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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: Education, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Financial Aid, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Stephen Goldstein: Bush Library a lesson in hypocrisy
Everything that looked right about the recent dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is what's wrong with America. First, hypocrisy was in overdrive: Against the backdrop of an architecturally pre-pubescent building, on a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Same-Sex Marriage, Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush
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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, Memorial Day, Lincoln National Corporation
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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: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Human Interest, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions
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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: Justice System, Education, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Supreme Court, Judges
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Chief Justice Roberts speaks at LaPorte alma mater
La Lumiere school held their graduation today and Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. made the journey from Washington D.C. to LaPorte to give the commencement speech. In his speech, Roberts gave students tips on being friendly to everyone you meet and...
Tags: Justice System, Judges, John G. Roberts, Jr., Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief
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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: Labor Legislation, Elections, Minority Groups, Slavery, Richard Riordan
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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: Education, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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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, Jackie Robinson, Dwayne Johnson, Baseball
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Bill Clinton pushes for gay marriage in Illlinois*
Change of SubjectA statement from the former president: Our nation’s permanent mission is to form a ‘more perfect union’ - deepening the meaning of freedom, broadening the reach of opportunity, strengthening the bonds of community. That mission has...
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