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Keith Fowlkes to join Centre College as new CIO
After a nationwide search, J. Keith Fowlkes has been named director of Information Technology Services and chief information officer at Centre College. A veteran CIO, Fowlkes has nearly 25 years of experience in information technology, most recently at...
Tags: Technology, University of Tennessee at Martin, Regent University, Science and Technology, Education
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Newtown massacre leads to security assessments nationwide
The Washington PostFor Lisa Betts and her husband, the conversation started Friday at their Silver Spring, Md., home, not long after they heard about the massacre that claimed the lives of 20 children and six staff members at a Connecticut school. How safe, they wondered,...Tags: Sharon, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Columbine High School, Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), Asthma
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Centre College names new CFO
After a nationwide search, Robert L. “Bob” Keasler Jr. has been named vice president for finance and treasurer at Centre College. A veteran financial officer, Keasler has a wealth of experience in both the private and public sectors, most...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Science, College Sports, Clemson University
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Q&A: Political experts chime in on vice-presidential contenders
dbrock@amnews.comWith a Democrat incumbent and a Republican field winnowed down to one real contender, today’s presidential primary will be largely a formality for many area voters. The real intrigue is who Mitt Romney, the likely Republican presidential nominee,...Tags: Dick Cheney, Culture, Political Candidates, Hillary Clinton, Rob Portman
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Richard French McCready Jr.: Aug. 22, 2011
Richard French McCready Jr., a Winchester native, died at the age of 70 on Aug. 22, in Charleston, S.C.
An active member of the Winchester community, he traced his Kentucky roots back to colonial Fort Boonesborough.
Richard was born on July 10, 1941, to...Tags: Princeton University, Christianity, Human Interest, Anglicanism, Spuyten Duyvil
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Plastic surgeon says job is more than tummy tucks and facelifts
Staff WriterDr. Christopher Marek quietly defies the stereotypes of plastic surgeons. He doesn’t assume his vision of beauty is best or feel comfortable when patients ask him “What do I need to have done?” He’s taken his medical and...Tags: Surgery, Health and Medical Professionals, Social Issues, Reconstruction, Breast
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Jonathan Haidt's tribal moral communities
Contributing columnistJonathan Haidt, a prominent University of Virginia social psychologist, is asking some very important questions about his discipline. These questions have consequences for all of higher education. He is concerned about the absence of conservatives in...Tags: Google Inc., Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Science, Sociology
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Obituary: Charles Campbell
Dr. Charles William Campbell III, 72, passed away Feb. 24, 2011. He leaves behind his wife of many years, Margaret (Campbell) Campbell of Danville; his daughter, Eloise Hamilton Campbell (David Longenecker) of Danville; his grandson, Oliver Rex...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, England, Finance, Obituaries, Politics
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June 19: UVa President Teresa Sullivan speaks in Virginia Beach
University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan plans to speak for the next Professional Women’s Leadership Luncheon Series on June 19 in Virginia Beach. Prior to being the university’s eighth president, Sullivan was provost at the...
Tags: University of Michigan, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Education, Colleges and Universities
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Editorials: Flag Day, solar-powered wheelchairs
She's grand, all right Today, June 14, is Flag Day, which isn't so much a holiday as it is an observance. We don't close banks or municipal offices for Flag Day, and if kids are out of school it's only because the school year has ended. But in honor of...Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Smithfield, Poquoson (Poquoson, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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The Class of 2013: One to remember
The news was delivered rather somberly to Leah Procopi and Lee Siegle, they said. No one at Gloucester High School could ever remember anything like this happening before. Procopi and Siegle, after four years of high school, were told they had finished...Tags: Virginia Commonwealth University, College of William and Mary, Schools, Graduation, High Schools
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York senior perseveres in the face of adversity
YORK — Philip Cragg is a polite young man with a quiet and unassuming demeanor. He doesn't like to boast about his achievements or the things he's had to overcome during his high school career. But unlike many high schoolers, Cragg, who is...
Tags: Science, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, College of William and Mary, Sports, Back Surgery
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