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Argus Observer - Thu Dec 10, 3:52 pm ET
NYSSA — It may just be a coincidence, but at the same time a program regarding the National Park System showed on the Public Broadcasting System, federal officials visited with area leaders to promote the creation of the Snake River Trail, a program they hope will promote tourism and create and boost recreational opportunities on and off the river.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Thu Dec 10, 3:14 pm ET
Jean Elsner has taken more than 100 courses at Cleveland State University through Ohio's Project 60 program, which allows senior citizens to sit in for free on college classes at public universities. Elsner turned 90 last month and still rides the bus to campus two or three days a week.
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PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 10, 2:50 pm ET
The DLD innovation conference organized by Hubert Burda Media will be taking place in Munich for the sixth time from 24 to 26 January 2010.
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EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 10, 2:31 pm ET
In paper titled "Mapping Human Genetic Diversity in Asia," published online in Science, over 90 scientists from the Human Genome Organization's Pan-Asian SNP Consortium report that their study conducted within and between different populations in Asia continent showed that genetic ancestry was highly correlated with ethnic and linguistic groups.
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American Library Association - Thu Dec 10, 2:21 pm ET
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected five books as finalists for the 2010 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, which honors the best nonfiction books written for young adults between Nov. 1, 2008 and Oct. 31, 2009. This is the first time the awards have been announced.
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Honolulu Advertiser - Thu Dec 10, 2:20 pm ET
Nearly 200 acres of pristine watershed will be preserved with the purchase of Kawaikapu Ranch lands in southeast Molokai by the Molokai Land Trust.
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Colgate University News - Thu Dec 10, 1:56 pm ET
When Courtney Walsh '10 sat down to dinner at Circa restaurant in Cazenovia, there was a good chance that she had seen the vegetables on her plate before. The dinner, hosted by Chris Henke, professor of sociology and anthropology, was the culmination of the semester's work in his core distinction class, simply called Food.
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The Villager - Thu Dec 10, 1:56 pm ET
Following the unearthing of an ancient tombstone in Washington Square Park in October, the Parks Department has scrapped plans to expand the basements of its restroom and maintenance buildings.
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Santa Monica Mirror - Thu Dec 10, 1:36 pm ET
(2) Workers construct the insides of the newly-started, but long-awaited, History Museum in the 5,000 square feet of raw space that has been waiting for it on the ground floor of the main library building at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and 7th Street.
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Honolulu Advertiser - Fri Dec 11, 8:25 am ET
Nearly 200 acres of pristine watershed will be preserved with the purchase of Kawaikapu Ranch lands in southeast Moloka'i by the Moloka'i Land Trust. The sale involves 196.4 acres of environmentally and culturally significant land stretching from sea level up a steep and rugged mountain to the 1,600-foot level, according to a Moloka'i Land Trust release.
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Madison Eagle - Fri Dec 11, 8:06 am ET
MADISON – Junior Kate Mahoney of Madison, an athlete on the women’s cross-country team at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., has been named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll for excellence in the classroom and on the course.
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The Herald News - Fri Dec 11, 5:29 am ET
MUSEUMS Bubble Bash: The DuPage Children's Museum will host Bubble Bash 2009 from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 31 at the museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville. Tickets are $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Call 630-637-8000.Fox River Trolley Museum: Polar Express is sold out for 2009. Open Saturdays and Sundays. Fares are $3.50 for adults, $2 for senior citizens and children ages 3 to 11, $7 for ...
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International Herald Tribune - Fri Dec 11, 3:48 am ET
A once-elegant cemetery is being ransacked by grave robbers in what some say reflects a societal breakdown.
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Hopewell Valley News - Fri Dec 11, 1:42 am ET
archaeological study of the Jacobs Creek bridge area at a meeting tonight, Thursday.
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The Pasadena Citizen - Thu Dec 10, 10:25 pm ET
Wednesday morning ushered in a new chapter in the lives of three new officers in the Deer Park Police Department.