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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Emmadora Boutcher sits in her single occupant dorm room Dec. 7 at Machuga Heights on campus at Montclair State University in Montclair, N.J.
Solitary splendor: Colleges fill desires for single rooms
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Emmadora Boutcher of Teaneck, N.J., loves the privacy of her new single dorm room at Montclair State University. “I’m so much happier,” said Boutcher, who lived with four othe...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Trent Rivas, a developmentally disabled magician, practices The Zombie Ball, a magic trick, in the basement of his home Nov. 21 in Des Plaines, Ill.
The power of magic
CHICAGO — The trick is, as always, on us. That’s the way Trent Rivas wants it, the way all magicians do: a sleight of hand, an illusion, the belief that what you see can’t be possible. About six...
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Associated Press Chaz Ross pats one of the pups while it playfully gnaws on his sneaker Nov. 30 at the Daviess County Detention Center in Owensboro. The inmates have been caring for the puppies since the day before Thanksgiving.
Inmates raising orphaned puppies
OWENSBORO — The inmate roster in the Daviess County Detention Center’s substance abuse program got more crowded recently when the 35 inmates in the program found themselves hosting a litter of hung...
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Photo contributed In the 2003 holiday-themed romantic comedy "Love Actually," Mark expresses his feelings for Juliet, his best friend's new wife, via poster board on Christmas.
Silver bells and wedding bells for the holidays
The holidays are here, which can only mean one thing: love is in the air. Better cover your mouth. Maybe it’s the mistletoe. Maybe it’s the soft glow of Christmas lights. Maybe it’s all Bing Cro...
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Associated Press Kristin Kipp, a high school teacher at Colorado's Virtual Academy, displays her computer Dec. 5 in Golden, Colo. Kipp said she worried about connecting with students one-on-one when she switched to an online setting, but found that she got to know her students more through their steady stream of texts, emails and phone calls. Kipp said teachers need to be proactive to maintain regular communication with students to help them succeed.
Virtual schools booming as states mull warnings
DENVER — More schoolchildren than ever are taking their classes online, using technology to avoid long commutes to school, add courses they wouldn’t otherwise be able to take — and save their schoo...
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Survey reports 1 in 4 women victims of violence
ATLANTA — It’s a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends. Experts in domestic violence don’t find it too surpri...
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Student fires back at texting ban
LOS ANGELES — Ren Bishop is one of many American drivers who texts, tweets and talks on her cellphone while she’s behind the wheel — and thinks it should be up to drivers to use their discretion wh...
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Holiday plans revolve around pets
LOS ANGELES — Dexter’s social calendar this holiday season is chock-full of travel plans, party invites, new clothes, special meals and trips to see Santa Claus. Highlights for the 3-year-old co...
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Ad executive sends cards from grave
PITTSBURGH — The holiday cards from ad man Bob McCully were truly a special delivery — from beyond the grave. About 400 people recently received the macabre but humorous greetings from McCully, ...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Christmas and holiday cards are displayed on a rack for sale at Cost Plus World Market Nov. 15 in Oakland, Calif.
Has Facebook killed the holiday card?
On one side of the gold-wrapped chocolate coin in your Christmas stocking, there’s Kathleen Snider, of Alameda, Calif., who was simply stunned to get a detailed, family-update holiday letter in the...
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