Talk of the Neighborhood: May 27, 2012

Source: Waco Tribune-Herald

* Courtney White, a graduating senior at McGregor High School, was named a National Merit Scholar by the National Merit Scholarship Corp. Courtney was awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. She will enroll in Duke University in the fall. ...
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Hometown hero: Satellite High grad earns his aviator wings

Source: Florida Today

Memorial Day leads many to reflect on those lost at war, but to the families whose loved ones died,...- 11:31 pm A 50-acre brush fire that burned near State Road 528 caused only minor damage to a barn on land off...- 11:29 pm Subtropical Storm Beryl was ...
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NH soldiers support suit seeking combat role for women

Source: The Union Leader

Two women who serve in the New Hampshire National Guard say they agree with reservists from other states who have petitioned a federal judge to lift restrictions barring women from combat. In a lawsuit filed against the ...
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Local View on Memorial Day: How we honor the people no longer with us

Source: Duluth News Tribune

Jerry Kamper and I were in the same class at St. Bernadette’s Elementary. I remember him as a kid with wiry strength and nervous energy that often got him into trouble with the Dominican nuns. They expected self- control until 3 p.m. every day. After e ...
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Robert J. Samuelson: Candidates' confidence is an ignored part of jobs debate

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

The Great Jobs Argument, which will be with us until the election, has an interesting and largely ignored subplot. It's about confidence: Which candidate will instill more of it and how much does it matter for accelerating th ...
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My Thoughts: Yard-by-yard advance took Heartbreak Ridge

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

Sixty years ago this past fall, forces of the United States Army battled soldiers of the communist governments of North Korea and China for 33 brutal and uncertain days, just north of what is known as the 38th parallel ...
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New generation of Erie veterans seeks support from fellow soldiers

Source: GoErie.com

There won't be any kicking down doors of insurgents for Jeremy Beer on Memorial Day, no deadly firefights in the blistering heat of Iraq. He'll be at a cookout, eating grilled hot dogs and burgers, and tossing back a few cold ones with some ...
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All gave some, some gave all

Source: Florida Today

Once called Decoration Day and observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while in military service. Decoration Day was established in May 1868, three years after the end of ...
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Haddam Fire assists with mock car crash at Haddam-Killingworth High School

Source: The Middletown Press

The pagers go off saying “Haddam Fire and EMS, you are responding to the area of the Haddam Killingworth High School for a car versus tree with multiple injuries reported.” Firefighters jump into trucks, EMTs ge ...
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