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Couple gives $5 million to University of Virginia nursing program
A $5 million gift from a Washington-area financier and his wife will help double the enrollment in the clinical nurse leader's program at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. The gift announced this week is from Bill Conway and his wife,...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Nursing, Health and Medical Professionals
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St. Paul's girls school names new head
A New Orleans educator has been named the new head of the St. Paul's School for Girls in Brooklandville. Penny Bach Evins, who currently heads the lower division of Isidore Newman School, will take on her new post in July, SPSG's board of trustees... -
Low-fat milk doesn't help toddlers' weight, study says UPDATED
This post has been updated to include comments from a researcher and an American Heart Assn. spokeswoman. Giving toddlers skim or 1% milk to keep them from growing overweight doesn’t seem to work, according to a study out Monday that gives pause...
Tags: Body Mass Index, Healthy Diet, Milk, Family, Science and Technology
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Low-fat milk doesn't help toddlers' weight, study says
Los Angeles TimesGiving toddlers skim or 1 percent milk to keep them from growing overweight doesn’t seem to work, according to a study out Monday that gives pause over the common advice to avoid whole milk from age 2. Researchers led by Dr. Mark DeBoer of the...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Body Mass Index, Milk, Healthy Diet, Science and Technology
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Lawsuit filed to end yoga instruction in Encinitas schools
L.A. NOWA civil rights lawsuit was filed Wednesday aimed at stopping the teaching of yoga in Encinitas public schools on the grounds that yoga represents religious indoctrination. Having the program in the nine schools of the K-6 district "represents a serious...... -
Frank S. Dudley, real estate broker
Frank Simms Dudley Jr., an Eastern Shore real estate broker and property appraiser, died of complications after surgery March 3 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The former Baltimore resident was 93.
Born in Baltimore, he was the son of Frank...Tags: Queen Anne (Prince George's, Maryland), Human Interest, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Christianity, Services and Shopping
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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: Education, Brookings Institution, Marriage, Colleges and Universities, Family
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Five finalists announced for Washington County Teacher of the Year
Washington County Public Schools has announced the five finalists for the school system’s Teacher of the Year. A judging committee will complete an additional review of the five finalists, including interviews and classroom observations, leading to...
Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Japan, Science and Technology, Washington, DC, Teachers
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Lawyer wants to represent NE district
Aberdeen attorney Rob Ronayne is running for a spot on the Aberdeen City Council representing the city's northeast district. Voters will decide two positions on the City Council on June 4. The other spot represents the southwest district. In both, the...Tags: Justice System, Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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UPDATED: Martinsville man formally charged after UVA-Wise gunman hoax
A Martinsville man has been formally charged in federal court for allegedly calling in a false threat at UVA-Wise last week. 20-year-old Bryant Hairston was charged Monday in a federal criminal complaint. He is accused of calling 9-1-1 on January 23...
Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Law Enforcement, Fakes, Hoaxes, and Impostors, Stranger Than Fiction, Trials
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Analyzing Maryland's loss to Virginia
The Baltimore SunWelcome back to Morning Shootaround, a regular feature this season the day after Maryland basketball games. While we can’t bring you into the Terps’ locker room after games – reporters haven’t been allowed in there since the last...Tags: Comcast Center (arena), Maryland Terrapins, Virginia Tech, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Virginia Cavaliers
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Charity basketball game in memory of murdered girl
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterThe Patrick Henry High School basketball team was replaced on the hardwood Monday night. Taking it's place, a benefit game between a group of local doctors and medical students. All of them were hooping it up to raise money for a medical school...Tags: Health and Safety at School
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