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BOOK REVIEW: Maksik treads political turmoil in 'A Marker'
"You have lost what you have lost. You have built what you have built." These blunt words echo in the ears of the destitute Jacqueline, Alexander Maksik's exiled protagonist in his new novel "A Marker to Measure Drift." Washed up on the shores of...
Tags: Book, Charles Taylor
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Soccer-Uganda appoint Serbian Sredojevich as coach
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - Uganda unveiled Serbian Milutin Sredojevich as their new coach at a news conference in Kampala on Tuesday, less than three weeks before they play two key World Cup qualifiers. The 43-year-old has been handed a two-year contract...Tags: FIFA World Cup, Eastern Africa, Uganda
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101-year-old sworn in as U.S. citizen
ReporterMary Doe left Liberia in 1990 and spent 14 years in a refugee camp before coming to the United States. Friday, she was sworn in as a U.S. citizen at the age of 101. Doe had her daughter and son-in-law by her side as she walked from the naturalization...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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From Liberia, Kenwood's Nyonbou 'Boo' Farley wrestling for his future
Three banners hang from the wall in the wrestling room at Kenwood. One lists the school's state champions, another honors the school's Baltimore County champions and a third commemorates a junior varsity county championship. At first, that third...
Tags: Baltimore County, High School Sports, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Students
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Hans Massaquoi dies at 87; wrote of growing up black in Nazi Germany
Hans Massaquoi, a former managing editor of Ebony magazine who wrote a distinctive memoir about his unusual childhood growing up black in Nazi Germany, died in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, his 87th birthday. He had been hospitalized over the...
Tags: Germany, U.S. Army, Authors, Periodicals, Wars and Interventions
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Sia Nyorkor
Email Sia: snyorkor@kwch.com Like Sia on Facebook: Sia Nyorkor Facebook Follow Sia on Twitter: @SiaKWCH12 Sia joined KWCH in October 2012 as a Multimedia Reporter and is thrilled to be back in the Mighty Midwest! Born and raised in Indianapolis,...
Tags: PBS (tv network), Social Media, Columbia University, Journalism, Politics
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State's Reputation For Openness Must Be Sore Spot
The Hartford CourantSome Connecticut leaders must be ashamed. That can be the only reason they continue to conspire to diminish the state's worldwide reputation as a leader in freedom of information laws. Year after year, friends of liberty look to Connecticut for...Tags: Culture, Laws, Lawyers, Western Africa, Judges
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Michigan National Guard members bound for Liberia
AUGUSTA (AP) — Fifteen Michigan National Guard members are on their way to Liberia as trainers for the west African nation's armed forces. Mlive.com (http://bit.ly/TUWMui ) says about 100people were on hand Sunday for a send-off ceremony at Fort...
Tags: Western Africa, Afghanistan
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Benefits of soy in baked products bring African bakers to NCI short course
Fargo, N.D. - The benefits of soy protein were in the spotlight at the Baking with Soy short course, hosted September 24-28 at Northern Crops Institute (NCI) for seven bakers from Senegal and Rwanda. The course was sponsored by WISHH, The World Initiative...Tags: Breads, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Healthy Diet, Recipes
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Liberia's Leymah Gbowee: The power of the powerless
Friday morning, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee — along with her country's president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, and Yemeni activist Tawakul Karman — was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. A decade ago, this moment would have seemed unthinkable....Tags: World News, Nobel Prize Awards, Ghana, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Social Media
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Plenty of activities on tap at the Confluence Arts Center
Good things are planned for fall at the Confluence Creative Arts Center. Scroll through the list of classes, programs, and activities and fill up your calendar. Register early for classes. It helps the instructors with their planning and will ensure...Tags: Holidays, Customs and Tradition, Religious Festivals, Immune System, Spaghetti
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Florida and the Civil Rights
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe voices of those who lived when Florida was segregated can better explain history at the time. In an attempt to preserve history, Kitty Oliver, a professor at Florida Atlantic University, interviewed people who lived in Liberia, a predominately black...Tags: Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Social Issues, Florida Atlantic University, Education, Minority Groups
Jun 13, 2013
|Column| Petoskey News
May 21, 2013
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May 31, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Jan 6, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Oct 12, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Oct 9, 2011
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Sep 23, 2012
|Story| Daily American
May 11, 2012
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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