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2 local teens awarded Charlevoix County 4-H Council scholarships
Two 2013 Charlevoix County high school graduates have been selected to receive scholarships from the Charlevoix County 4-H Council Scholarship Fund. Jessica Peck of East Jordan received a $500 scholarship. She plans to study marketing at Central Michigan...Tags: Marketing, Awards and Prizes, Arts, Arts and Culture, Photography
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As Tesla taps capital markets for cash, share price could top $100
Tesla Motors shares are trading at about $90 and could easily top $100, buoyed by its ability to tap capital markets for about $1 billion through its announced sale of stock and convertible notes. It is an impressive performance that will help the...
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Veterans honored for liberating France nearly seven decades ago
Nearly 70 years after they risked their lives on the blood-soaked battlefields of Europe, a proud contingent of South Florida veterans of World War II was honored for their valor Sunday in a ceremony cloaked in patriotism and solemn with emotion. "That...
Tags: Pembroke Pines, Armed Forces, Arts and Culture, Wars and Interventions, Human Interest
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READER SUBMITTED: 2013 Hero Show Takes Central Stage At Solomon Schechter Day School
West HartfordFirst graders at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford today slipped into of one the biggest roles of their lives as they presented their heroes during the annual "Hero Show" produced by first grade teacher Joyce Ben-Kiki. The show was the...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Heroism
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Fisker used political connections to get loan, U.S. lawmakers say
WASHINGTON — Top executives from failed hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. denied claims in Congress that the company had used political connections to secure $192 million in government loans to finance a flawed business plan. The...
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Greenfield Village marking Henry Ford's 150th birthday
DEARBORN (AP) — Greenfield Village in Dearborn is preparing to open as it does each spring, but this season comes with special events and programs to mark the 150th birthday of its famous founder. The village opens Monday and plans programming...
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Results from Saturday track meets
ATLANTIC COAST INVITATIONAL Held at Lakeland High School Girls Team scoring: 1, Norfolk Academy 142.5. 2, Phoebus 108. Others: 6, Kecoughtan 49. 16, Hampton 9. LJ: 1, King, Phoebus, 17-1 1/2. 3, Bunch, Phoebus, 16-4 3/4. HJ: 1, Brown, Phoebus, 5-2. 4,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Track and Field, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Western Branch
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Opportunity is knocking!!
Somerset County Farmers' Market“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison The Somerset County Farmers’ Market is offering you the opportunity to become a vendor at the farmers market this...Tags: Farms, Healthy Diet, Agriculture, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Media Industry
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Resurrected Detroit Electric to introduce new sports car on April 3
Detroit Electric, the most resilient and longest-lived brand of the nation's first electric car companies, has been resurrected and plans to introduce a new sports car in the Motor City on April 3. The company's first offering has been described by...
Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Tesla, Cadillac, Buick, Lotus
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Review: 'Oz the Great and Powerful' a rough slog on the yellow brick road
Sometimes sweet, sometimes scary, sometimes sour, "Oz the Great and Powerful" is a film that doesn't know its own mind. A partially effective jumble whose elements clash rather than cohere, this solid but not spectacular effort stubbornly refuses to catch...
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'The Inventor and the Tycoon' tells a story of greed and innovation
The oligarchs of modern-day Wall Street have nothing on the rascally magnates of the late 19th century during the period of western expansion that brought passenger rail through the Sierra Madre and into the gold-plated hills of Northern California. After...Tags: Murder, Arts and Culture, Arts, Flu, Photography
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Power is on at ZooLights in Lincoln Park and Brookfield Zoo's Holiday Magic
You can call it humbuggery, but I had a pretty low-voltage reaction to ZooLights the first time I went to see it, probably 10 years ago. I remember at the Lincoln Park Zoo's holiday season tribute to luminescence some lights in trees and some animal...
Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Arts and Culture, Family, Religious Festivals, Travel
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