University, Australian Open, Jimmy Connors, U.S. Supreme Court, College Sports
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My Word: A hope for my grandmother as she reflects
For my grandmother's 82nd birthday in March, my family in Altamonte Springs threw a party. I visited from New York, welcoming the humidity with open arms. My mom baked a berry crumble and my ill-conceived attempt to place candles in the hot center...Tags: Altamonte Springs, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Leukemia, Dominican Republic
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Controversial author Charles Murray speaks, writes his mind
chrisc@herald-mail.comAuthor and political scientist Charles Murray is a nationally known libertarian political scientist associated with the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. His books have influenced the national dialogue about the proper role of education...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), The Wall Street Journal, Authors, Labor Legislation, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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Peace activist, grandson of Gandhi visits UCF
"It was stressful when I was a teenager. People had all kinds of expectations from me," Arun Gandhi said to an audience Thursday at the University of Central Florida. The peace activist and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi told a ballroom packed with...Tags: Family, Philosophy
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China: A domestic wine industry starts to take root
A few months before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I read a blog post by an Atlantic Monthly correspondent about Chinese wine.
Chinese what?
I grew up outside New York City, where I ate hundreds of pounds of lo mein and pork-fried rice but didn't see, taste...Tags: Farms, Tourism and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Grapes, Consumer Goods Industries
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Astronomer for the Vatican says U.K. a star
Brother Guy Consolmagno, a staff astronomer and the curator of meteorites at the Vatican Observatory, travels about 100,000 miles each year, splitting his time between Tucson, Ariz., and Rome. The planetary scientist also gives 40 to 50 talks annually...Tags: Astronomy, Science, Kenya, Vatican City, London (England)
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Time arrives for graduation
Three years ago, I wrote a column offering advice to my then-graduating oldest daughter. I didn't know if she would read it, let alone heed the advice, but I wrote the column anyway. This year, daughter No. 2 is graduating from high school. I now...Tags: Graduation, Advice Columns and Columnists, Colleges and Universities, Trips and Vacations
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Ditte Munch-Hansen and Pedja Jurisic: A continental divide mends
It's been a long six years to finally arrive at Happily Ever After.
Along the way there were missed connections and travails that spanned continents.
And that's just the early chapter of the love story of Chicago graduate students Ditte Munch-Hansen,...Tags: Morocco, Romance (genre), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ellen Warren, Civil Rights
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Wounded vet urges others to 'keep going'
dona@herald-mail.comHis left sleeve is empty and he wears a patch over one eye, but Clebe McClary has not let the injuries he received more than four decades ago in Vietnam dampen his spirit. The Christian motivational speaker was the guest speaker Saturday night at the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Vietnam, Christianity, Injuries and Wounds
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