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Greg Schwem: Rules of the road from the DOD (Department of Dad)
Humor HotelI have dreaded this day ever since she got her driver's permit. It's one thing to let your daughter drive slowly around the neighborhood with her dad in the passenger seat repeating, "Slow. Slow. SLOW!!!" It's another to see her proudly displaying her...Tags: Entertainment, Radio, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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NPR's Ira Flatow - 'America loves science'
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C."America loves science," said National Public Radio personality Ira Flatow. The trouble is, some of its leaders haven't gotten the message. Flatow, the host of NPR's "Science Friday" series, is coming to Wilmington on Monday and Tuesday to make...Tags: Radio Industry, Global Warming, Media Industry, Science, Entertainment
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Panicked gun buying and the NRA
I understand that there are about 310 million people living in the United States, and private citizens here own about 300 million firearms. If these figures are even roughly correct, then the gun industry faces the challenge of selling into a saturated...
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L.A.'s Mid-Wilshire neighborhood could be election bellwether
It's a small swath of Los Angeles, near the city's heart, that hasn't received much attention from the mayoral candidates. But a Times analysis shows that a 2.8-square-mile, Mid-Wilshire neighborhood has had an unmatched record of picking mayors in both...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Restaurants, Whole Foods Market, Local Elections
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'Addams Family' musical closes Plaza Theatre's Broadway season
El Paso Times, TexasGomez, Morticia, Pugsley, Wednesday, Uncle Fester, Lurch and all the other members of that creepy, crawly Addams clan are, first and foremost, a family. An odd one, but a family all the same, which is one of the points of "The Addams Family." The...Tags: Social Media, Broadway Theater, Music, John Astin, ABC (tv network)
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From Memorial Day to Labor Day, El Paso's calendar is filled with concerts and festivals
El Paso Times, TexasOne thing we know about summer in El Paso: It's gonna get hot. Real hot. Another thing we know: Several traditions -- new and old -- will heat up around here. Music Under the Stars, the diverse free concert series at the Chamizal National Memorial,...Tags: Social Media, Lifestyle and Leisure, Neal McCoy, Arts and Culture, NBC (tv network)
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Go Pick: Garrison Keillor brings Midwest to Lehigh
Journey to Lake Wobegon with Garrison Keillor when he returns to Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University Sunday, May 19 to share his funny stories about growing up in the American Midwest. Keillor is host of the long-running NPR radio show "A...
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RCTalk: Amy Grant's new album features a sound that has improved with age
The Lexington Herald-LeaderAmy Grant's Free paints a familiar picture. She sings about recently being handed an old photograph of herself after a show and seeing a girl, "with wind in her hair, sun in her smile, hardly a care, and no sense of style." Those of us who started...Tags: Entertainment, Music
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UMaine law school grads to help fill the state's growing need for lawyers
Bangor Daily News, MaineTaylor Kilgore decided she could better advocate for the clients she worked with as an adult mental health case manager if she had a law degree. Allison Ouellet had never stepped foot in a courtroom until she went to law school while her classmate,...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Employment
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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times
Reuters(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic...Tags: Social Media, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Piratas informáticos pro-Assad atacan al diario británico Financial Times
ReutersLONDRES (Reuters) - La página web y la cuenta de Twitter del periódico británico Financial Times fueron hackeadas el viernes, aparentemente por el "Ejército Electrónico Sirio", un grupo de activistas online que dicen apoyar al presidente de Siria,...Tags: Social Media, CBS Corp., Politics, Barack Obama, BBC
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10 things to know about Juanes, due soon in Sacramento
The Sacramento BeeIn the world of Latin pop, he's known for sold-out shows, million-selling albums and the single name of Juanes. He is to bring his "Loud and Unplugged" tour to the Community Center Theater on Wednesday to show off the songs that have him on a first-name...Tags: Music, Politics, Activism, Literature, Grammy Awards
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