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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, Central Michigan University, Photography, Awards and Prizes, Arts and Culture
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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...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Social Media, Media Industry, Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping
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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: Halloween, Brownsville, Family, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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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: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Culture, Arts and Culture, Pembroke Pines
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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: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., 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...
Tags: Energy, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, U.S. Congress, Gerald E. Connolly
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At Victory Gardens, the pleasures and perils of electrified desire
![THEATER REVIEW: "In the Next Room or the vibrator play" at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre ★★★½ ... In the droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement at Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrate.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-09/64894138-21094934.jpg "THEATER REVIEW: "In the Next Room or the vibrator play\" at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre ★★★½ ... In the droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement at Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrate.")
In the atypically droll turn-your-cell-phone off announcement currently heard at the Victory Gardens, a female voice admonishes patrons not to even think about turning their phones to vibrate.
Well, it sets the scene for a Sarah Ruhl play, a very clever...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Arts and Culture
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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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Corporate book club welcomes authors
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We are all employees of Nicor Gas, based in Naperville. Our book club began in 1992 when a handful of employees decided to gather informally during lunch to discuss books. Our club has since expanded to 38 employees, including four retirees. We...Tags: Nicor Incorporated, Career and Workplace, Michael Collins, Employees, Companies and Corporations
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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: Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), Christianity, Religion and Belief, Track and Field, Roman Catholicism
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Escape to Florida's lesser-known islands
McClatchy NewspapersBecause you get there by causeway, you've got to know that Miami Beach is an island. So are Palm Beach, Key West, Sanibel, Amelia and Marco, to name a few of Florida's popular resorts. But the state has a lot of less-known islands that are also worth...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Petroleum Industry, Miami Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Tourism and Leisure
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Family Travel 5: Five ideas for multigenerational trips
Summer is a fine time for grandparents to get away with their loved ones. Here are five places the generations can gather.
1. Return to Africa. More than 30 years ago, Montanan Maxey Megrue and her now-late husband traveled to Tanzania. This year, she...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Human Interest, Idaho, Personal Service, Hotels and Accommodations
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