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A powerful, stabilizing and shaping influence
Contributing WriterAll across the United States, May 12 will be observed as a special day. It is Mother’s Day, and it is the 106th anniversary of the first Mother’s Day observance. That first observance was held in Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton, W.Va.,...Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Christianity, Methodist, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism
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Land grant university system helped farmers become students
I am constantly amazed between what I think people know and what they actually know. This reality manifests itself in many ways. Just the other day I heard a radio trivia contest and the question was in what city is Independence Hall? The answer given was...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Natural Resources, Education, University of Maryland, College Park, Conservation
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Flags for the fallen at Lincoln National Cemetery
As Jo Anne McSorley scanned the grounds of Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, her thoughts quickly turned to her son, 24-year-old Thomas McSorley, a soldier serving in Afghanistan. He, too, might be buried here someday, the Plainfield woman thought....
Tags: Human Interest, COPD, Holidays, Lincoln National Corporation, Memorial Day
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It's evident patriotism is back during Morris Frock Memorial Day program
davem@herald-mail.comFrom the Civil War, when those who gave their lives led to “a new birth of freedom,” to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, when the nation’s resolve was tested, military personnel in the country have risen to meet something bigger...Tags: Human Interest, American Legion, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Roberts returns home
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentLAPORTE -- John Roberts, chief justice of the United States, returned Friday to LaLumiere School, where he graduated 40 years ago, and advised the graduates that perseverance is the key to achieving their dreams. Roberts told the 62 graduates of the...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Education, Christianity, Graduation, George W. Bush
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Ron Kaye: It's time for divisions to cease
In the dismal Los Angeles election cycle that mercifully concluded on May 21, much was made about the lack of women in high places if Wendy Greuel didn't win the mayor's race. Greuel herself played the gender card over and over, with pictures of her...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Slavery, Richard Riordan, Labor Legislation, Local Elections
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
GOVERNOR-SPECIAL SESSION Special legislative session scheduled for June 22 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Governor Dennis Daugaard (DOO'-gahrd) says he will call the South Dakota Legislature into a special session on June 22nd to deal with cost overruns in...Tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, Fines, Bill Clinton, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Mike Rounds
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
IU TUITION Indiana U. proposes 1.75 percent tuition increase BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University President Michael McRobbie is recommending tuition and fee increases of 1.75 percent for Indiana residents in each of the next two years at...Tags: New York City, Steel Dynamics Incorporated, George Hill, Roy Hibbert, Dwyane Wade
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Chief Justice Roberts tells graduates at his N. Indiana alma mater that persistence is key
Associated PressLAPORTE, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts told graduates of the northern Indiana Roman Catholic boarding school he graduated from 40 years ago that the key to success is persistence. Roberts told the La Lumiere School...Tags: Judges, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, John G. Roberts, Jr., Justice System
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Kingswood Oxford Graduates 75
The Hartford CourantA little rain didn't stop 75 Kingswood Oxford School seniors and their loved ones from enjoying their graduation ceremony on Friday morning, even if it was moved inside to the school's Brayton Hockey Rink. Hoots and hollers filled the large space as...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Review: A pleasant 'Cooperstown,' but questions stand out
Jackie Robinson never appears in Brian Golden’s “Cooperstown,” currently enjoying its West Coast premiere at the Road Theatre Company’s shiny new second stage, but the very idea of him is enough to catalyze powerful changes for the...
Tags: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Sports, Dwayne Johnson, Jackie Robinson, Baseball
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