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    May 20, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Harford Friends seventh-graders learning about Afghanistan

    Seventh-graders at Harford Friends School have a new opportunity to let their voices be heard as far away as Afghanistan. The only school in Maryland selected to participate in an interactive program entitled "Afghanistan Hearts and Minds," Harford...

    Tags: Education, Students, Afghanistan, Teaching and Learning

    2. May 2, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  2. Property of the Week: Quaker Green

    West Hartford is known for its amenities. Whether it’s shopping, entertainment, work, school, or taking a stroll through the park, the town’s offerings rank high on many people’s lists. The only thing better than visiting West Hartford is living there. The Quaker Green community is located in the heart of West Hartford with many shops, restaurants and more all within walking distance.
    West Hartford is known for its amenities. Whether it’s shopping, entertainment, work, school, or taking a stroll through the park, the town’s offerings rank high on many people’s lists. The only thing better than visiting West Hartford...

    Tags: Condos, Animals, West Hartford, Entertainment, Physical Fitness and Exercise

    3. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Don't let Israel discriminate against Americans based on religion

    A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would allow a foreign country, Israel, to discriminate against select groups of American citizens — including Americans who have expressed criticism of its policies. Disappointingly, the bill, S.B. 462 (also known as the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013), is co-sponsored by Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin. Those who stand to be most affected by this piece of legislation are Arab Americans and Muslim Americans. However, it may also apply to individuals who wish to visit or work in Israel and/or the Palestinian territories that Israel has occupied since 1967. It would enshrine into U.S. law a provision allowing another country to discriminate against Americans based on their ethnicity or religion.
    A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would allow a foreign country, Israel, to discriminate against select groups of American citizens — including Americans who have expressed criticism of its policies. Disappointingly, the bill, S.B....

    Tags: West Bank, Personal Data Collection, Israel, Barbara Boxer, Council on American-Islamic Relations

    4. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  4. Jefferson County Commission rejects resolution calling for 'all reasonable restrictions on sales of firearms'

    richardb@herald-mail.com
    No Quakers were present Thursday to support their earlier request that the Jefferson County Commission adopt a resolution calling for “all reasonable restrictions on sales of firearms.” The gun-rights side, however, was well-represented,...

    Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Congress, Elections, Rentals

    5. Apr 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Wife of Rockefeller impostor hired detective to look into his background

    For more than a decade, Sandra Boss thought she was married to a Rockefeller.
    For more than a decade, Sandra Boss thought she was married to a Rockefeller. Clark Rockefeller had appeared charming, well-spoken and quirky when he wooed the Harvard Business School student in New York in the early 1990s. Later, as a high-powered...

    Tags: San Marino, Clark Rockefeller, Manhattan (New York City), Prosecution, Banking

    6. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. 'Judy's Night' in honor of late founding member, draws dozens of children to listen to stories

    Harford Friends School hosted the 5th annual "Judy's Night of a Thousand Stars" recently, drawing more than 70 participants. This special event, coordinated by Alice Remsberg, is held each year in memory of Judy Harlan, one of the founding members of...

    Tags: Butterfly Ballots, Chad, Teachers, Preschools, Nottingham

    7. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  7. Don't have time to eat breakfast? Drink it

    BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — If you don't have time to sit down for a bowl of cereal in the morning, companies are hoping you'll want to drink your breakfast.
    BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — If you don't have time to sit down for a bowl of cereal in the morning, companies are hoping you'll want to drink your breakfast. As companies struggle to grow cereal sales in the U.S., Kellogg and General Mills are...

    Tags: General Mills Incorporated, Indra K. Nooyi, PepsiCo Inc.

    8. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  8. Irving Cassius Hall, 89, West Palm Beach, Fla.

    Irving Cassius Hall, 89, West Palm Beach, Fla., passed away on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, due to complications caused by a stroke creating a fall. Irving Cassius Hall was born in Quaker City, Ohio on June 17, 1923, the son of Alden Hall (descendent of the founder of Quaker City, John Hall) and Anna Mabel Edgerton Hall, both members of the Society of Friends of the Ohio Yearly Meeting, both deceased since May, 1970. Two brothers, Clarence of Minerva, Ohio and Herbert Hall of Georgetown and one sister, Clara Vaal from Franklin, Tenn. are all deceased. Irving is survived by son, Fred A. Hall, a resident of Pisgah Forest, N.C.; daughter, Martha Landau of West Palm Beach, Fla., and foster son, William Grimes, resident of Clarksville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He graduated from Quaker City High and he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II in England and was discharged with honors at the end of the war. Irving married Mary Louise Cain on Feb. 24, 1947 in Clinton, Pa. who passed away on Dec. 11, 2012 Just 2 months before him. Irving had a 30+ year career working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, first as a lockmaster on the Ohio River near Georgetown, Pa. and then the Youghiogheny Dam in Confluence where he lived and worked as a supervisor in the maintenance department. He enjoyed talking at the yearly folk festival in Quaker City about his life as a Quaker. He also enjoyed farming, hunting, fishing, gardening and wood working. He was a member of the American Legion and the Lions Club in Confluence. He was very supportive of his church by volunteering his time in many ways including bible studies, missionary work, Deacon duties, repairs of all kinds along with financial aid to missionaries. Services are at the Stillwater Meeting House in Barnesville, Ohio at 11 a.m. on Monday. Following will be a short military service at the gravesite ending with a lunch back at the Stillwater Meeting House, finishing at 3 p.m. Arrangements in charge of Thornblack Funeral Home, Quaker City.
    Irving Cassius Hall, 89, West Palm Beach, Fla., passed away on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, due to complications caused by a stroke creating a fall. Irving Cassius Hall was born in Quaker City, Ohio on June 17, 1923, the son of Alden Hall (descendent of the...

    Tags: Clinton (Easton, Pennsylvania), U.S. Army, American Legion, Barnesville, World War II (1939-1945)

    9. Aug 8, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  9. Peace group prays for abolishing nuclear weapons by 2020

    The Religion World
    The Second Annual Abolition 2020 and Hiroshima/Nagasaki Interfaith Commemoration will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Quaker Meeting House, 316 E. Marks St., Orlando. Members of different religious traditions will speak on nonviolence,...
    10. Jan 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Harford Friends eighth-graders visit Johns Hopkins HeLa Lab

    At Harford Friends School, an unusual field trip for middle school resulted from an equally unusual assignment for Cheryl Foley's science class: reading and discussing "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." Eighth-graders from Harford Friends School...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Schools, Research

    11. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Quaker principles meet romance cliches in The Last Runaway

    Among historical novelists, the Anglo-American writer Tracy Chevalier has carved out a nifty niche for herself. She culls the centuries for settings in which to drop initially shy but ultimately strong-willed young heroines caught up in social, romantic and/or political entanglements that bring them into conflict with others, in particular those with power over them. Along the way she judiciously sprinkles the results of her careful research into the manners and mores of the epoch in question, allowing readers to learn about the past (especially as it reflects on the present) even as they luxuriate in the somewhat guiltier pleasures of erotic attraction, much of it ill-considered, forbidden or both. 
    Among historical novelists, the Anglo-American writer Tracy Chevalier has carved out a nifty niche for herself. She culls the centuries for settings in which to drop initially shy but ultimately strong-willed young heroines caught up in social, romantic...

    Tags: Missing Persons, The Washington Post, Slavery, USA Today, England

    12. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Bombs in Palestine, then and now

    Bombs falling on Arab neighborhoods ... Homes demolished ... Civilians killed or wounded ... Soldiers shooting at anything that moves. That may sound like a description of the past week's violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza. But in fact, it...

    Tags: Hamas, West Bank, Bank Robbery, Shootings, Israel

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