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Essay: Lessons of March Madness Go Beyond Winning

March Madness officially begins Sunday with the announcement of the selection of the 68 teams appearing in this year's NCAA basketball tournament. Even more important to those with office pools, the bracket pairings will also be revealed. High school tournaments already are in full swing across the nation. So cheers to...

17-Year-Old Rescues Neighbor From Burning Home

A woman who ran into a burning home is alive today thanks to a neighborhood teenager who risked his life. Seventeen-year-old Brendan Jenness of Lexington, Mass., had just come home Thursday evening when he saw the smoke from his neighbor's house. The son of a local fire captain, Jenness' first instinct was to help. "I...

What's Behind the Recent Backlash Against Islam?

(Aug. 9) -- What began with the right-wing political campaign against the "Ground Zero Mosque," an Islamic community center that is neither a mosque nor located at ground zero, has now become a national phenomenon. Crowds of protesters, sometimes aligned with the conservative Tea Party movement, are now rallying against...

US Archivist Preps for July 4 on 'Real' Independence Day

WASHINGTON (July 2) -- David Ferriero stands inside a chilly vault deep within the National Archives building here and looks on as an archivist reads from an original resolution passed 234 years ago today by the Continental Congress: Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent...

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06/02/12 Gov. Beshear Announces Xact Communications to Locate... Source: TMCnet The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development issued the following news release: Governor Steve Beshear today announced Xact Communications will establish its U.S. and international headquarters in Lexington, creating 20 new, full-time jobs and investing $1.57 million in the Commonwealth.
06/02/12 JADEN DANIELLE ISRAEL Source: The Dispatch - Lexington NC
JADEN DANIELLE ISRAEL turned 5 years old, June 1.
06/01/12 Police locate wanted man in Lexington Source: ABC - WCPO 9 - Cincinnati OH A Middletown man is behind bars in Lexington after being arrested Thursday for a crime he committed in Middletown in early March.
06/01/12 Allen continues âSend a Message' tour in Lexington Source: Augusta Free Press - Waynesboro VA Today, George Allen brought his newly-launched "Send a Message" tour to Lexington and Bedford as part of a series of events urging Virginians to send a strong message to President Obama, Tim Kaine and their Washington allies by supporting Allen on June 12.
06/01/12 Town of Lexington Farmers Market supports local vendors Source: FOX - WACH FOX 57 - Columbia SC LEXINGTON, SC (WACH) - The Town of Lexington will again host a farmers market every Saturday throughout the summer and into the fall.