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Colin Powell talks leadership to Weinberg crowd
The Frederick News-Post, Md.Words of wisdom washed over a crowd of admirers Thursday night as retired Gen. Colin Powell commanded the stage at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick. "If you want to be a good leader and effective leader, you have to hire good people and...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland), U.S. Army, Colin Powell
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Classical Corner
Chicago Chamber Orchestra: Dieter Kober, retiring as music director of the ensemble he founded and led for more than six decades, passes the baton to Robert Turizziani. The program holds works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn. 2 p.m. Sunday at...Tags: Entertainment, Reformed, Music, Christianity, Arts and Culture
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Tropical Heatwave expands to two days with more venues
Bradenton HeraldBack in the early 1990s, the people at community radio station WMNF experimented with a two-day format for their biggest annual event, Tropical Heatwave. "It did not work out that well for us," said WMNF program director Randy Wynne. "We were doing...Tags: Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Cuba, Ana Popovic, Radio
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BLM Releases Plan to Address Legacy Wells
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has identified 50 abandoned wells in the Alaska arctic that require cleanup by the agency. BLM released a draft plan Wednesday that prioritizes the remediation of the first 16 of those sites in the National Petroleum...
Tags: Energy Resources, Entertainment, Radio, Petroleum Industry
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Mainers share methods of keeping ticks off
Bangor Daily News, MaineThe ticks of Maine are awake and active, and as someone who spends a fair amount of time outdoors, I'm not particularly happy about it. So last week, I posted a reader query: "What's your best defense against ticks?" And the responses I received are...Tags: Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Diseases and Illnesses, Lyme Disease, Apple iTunes
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PBS’ “Constitution USA” breathes new life into the historic document
Channel Guide MagazineBy Jacqueline Cutler Three of the most majestic — certainly the most democratic — words in the English language are the start of the United States Constitution: “We the people.” To see how the Constitution continues to be brought... -
OPINION: Today on NPR: the smothering tax burden
Richmond Times-DispatchAdvocates Warn Sequester Could Mean Big Cuts for the Low-Income -- National Public Radio, Feb. 26 Economists See Budget Cuts Putting Economy at Risk -- NPR, Feb. 27 Sequester Spells Uncertainty for Many Public Schools -- NPR, same day...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Ronald Reagan, Entertainment, Services and Shopping, Mini
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EDITORIAL: It's really as bad as you think
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.The biggest cliche spoken by just about every politician with his or her eye on Washington is that of the "outsider." These men and women promise to be a breath of fresh air who will descend upon the capital, bringing change to whatever ails their...Tags: U.S. Congress, Mike Coffman, Entertainment, Government, Executive Branch
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Celebrate Thomas Pynchon's birthday with Pynchon in Public Day
Happy birthday to Thomas Pynchon! The reclusive author of "Gravity's Rainbow," "The Crying of Lot 49," "Mason & Dixon" and more turns 76 today. Unlike the attention-seekers that clog our cultural aqueduct, Pynchon isn't likely to show up on CNN or NPR....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Google+, David Foster Wallace, Social Media, Twitter, Inc.
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Peter Sagal's 'Constitution USA' hits the road with humor
NEW YORK — If someone told you of a barnstorming TV host who interviewed people around the country about a given subject, you'd say it sounds like a lot of the road-trip reality series that have proliferated on cable TV. But what if that host...
Tags: Entertainment, Trips and Vacations, Rand Paul, Lifestyle and Leisure, Travel
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A poem for a planet: Send your haiku to Mars
The MAVEN spacecraft is leaving for Mars in November. Along with scientific gear and advanced communication technologies, it will be bringing along some poetry. It could be yours. NASA launched -- or, rather, opened -- the poetry contest on Wednesday....
Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program, Google+, NASA, Poetry
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To do Tuesday: A big-screen "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!," Food Truck Invasion and "War Horse"
Theater "War Horse": This Broadway import, appearing at the Broward Center Tuesday through May 19, examines the bond between humans and horses with robust storytelling and deft puppetry. Adapted from British author Michael Morpurgo's young-adult novel,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, War Horse (movie), Star Wars (movie), Entertainment, Literature
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