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Coming to the Mountain: Educating the next generation of storytellers
Frameworkby Rick Loomis, Los Angeles Times Kentucky calls me home every year. The funny thing is that I’m not from there. But every year for the last 10 years, I still go. In theory I go there to teach, but in reality I go there to recharge. The... -
Casey County's Tylyn and Taylor Leigh are 'perfect' twins
larry@amnews.comLIBERTY — As far as Casey County athletics director Victor Black is concerned, twins Tylyn and Taylor Leigh are the definition of “what a student-athlete” should be for everyone. “They are hard workers in the classroom and in...Tags: Schools, Sports, High Schools, Hobbies, Tennis
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Education briefs for May 16
education@jessaminejournal.comEast Jessamine High School senior Nathaniel Hudson selected for Google computer-science summer institute East Jessamine High School senior Nathaniel Hudson has been selected to participate in the Google Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI). Hudson&...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Google Inc., Computer Science, Students, Awards and Prizes
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West Jessamine High School junior shines in wide range of academic competitions
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comLike most 16-year-olds, Kareem Omar is anxious to get his driver’s license. But he’ll be handling the controls of an airplane by himself before ever driving a car solo. Aerospace engineering is just one of many academic pursuits for the...Tags: Politics, Science, Colleges and Universities, Education, Technology
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Not enough data to support suicide screening: panel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is not enough evidence to recommend universal screening to find people at risk of suicide, according to a government-backed panel. As it did in 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft...Tags: Medical Specialization, Suicide, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Conditions, Internists
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More than 530 attend AFIA Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference
Arlington, Va. - The 2013 Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference (PISC), an annual two-day event of the American Feed Industry Association, concluded March 14 in Fort Worth, Texas. At the event, 535 attendees from the livestock, feed and pet...Tags: Media Industry, Food Industry, Auction Service, Consumer Goods Industries
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Autism is focus of symposium at Centre College
Centre CollegeCentre College will host an autism symposium on campus with events today and Wednesday, including a lecture by author John Elder Robison and speakers from around Kentucky. Robison, author of the books “Be Different,” “Look Me in the...Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, National Institutes of Health, University of Kentucky, Behavioral Conditions, American School for the Deaf
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Centre Sports: New athletic director thrilled to return to Centre, plans to be visible in community
larry@amnews.comCentre College has turned to someone familiar with the school to be its new director of athletics and recreation with the hiring of Brad Fields, a 1998 Centre graduate. He currently is the director of athletics and athletic development at Eastern...Tags: Teaching and Learning, College Football, Sports, College Basketball, Students
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Lincoln girls' heart for another team earns notice
marsee@amnews.comRather than simply hanging out, the Lincoln County High School girls basketball team decided to help out. The state tournament hadn’t gone quite the way players hoped it would, but what the Patriots did after they lost last week at the Girls...Tags: Sports, High School Sports, Bowling
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Mystery of missing man solved after 13 years
July 9, 2011 Henry Ackerman had plans — big, cross country, into-the-wild plans. It was 1998, and he was 48 years old, alone, sad and somewhat peculiar. He lived with threecats and a big, sandy-colored dog in an unkempt Baltimore County apartment...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Bright Eyes (music group), Colleges and Universities, Psychology, Punishment
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Winnetka discusses cost of flood protection
The latest projections have the average Winnetka resident paying $183 per year to shore up the village's flood defenses — which would be among the highest stormwater fees in country, according to a consultant. As trustees pare the cost of their...
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Boyle County Middle School students win academic competition
A team of middle school Mathletes from Boyle County Middle School won the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers Capital Chapter MathCounts competition. The top individual was Levi Wilson from Anderson County Middle School. Nick Fluty of Boyle...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Defense, Education, Georgetown
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