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"Celebrity Apprentice:" Two Hours!
The TV ZoneLast year's gang... Good Lord: What is going on over there at the NBC Television Network? We ink stained types just got confirmation of that scoop in TV Week which said that..."Celebrity Apprentice" will run two hours each week.......Tags: Medium (tv program), Coup d'Etat, Donald Trump, Heroes (tv program), Michael Green
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In the news
•Air Force Airman Brad G. McKinley has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. McKinley, a 2006 graduate of Bruton High School, is the son of Gregory and Winnie McKinley of Williamsburg. •Air Force Airman...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Armed Forces, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Bars and Clubs, Defense
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School news
On Veterans' Day, members of the Naval Junior Officers' Training Corps at Achievable Dream middle and high schools presented a tribute to faculty and staff veterans. Principal Timothy Sweeney set the tone for the program by showing a patriotic movie clip,...Tags: High Schools, Veterans Affairs, Schools, Financial Aid, Armed Forces
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Ticked off! @ Rude boys and cities that dump on veterans
•Happy Veterans Day: But apparently not in Orange County and Orlando. I parked with my 23-year veteran husband at ORMC to visit another veteran who had undergone serious surgery. And what did we get? On Veterans Day, in his honor, Orlando gave him a...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Veterans Affairs, Dining and Drinking, Defense, Restaurants
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Revealing headstones of history
People passing Mount Auburn Cemetery in Westport will see an unusual sight these days: headstones. For years, most of the graves at the historic cemetery - believed to be the oldest final resting place open to Baltimore's black residents - had...Tags: Death and Dying, Cherry Hill, Labor Day, Maryland, Local Authority
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Veterans grateful for free breakfast
After our Veterans Day service at four local locations, the 15-member honor guard of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Northampton Post 4714 was directed to the diner across the street for breakfast. Upon entering, I noticed two ladies in a booth having...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Defense
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Pamela Varkony: New programs reach out to today's veterans
Battles fought decades ago in the jungles of southeast Asia resulted in more than America's first withdrawal without a clear victory; it resulted in thousands of veterans returning home to a country that did not value their service and a medical...Tags: Family, Health Insurance, Mental Illness, Medical Staff, Armed Forces
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Will Obama keep his promises?
President-elect Barack Obama stated on Veterans Day that ''As your next commander in chief, I promise to work every single day to keep that sacred trust with all who have served.'' A lot of veterans who have filed for service-connected disability are...Tags: Justice System, Government, Executive Branch, National Government, Defense
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Give gently worn shoes to a good cause
Wondering what to do with those gently worn shoes languishing in the back of your closet? You could drop them off at Donnelly Euro Footwear, 402 N. Donnelly St. in downtown Mount Dora, which will donate the shoes to Soles4Souls, a Nashville-based...Tags: Auction Service, Baptist, Bars and Clubs, Health and Safety at School, Religious Festivals
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Jobless postal worker accused of burning flag
Bergenfield police are accusing an unemployed postal worker with burning an American flag on Veterans Day. Terrence Byrnes is charged with criminal mischief. Burning the flag is not a crime, but police say the 37-year-old destroyed someone else's...Tags: Police, Prosecution
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NOTEBOOK: 'Gift of Life' for 2 children
Students at Saddle Rock Elementary School in Great Neck held a "rebirthday" celebration last month for two natives of Uganda who underwent successful heart surgery through Rotary International's "Gift of Life," a program that provides open heart surgery...Tags: World War II, Elementary Schools, U.S. Electoral College, Long Island, Hearing Impairment
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Irwin Blumenthal, Northport High teacher, dies at 81
deborah.morris@newsday.comIrwin Blumenthal was a Northport fixture. Whether he was riding his bicycle through the village, teaching English at the high school or, most publicly, calling football or basketball games over the public address system during home games, he was part of...Tags: Death and Dying, High Schools, Columbia University, Defense, Colleges and Universities
Dec 4, 2008
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Nov 27, 2008
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Nov 25, 2008
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Nov 25, 2008
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Nov 25, 2008
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Nov 13, 2008
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Nov 23, 2008
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