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Life goes on, but fears remain at NIU campus
Associated Press WriterFreshman Miraynda Castro was reminded during her first week at Northern Illinois University that she didn't begin her college career at just any campus. Castro's philosophy teacher asked students for a show of hands: Did they want the classroom door...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Society, Pennsylvania, Students, Cicero
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Life goes on but fears remain at shooting campus
Associated Press WriterHer first week of classes at Northern Illinois University made it clear to freshman Miraynda Castro that she wasn't beginning her college career at just any campus. Her philosophy teacher asked for a show of hands: Did students want the classroom door...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Society, Pennsylvania, Students, Steven Kazmierczak
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Impulse, meet experience
ST. PAUL, Minn.—The word "experience" appears 91 times in the Federalist Papers, those distillations of conservative sense and sensibility. Madison, Hamilton and Jay said that truths are "taught" and "corroborated" by experience. These writers...Tags: Diplomacy, Washington Post Company, Political Candidates, Republican Party, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Facebook to test NJ's Web safety icon
Associated Press WriterFacebook, the popular social networking Web site that agreed to step up user protections following talks with 48 state attorneys general this spring, has become the largest site to display an icon designed to make cyber abuses easier to report....Tags: MySpace, Lawyers, Facebook, New Jersey, Justice System
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The Matrix: Top events for your personality type
The baby-sitter Baby Loves Disco Parents of kids ages 6 months to 7 years who are tired of the playground can boogie on the child-proof dance floor, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Rams Head Live, 20 Market Place, Baltimore. Healthy snacks are available for...Tags: Maryland, Annapolis, Jerry Springer, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Patterson Park
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Wisconsin Outdoors
Herald Times Reporter, ManitowocHoming pigeons were an integral part of communication during World War I and World War II and while technology has removed these birds from the front lines for the most part, the unique ability of homing pigeons is still utilized in today's society as a...Tags: Game Playing
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The Experience Factor
The word "experience" appears 91 times in the Federalist Papers, those distillations of conservative sense and sensibility. Madison, Hamilton and Jay said that truths are "taught" and "corroborated" by experience. America's Founders were empiricists and...Tags: Diplomacy, Political Candidates, Republican Party, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Richard Nixon
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Facebook not just for college kids anymore
The Baltimore SunAre you on Facebook? No? You're not? 'Cause you're too old? Now that's just silly. Two years ago, the social media Web site changed from college students-only to something anyone could join — no matter how many gray hairs they might have....Tags: MySpace, LinkedIn Corp., Political Candidates, Wildlife, Nature
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Will: Choosing Palin is 'McCainism' at its best
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The word ''experience'' appears 91 times in the Federalist Papers, those distillations of conservative sense and sensibility. Madison, Hamilton and Jay said that truths are ''taught'' and ''corroborated'' by experience. These writers...Tags: Diplomacy, Washington Post Company, Political Candidates, Republican Party, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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None of us is safe from police raids
Imagine you're Cheye Calvo, the white mayor of Berwyn Heights, an affluent part of Prince George's County. Coming home one night in late July, you find on your front porch a large package that, unbeknownst to you, happens to contain a lot of marijuana. As...Tags: Maryland, Cato Corporation, Cheye Calvo, Heart Disease, Police
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Violence mars FX's 'Sons of Anarchy'
In the world of cable dramas, where edginess reigns supreme, the ante has been raised yet again. "Sons of Anarchy" (9 p.m. Wednesday, FX), which comes from Kurt Sutter, a former writer for the often-violent FX series "The Shield," doesn't just have...Tags: Gang Activity, Drug Trafficking, Motorcycling, Crimes, Clubs and Associations
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Going the distance: Technology makes staying in touch easier than ever
South Florida Sun-SentinelLook to your left, then to your right. Chances are someone's missing, be it a laid-off co-worker, a foreclosed neighbor or a favorite shop gone under. For those who want to stay in touch, there are more options than ever, from traditional snail mail to...Tags: George Washington University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Miami, Nova Southeastern University, Facebook
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