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FOOTBALL
Orbel Alvarado, Chayson Lawson and Flex Okafor will play football for Presentation College this season. Alvorado is a 6-foot-1, 250-pound native of Los Angeles, Calif., where he played defensive end, linebacker and defensive tackle at Benjamin...Tags: College Sports, Volleyball, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Judge rules that indicted document collector can go home pending trial
A federal judge rejected Friday a last-ditch effort by prosecutors to keep Barry H. Landau behind bars while the New York collector awaits trial on charges he pulled off one of the country's biggest theft of national memorabilia over a span of years. The...Tags: Justice System, Politics, New York, Elections, Rentals
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Lincoln County Schools extends an invitation
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” Although Mr. Franklin spoke those words well over 200 years ago, the meaning still holds true today. For...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest
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Nonfiction
The Age of Movies
The Selected Writings of Pauline Kael
Edited by Sanford Schwartz
Library of America, $40
Witty, entertaining and often exhilarating, this wide-ranging collection of pieces captures the film critic at her best.
Alice James
A...Tags: Fiction, Civil Unrest, Politics, Richard Holbrooke, The New York Times
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Tablets: Downloadable classic books are in abundance
Let's say you're getting, or giving, a new tablet or an e-reader (iPad, Kobo, Nook or Kindle Fire) for the holidays. Here's an idea for what to do with it: Load it first with free books. Thanks to Project Gutenberg, as well as the cultural gift known as...Tags: Joseph Conrad, Amazon Kindle Fire, Henry Fielding, Apple iPad, Arts and Culture
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Franklin County History
Founded: 1785 History: Franklin County was founded in 1785 and was named after Benjamin Franklin. Since the 1980s, much of the residential growth has been around Smith Mountain lake, attracting many commuters and many retirees. Franklin County is...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Virginia, Travel, Franklin County (Virginia)
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Drunkonyms: All the ways we say we're wasted
The drunk-with-debt metaphors, like our debt itself, don't appear to be going away any time soon.
We spend like drunken sailors. The debt-deal is like curing a drunk with vodka. And from columnist Jonah Goldberg this week: "The tea party is like the...Tags: Pennsylvania
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Alonso first-day school tour sets tone for year of academic focus
Breaking from the tradition of beginning the school year with the city's Blue Ribbon recipients and highest performers, Baltimore schools CEO Andrés Alonso personally welcomed back students and staff who will take part in radical transformations at...Tags: Hurricane Irene (2011), Cherry Hill (Baltimore, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Baltimore County, Labor Day
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Marvel-ous misquote
"We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don’t know what to do, we never give up."
Ahhh yes, you can count on Captain America for words of wisdom.
Or can you?
The above quote is actually a scripture verse, II Corinthians 4:8....Tags: New York, Martin Luther King Jr., George W. Bush, Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Bible
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From LA to PC
Gemechu Anderson: Born in Munich, Germany, to a military family. Moved to Los Angeles when he was 14. Benjamin Franklin High School graduate. Parents are Gemechu and Kathy Anderson, and he has three sisters and one brother. Orbel Alvarado: Born and...Tags: College Football, High School Sports
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PC Football Preview
A pair of former Los Angeles residents have found more than football, a place to learn and a home in Aberdeen during the last month.
Presentation College freshman football players Gemechu Anderson and Orbel Alvarado have found safety. And the best...Tags: College Football, High Schools, High School Sports, Education, Schools
Aug 6, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
Aug 5, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 30, 2011
|Story| Interior Journal
Nov 30, 2011
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 4, 2011
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 16, 2011
|Story| WDBJ7
Aug 24, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 10, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Aug 31, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Sep 2, 2011
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Sep 3, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
Sep 3, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
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