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U.S. FCC nominee Wheeler to divest telecoms holdings if confirmed
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is...Tags: Liberty Media Corporation, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corporation, Satellite and Cable Service, EarthLink Incorporated
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FCC nominee Wheeler will divest holdings if confirmed
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged to divest stakes in AT&T Inc, Dish Network Corp, Google Inc and dozens of other tech and telecoms companies if he is confirmed....Tags: Liberty Media Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, AT&T Corp., Satellite and Cable Service, EarthLink Incorporated
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CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note
A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...
Tags: Woodlawn (Bronx, New York), Pat Quinn, Arts and Culture, Music Theater, Chicago Public Schools
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Chicago is Yo-Yo Ma's cultural soapbox
The Chicago Public Schools, the Silk Road Ensemble, the Humanities Festival, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Citizen Musician, "cultural entrepreneurship" — Yo-Yo Ma has a way of filling his plate during his now-...
Tags: Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Public Schools, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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CSO concludes Carnegie Hall trifecta, leaving cheers in its wake
NEW YORK – With the final blasts of brass and percussion at the end of Respighi's "Feste Romane" rattling Carnegie Hall to its foundation, Riccardo Muti ended the American leg of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's October tour in triumph Friday night....
Tags: Queens (New York City), Concerts, Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Music Industry
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Harvey Weinstein: Paying Royalties Won't Break Google
ReutersApr 26 (TheWrap.com) - Harvey Weinstein unleashed a biting attack on Google on Friday, telling a Washington audience that Google's failure to compensate performers and content providers for YouTube videos amounts to stealing and is making technologists...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie), Corporate Officers, Movies, Newspaper and Magazine
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When public infrastructure goes private
Consider some of the things that have bound our nation together: Universal postal service at a flat rate, whether you live in Santa Monica or Sitka, Alaska. Interstate highways, built with taxpayer funds and free of tolls. Regulated phone and electric...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Arts and Culture, FedEx Corporation, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Los Angeles Times Columnists
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No lieutenant governor? Not a problem
Florida lost its lieutenant governor this week, meaning a whole bunch of ribbon-cutting gigs just opened up. Other than that, most folks won't notice a difference. Still, a few thoughts: •What a pitiful way to go out. Years ago, former House...Tags: Lobbying, Valencia College, Government, Rick Scott, Politics
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Santa Barbara City College wins prestigious award
L.A. NOWSanta Barbara City College on Tuesday was awarded the Aspen Prize — a prestigious award recognizing high achievement among community colleges.... -
Aspen to announce top community college Tuesday, Broward College in running
Sun SentinelBroward College will find out Tuesday whether it’s the recipient of an award for the nation’s top community college, and the $1 million prize that goes with it. The Aspen Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based education policy group, named...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC, Broward College
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How to close our National Schmoozing Deficit
In my Wednesday column, I wrote that President Obama and most leading members of Congress know what a solution to the fiscal crisis looks like; they just can’t get there from here because they don’t trust one another much. Obama is trying to...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, Republican Party, Politics, Fiscal Cliff
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Weekly salute for March 4
Here is our weekly salute to the people, places and organizations that make Northern Michigan a special place to live. Safer communities Thanks to state grants, at least four unsafe homes in Northern Michigan will be demolished. A state program aimed at...Tags: Environmental Issues, Real Estate, Conservation, Washington, DC, Japan
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Apr 26, 2013
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