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Trying to change minds in smart-meter debate
Concerns about utility smart meters are frequently dismissed as tinfoil-hat paranoia. But it's not so easy to dismiss Jonathan Libber. The Baltimore man delivers his arguments against the wireless devices in the calm manner of an attorney. He is, in...
Tags: Health Organizations, Radio, Entertainment, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Cornell University
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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....
Tags: Ann Romney, Religion and Belief, Education, Students, Brigham Young University
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Georg H.B. Luck, Hopkins professor
Georg H.B. Luck, whose career teaching the classics at the Johns Hopkins University spanned two decades and included studying the role magic and witchcraft played in the theology and world of the ancient Greeks and Romans, died Sunday from complications...Tags: Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945), Education, Religion and Belief, Awards and Prizes
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Brooks promoted at Pitt-Johnstown
Shawn Brooks has been named the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown’s new vice president for student affairs. Pitt-Johnstown President Jem Spectar said that the college is lucky to have Brooks, considering his record of accomplishment. “...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Colleges and Universities, Education, Students
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Tribune truancy series wins national award
A couple of weeks ago, investigative reporter David Jackson wrote on Trib Nation about his work with colleague Gary Marx, Alex Richard and photographer Scott Strazzante about truancy in Chicago. Their series just won an award. The Education Writers...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, John F. Kennedy
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Adela Cepeda carved her own path to success
Adela Cepeda stepped adroitly along her path to become one of the city's most prominent Latina businesswomen. But she walked it on her own, rather than as part of the power couple she and her husband were once well on their way to becoming. Cepeda, an...
Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Chicago Mayor, Entertainment, Manhattan (New York City), Colombia
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Laguna Beach dozen sign with colleges
Twelve senior athletes at Laguna Beach High signed a National Letter of Intent Wednesday to continue their academic and athletic careers. "Celebrating the success of our athletes is important and I am very proud of our students," Laguna Beach...
Tags: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Princeton University, Sports, Tennis, George Washington University
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John Thomas dies at 71; U.S. high jumper medaled in two Olympics
He was the overwhelming favorite in his event, so much so that U.S. sportswriters covering the 1960 Summer Olympics boasted that if Americans won just one gold medal over the rival Soviet Union at that year's Games, it would be his. A skinny 19-year-old...
Tags: Summer Olympics, The New York Times, Awards and Prizes, Millrose Games, Human Interest
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Education system needs new priority
Re: “Program offered for English learners” (Mailbag, Jan. 5): According to two Harvard University Reports, the conclusions of which I found in a Verdugo Labor Market Report flier among the nicely stacked group I first found on the Glendale...Tags: Arts and Culture, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Libraries, Employment
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Bus hits overpass in Boston, injuring more than 30
BOSTON — A charter bus carrying high school students from Pennsylvania crashed when it attempted to pass under a bridge in Boston on Saturday night, injuring more than 30 people, several seriously, and leaving some trapped inside for hours,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities
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PASSINGS: Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner, Lloyd Phillips, Donald F. Hornig
Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner Lead singer and guitarist for Ohio Players Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, 69, lead singer and guitarist for the Ohio Players, a band that fused rock, soul and funk for a string of R&B hits in the 1970s, died Saturday in a Dayton...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Quentin Tarantino, Entertainment, Manhattan (New York City), New Zealand
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What to consider when choosing to rent or buy
Depending on the status of the real estate market the advice regarding renting versus owning can fluctuate, but for older adults ready to make a move, the state of the economy isn't the only consideration. For some they have been living in the same...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Condos and Houses, Apartments, Career and Workplace, Real Estate
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