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Nominations for 2013 Non-Equity Jeff Awards
Bohemian Theatre Ensemble received the most nominations in Chicago's 2013 Non-Equity Jeff Awards, the volunteer Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announced Tuesday. Bohemian shows admired by the committee included “The Spitfire Grill” and...
Tags: Music Theater, Entertainment, Celebrities, Entertainment Events, Movies
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Hilary Koprowski dies at 96; developed oral vaccine for polio
Hilary Koprowski, a Polish-born researcher who developed the first successful oral vaccine for polio, has died. He was 96. Koprowski died of pneumonia April 11 at his Philadelphia home, said his son, Dr. Christopher Koprowski, a radiation oncologist....
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Viral Diseases and Infections, Medical Research, Vaccines, Rubella
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Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker advocates paying parents for student performance
Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker could never win an election in this town. In a 30-minute speech Thursday to The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the 82-year-old University of Chicago economist proposed that keeping "the American dream alive" would...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Harvard University, Education, Social Security, Social Issues
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Congressman Alcee Hastings praises day of silence for gay students
Sun SentinelU.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, said Friday he’s supporting the National Day of Silence, a day of action organized to bring attention to the bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-...Tags: Alcee Hastings, Bullying, Miramar, Education, Gays and Lesbians
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There's 'Pride' in every aspect of Annapolis Shakespeare production
Rarely does a literary classic transfer from page to stage as eloquently as Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" does in the current production by the Annapolis Shakespeare Company at Bowie Playhouse. Everything works beautifully, beginning with Jon...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Celebrities, Jane Austen, Annapolis, William Shakespeare
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Following the faithful example of #42
Contributing WriterThe evils of racism are expressed in the words we speak and the mores we establish. And both emerge from the illusion of superiority. Jackie Robinson, as a black American in the 1940s and 1950s, was thrown into the fire of both when he entered major...Tags: Culture, Philadelphia Phillies, Civil Rights, MLB Rookie of the Year Award, Social Issues
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Sexual discrimination lawsuit against Orland Fire moved to federal court
A lawsuit claiming gender discrimination and harassment filed against the Orland Fire Protection District by the only female member of command staff has been moved to federal court. "Since it's a federal statute, we figure the federal judges are more...Tags: Justice System, Feminism, Judges, Social Issues, Minority Groups
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'Hank Greenberg' reveals resilience of early baseball legend
The game of baseball seemed grandly American in the 1930s. Players had cherubic names — Birdie and Schoolboy, sounding like characters from a Broadway musical. Beneath the good times, though, breathed an awful hatred. In his new book, "Hank...
Tags: Jackie Robinson, Broadway Theater, Cleveland Indians, Judaism, Baseball
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Review: 'Slipping' a powerful study of bigotry at Lillian Theatre
Eli (played by rising theater star Seth Numrich) is an openly gay high school student who has been transplanted from the San Francisco Bay Area to Iowa after the tragic death of his father. His English professor mother (a gritty Wendy vanden Heuvel) has...
Tags: War Horse (movie), Gays and Lesbians, Arts and Culture, Minority Groups
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Bill O'Reilly's bigotry
Why does the bigotry of Bill O'Reilly deserve the exposure of a regular column in your paper? The defense of Catholicism has a new leader in Pope Francis I, who has more than enough to cope with within the Curia. O'Reilly writes, "The prince of peace... -
COOL not ruled illegal by WTO but finds label wording to be a problem
On Friday, March 8, 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new rule to bring the mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) regulations into compliance with the July 2012 decision of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate...Tags: Food Industry, Social Issues, World Trade Organization, Consumer Goods Industries, Consumers
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NHL, players join with You Can Play to fight homophobia in hockey
Maybe it really is as simple as it sounds. That for the NHL and its players, establishing a partnership with the You Can Play project — which fights homophobia and advocates for the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual athletes in...Tags: Anaheim Ducks, Brendon Ayanbadejo, National Hockey League, Gays and Lesbians, Ice Hockey
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