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8 hrs ago | Charleston Gazette

City literary agent has best year ever despite rocky market

Christine Witthohn knows a good story when she sees it. In her line of work, she had better.

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro, Pinch, WV, University of Charleston

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Las Vegas Review Journal

Vin Suprynowicz: Barefooted, gun-toting hayseeds?

I posted on Nov. 11 at www.lvrj.com/blogs/vin/ a response to a letter-writing government schoolmarm who contends she should not be held responsible for the failure of her young charges to learn anything, since it's all their parents' fault.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Opinion

St. Petersburg Times

Debating college's worth

Americans are attending college in record numbers. According to a Pew Research Center study, 11.3 million Americans ages 18 to 24 attended college in 2008, continuing an upward trend that began 30 years ago.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Opinion

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Potomac News

Walk raises funds to fight diabetes

Micron Technology Virginia, Manassas, recently hosted the Prince William County Step Out to Fight Diabetes Walk.

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Related Topix: Semiconductors, Micron Technology, Electronics, Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Manassas, VA, Prince William County, VA

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Fairfax Times

Column: Government should serve general interest, not special interests

Virginian James Buchanan, co-founder of "public-choice economics" -- or what he prefers to call the Virginia school of political economy -- celebrated his 90th birthday in October.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Virginia Government, University of Virginia, Social Security, Personal Finance

Tue Nov 17, 2009

BizzyBlog.com

Leftist Blood-Curdling Scream Alert: CMPA Reports That Fox Is Fair and Balanced

Leftists including those in the White House who presumptively and obsessively attack Fox News will not be pleased with this.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Collegian.psu.edu

PSU recognizes veterans

Former ROTC member Ben Novak, Class of 1965, has been spat on and called a murderer.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, US Military, US Air Force

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Ventura County Star

CI Participates in Exhibition at Smithsonian National Museum of American History

Camarillo, Calif., Nov 4, 2009 A new exhibition, "Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964," recently opened at the Washington, D.C. Smithsonian National Museum of American History .

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Related Topix: Cal State Channel Islands, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Raul Grijalva, Democrat, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas, Brown University

Thu Nov 12, 2009

KSDK NewsChannel 5

New Hampshire is first state to help newspaper, likely not last

New Hampshire's decision to guarantee a line of credit to a struggling newspaper likely won't be the last such effort despite the questions it raises about independent coverage.

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Related Topix: Fairfax, VA

The Detroit News

Latest sports drink: chocolate milk

Chocolate milk, the drink mothers give children as a treat, is gaining popularity as a post-workout recovery drink.

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Related Topix: Drink, Milk, Life, Food, Nutrition, University of Florida

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Fairfax Times

Chamber forum tackles health care

Northern Virginia business leaders are grappling with the complexities of health insurance reform, including how to cover spiraling costs of health insurance, according to Greater Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Eileen Curtis.

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Related Topix: Dulles, VA, US News, George Miller, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Free Republic

Obama's 'Lost And Dislocated' Jobs

The bailout is hurting--not helping--employment. The White House announced last week that the $787 billion stimulus package has "saved or created" more than 1 million jobs.

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Related Topix: US News, Carnegie Mellon University

Mon Nov 09, 2009

WJLA

Locals Share Berlin Wall Memories

The Berlin Wall Anniversary is bringing back memories for local residents who were there to see it all happen.

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Charlottesville Blogs

Who is Moving In Next Door? The DIA Relocating Employee Profile

Last Wednesday , the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors received a briefing titled "Survey of DIA Personnel Moving to Rivanna Station".A The survey, conducted by the Center For Regional Economic Competitiveness , a non-profit research organization affiliated with George Mason University , provides interesting analysis of the jobs who will be ...

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Related Topix: Albemarle County, VA, 9, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

After years of growing tensions, 7 minutes of bloodshed

It was still dark on Thursday when Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan left his aging apartment complex to attend 6 a.m. prayers at the brick mosque near Fort Hood.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East

Sun Nov 08, 2009

ConsumerAffairs.Com

Feds Launch New Study of BPA Safety, Industry Critics Blast Consumer Reports Study

Industry mouthpieces cranked up a predictable response to a Consumer Reports study that said the chemical Bisphenol A can be found in a diverse assortment of canned foods including those labeled "organic," and even in some foods packaged in "BPA-free" cans.

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Related Topix: Food Science, Food and Drug Administration, Trinity College

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Aircraft Maintenance Technology

Heck Hired As New Vice President, Financial Operations at NATA

National Air Transportation Association President James K. Coyne announced the hiring of Timothy J. Heck as the association's new vice president, financial operations.

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Related Topix: Fairfax, VA, Non-Profit

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Niner Online

Being fed a load of crud

Many students may not be aware that this is a critical time in which the future of the Universitya s food service is being determined.

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Related Topix: Sodexho Alliance SA, Restaurant Management, SUNY Albany, American University, Mecklenburg County, NC

Fond du Lac Reporter

Former Air Force scientist will present technology program

Most people could name a few modern technologies that are NASA spin-offs, such as "memory" foam, LEDs and infrared thermometers.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Ripon College

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Workplace Collaboration Services

IBM Advances Cloud Computing in Education; Unveils IBM Cloud Academy

DENVER, CO a ' - 04 Nov 2009: IBM today launched the IBM Cloud Academy , a global forum for educators, researchers and information technology personnel from the education industry to pursue cloud computing initiatives, develop skills and share best practices for reducing operating costs while improving quality and access to education.

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Related Topix: Education, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Georgia State University, New York University, Marist College

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