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Military Notes
South Bend TribuneMarine Corps Pvt. Brandon L. Ditmire, son of Amy Ditmire, of Culver, and Scott Ditmire, of Culver, recently graduated from the Marine Corps Basic Combat Engineer Course at Marine Corps Engineer School, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N. C. Ditmire is a...Tags: Nuclear Power, Middlebury, U.S. Navy, Camp Lejeune (military base), Armed Forces
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ACAT Global names controller, HR director
CHARLEVOIX -- Advanced Clean Air Technologies Global (ACAT Global) recently named James Lentz as the new controller for the Charlevoix-based company, and Cyndi Noirot as director of human resources. Lentz will be responsible for all accounting...
Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Employment Opportunities, Conservation
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Top students in the Class of 2013
South Bend TribuneWashington High School Valedictorian (previously omitted) Kendra Lane is the daughter of Matthew and Pamela Lane. Her activities included soccer, swimming, 4-H, National Honor Society and Washington High School Medical Magnet program. She plans on...Tags: Football, Arts and Culture, High School Sports, Politics, Soccer
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Corrie Wallace, helps immigrants with education
Corrie Wallace has helped immigrant parents — from the Philippines, Mexico, Malawi, Russia, Poland, Pakistan and elsewhere — navigate the sometimes puzzling American public school system, giving them tools, as she says, to "help parents help...
Tags: Judaism, Arts and Culture, Southern Illinois University, Culture, Immigration
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WMU group installs hives in research of bee deaths
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The hive sounds like simmering butter placed in a hot frying pan. A steady hum of bees buzzing fills the air as Larry Connor checks hive No. 2 for a queen. "See this structure right here?" Connor, entomologist and bee...
Tags: Education, Research, Politics, Science, Lobbying
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Cal State Long Beach provost appointed interim president
Donald J. Para, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Cal State Long Beach, was appointed Thursday as interim president while the college searches for a successor to the departing F. King Alexander. During 26 years at the Long...
Tags: Education, Music, Entertainment, Disneyland Park, Colleges and Universities
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'Imperfect Passage' author to speak Monday at Carnegie
Michael Cosgrove, summer resident and author of "Imperfect Passage," will be the guest at the Friends@the Carnegie monthly event at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20, at the Carnegie building, 451 E. Mitchell St., Petoskey. "Writing a book was especially...Tags: Around The World Sailing, Arts and Culture, Libraries, Michigan State University, A Current Affair (tv program)
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We did it! NCMC graduates 276 students
Two hundred seventy-six degrees and certificates were awarded at the North Central Michigan College commencement ceremony on Friday. According to registrar, Renee DeYoung, a total of 346 certificates and degrees were awarded in 2013. The graduating...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Education, Michigan State University, Graduation
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Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and Chorus to perform in Bay View May 18
The Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra and Chorus will present a concert titled "Songs of Love and Joy"at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at John M. Hall Auditorium in Bay View. Guest conductor Valerie Palmieri will lead the orchestra, chorus and soloists in...
Tags: Education, Arts and Culture, Music, Netherlands, Syracuse University
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Western Mich. Univ. puts dining hall plans on hold after concerns
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan University has put plans for a new dining hall on hold after students, faculty and others raised concerns about the potential environmental effects of the project. School President John Dunn announced the...
Tags: Education, Lifestyle and Leisure, Colleges and Universities
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Insomnia Cookies delivers late-night dessert in Lincoln Park
DePaul University students and other Lincoln Park nightowls now have a new way to satisfy their late-night munchies: cookies and milk delivered to your doorstep by Insomnia Cookies, which opened its first Chicago-area location in Lincoln Park Tuesday....
Tags: DePaul University, New York University, The Ohio State University, Insomnia, University of Pennsylvania
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Lake Forest names new Cherokee principal
When school board officials looked for a new principal for Cherokee Elementary School in Lake Forest, they said previous employers' descriptions of Kelly Jackson as a "good listener," "thoughtful" and "smart" tipped them off that she might be the best fit...
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