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Seeking a comeback for Catholic education
As many of you know, I was born and raised in solidly working class Arbutus. My family's Protestantism qualified us as an anomaly; the majority of the neighborhood kids were Catholic. Most attended local Catholic schools such as Ascension, Our Lady of...
Tags: Public Schools, Christianity, Students, Education, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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Encino Crespi leader a 'non-jock' who knows the score on sports
Father Tom Batsis, the new president of Encino Crespi, loves opera, plays and movies. If he didn't have to attend a single football or basketball game, he jokes, "I'd die a happy priest." "I'm about as non-jock a jock as you're going to find,'' he...
Tags: High School Sports, Christianity, Students, Religious Education, Roman Catholicism
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Big East's Breakup Not The End Of The World For UConn
The Hartford CourantIn my favorite line from one of my favorite movies, "The Shawshank Redemption," Morgan Freeman's character Red goes on about how he has been in prison so long that he didn't think he could ever make it on the outside. Tim Robbins' unforgettable character,...Tags: Cowboys Stadium, ESPN (tv network), Kevin Ollie, Fenway Park, Rentals
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I'm Thinking Of A Number
The Hartford CourantWe know an awful lot about the numbers. What we don't know about are the numbers. For days now, even with the official Big East divorce announcement pending, we have known that UConn, Cincinnati and South Florida will get $20 million to $25 million as...Tags: McDonald's, McDonald's Big Mac, ESPN (tv network), Geno Smith, South Florida Bulls
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Catholic Schools Week a memorable occasion
South Bend TribuneOh, how well I remember Catholic Schools week. How could I forget the Burger King booklets? Again this year, the schools have been doing some fun and serious events during the week. Last week I visited some of the Mishawaka and South Bend Catholic...Tags: Burger King, Ceremonies, Christianity, Students, Human Interest
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Bicycling coast to coast for a cause
You might have read correspondent Margie Peterson's bittersweet story the other day about the demolition of the old Christ the King School in Coplay. She wrote about impromptu class reunions breaking out among alumni of the Catholic school who would...Tags: Christianity, Allentown, Human Interest, Coplay, Education
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UConn Is Down, But Jim And Geno Still Fighting
The Hartford CourantThe UConn women had routed Oakland by 72 points Wednesday night, and now here was Geno Auriemma talking about how he had planned to teach at the school's international branch campus in Florence, Italy, this spring. Auriemma was preparing for a three-week...Tags: Geno Auriemma, Civil Rights, Politics, Maryland Terrapins, Steve Addazio
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Notre Dame football recruiting: Talent dip at BC big reason for woes
It’s a very tough situation right now at Boston College. They’ve always been pretty strong, but I think their recruiting has gone down the last couple of years and it’s showing now. They don’t have quite the talent they’ve...
Tags: Matt Ryan, Big Ten Conference, Iowa Hawkeyes, Christianity, Wisconsin Badgers
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Music teacher, son charged in connection with 2007 fatal arson
Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 62-year-old music teacher for allegedly starting a fire that killed her husband four years ago.
Police said Gwendolyn Kirch, a teacher at St. Pius X Catholic School, is...Tags: Arts, Christianity, Arson, Judges, Crimes
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With Tony Fitzpatrick, it's 'Stations Lost' and summer found
With his gig at the Steppenwolf Theatre now seemingly an annual event, Tony Fitzpatrick is taking on the air of Garrison Keillor, and his motley crew of sidekicks is looking a bit like a cut-rate cast of "Prairie Home Companion." As seen from the back...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Biscuits, Human Interest, Studs Terkel, Mass Media
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Some stories are welcome change
There is way too much sadness in the world today. Stories of people turning their lives around are a welcome change.
I recently met a man named Mike, from San Diego, whose roots are in El Centro and Brawley. As a child he faithfully went to church,...Tags: Religious Education, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Prisons, Religion and Belief
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The Arrogant Professor
I thought it best to wait a while to decide if I should comment on the speech by Notre Dame law Professor Nicole Stelle Garnett as reported in the July 9th South Bend Tribune. It seemed so arrogant and outrageous to me that I thought I might be...Tags: High Schools, Family, University of Notre Dame, Elementary Schools, Public Schools
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