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Catherine O'Neill dies at 70; political activist, women's advocate
Catherine O'Neill, a social worker turned political activist and advocate for refugee women who co-founded the watchdog group now called the Women's Refugee Commission, died of cancer Wednesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. She was 70. Her death...
Tags: International Relations, Abortion Issue, Pakistan, Religion and Belief, Radio Industry
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Marguerite T. Petersen, city teacher
Marguerite Theresa Petersen, a retired Baltimore elementary school teacher, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 11 at Union Memorial Hospital. The West Baltimore resident was 89.
Born Marguerite Theresa Page, she was the daughter of Dr. George C. Page,...Tags: Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics, Teachers, Druid Hill, Coppin State University
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Central Florida Political Pulse biographies
David Damron writes: "Born and raised in the northeast, I moved south to finish college and graduated from the University of Florida in 1995. After covering schools, social services and governemnt in Lake County, I headed to Orlando to cover the Florida...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), University of Florida, Stanford University, Newspaper and Magazine, Elections
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Healthy Monday Tip #48 — Do your homework before you travel
The Fitness Center - Orlando SentinelThe Healthy Monday Campaign has designated Monday as the day to start and sustain healthy habits. Why Mondays? It’s the January of the week, the perfect time for a fresh start. By setting a day (Monday) every week for people to think about and focus... -
Michael Henry Heim, UCLA scholar and translator, dies at 69
L.A. NOWMichael Henry Heim, a well regarded scholar of Slavic languages at UCLA known for his translations of works by Gunter Grass, Milan Kundera, Thomas Mann and Anton Chekhov, has died. He was 69. Heim died Saturday at his home in...... -
New class of drugs could help people with Alzheimer's disease
Northwestern University and University of Kentucky scientists have created a new drug that could successfully prevent harmful inflammation in brains of people suffering fromAlzheimer's disease. The scientists, who published their findings in the July 25...Tags: Inflammation, Symptoms, Placebo, Alzheimer's Disease, Pathology
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2012 in review: A rebel scene arises in classical music world
It's been a year of hand-wringing at arts institutions on both sides of the Atlantic. The world economy has been particularly effective in scarifying orchestras and opera companies. In the United States, several orchestras are in various states of...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Ceremonies, Entertainment, Opera (genre)
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North Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea, officials say
World NowNorth Korea is willing to accept aid from South Korea after devastating floods left scores dead and tens of thousands homeless, South Korean officials said Monday. But exactly what the country will get and how has yet to be decided. If the two countries... -
School of smarter spending
As we scurry about during the highest of all shopping seasons, our money habits will be on full display. Yet the motivations behind how we spend are often hidden, stemming from our most ancient and fundamental human tendencies. The relatively new...Tags: University of Chicago, Marketing, Harvard University, Colleges and Universities, Newspaper and Magazine
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Lois Smith Harrison
Lois Smith Harrison, a selfless, community-minded woman whose smile was full of love and faith and whose heart gave without limit, joined the Lord’s choir invisible Dec. 15, 2012. Lois adored her late husband, Richard Lee Harrison, with whom she...
Tags: Human Interest, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Religion and Belief, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities
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Valencia College will open Lake Nona campus soon
Hispanosphere - Orlando SentinelWith classes beginning on Aug. 27, new students are encouraged to turn in their applications by Aug. 10 so they can finish the enrollment process and receive priority in registering for fall classes at Valencia College. Those who miss the Aug. 10... -
Trailblazer dies at age 88
davem@herald-mail.comLois Smith Harrison was a woman who blazed trails in more ways than one, becoming a pioneer for higher education in Washington County, making her own way through a college education in the 1940s that was rare for women at that time and juggling home...Tags: Students, Recipes, Human Interest, Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities
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