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Coming to the Mountain: Educating the next generation of storytellers
Frameworkby Rick Loomis, Los Angeles Times Kentucky calls me home every year. The funny thing is that I’m not from there. But every year for the last 10 years, I still go. In theory I go there to teach, but in reality I go there to recharge. The... -
Casey County's Tylyn and Taylor Leigh are 'perfect' twins
larry@amnews.comLIBERTY — As far as Casey County athletics director Victor Black is concerned, twins Tylyn and Taylor Leigh are the definition of “what a student-athlete” should be for everyone. “They are hard workers in the classroom and in...Tags: High Schools, Lifestyle and Leisure, Schools, Sports, Morehead State University
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Education briefs for May 16
education@jessaminejournal.comEast Jessamine High School senior Nathaniel Hudson selected for Google computer-science summer institute East Jessamine High School senior Nathaniel Hudson has been selected to participate in the Google Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI). Hudson&...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Google Inc., International Relations, Computer Science
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West Jessamine High School junior shines in wide range of academic competitions
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comLike most 16-year-olds, Kareem Omar is anxious to get his driver’s license. But he’ll be handling the controls of an airplane by himself before ever driving a car solo. Aerospace engineering is just one of many academic pursuits for the...Tags: Science and Technology, Engineering, Gaming, Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics
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More than 530 attend AFIA Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference
Arlington, Va. - The 2013 Purchasing and Ingredient Suppliers Conference (PISC), an annual two-day event of the American Feed Industry Association, concluded March 14 in Fort Worth, Texas. At the event, 535 attendees from the livestock, feed and pet...Tags: Media Industry, Auction Service, Food Industry, Consumer Goods Industries
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Autism is focus of symposium at Centre College
Centre CollegeCentre College will host an autism symposium on campus with events today and Wednesday, including a lecture by author John Elder Robison and speakers from around Kentucky. Robison, author of the books “Be Different,” “Look Me in the...Tags: Eastern Kentucky University, Medical Specialization, Psychologists, Kathleen Sebelius, Religion and Belief
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Centre Sports: New athletic director thrilled to return to Centre, plans to be visible in community
larry@amnews.comCentre College has turned to someone familiar with the school to be its new director of athletics and recreation with the hiring of Brad Fields, a 1998 Centre graduate. He currently is the director of athletics and athletic development at Eastern...Tags: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Graduation, Sports, Students
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Lincoln girls' heart for another team earns notice
marsee@amnews.comRather than simply hanging out, the Lincoln County High School girls basketball team decided to help out. The state tournament hadn’t gone quite the way players hoped it would, but what the Patriots did after they lost last week at the Girls...Tags: Bowling, Sports, High School Sports
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Mystery of missing man solved after 13 years
July 9, 2011 Henry Ackerman had plans — big, cross country, into-the-wild plans. It was 1998, and he was 48 years old, alone, sad and somewhat peculiar. He lived with threecats and a big, sandy-colored dog in an unkempt Baltimore County apartment...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Dismemberment, Criminals
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Winnetka discusses cost of flood protection
The latest projections have the average Winnetka resident paying $183 per year to shore up the village's flood defenses — which would be among the highest stormwater fees in country, according to a consultant. As trustees pare the cost of their...
Tags: Financial Planning, Winnetka (Cook, Illinois), Religion and Belief, Embry-Riddle University, Economy, Business and Finance
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Boyle County Middle School students win academic competition
A team of middle school Mathletes from Boyle County Middle School won the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers Capital Chapter MathCounts competition. The top individual was Levi Wilson from Anderson County Middle School. Nick Fluty of Boyle...
Tags: Middle Schools, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Georgetown, Science and Technology, ConocoPhillips
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College news for February 24
President’s scholar Cecily Allen, daughter of Mark and Susie Alien of Danville, achieved the designation of President's Scholar at Western Kentucky University for the Fall 2012 semester. To be selected for this honor, one must compile an academic...
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May 16, 2013
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Jul 9, 2011
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