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Ashland Area Rotary celebrates 75th anniversary
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.The Ashland Area Rotary Club celebrated the 75th anniversary of receiving its charter with a dinner and program Sunday at The Mineshaft Cafe. The dinner celebrated a club that has placed the Rotarian motto, "Service Above Self," in its community...Tags: The Happiest News!, Metal and Mineral, Rotary International, Human Interest, Executive Branch
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BRIEF: Health Ministry: Lebanon has excellent health sector
The Lebanon Daily StarThe Health Ministry announced Sunday that Lebanon has one of the most outstanding health sectors in the Arab world. The comments were made by Mohammad Abu Haidar, a representative for the caretaker health minister, during a conference at the Al-Rahma...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diseases and Illnesses, Measles, Disease Prevention, Beirut (Lebanon)
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UN agency alarmed by humanitarian situation in Kordofan and Darfur
Sudan TribuneThe United Nations has expressed its concern over the continued fleeing of civilians in South Kordofan state because of the fighting between the Sudanese Armed forces (SAF) and the rebel armed groups. A report issued on Sunday by the Office for the...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Sudan, Blue Nile Incorporated, Politics, Africa
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Documentaries lead Jewish Film Festival
South Bend TribuneFive of the eight movies that will be screened at the 2013 Michiana Jewish Film Festival are documentaries. The festival runs Monday through Thursday at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Two films are screened each...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Israel, Arts and Culture, Festive Events
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READER SUBMITTED: Rotary Honors Polio Survivors
StatewideOn May 10, over 270 Rotarians from District 7890 and their families teamed up with the Rock Cats for End Polio Now night. In addition to being treated to an old fashioned double header and fireworks at the Stadium, polio survivors were honored by the Rock...Tags: Pakistan, Human Interest
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Room for another Petty in NASCAR's Hall?
The Charlotte ObserverRichard Petty is asked to make the case for his brother Maurice to be elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. "Don't need to," Richard Petty says with a smile. "He's made his own case. Doing what he did for all those years, as far as I'm concerned, he did...Tags: Sports, Auto Racing, NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, Horse and Harness Racing
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Khaled Hosseini on "And the Mountains Echoed"
Khaled Hosseini stormed the best-seller lists with his debut novel, “The Kite Runner,” in 2003, following it up with the even more popular “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in 2007. Both set in the author's native country of Afghanistan,...
Tags: Feminism, Newspaper and Magazine, Arts and Culture, Kabul (Afghanistan), Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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At 85, Polio Survivor Joins Rotary To Help Fight Disease
The Hartford CourantPolly Hincks was 85 years old when she decided to join the local Rotary Club. Now 86, the polio survivor was eating dinner at The McAuley retirement community last fall when she met a few members of Rotary International. She learned that the...Tags: Pakistan, Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses, Rotary International, Human Interest
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End of smallpox
Although polio has been reduced to its lowest level in history, three countries still have polio transmission — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year 223 polio cases were reported. So far in 2013 there have been 19 cases, according to the...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Rotary International, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Government, Smallpox
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READER SUBMITTED: "Crestmont" At The Cromwell Belden Public Library
CromwellThe Cromwell Belden Public Library will present an author talk and book signing featuring Holly Weiss, author of "Crestmont," on Wednesday Mary 22, at 6:30 p.m. (Note: this program was postponed from its original date of March 7 due to bad weather.)...Tags: Book, Arts and Culture, Authors, Literature, Libraries
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Rodney R Millar
On a beautiful May 3rd of 2013, while surrounded by family, Rodney Robert Millar did succumb to heart disease after a long and courageous battle. The son of Fred and Gladys (Jones) Millar, Rodney was born in Martin, SD on June 19, 1940. One of the...
Tags: Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Heart Disease, Christianity
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LETTER: Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Letter writer William Lynch [May 11, "Back to the 1950s"] said it is some things that we have done since the 1950s that have gotten us into our current mess. Rather, the mess was created by what was done in the 1950s. When the Eisenhower administration...
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