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Obama awards top U.S. honor to girls killed in 1963 racial bombing
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor on Friday to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing 50 years ago, saying their tragic deaths ultimately "helped to trigger triumph." In a...Tags: White House, U.S. Congress, Ku Klux Klan, Justice and Rights, Barack Obama
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President praises Baltimore native at commencement
If Baltimore native Leland Shelton had bothered to check his email in the hectic day before graduation, he might have avoided a shock during commencement. There he was, one of 500 men in a black cap and gown this week at Morehouse College in Atlanta,...
Tags: Elections, Rosebank, The New York Times, Graduation, NAACP
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Obama OKs Congressional Gold Medal for 4 girls killed in 1963 Birmingham, Ala., church bombing
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger...Tags: Terri Sewell, Ku Klux Klan, Awards and Prizes, Racism, Crime, Law and Justice
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George Packer chronicles American boom and bust in 'The Unwinding'
George Packer's new nonfiction book, "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America," has many of the qualities of an epic novel. Packer's subject is the last 35 years of U.S. history, the decades that gave us the conservative "Contract With...Tags: Renewable Energy, Services and Shopping, Authors, Religion and Belief, Values
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Courtside is familiar venue for holiday weekend
Three-day weekends used to mean a day off of work and time spent with family. Period. This year, three-day weekends have evolved into something else. There is still a much-appreciated day off of work and some time spent with family, but a few more...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Trips and Vacations, Villanova University, Colleges and Universities, Travel
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From our files for May 26, 2013
100 Years Ago — 1913 Esquire J.R. Dodds had a narrow escape from serious injury at his home on South Third Street. He was cleaning out an old drawer and threw a lot of trash into the grate. A terrific explosion resulted and fire was scattered over...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, NAACP, Strawberries
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Life's work honored
Special to The TribuneWASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took turns Wednesday leading an often humorous but sometimes emotional celebration of the decades-long service of the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh as the University of Notre Dame's...Tags: Jackie Walorski, John Boehner, Human Interest, Education, Crime, Law and Justice
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Chuck Norris comes to the defense of Tim Tebow
Tim Tebow has a lot of defenders, but there's one in particular that no one will want to mess with: Chuck Norris. "Tebow is a player who rises to the occasion and delivers big in critical moments," Norris wrote for his blog on Newsbusters.org. "He...
Tags: Sports, Tim Tebow, USA Today, Jacksonville Jaguars, FIFA World Cup
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Bulletin Board
Thursday Biz to Biz Networking, 5:30 p.m. at Michele's Fine Dining, 2761 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. $10. Call 954-838-9644. Citizenship Class, 6 p.m. at Helen B. Hoffman Library, 501 N. Fig Tree Lane, Plantation. Free. Call 954-797-2140....Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Dwayne Johnson, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Dania Beach, Fort Lauderdale
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Chez Panisse rebuilds after fire, to reopen on summer solstice
Chez Panisse in Berkeley is set to reopen June 21, more than three months after a fire destroyed much of the electrical systems and plumbing of the 42-year-old restaurant. It isn’t the first time the famous Berkeley restaurant has burned. Thirty...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants
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Rebuild South Bend from the inside out
The approach to revitalization of the city of South Bend neighborhoods that the mayor and his committee purposed is nothing more than a piecemeal approach. They have not even addressed the inner city's aged, deteriorated infrastructure. The city needs...Tags: USA Today, AIDS
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Zoning board vote soon on Gage House
John O'Brien is a patient man. For months, O'Brien and his architect have met with Winnetka preservationists and others in the north suburb who want to see at least part of the historic lakefront Gage House spared from the wrecking ball. O'Brien...
Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, Arts and Culture, Interior Policy, Architecture
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