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Central Florida Political Pulse biographies
David Damron writes: "Born and raised in the northeast, I moved south to finish college and graduated from the University of Florida in 1995. After covering schools, social services and governemnt in Lake County, I headed to Orlando to cover the Florida...Tags: Politics, Journalism, The Ohio State University, Newspaper and Magazine, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Richard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize winner, dies at 62
Richard Ben Cramer, a former Baltimore Sun reporter who later became a Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for The Philadelphia Inquirer and an acclaimed author chronicling the lives of politicians and legendary sports figures, died Monday of...
Tags: Chestertown, Entertainment Events, Graduation, New York Yankees, George H.W. Bush
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Trailblazer dies at age 88
davem@herald-mail.comLois Smith Harrison was a woman who blazed trails in more ways than one, becoming a pioneer for higher education in Washington County, making her own way through a college education in the 1940s that was rare for women at that time and juggling home...Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Students, Religion and Belief, Recipes
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Meet the cast of Chicago's 'Book of Mormon'
Tribune reporterWe spoke with three actors in the Chicago company of “The Book of Mormon,” now at the Bank of America Theatre. James Vincent Meredith as Mafala Hatimbi James Vincent Meredith is the ranking Chicagoan in the cast, a longtime Chicago stage...Tags: Comedy (genre), Entertainment Events, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago Transit Authority, Andrew Rannells
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Ivy League test scores, for those who can afford them
Americans think we live in a meritocracy where hard work can take you from rags to riches. Access to a great education can be an escape from the cyclical poverty found in Baltimore and other major cites. Attending an elite university is particularly...
Tags: Examinations, Colleges and Universities, Students, Teaching and Learning, Baltimore School for the Arts
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2012 in review: A rebel scene arises in classical music world
It's been a year of hand-wringing at arts institutions on both sides of the Atlantic. The world economy has been particularly effective in scarifying orchestras and opera companies. In the United States, several orchestras are in various states of...
Tags: Opera (genre), Culture, Ceremonies, Entertainment, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Lois Smith Harrison
Lois Smith Harrison, a selfless, community-minded woman whose smile was full of love and faith and whose heart gave without limit, joined the Lord’s choir invisible Dec. 15, 2012. Lois adored her late husband, Richard Lee Harrison, with whom she...
Tags: Human Interest, Colleges and Universities, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Religion and Belief, Board of Directors
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Mental health scars common after cardiac arrest
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A quarter of cardiac arrest survivors suffer long-term psychological problems such as anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, a new review of research estimates. This additional stress on recovering patients is...Tags: Human Interest, Depression, Anxiety, Medical Research, Behavioral Conditions
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Kuang-hsun Ting dies at 97; bishop led Protestant church in China
Bishop Kuang-hsun Ting, who was one of the most influential Christian figures in China as the longtime leader of the country's government-sanctioned Protestant church, has died. He was 97. Ting died Nov. 22 at his home in Nanjing, according to...
Tags: Loyola University Chicago, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Protestantism, Seminaries
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Monthly artists' critique at A&H Museums -- Maitland
The Art & History Museums – Maitland (A&H) continues its popular Artists' Critique & Conversation series on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 6 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. Each critique is led by artist, arts writer and instructor Josh...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Maitland, Bars and Clubs, Fine Artists, Museums
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Climate change could cut Western water runoff by 10%
Another climate change study is projecting declines in runoff in many parts of the West, a scenario that would put more pressure on the region’s water supplies. Using new model simulations, scientists at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth...
Tags: Weather, Conservation, Global Change, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems
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US abortions fall 5 percent, biggest drop in a decade
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. abortions fell 5 percent during the recession and its aftermath in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, perhaps because women are more careful to use birth control when times are tough, researchers say. The...
Tags: Health Treatments, Disease Prevention, Plan B (drug), Birth Control, Abortion Issue
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