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Year-round Black History Class Begins at George Rogers Clark
As a U.S. history teacher at George Rogers Clark High School, Amy Madsen made a class suggestion, and it was granted at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. “I thought a black history class was in need,” said Madsen. “I...
Tags: Northwestern University, Black History, Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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MADE OF GLASS: After 60 years, Corning's Harrodsburg plant remains key to company's global success
tkleffman@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — There is a famous scene early in the 1967 movie “The Graduate” where young Dustin Hoffman’s character, returning home after finishing college, gets a bit of unsolicited career advice from one of his father’s...Tags: Material Science, Science and Technology, Steve Jobs, Jason Alexander, Technology
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U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie speaks at Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce luncheon
tkleffman@amnews.comU.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie is a relative newcomer to these parts, so the Bowling Green Republican had a fresh audience Thursday at the Danville Country Club for his “Why I ran for Congress” story. He credited wild child actress Lindsay Lohan....Tags: CNN (tv network), West Point, Henry Ford, Politics, Yale University
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Pearse Lyons, Jim Host receive Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Legacy Award
news@jessaminejournal.comPearse Lyons, Ph.D., president and founder of Alltech, and Jim Host received the first-ever Kentucky Chamber of Commerce’s Commonwealth Legacy Award Thursday night. Host and Lyons were honored particularly for their pivotal roles in large economic...Tags: Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Government, Louisville, Steve Beshear
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As Tesla taps capital markets for cash, share price could top $100
Tesla Motors shares are trading at about $90 and could easily top $100, buoyed by its ability to tap capital markets for about $1 billion through its announced sale of stock and convertible notes. It is an impressive performance that will help the...
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Veterans honored for liberating France nearly seven decades ago
Nearly 70 years after they risked their lives on the blood-soaked battlefields of Europe, a proud contingent of South Florida veterans of World War II was honored for their valor Sunday in a ceremony cloaked in patriotism and solemn with emotion. "That...
Tags: Miramar, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lake Worth, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Ceremonies
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Fisker used political connections to get loan, U.S. lawmakers say
WASHINGTON — Top executives from failed hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. denied claims in Congress that the company had used political connections to secure $192 million in government loans to finance a flawed business plan. The...
Tags: Darrell E Issa, Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Bankruptcy, Labor Markets
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Results from Saturday track meets
ATLANTIC COAST INVITATIONAL Held at Lakeland High School Girls Team scoring: 1, Norfolk Academy 142.5. 2, Phoebus 108. Others: 6, Kecoughtan 49. 16, Hampton 9. LJ: 1, King, Phoebus, 17-1 1/2. 3, Bunch, Phoebus, 16-4 3/4. HJ: 1, Brown, Phoebus, 5-2. 4,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Western Branch, Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), Track and Field
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Opportunity is knocking!!
Somerset County Farmers' Market“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison The Somerset County Farmers’ Market is offering you the opportunity to become a vendor at the farmers market this...Tags: Farms, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Healthy Diet, Agriculture, Media Industry
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Resurrected Detroit Electric to introduce new sports car on April 3
Detroit Electric, the most resilient and longest-lived brand of the nation's first electric car companies, has been resurrected and plans to introduce a new sports car in the Motor City on April 3. The company's first offering has been described by...
Tags: Cadillac, Science and Technology, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Review: 'Oz the Great and Powerful' a rough slog on the yellow brick road
Sometimes sweet, sometimes scary, sometimes sour, "Oz the Great and Powerful" is a film that doesn't know its own mind. A partially effective jumble whose elements clash rather than cohere, this solid but not spectacular effort stubbornly refuses to catch...
Tags: Movies, Academy Awards, Michelle Williams, Entertainment, Rachel Weisz
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