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Lloyd Waters: Dr. Ben Carson a voice of reason
The National Prayer Breakfast is held each year on the first Thursday of February in Washington, D.C. This year’s keynote speaker was Dr. Benjamin Carson. Not familiar with Ben Carson? Let me tell you a little about him. Carson grew up in Detroit,...Tags: YouTube, Washington, DC, Johns Hopkins University, Colleges and Universities, U.S. Congress
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Business People - May 6
Bank of Charles Town CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Bank of Charles Town announces the addition of Steve Michael as vice president and market executive in the Commercial Loan Division, covering the Washington/Frederick County, Md., region. Michael is a...Tags: Obstetrics, Real Estate, Health Treatments, Health, Gynecology
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Late businessman Callas endows professorship at Johns Hopkins
dona@herald-mail.comThe Johns Hopkins University is known throughout the world for medical research, but the late Hagerstown businessman Michael G. Callas remembered his alma mater by endowing a professorship for his profession, civil engineering. Somnath Ghosh, who holds...Tags: Cornell University, Engineering, Culture, Technology, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Brian Ewing Beckley, 83
Brian Ewing Beckley, age 83, died on April 26, 2013, at MidMichigan Medical Center Gratiot in Alma, Mich. Brian was born on April 2, 1930, in Amble, Montcalm County, Mich., to Clifford and Marguerite Northon Beckley. He spent his early years on the...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity International, Batavia, Bradley, U.S. Army, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post
The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...
Tags: Jimmy Carter, Dick Durbin, Government, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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USDA funds studies of weather and climatic variability impact on cattle
MADISON, Wis. - On May 7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate solutions in agriculture aimed at the impacts of climate variability and change on...Tags: Agriculture, The Pennsylvania State University, Agricultural Research and Technology, University of Washington, University of Oklahoma
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NN museum hosts 'Bodies Revealed'
A skeleton straddles a bicycle, a muscle-bound athlete winds up for a baseball pitch, and another figure stares blank-eyed into the distance. The whole body specimens displayed as part of "Bodies Revealed," an Atlanta-based exhibition of preserved,...
Tags: Virginia Living Museum, Health Treatments, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapists
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A medical first: Doctors save Ohio boy by 'laser-printing' an airway tube so he can breathe
AP Chief Medical WriterIn a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day. It's the latest advance from the booming field of regenerative medicine,...Tags: Ear, Nose, and Throat, Hospitals and Clinics, Birth Defects, University of Missouri , Science and Technology
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It's finals week: Do you know what your teen is taking to study so hard?
By the end of high school, 12% of teens say they have taken a stimulant medication for reasons other than to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But parents, including many of those whose kids are taking ADHD drugs in a bid to boost...
Tags: Recreational Substance Use, Vyvanse (drug), Adderall (drug), Children's Health, Medical Research
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Harbor Springs Area Historical Society receives competitive grant
HARBOR SPRINGS — Soon, a different kind of bicentennial war exhibit will open at the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society, thanks in part to an $8,000 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council that the society received May 10. The exhibit,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, War of 1812, Vienna (Austria), Museums
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Vacations with a payoff
Picking a volunteer vacation is a lot like dating: The choices are mind-boggling, but finding the right fit takes work. Treat the search like a job. Opportunities to travel and immerse yourself in a different culture are everywhere. You can enlist...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hotels and Accommodations, Mercy Ships, Science and Technology, The Holocaust (1934-1945)
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Are college presidents worth their eye-popping salaries?
Change of SubjectEvidently not. The Chronicle of HIgher Education has posted a list of the top 100 salaries of public-university presidents (by total compensation package: Graham B. Spanier Pennsylvania State University at University Park $2,906,721 (1st) Jay Gogue Auburn...
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