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Don't Go West, Young Man
"Go West, Young Man..." When Horace Greeley printed those words he was talking about what awaited farmers and their families in the fertile valleys of parts of the west. Thousands of families took up that mantra, accepted the challenges of actually...Tags: Global Change, Idaho, Texas, Conservation, Nevada
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Police: Louisiana man apparently drove with wife's body for 6 hours
ZACHARY, La. (AP) — Authorities say a southern Louisiana man apparently drove for about six hours with his wife's body before entering a police station and saying he killed her. Police in the Baton Rouge suburb of Zachary said Wednesday they don't...Tags: Louisiana
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Former Lousianna Gov. Edwin Edwards out of prison
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards has been released from federal prison and moved to a halfway house, after serving eight years for a corruption conviction. The four-term former governor arrived in Baton Rouge on Thursday...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Louisiana, Government, Politics
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Power line blamed for bird kill in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's state wildlife veterinarian says at least some of an estimated 450 birds that died near Baton Rouge may have flown into a power line. Jim LaCour said Tuesday the grackles, starlings, brown-headed cowbirds and red-...Tags: Louisiana, New Year's Day, Arkansas
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Glynn Boyd
WGNO NewsGlynn Boyd is an award-winning reporter who began working as a journalist in 1985. Glynn worked in Houston at KPRC-TV for three years before returning home to New Orleans. Prior to Houston, Glynn worked in Baton Rouge, Montgomery, Alabama, Lafayette,...Tags: Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Louisiana, Alabama, Government, Mississippi
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91 charged in Medicare fraud crackdown
WASHINGTON — A nationwide law enforcement crackdown has charged 91 people — including doctors and other medical professionals — with participating in Medicare fraud schemes involving $295 million in false billing. Attorney General...Tags: Justice System, Fraud, Health and Medical Professionals, Corporate Crime, Kathleen Sebelius
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Joan Brown Sadler, nurse, gardener, BSO volunteer, dies
Joan Brown Sadler, a nurse, avid gardener and volunteer for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, died June 28 of breast cancer at Mercy Hospital.
The longtime Roland Park resident was 76.
"She would always say she was a professional volunteer," said her...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Health and Medical Professionals, Politics
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More than $32,000 spent on Washington County superintendent search
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools spent $32,894 in its search for a new superintendent, according to an expense report the school system provided Monday at The Herald-Mail’s request. “It’s about what I thought it would be ... I was...Tags: Plymouth, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel, Pinellas County (Florida), Politics
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Woodward Reese "Wood" Smith, ironworker, dies
Baltimore Sun reporterWoodward Reese "Wood" Smith, a retired ironworker who during his nearly 50-year career worked on some of the nation's most notable bridges, died July 13 of pneumonia at his Loch Raven Village home. He was 93. The son of a construction superintendent and...Tags: Human Interest, Delaware, Science and Technology, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Korean War (1950-1953)
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SEC writers rank the teams in the first power poll of the season
Swamp Things - Gators Blog - Orlando SentinelNew this year is a power poll voted on by 12 SEC writers, one covering each school in the conference and including yours truly. No specific criteria were given and writers ranked the teams one through 12. The higher the ranking the more points awarded;... -
Seattle is third top spot for July 4th seafood
ReutersJuly 4 the ultimate summer weekend - long days, warm weather, fireworks and the beach are all part of what makes American Independence Day special. In honor of this great American holiday online travel adviser Cheapflights (www.cheapflights.com) offer its...Tags: Human Interest, Dining and Drinking, Holiday Vacations, South Carolina, Georgetown
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Travel Picks: Top 10 seafood spots for July 4
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - July 4 is the ultimate summer weekend - long days, warm weather, fireworks and the beach are all part of what makes American Independence Day special. In honor of this great American holiday online travel adviser Cheapflights (www....Tags: Human Interest, Dining and Drinking, Holiday Vacations, Boston, South Carolina
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