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Students compete in chess tournament
Forty-three students in the Burbank Unified School District competed in the National Youth Action Chess Tournament in Irvine. They placed fifth nationally in the primary and junior high sections and placed eighth in the intermediate section. The names of...Tags: Anthony Rodriguez, Javier Vazquez
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David and Goliath both win
It appears that after weeks of negotiating, a brutal battle regarding private-property rights vs. economic redevelopment has been avoided. Attorneys for Americana at Brand developer Rick Caruso — the billionaire Goliath in this story — and...Tags: Rick Caruso
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Summary: "Crooning" by Frank D. Gilroy
The unnamed scriptwriter who narrates Frank D. Gilroy's Kindle single "Crooning," set in 1958, doesn't think filming a movie in Havana is a very good idea. But producer and want-to-be-star Dick Powell (a fictionalized version of the real-life actor),...
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Did court's DNA decision open Pandora's box?
Although the Chicago Tribune's editorial (reprinted in The Tribune on June 11) lauded the alleged short-term benefits of the Supreme Court's recent decision requiring individuals who are arrested to provide DNA samples, it neglected to explore this...Tags: Awards and Prizes, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime, Law and Justice, Students, Ceremonies
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'Yes Is the Answer' asks the question: Who's afraid of prog rock?
"Yes Is the Answer" is a collection of 20 essays related to progressive rock and its somewhat less regularly derided cousin art rock. Fifteen of the writers care about the subject, or used to. The other five came along to kibitz — a chess term for...
Tags: Rick Moody, Genesis (music group), Entertainment, Book, Music
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Bulletin Board
Friday Art exhibit, "Artful Memories," artwork from the participants of the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center; Spanish River Library, 1501 Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. During library hours, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-6...Tags: Highway Transportation, Palm Beach County, CVS Corp., U.S. Army, Father's Day
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A smarter way to deal with China
China will almost certainly pass the United States in the total size of its economy within a decade or so. But if one looks also at military and "soft power" resources, the U.S. is likely to remain more powerful than China for at least the next few...
Tags: Global Warming, Weather, Lifestyle and Leisure, World War I (1914-1918), Barack Obama
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Dells vocalist Marvin Junior dead at 77
Marvin Junior, who brought a baritone grit to Chicago stalwarts the Dells, was fiercely loyal to the vocal group he cofounded 60 years ago. Junior, who died Wednesday at his home in south suburban Harvey at age 77, was born on Jan. 31, 1936, in...
Tags: Robert Townsend, Apollo Theater, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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Kim Kardashian's dress has a Marilyn Monroe moment
Kim Kardashian was walking along a street in Beverly Hills when a gust of wind caught her full skirt, blowing it upward in a scene similar to Marilyn Monroe's famous skirt-billowing episode in "The Seven Year Itch." Kardashian was able to keep the skirt...
Tags: Lady Gaga, Born This Way (song), Ceremonies, AIDS, Culture
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •Acting Up! Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. A theater...Tags: Stroke, Scrabble (game), Museums, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations
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Chess winners from Dulaney High, Cockeysville Middle, Cromwell Valley Elementary
Thirty students and nine teams received trophies as the top competitors in the systemwide Baltimore County Public Schools Chess Championship held at Cockeysville Middle School on April 27. This year's competition saw a larger number of students than...Tags: Schools, Timonium, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools
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'Lives of the Pigeons' at Side Project ★★½
The cantankerous-geezers-in-the-park school of drama gains another intriguing entrant with Sherod Santos' "Lives of the Pigeons," now in a world premiere at Side Project under Adam Webster's direction. The DNA in Santos' work has far more in common with...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Game Playing
Dec 27, 2011
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Jun 14, 2013
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Jun 15, 2013
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Jun 13, 2013
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Jun 13, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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Jun 2, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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May 30, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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Jun 4, 2013
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