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Connecticut Celebrates 107 Parks, 100 Years
The Hartford CourantIt was 1918, five years after the Connecticut State Park Commission was created and charged with developing a statewide system of parks. Even though the commission was presented within its first year of existence with a grand plan identifying ideal park...Tags: Cross Country Skiing, Lobbying, State Parks, Travel, Sleeping Giant State Park
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Three In Connecticut To Receive Governor's Arts Awards
Hartford CourantA writer, a musician and and artist are the three Connecticut residents who will receive the 2013 Governor’s Arts Awards. They are: Elizabeth Alexander: poet, essayist, playwright. Alexander is chairwoman of the African-American studies...Tags: Western Connecticut State University, Music Industry, New Haven Green, Executive Branch, Music
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Lucille Dickess: An Advocate For Pink-Collar Workers At Yale
The Hartford CourantLucille Dickess played a major role in the successful fight to unionize "pink collar" workers at Yale University. The recognition of Local 34, Clerical and Technical Workers Union, brought higher wages and greater stability to the workers, most of them...Tags: Work Relations, Labor Legislation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Strikes, Career and Workplace
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U. of C. has the best writers, according to Grammarly survey
RedEyeIf the top 10 colleges in the nation had a spelling (and grammar) bee, which one would win? The University of Chicago, of course, if one survey is to be believed. The university was ranked No. 1 in a study by Grammarly, a grammar website, to find out...Tags: LinkedIn Corp., Columbia University, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University
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Erin Van Berkmoes: SCORE counselors offer expertise on many business topics
Editor's note: Erin Van Berkmoes, guest relations specialist with the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, submitted the following column. The Petoskey chamber provides administrative support and meeting space for the local SCORE business counseling...
Tags: Employment, Steelcase Incorporated, University of Louisville, Career and Workplace, Manhattan (New York City)
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Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, cardiologist
Dr. Richard J. Bouchard, a retired cardiologist who played an instrumental role in the establishment of the cardiac catheterization laboratory at St. Agnes Hospital, died Saturday from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime...
Tags: Health, Internal Medicine, Religion and Belief, Jesus Christ, Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Study of athletes who play despite heart-zapping device suggests intense activity OK for some
AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. Lots of patients ignore that take-it-...Tags: Washington, DC, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Failure, Medical Research, Basketball
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The Doctor's Corner: An early start on treating menopause
This is the first of a two-part series updating women of all ages on the use of hormones. It is a pleasure to be back putting pencil to paper with good news for women going through "the change." A Global Consensus Statement, hot off the press in the...Tags: Obstetrics, Symptoms, Chemical Industry, Medical Specialization, Harvard Medical School
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READER SUBMITTED: Windsor, East Windsor, Windsor Locks, and Enfield Students Take Home National History Day Awards
WindsorStudents from the CREC Metropolitan Learning Center for Global and International Studies in Bloomfield had an impressive showing last month at this year's National History Day in Connecticut, taking home two third place prizes and two special awards for...Tags: Arts and Culture, History (tv network), Windsor Locks, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), East Windsor
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Cory Booker Speaks To Yale Grads
The Hartford Courant— Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J., who has gone on a hunger strike and saved a woman from a burning building, told the 2013 class of Yale University that real courage comes in a more subtle version. "Real courage is holding onto that...Tags: New Haven Police Department
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Yale Researchers Urge More Street Work When Studying People With Both HIV, Hepatitis C
The Hartford CourantResearchers need to work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study on the incidence of co-infection in the New Haven area. The study, published Tuesday...Tags: Hepatitis, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), HIV, Diseases and Illnesses, Yale School of Medicine
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How to avoid a return to the hospital
The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...Tags: Environmental Issues, Heart Attack, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, High Blood Pressure
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