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Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks
Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...
Tags: Highland County, Bath County, Mecklenburg County (Virginia), King William County, Smithfield
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Yale Awards 3,084 Degrees, Along With Honorary Degrees for Sotomayor, Levin
The Hartford CourantYale presented honorary degrees to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and to Vincent Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," but it was the surprise honorary degree for Yale's retiring President Richard C. Levin that won the longest and most...Tags: Google Inc., FedEx Corporation, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Colleges and Universities, Crime, Law and Justice
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A fascinating historical account
"Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution" by Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, 398 pages, $32.95. This is a non-fiction account of before, during and after the Battle of Bunker Hill. The Founding Fathers generally associated with Boston — John Adams,...Tags: George Washington, Tea Party Movement, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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LETTER: Growing Debt Biggest Story
The politicians and the media seem to be determined to do everything they can to diminish or cover up the country's most urgent problem -- the national debt. It is so serious that it should be on the front page of every newspaper every day and the lead...Tags: Television Networks
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This presidential database loves running and Legos
Arden Hayes is 5. He loves Legos and running so fast across the living room to flip onto the couch that his feet end up pointing at the ceiling. He also loves the presidents — especially 11 and 33. Arden knows all 44 U.S. presidents. In order....
Tags: George Washington, Politics, Benjamin Harrison, George H.W. Bush, Executive Branch
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Letters to the Editor: SeaWorld's tax breaks, right to pray, Obama's Muslim joke
SeaWorld's tax breaks Scott Maxwell's column, "Tax breaks for SeaWorld shift burden to you," on Wednesday bashing SeaWorld for not paying current income taxes is a great illustration how the uninformed press is ruining our country with misleading...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Religious Conflicts, White House, Religion and Belief, Stock Market
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U.S., county celebrated bicentennials in 1976
"Rediscover America 1976 Bicentennial Celebration, United States of America-Washington County, Maryland, 1776-1976" was the full name of an event that would involve most of the members of the Washington County Historical Society and the community, as a...Tags: George Washington, Auction Service, Washington, DC, Culture, Mack Trucks, Inc.
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New Bush Library, same old Bush record
It was inspiring to see them side by side at Southern Methodist University in Dallas: Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. For their service to this country, we are indebted to each one of them. It'...
Tags: George Washington, Jimmy Carter, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Presidential alumni an elite (and small) club
At the dedication Thursday of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, President Barack Obama appeared with all four living ex-presidents — George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. That raised a question: What is the record...Tags: George Washington, Jimmy Carter, Politics, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton
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Bush family at odds over possible Jeb Bush presidential run
Reuters* Former first lady cites "enough" Bushes in White House * George W. Bush says brother Jeb would be great candidate * Polls show Jeb Bush trailing Tea Party Republicans By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The Bush family, which has...Tags: John Quincy Adams, Marco Rubio, Today (tv program), Washington, DC, Politics
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'Whitey Bulger' digs deep into a gangster's tale
When Whitey Bulger was arrested in Santa Monica late on the afternoon of June 22, 2011, it brought to an end one of the longest, and strangest, manhunts in U.S. history. Nearly 82, Bulger had spent 15 years hiding in plain sight in an apartment complex...Tags: FBI, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Colonial connection serves Players well in lively '1776'
Congress' inability to agree on matters of import isn't exactly a new phenomenon, but the Colonial Players' current production of the musical "1776" reminds us that fiery debate has been a part of our nation from the outset. Sherman Edwards' 1969 Tony...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Annapolis, Music, Politics, Sprague
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