Awareness Day has patriotic theme
When Lori and LaVonya Carter were trying to schedule the second annual Community Awareness Day, Sept. 11 was the only date open without a lot of conflicts.
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NEW: Changes greet Alma College’s returning students
A new college president, a newly completed $10.2 million Hogan Center and Art Smith Arena, renovations continuing in the Eddy Music Center and new course studies will greet the Alma College upperclassmen returning Monday for first day of classes next Tuesday.
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Hurricane Katrina anniversary events, festivals and more in New Orleans this weekend
Events happening in and around New Orleans.
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Back to School: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010
Photos: The gymnasium floor at the PAS middle school/high school won't remain this shiny for long. What do you mean 'back' to school?
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Thomson Ambulance Association
Your Thomson Fire Protection District is made up of an EMS Association and a Fire Association and is funded by your tax dollars, insurance billing, donations, fundraisers and grants.
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AP: Lawsuit says SeaWorld trainer's death traumatized NH boy, 10
A New Hampshire couple who witnessed a whale kill a trainer at SeaWorld is suing the Orlando theme park, saying their 10-year-old son suffered emotional distress from what he saw.
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Annie Spiegelman: The Organic Lawn Care Manual
Paul Tukey, a lawn care professional and publisher of the gardening magazine People, Places and Plants, presents straightforward, practical how-to methods for safe and organic effective lawn care.
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Habitat for Humanity builds duplex units
The whine of power saws and the pounding of hammers filled the area as crews continued work on the Habitat for Humanity project that will bring four new families to Englewood by early October.
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Charity Briefs
School supply collection The Brother Rice Football program is sponsoring a school supply drive to benefit children who have extended stays at Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, as well as children at the PADS homeless shelter in Oak Lawn. Donations will be collected at all home football games this weekend: Friday, sophomore vs. De La Salle, 5 p.m.; Friday, varsity vs. Amundsen, 7:30 p.m ...
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Uniting two communities
In celebration of the new school year, the Community-University Partnership Program sponsored the sixth annual Welcome Back Block Party on the Sherman Hall front lawn Wednesday.
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