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Virginia Tech ranked 20th in USA Today-Coaches Preseason Poll
The Virginia Tech football team is ranked No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll. This is the Hokies' eighth-straight preseason appearance in the poll. Virginia Tech finished the 2011 season with an 11-3 record and returns several defensive...
Tags: College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Tech Hokies, Atlantic Coast Conference, Elections
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Virginia 2nd in ad spending from presidential campaigns
The candidates running for president have their crosshairs on Virginia. You can tell by the campaign ads. According to USA Today, President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are spending more money on ads in our state than any other. The only...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Elections, Politics
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Oxbow runs to Winner's Circle at Preakness
ReutersThe Sports Xchange EditorsNote: Updates throughout with quotes and detail Oxbow runs to Winner's Circle at Preakness There will be no Triple Crown winner this year. Oxbow won the 138th Preakness Stakes on Saturday while Kentucky Derby winner Orb...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Equestrian, Joel Rosario, Shug McGaughey (racehorse), Preakness Stakes
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Good Morning, Cannes: Much Ado About Absolutely Everything
ReutersMay 18 (TheWrap.com) - Several thousand miles away from the South of France, the Seattle International Film Festival opened this week with Joss Whedon's version of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." But on the Croisette, the motto might as well be...Tags: Television Industry, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Psychotherapy, Greenwich Village, Satellite and Cable Service
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Dan Brown's 'Inferno' has heat but no warmth
Some years ago, I was on a book reviewing panel when someone in the audience asked what we, the panelists, thought of "The Bridges of Madison County," which was then a fixture on bestseller lists. We hemmed and hawed, tried to talk around the question,...
Tags: Memory Loss, Viral Diseases and Infections, Tom Hanks, The Da Vinci Code (movie), James Bond (fictional character)
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USA Today founder Neuharth honored at Friday memorial service
Colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder and Eureka native Al Neuharth today remembered him not as a driven media giant but as a loyal native South Dakotan who never forgot his roots. Some critics said Neuharth — who titled...Tags: Gannett Company, Inc., Media Industry, Freedom of the Press, Cocoa Beach, Journalism
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New England Patriots - TeamReport
ReutersNFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT The health status of Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski seems to be getting more complicated by the day. One day after it was reported that he will undergo a fourth surgery on his forearm next week,...Tags: Greg Schiano, Pete Carroll, Danny Woodhead, National Football League, Donald Thomas
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New York Jets - TeamReport
ReutersNFL Team Report - New York Jets - INSIDE SLANT Quarterback David Garrard confirmed reports he is retiring, telling USA Today, "I'm done, the knee is only going to get worse - my decision had nothing to do with them drafting Geno (Smith)," Garrard said....Tags: Chaz Schilens, National Football League, Antonio Garay, Geno Smith, Quinton Coples
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Chargers agree to two-year deal with Freeney
ReutersThe Sports Xchange EditorsNote: updates that Chargers agree to deal with Freeney; updates headline Chargers agree to two-year deal with Freeney The San Diego Chargers have agreed to a two-year contract with free agent defensive end Dwight Freeney,...Tags: Melvin Ingram, Thomas Keiser, New England Patriots, Shaun Phillips, Football
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Amid frenzy over map apps, new focus on 16th century world view
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - As online titans compete to deliver instant maps to smartphones, the Library of Congress in Washington is focusing attention on an antique "cosmology" printed in 1507 that serves as America's birth certificate. The black-and-...Tags: Satellite Technology, Library of Congress, Pacific Ocean, Libraries, Politics
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COLUMN: Neuharth oozed passion for Eureka, newspapers
I only met Al Neuharth a couple of times. He died at age 89 on April 19. His life is being celebrated this weekend — in a public memorial at his beloved University of South Dakota in Vermillion yesterday and at a private burial today in his...
Tags: College Sports, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Newspapers, Teaching and Learning, College Football
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
ELLSWORTH-FURLOUGHS Military furloughs affect Ellsworth Air Force Base RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The military's plan to furlough civilian employees to save money will affect an estimated 566 workers at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota....Tags: Murder, Cocoa Beach, U.S. Department of the Interior, Justice System, Health and Medical Professionals
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