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Students recognized for Holocaust art
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- When Washington High School student Jessica Urban told her mother about an art class assignment focused on Holocaust remembrance art, her mother remembered a high school teacher who countered Holocaust deniers by showing the tattoo on her...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), High Schools, Schools, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Advocates for people with special needs celebrate legislation eliminating 'R' word
Lawmakers have passed a bill to strike the word "retarded" from state laws and publications, an initiative taken on by activists across the state, including Mark Swain, CEO and president of The Arc Sunrise of Central Florida located in Leesburg. Swain...
Tags: Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Government, Litigation and Regulation, Politics, Executive Branch
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Reynolds runs for Bethlehem mayor
Years before he became Bethlehem's youngest city councilman, J. William Reynolds found his inspiration in music. A Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan fan, Reynolds first learned to play the clarinet, and then picked up the guitar at Moravian College,...Tags: Primaries, Local Elections, Elections, Music, Allentown
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Marshall County Historical Society to meet
Peter Carrels of Aberdeen will be the guest speaker Thursday nightMay 23 at the Marshall County Historical Society’s annual banquet. Carrels will talk about his book, "Up Hill Against Water/The Great Dakota Water War." He is an award-winning...Tags: Sociology, Arts and Culture
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German visitors mark 10 years of friendship in Webster
Webster and a German city are getting ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a friendship that can trace its roots back nearly three decades to sweat-soaked high school wrestling mats in northeast South Dakota. In 1986, a group of young German...
Tags: Wildlife, Travel, Government, Dennis Daugaard, Politics
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A taste of Turkey
Consider Sunday the last opportunity for awhile to watch a Turkish folk dance, try a manti (Turkish dumpling) or take a picture with a soldier guarding a replica of the Trojan Horse. Turkey came to the Orange County Fairgrounds this weekend for the...
Tags: Travel, Orange County (New York), Loretta Sanchez, Festive Events, Ed Royce
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Freddy finale
Hundreds of high school students will descend on the State Theatre in Easton on Thursday for a celebration of their theatrical excellence. The 11th annual Freddy Awards ceremony, a live Tony Awards-style event, is the capstone of a year of hard work....
Tags: Les Miserables (movie), Schools, Entertainment Events, Tony Awards, Catasauqua
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Lehigh Valley Arts News: WDIY director to retire, State Theatre president honored
WDIY executive director to retire WDIY Executive Director Bill Dautremont-Smith has announced his retirement at the end of summer. Dautremont-Smith has been involved in the Lehigh Valley community public radio station since February 2003, and has been...Tags: Science, Warren County (New York), Arts, Science and Technology, Entertainment Events
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Boca's beauty needs attention, panel says
Boca Raton's landscape beauty may be in the eye of the beholder. And the city panel in charge of rewarding properties for their look thinks the town is getting a little rough around the edges. The city has come along way since the 1960s, when its main...
Tags: IBM, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Boca Raton
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Smithsburg still thriving after 200 years
julieg@herald-mail.comChristopher Steiffel Smith ended up dying in a poorhouse, but the town he founded 200 years ago — Smithsburg — is thriving today. Smith, who had been a stone mason, was believed to be in his early 60s when he bought Shadrach’s Lot...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Distilling and Brewing Industry, Caves and Caverns, Armed Forces, Arts
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Lehigh Valley Music Awards partners with ArtsQuest for permanent home, higher profile
Lehigh Valley Music Awards, saying it has outgrown itself after 15 years, announced Friday it will "pool resources" with ArtsQuest to produce its annual awards ceremony and give it a permanent base, as well as "provide additional opportunities for local...Tags: Television Industry, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Concerts, Ceremonies
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Holy Cross to honor milestones
SOUTH BEND -- The Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province of Priests and Brothers, will celebrate on Friday the lives and ministries of several members of the Holy Cross religious order who have reached milestone anniversaries. The Jubilee...Tags: Religion and Belief, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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