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Christ-centered mission trip
I recently went on a seven-day mission trip with Global Aid Network to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, where I was a co-leader of 43 high school students from Dallas. While in the Dominican Republic, my team got the opportunity to share the gospel...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Methamphetamine (drug), Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Preakness-proven Baffert will send 'Govenor' out for an upset
Bob Baffert strode into the Preakness stakes barn Friday morning, shouting toward Orb's trainer Shug McGaughey loud enough so all could hear. "OK, Shug, I'm here to take away that media spotlight for you," he said. Baffert, indeed, is one of the few...
Tags: Pimlico, Pimlico Race Course, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian
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Marmol on abuse accusation case: 'Not going to trust anybody'
Tribune reporterCubs reliever Carlos Marmol told the Tribune on Friday that his ongoing legal issues stemming from an offseason accusation of domestic abuse from a woman in the Dominican Republic has not been a distraction. “Not really. Like I said before, I...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Carlos Marmol
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Fugitive in 1994 Bethlehem cold case homicide pleads guilty
When Jorge A. Velazquez Jr. was stabbed to death after a game of dominoes in Bethlehem in 1994, he left behind a 5-year-old son and a family looking for closure. That boy is now a man and has children of his own. But he never really got to know his...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Allentown, Justice System, Lawyers
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Carolyn Schildgen, 1946-2013
Spanish teacher Carolyn Schildgen spent her entire teaching career at Highland Park High School encouraging her students to not only study the language but the cultures around the world where it was spoken. "She had such a passion for teaching, for...Tags: Middlebury, Education, Students, Trips and Vacations, Teaching and Learning
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A year after riding through sorrow, jockey Joel Rosario returns to Preakness with favorite Orb
Joel Rosario rode anyway. Upon returning to the jockey's room last May 20, he learned that his brother Marino, a police officer in his native Dominican Republic, had been killed in a motorcycle accident. Creative Cause -- and a chance to ride in his...
Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Joel Rosario, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian
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Well, that's the other side of the world...
Take 1,100 people out of a city in North America and the world would have something to talk about for weeks, regardless of the circumstances. Changes would occur, with 9/11 serving as the obvious example. Have the same number of people killed in a place...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Malaysia, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Pakistan, Bangladesh
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Vacations with a payoff
Picking a volunteer vacation is a lot like dating: The choices are mind-boggling, but finding the right fit takes work. Treat the search like a job. Opportunities to travel and immerse yourself in a different culture are everywhere. You can enlist...
Tags: Delray Beach, Science and Technology, Lima (Peru), Arts and Culture, Mercy Ships
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Blessing of the Seeds to celebrate Growing Project
On Sunday at 2 p.m., the community is invited to an outdoor Sunday afternoon worship service, Blessing of the Seeds, to celebrate and bless the 2013 Growing Project at the farm near Wolfsville, Md. In its eighth year, the project is supported by nine...Tags: Middletown, Kenya, Reformed, Environmental Issues, Christianity
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Lake Minneola High stages Tony-award winning play about immigrants, 'In the Heights'
MINNEOLA — Members of Jonathan Melendez Pena's family will fly in from Puerto Rico to see the 16-year-old high-school junior play Sonny in "In the Heights," a musical about an immigrant neighborhood in Manhattan acted by students who really get it....
Tags: Theater, Cuba, Immigration, Music Theater, Music
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Widower, detectives still seek answers in 2012 food-truck killing
More than a year has passed since 65-year-old Mireya María Alvarado was gunned down as she closed her food truck for the night, yet investigators are no closer to solving the killing. Every week, her widower, Rolando Carrasquel, cuts flowers from his...
Tags: Prosecution, Witnesses, Shootings
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Global network of hackers steal $45 million from ATMs
NEW YORK (AP) — The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease...
Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Crime, Law and Justice, Computer Crime, New York City, Criminals
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