Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Washington - This year's primaries, the 2008 primaries, the General Services Administration scandal, even the Secret Service and Donald Trump were targets for President Barack Obama's scattershot humor at Saturday night's celebrity studded White House Correspondents Dinner.Even the entrance to his speech was part of his schtick. The president ...
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) " This year's primaries, the 2008 primaries, the General Services Administration scandal, even the Secret Service and Donald Trump were targets for President Barack Obama 's scattershot humor at Saturday night's celebrity studded White House Correspondents Dinner .Even the entrance to his speech was part of his schtick. ...
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Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Joanna Shawntae Smith '13 and Alexander William Bores '13 have been named Truman scholars by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, president of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. They join 52 scholars who will each receive a $30,000 scholarship to attend graduate school in preparation for careers in ...
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Monday, April 9th, 2012
We have two major fundraisers that are in April beginning with the Cosumnes River College Gala on April 14 at 6 p.m. at Cosumnes River College. Tickets are $35 each and include food, wine and entertainment. For more information, call (916) 691-7320 or purchase tickets online at crc.losrios.edu/gala . Or ...
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Diane Markey, wearing wings, purple sunglasses and a pink tutu, waved her magic wand as families walked by and snapped her photo.Markey, 45, was one of about 200 vendors present during this weekend's 22nd annual Spring Garden Festival at the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens."It was a garden show, and I thought ...
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Monday, March 19th, 2012
The second annual Fiestas Patrias celebration in Aurora got the go-ahead last fall without guaranteeing a certain amount of festival proceeds would go to scholarships, as one alderman requested.So on Tuesday, Rene Cruz, past president of the Aurora Hispanic Chamber of Commerce , which operated the festival, reported back to ...
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Restaurant group to present awards The Mass. Restaurant Association (MRA) holds its annual awards dinner on March 12 when it will honor Legendary Restaurant Group owners Brad Dalbeck and Chris Damian as Restaurateurs of the Year. The dinner takes place at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, 606 Congress ...
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Sunday, February 26th, 2012
TALLAHASSEE - Divided along party lines, the state House passed a $69.2 billion budget Thursday that raises college tuition by 8 percent and pays for a $1 billion increase in education by cutting health programs for the needy.The vote was 79 to 38, with every Republican present voting yes and ...
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Sunday, February 26th, 2012
~li~Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers Association Glenn Koons scholarship. Applications must be postmarked by Feb. 15. Sponsored by the Mental Health Association in Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers Association. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a candidate for certified peer specialist training. For information, contact Sue Walther, executive ...
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Gov. Pat Quinn believes increased state spending in critical areas will spur much needed job creation in Illinois.But Republican legislators had harsh criticism for a plan they say will cost the cash-strapped state roughly $500 million.During his State of the State address, which came a year after the state’s individual ...
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