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19 hrs ago | Daily Chronicle

Hats off on Celebration Chorale

There was another event over the weekend that did not receive the global attention that the BET Awards presentation did.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Daily Chronicle

NIU students receive Fulbright scholarships

Zach Sands holds his son Alexander, 4 months, before dinner at their Sycamore home on Thursday July 2, 2009.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Moldova, Illinois

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Fort Morgan Times

Brush to pick new superintendent Wednesday

After interviewing the three finalists for the interim school district superintendent position on Monday, the Brush Board of Education plans to make a job offer Wednesday evening.

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Related Topix: Brush, CO, Steamboat Springs, CO

Daily Chronicle

Project REAL returns

Last fall's end of the federally funded “Project REAL” partnership between Northern Illinois University, the Rockford Public Schools and Rock Valley College hasn't deterred Judy Cox-Henderson's mission.

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Related Topix: Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Education Etc., DeKalb, IL, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Rockford, IL

Charleston Daily Mail

Krepel begins work as Fairmont State president

Thomas Krepel's first day as president of Fairmont State University includes a visit with the Marion County United Way.

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Related Topix: Fairmont, WV, Fairmont State University, Marion County, WV, Indiana State University, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Daily Chronicle

Looking at Iran from afar

He cast his vote thousands of miles away, but Mohammad Mirhosseini feels more united with his fellow Iranians than ever.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News, Middle East, DeKalb, IL,

Daily Chronicle

Fire damages frat house

DeKALB – For the second time in less than two months, a fire broke out at a fraternity house in the heart of Northern Illinois University's Greek Row neighborhood Saturday night.

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Related Topix: Fire, DeKalb, IL, Student Society, Sororities, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kingston, IL, Rochelle, IL

Sun Jun 28, 2009

WIFR

NIU Fraternity House Fire

Investigators remain on the scene of a fire that broke at a fraternity house on Northern Illinois University's campus.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Student Society, Alpha Kappa Lambda, Fraternities

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Daily Chronicle

Businesses becoming more green

Fay Allen, of Malta, gets her hair cut by stylist Amie Bemis at Unique Concepts in Sycamore, Ill., on Tuesday June 23, 2009.

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Related Topix: Sycamore, IL, Malta, IL, DeKalb, IL, Genoa, IL, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Courier-News

Hawk ends tenure at D301

When Brad Hawk came to Burlington-based Central District 301 in July 2004, the mostly-rural School District had seen its enrollment grow by about 700 students over a decade.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Illinois

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Trinidad Guardian

Child prodigy returns home

Pan will invade Queena s Hall on August 7 in a gesture aimed at lending support to the Autistic Society of T&T and securing tuition aid for former steelpan child prodigy Mia Gormandy.Gormandy, now 20, has made headlines here in T&T in the past decade with her vast experience in the art of playing this countrya s national instrument.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Telegraph Herald

Northern Illinois University graduates

Dubuque -- Scott Zalaznik. Middleton -- Dana Patterson. Your Pix & Flix Add your Pix & Flix to this story! Comments Note: These comments are submitted by TH Forum members and guests.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

MSNBC

Can We Blame Our Bad Behavior on Stone-Age Genes?

The fault, dear Darwin, lies not in our ancestors, but in ourselves. Illustration by Peter Oumanski for Newsweek A A Among scientists at the university of New Mexico that spring, rape was in the air.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Daily Chronicle

Chasing down the storm

A funnel cloud forms above Interestate 90 as storms raged through Mower County Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Northwest Herald

Blago sought a special lettera for applicant

SPRINGFIELD – Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich ordered up a “very special” recommendation letter for the son of a friend and donor applying to the University of Illinois in 2003, records obtained by The Associated Press showed Thursday as three state universities confirmed receiving federal subpoenas for any correspondence about ...

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Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government, Springfield, IL, Rod Blagojevich, US Governors, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Daily Chronicle

Feds look for Blago role in NIU admissions

Federal prosecutors are investigating possible contacts between ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his political allies involving admissions at Northern Illinois University and two other state universities.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government

WGN-TV Chicago

Feds probe Blagojevich contacts with colleges

The U.S. attorney's office wants to know if former Gov. Rod Blagojevich or his power brokers sought a leg-up for applicants to the University of Illinois and at least two other state universities.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Rod Blagojevich, US Governors, Chicago Metro

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Naperville Sun

Police Report: Vehicle burglary

These are incidents reported by the Naperville Police Department. Note: Due to recent changes in police reporting procedures, many of the report synopses available for public examination no longer include a suspect's address or home town, the time at which the alleged crime occurred, the type of damage or extent of the loss sustained by a victim ...

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Related Topix: Naperville, IL

Charleston Gazette

Charleston-born artist Ben Mahmoud dies

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ben Mahmoud, 73, the son of a Charleston grocer and a widely exhibited painter and sculptor known for his idiosyncratic takes on realism, died earlier this month in New Port Richey, Fla.

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro, Summers County, WV, Fine Arts, Arts, Hinton, WV

CiteULike

The Science of the Singing Voice

CiteULike is a free online bibliography manager. Register and you can start organising your references online.

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