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World-renowned paleontologist Shubin to speak at Centre College
Dr. Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and author of “Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Centre’s Newlin Hall. Shubin, a professor of organismal...
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LIFE MATTERS: Making a list and checking it...for a surprise
Contributing WriterSurprising someone with just the right gift is a risky business, even if you think you know the person well. I chuckle every time I think of that cartoon of the husband standing outside his bedroom door in his pajamas, wearing some ridiculous looking...Tags: Holidays, The Wall Street Journal, Religious Festivals, Groupon, Inc.
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Centre Football: New conference adds two schools for football
The Southern Athletic Association has added the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis as affiliate football members of the recently formed conference. The affiliate membership begins in the fall of 2015.
The University of...Tags: College Sports, Football
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McNay: Getting rich slowly
My approach toward wealth changed in 1992 when I went to a Vanderbilt University alumni meeting and heard William Spitz, the college’s treasurer, give a talk about his book, “Get Rich Slowly: Building Your Financial Future Through Common...Tags: Mutual Funds, Realty, Economy, Business and Finance, Entertainment, Politics
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McNay: Are interest rates going lower?
The Wall Street Journal had a recent article titled, “Debt Hamstrings Recovery.” It noted that consumers have more mortgage and credit card debt than they did five years ago.
After the Wall Street bailouts, the debt of the United States...Tags: The New York Times, Economy, Business and Finance, Science and Technology, World Bank Group, Federal Reserve
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Obituary: Dorothy J. Kuhr
Who was Dorothy Joan Dvorak Kuhr? Born on Sept. 7, 1930, in Chicago, she now rests with her Lord in His Heavenly Home. During her later years, she experienced many health problems and she passed peacefully on March 26, 2011, with the blessings and tears...Tags: Obituaries, Human Interest, Politics, Elections
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Gerard Pawlicki, 1921-2013
Gerard Pawlicki was just out of DePaul University when he joined Enrico Fermi, Walter Zinn, George Weil and other seasoned scientists as they lifted their paper cups filled with Chianti wine, celebrating the first controlled nuclear chain reaction under...Tags: Science and Technology, Merchandise Mart, Colleges and Universities, DePaul University, Manhattan (New York City)
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CPS approves largest school closure in Chicago's history
Tribune reportersMonths of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....Tags: Ameya Pawar, North Lawndale, Illinois General Assembly, Carrie Austin, Garfield Park
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Concord Chamber Singers to perform at Moravian College
The fact that the Concord Chamber Singers, this year celebrating their 46th season, will join the Allentown Symphony Orchestra in July in a hip, cutting-edge "Video Games Live" concert speaks volumes about where their new director, Jennifer Kelly, plans...Tags: Culture, Festive Events, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Music
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CPS OKs massive closings
Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Ameya Pawar, Carrie Austin, Teaching and Learning, Separation of Church and State
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Not everyone raving about electronic music festival
As Joliet awaits this weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival, one of the country's biggest electronic dance music festivals, many local officials have been emphasizing economics. The festival's promoter, Insomniac, has commissioned impact studies to...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disasters and Accidents, Electric Daisy Carnival, Live Nation, Festive Events
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Dr. Daniel Offer, 1929-2013
Psychiatrist Daniel Offer ignored conventional wisdom and prevailing theories in conducting research that provided new insights into adolescent development and how adults remember the past. "He always said, 'You've got to get the data,'" said his wife,...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Psychiatry, Dialysis
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