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Foundation to aid aspiring dancers
With 10 brothers and sisters in the family, a mother who home-schools and little money for extras, Loretta Williams knows that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional ballerina, she's going to need some help. The 19-year-old needs about $20,...
Tags: Dance, Awards and Prizes, Joffrey Ballet, Entertainment, Entertainment Events
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James R. Crook, attorney
James Roderick Crook Jr., a retired attorney for Baltimore City and a World War II veteran, died of stroke complications Wednesday at the Edenwald Retirement Community. The Guilford resident was 91. Born in Baltimore and raised in Oakenshawe, he attended...Tags: Edenwald, Alcohol Addiction, Roman Catholicism, Ocean City, Career and Workplace
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Online learning has great potential and pitfalls
Professors Elliot King and Neil Alperstein's excellent commentary ("Ask the right questions about MOOCs," March 6) usefully identifies the potential strengths and weaknesses of small and large online courses. But two important considerations are omitted....Tags: Teachers, Education, Teaching and Learning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Colleges and Universities
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Remarkable Woman: Eunita Rushing
Eunita Rushing feels at home when she's near plants, so perhaps it's no surprise that since 1999 she has been the enthusiastic president of the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, which works in partnership with the Chicago Park District to raise funds...
Tags: Chicago Park District, Jens Jensen, Bronzeville, Garfield Park Conservatory
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Prison data, court files show link between school truancy and crime
Of 182 boys and young men recently locked up in Illinois' three medium-security youth prisons, at least 135 used to miss so much school that they were labeled chronic truants. Nearly 60 percent couldn't even read at the third-grade level when they were...
Tags: Social Issues, Science and Technology, Prisons, Drug Trafficking, Heroin
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James Black Was 'Dr. Jim' To His Young Patients
The Hartford CourantJames Black — "Dr. Jim" to many of his small patients — was an esteemed child psychiatrist who was active in many areas: he evaluated and treated children, he made recommendations to the court in custody disputes, he taught residents in...Tags: Newington, Ethics, Medical Specialization, Psychiatrists, Witnesses
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In Pilsen area, a volunteer health worker offers answers about pelvic health
Ana Cazares is a volunteer community health worker who's so determined to broach taboo health subjects in her Pilsen neighborhood that she uses every opportunity that presents itself. Cazares was recently shopping in a local store when the Latina...
Tags: Pilsen, Women's Health, Mexico, Breast Cancer
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North Shore administrator chosen to lead Oak Brook school district
A North Shore schools administrator has been named superintendent of Butler School District 53 in Oak Brook, in part because of her familiarity with academic standards. Heidi Wennstrom, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning in North Shore...
Tags: Human Interest, Bannockburn, Colleges and Universities
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Loyola student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis
A Loyola University Maryland undergraduate student is at a local hospital recovering from bacterial meningitis, a school spokesman said Thursday. The student was taken to the emergency room of the unnamed hospital Wednesday after being examined at the...Tags: Symptoms, Hospitals and Clinics, Teaching and Learning, Diseases and Illnesses, Meningitis
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Author of 'Patent Leather Shoes' dies
John R. Powers, the author of the made-in-Chicago hit “Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?” and a nostalgist who helped thousands laugh at their complex memories of rigorous parochial schooling, died early Thursday morning. He was...
Tags: Authors, Roman Catholicism, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Arts and Culture, Christianity
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Man charged with raping 2 women in Loyola dorm
Tribune reporterA Loyola University freshman was charged with raping two female students in their dormitory rooms on consecutive nights this month, Cook County prosecutors said Tuesday. Both victims knew Colin Kennedy and let him sleep in their rooms after he told them...Tags: Sexual Assault, Lawyers, Justice System, Crime Victims, Sex Crimes
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Digest: Loyola atop preseason men's lacrosse polls for first time
Men's college lacrosse Loyola atop preseason polls for first time The Loyola men's lacrosse team received its first-ever preseason No. 1 ranking in the coaches' and Inside Lacrosse media polls Monday, a day after the Greyhounds opened their exhibition...
Tags: Loyola Greyhounds, Soccer, Towson Tigers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Politics
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