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Audit faults security of city school records
An internal audit found that Baltimore public schools do not have sufficient security for records of current students and graduates, risking the possibility that grades could be changed or that graduates could wait weeks to get a copy of their...Tags: High Schools, Wages and Pensions, Schools, Achievement Records, Social Security
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Metallica drummer to sell Basquiat painting in NYC
Lars Ulrich, songwriter and drummer for the heavy-metal band Metallica, is selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that could set a new auction record for the artist. "Untitled (Boxer)" was painted in 1982 by Basquiat, who was a...Tags: New York, Auction Service, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Achievement Records, Jean-Michel Basquiat
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SATs matter if you are in high school
Arthur G. McCann is director of guidance at Great Neck North High School and an adjunct associate professor of school counseling at Long Island University, New York Institute of Technology, ManhattanThose of us who help students and their families prepare college applications know how much more competitive the process has become in the last several years. Students are getting rejected from colleges that older and less accomplished siblings are now...Tags: Curricula, High Schools, School Examinations, Schools, Colleges and Universities
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Drummer of heavy-metal band Metallica to sell painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat at NYC auction
NEW YORK (AP) _ Lars Ulrich, songwriter and drummer for the heavy-metal band Metallica, is selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that could set a new auction record for the artist, Christie's said Friday. "Untitled (Boxer)"...Tags: Arts, Auction Service, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Brooklyn Museum, Achievement Records
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Dennis Hocker; Broward football Top Performer (week 4)
Staff WriterCoral Springs Charter's Dennis Hocker has been selected as the Sun Sentinel Football Athlete of the Week for week 4, with a total of 64.5% votes by online readers. The senior quarterback completed 21 of 30 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns in a...Tags: Florida Panthers, Football
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Lidge rewarded for perfection
Of The Morning CallThe man who has squashed all rallies this year was selected Tuesday as the National League's Comeback Player of the Year. When he learned he had won the award, Phillies closer Brad Lidge was at first puzzled. While he lost the closer's job last year in...Tags: National League, Philadelphia Phillies, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Albert Pujols
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Fact check: Biden spins a helicopter tale and invokes Penn coal roots deeper than they go
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ When Joe Biden tells voters he understands the threat posed by Afghan extremists, he dramatically illustrates one reason why: His helicopter was "forced down" on "the superhighway of terror." Actually, snow, not the enemy, persuaded...Tags: Joe Biden, Democratic National Conventions, Elections, Guerrilla Activity, Chuck Hagel
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Lake kudos
Navy Lt. j.g. (junior grade) Marla J. Metz, the 2001 salutatorian of Leesburg High School, was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for professional accomplishments while serving as strike-warfare officer for the Nassau Strike Group (NASSG)...Tags: Armed Forces, Clermont, Awards and Prizes, Defense
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After years of speculation, new dad Clay Aiken says he is gay in People magazine interview
The Associated PressClay Aiken is finally confirming what many people already knew: He's gay. The cover of the latest People magazine shows Aiken holding his infant son, Parker Foster Aiken, with the headline: "Yes, I'm Gay." The cover also has the quote: "I cannot raise a...Tags: Clay Aiken, Newspaper and Magazine, Gays and Lesbians, American Idol, Minority Groups
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Illinois semi-finalists announced in National Merit Scholarship competition
More than 16,000 high-school seniors recently advanced as semi-finalists in the annual National Merit Scholarship competition. In Illinois, students were selected from public and private schools across the state based on their academic record, a...Tags: Adlai E. Stevenson, Awards and Prizes, Schools, Lincolnshire, Colleges and Universities
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Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken says he is gay. Aiken, on the cover of the new People magazine shows Aiken holding his infant son, Parker Foster Aiken, with the headline: "Yes, I'm Gay." The cover also has the quote: "I cannot raise a child to lie or hide things." The baby'...Tags: Magazines, Newspaper and Magazine, American Idol, Television, Popular Music
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The dating game with Hef
Hugh Hefner says he and Playboy playmate Holly Madison still are together—for now. "She is still my girlfriend," he tells usmagazine.com of his honey from "The Girls Next Door." But will it last? "I don't think anything lasts forever," the...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Beyonce, American Idol, Jay-Z, Kanye West
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