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Ellicott City
GOP Women's Club The Howard County Republican Women's Club meets on Wednesday, May 29, with a discussion of current GOP issues. A social hour begins at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m., at VFW No. 7472 Yingling-Ridgley Post, 4225 VFW Lane,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Nutrition, Ellicott City, High Blood Pressure
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Here is the latest Michigan news from The Associated Press
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education says the Forest Hills school district near Grand Rapids failed to properly investigate two girls' claims that they had been sexually assaulted at their high school. The department's...Tags: Washington, DC, Trials, U.S. Department of Education, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
PRESSURE COOKER-AIRPORT ARREST Saudi with pressure cooker in baggage seeks bond DETROIT (AP) — A federal defender has requested bond for a Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents accused him of lying about why he...Tags: Blockbuster, The Associated Press, Science and Technology, Judges, Plant Closings
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Memorial Day 2013 TV programming and marathons
Channel Guide MagazineMemorial Day 2013 in the United States is Monday, May 27. Leading up to and including that day, over Memorial Day 2013 weekend, there will TV programs remembering veterans; special programming of other sorts; and also several programming marathons of... -
10 make finals of National Geographic Bee; finals scheduled for Wednesday
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Ten young scholars have made it to the finals of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete for a $25,000 college scholarship. The preliminary rounds of the national competition were held Monday, narrowing the field of...Tags: Washington, DC, Jeopardy!, National Geographic Channel (tv network)
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Oceanographer urges Wilson College grads to effect positive change in world
waynesboro@herald-mail.comWilson College’s Class of 2013 is poised to make a great impact on the natural world because the next 10 years will be key in protecting the planet, the class’ graduation speaker said Sunday. Sylvia A. Earle said that just last week, the...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Graduation
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Latest Indiana news, sports, business and entertainment
INDIANA TORNADOES Quiet tornado season a year after 14 die in Ind. SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — It's been a quiet tornado season so far in Indiana, but experts caution it's far from over. Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Washington, DC, Indiana University, Science and Technology, Judges
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Northwestern Indiana teen competing in Nat'l Geographic Bee, then national spelling bee
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana seventh-grader not only will represent Indiana in the National Geographic Bee but also is one of 12 Indiana students competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Thirteen-year-old Sean Ives of...Tags: Washington, DC
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RPT-FEATURE-Amid frenzy over map apps, new focus on 16th century world view
Reuters(Repeats with no changes to text) * Renaissance cleric first wrote "America" on 1507 map * Resonance with current climate of "geo-enabled" devices * Google, Apple, Facebook looking at mapping apps By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) -...Tags: U.S. Congress, Science and Technology, Library of Congress, Landforms, Libraries
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New AP prep tool: pancakes
"Good luck AP test takers" scrolled across Costa Mesa High School's electronic marquee Friday morning. At Newport-Mesa Unified high schools this week, Advanced Placement classes culminated with exams that will determine whether students receive college...Tags: Schools, Science and Technology, Lifestyle and Leisure, High Schools, Landforms
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Vacations with a payoff
Picking a volunteer vacation is a lot like dating: The choices are mind-boggling, but finding the right fit takes work. Treat the search like a job. Opportunities to travel and immerse yourself in a different culture are everywhere. You can enlist...
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Letters: How to define cheating in schools
Re "A clash over how to address teacher cheating," May 12 As a principal and a superintendent, I had always taken the view that one of the very important roles of a teacher was to model appropriate behavior. It would appear that the state Commission...Tags: Teachers, Los Angeles Unified School District, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning
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