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Entries from February 2009

Beltway Sports Report

February 12th, 2009 · No Comments

By Mark Gray, Host SportsGroove Radio Program
Beltway Sports Report

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Tags: Sports

Making Healthier Schools for Our Children

February 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments

 
 
By Michael Walton, Myvoicedc Health & Fitness Contributor
 
 
Hola!  Today we will address the final subject matter of the five part series on giving healthy tips and guidelines to parents for your children to follow.  We will conclude by addressing how your child is eating while at school and how to become involved with making that [...]

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Tags: Health - Fitness · Misc.

Michelle Obama in Vogue Magazine

February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

 

Michelle Obama in Vogue Magazine. Portraits by Annie Leibovitz
NEW YORK - It’s official: Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.
Every first lady since Lou Hoover — save Bess Truman — has been photographed for the high-fashion magazine. Mrs. Obama appears wearing a magenta [...]

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Tags: Lifestyle · News

Desperate for Help, Many Turn to the Web

February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

By MyFox National
LOS ANGELES - In these tough economic times, many are turning to the Internet for help. 
People who have lost their homes and/or jobs and are in need of economic stability are placing ads on Web sites such as Craigslist as a last resort.
Craigslist has gained the reputation as a barometer for the economy. [...]

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Tags: News

WKYS Takes Brown Dilemma to Listeners

February 12th, 2009 · No Comments

LANHAM, Md. - Endorsements are being dropped and radio stations have stopped playing his music, and 19-year-old singer Chris Brown is running into career-changing problems because of allegations he physically assaulted his 20-year-old girlfriend, Rihanna.
Both singers were absent from the Grammy’s after reports he punched her in the face.
WKYS-FM in Lanham, Maryland is waging an [...]

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Tags: Entertainment - Gossip

Body Dragged 20 Miles On NYC Highways

February 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Traffic moves through the the intersection of 108th Street and 51st Avenue in the Queens section of New York, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, hours after an unidentified man was struck by a car at this intersection, then dragged by another vehicle.
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK - A van traveled for nearly an hour [...]

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Tags: News

Economic Stimulus Package On Track

February 12th, 2009 · No Comments

WASHINGTON - The big economic stimulus package agreed to by House and Senate negotiators is on track for final action with a House vote possible Thursday or Friday.
The agreement on tax cuts and spending that started out at more than $800 billion has been pared to $789 billion.
President Barack Obama, who has campaigned energetically for [...]

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Tags: News · Politics

VA Senate Passes Smoking Limit Bill

February 11th, 2009 · No Comments

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The suggestion came from a third-grade boy: why not make it illegal to smoke in the car with a child?
The question appealed to Sen. Ralph Northam, a Norfolk pediatric neurologist who was describing the democratic process to elementary school students.
On Tuesday, the Senate passed Northam’s bill that would fine smokers $100 [...]

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Tags: News

Series of Hate Crimes in Charles County

February 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments

LA PLATA, Md. (AP) — The Charles County Sheriff’s office is investigating a series of hate crimes in the La Plata area, including racial slurs that were spray-painted on a church.
Sheriff’s officers were notified Tuesday of the slurs on the church. They also discovered racially offensive graffiti on classroom trailers at a nearby elementary school [...]

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Local Child Suffers Salmonella Infection

February 11th, 2009 · No Comments

As part of their Christmas vacation, Justin and Jennifer Krieger took their children David and Alexandra to Colorado.
“We were so excited. This was our first family ski trip; David was finally old enough to go to ski school,” says Jennifer. But moments after they arrived, Jennifer says David got sick.
“After getting him signed up, he [...]

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Tags: Health - Fitness