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Oldsters think feds should do more to help
saulfriedman @comcast.netOne could almost hear the sad sigh in the words of Herbert Ris, of Farmingdale, when he replied to my request of a few weeks back that readers tell me how they're making out in these troubled days and what they see in the near future: "I tell my kids I'...Tags: Private Health Care, John F. Kennedy, Contracts, Health Treatments, Retirement
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Social Networking Site Tracks Gas Mileage
KickingTiresFuel-conscious drivers now have an innovative new way to not only calculate and compare their car's mileage to others, but devise ways to raise their own fuel efficiency. Fuelly.com lets you add your car to its system by entering the......Tags: Vehicles, Passenger Cars, iPhone, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Social activism dead on college campuses?
dfreedlander@am-ny.comAt Columbia University, where students in 1968 took the acting dean of the college hostage, a new class of freshmen will arrive this week and hear about ways to get extra scholarship funding to pay for college. At New York University, where undergrads in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Columbia University, Minority Groups, Culture, Government
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Obama's nomination seen as sign of progress by blacks
And Jennifer Agiesta The Washington PostSen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy is widely seen as a sign of progress for blacks, and more than a third of U.S. adults say his nomination tonight makes them prouder to be Americans. The new Washington Post-ABC News poll also shows a jump in the...Tags: Racism, Government, Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia), Social Problems, Barack Obama
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August 25: Feedback from newspaper readers
• Bob, Hampton: I'm calling about your article on the grammar vigilantes. Sure would have been nice if you had told us what the sign was and how they changed it. Otherwise, that column doesn't give us much information. Editor: I'd agree that it would...Tags: Smithfield, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), George Bush, Gardens and Parks, Veterans Affairs
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The Portal: A guide to new and cool stuff
On the Web whereistand.com is an opinion aggregator where Web users can find opinions on issues and compare their opinions with public figures, organizations and site members. Also, links show how Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama compare with...Tags: Chris Evert, Radio Industry, Satellite Technology, Greg Norman, Golf
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This week's audiobooks feature World War II
World War II The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, read by Paul Boehmer, Susan Duerden, Rosalyn Landor, John Lee and Juliet Mills Random House Audio An ensemble cast invigorates this World War II-era...Tags: John Lee, Book
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TV season preview
Fall broadcast ABC Here are synopses, time slots and premiere dates, where available, for new series, movies and specials from the broadcast networks, cable channels and PBS. TV critic Hal Boedeker assesses the programs. Opportunity Knocks, 8 p.m....Tags: Reformed, Judy Davis, Val Kilmer, Kiefer Sutherland, Barack Obama
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The future of working -- and networking
Last week, the New York Times reported that Rielle Hunter's lawyer, who issued a statement in December that Hunter was not carrying John Edwards' child, and Andrew Young's lawyer, who shortly thereafter issued a statement that Hunter was carrying hishis...Tags: Andrew Young, Justice System, Government, Society, Lawyers
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Whatever happened to ... H. Mebane Turner?
H. Mebane Turner now has the time to spend a summer in Ocean City. After nearly four decades in school administration, he's taken off his signature bow tie and put on a sports shirt. Perhaps best known for his many years as University of Baltimore's...Tags: National Government, Government, Maryland
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Singles
Singles Thursday Changing Focus This support group for separated or divorced adults meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Faith Lutheran Church, 8 Sherwood Road, Cockeysville. A group also meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church,...Tags: Dance, Culture, Gardens and Parks, Golf, Society
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Friendster Lets Outside Programmers Adapt Applications Made For Rival Sites
AP Internet WriterFriendster, an early online social network that has faded in the United States but remains strong in Asia, has begun letting programmers create photo-sharing applications and other programs that work on Friendster as well as rival sites. Friendster had...Tags: Yahoo! Inc., News Corp., MySpace, LinkedIn Corp., Time Warner Inc.
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