Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:29 pm
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NSPA Pacemaker Winner (2004-06), Marylander Award Winner (2007-09)
Blair's crew team participated in America's largest regatta for the first time this past weekend on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
Crew rows at Philadelphia Regatta
Last Thursday and Friday, Blair's crew team competed in the largest American high school regatta of the year, on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Although any team with U.S. Rowing membership can participate, this was the first time the Blair entered. Girls Junior 4+ placed 31st out of 61 teams, Girls Senior 8+ finished 21st out of 36 teams and Boys Senior 4+ beat nine other teams.
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Juniors start yoga club to relieve stress
On May 11, Blair's new yoga club had its first introductory meeting. Junior Elizabeth Liu, the club's president, with the help of the vice president, Elena Polozova, and officers Charmi Patel, Carol Shou and Thomas McHale put the club in motion.
Holy Cross opens new facility
On April 30, Holy Cross Hospital opened a new medical center in Aspen Hill, Md. The new facility is one of three primary care health centers owned by Holy Cross; the other two facilities are located in Silver Spring and Gaithersburg. According to Holy Cross Hospital CEO and President Kevin Sexton, the company wanted to provide an affordable and easy health care option for uninsured county residents in need of medical care.
National »
National News Roundup for Dec 10. – Dec. 17
The Dec. 18 A&M press conference, NBA trades, last U.S. soldiers moved out of Iraq, Senate's extension on the payroll tax cut.
National News Roundup for Nov. 22 – Dec. 6
On Black Friday, a Southern California woman pepper-sprayed fellow shoppers at a Wal-Mart in order to secure a half-price Xbox. There were 20 or so alleged victims in the incident.
International »
International News Roundup for March 5 – March 24
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales of the U.S. Army allegedly killed 17 civilians in a shooting rampage near his military post in southern Afghanistan. As of March 22, the charges against Bales include 17 counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder, along with dereliction of duty and other breaches of army law.
International News Roundup for Jan. 8 – Jan. 22
Four of the suspected conspirators involved in the Megaupload.com charges were arrested in New Zealand. A cruise ship, The Concordia, crashed into a reef on the small Tuscan island, Giglio. The European Union will ban the import of Iranian crude oil and prohibit forms of trade. Standard & Poor downgraded European governments and stripped the bailout fund of its AAA status.
News Blogs »
'Merica, the beautiful
On May 8, we became less of a country as North Carolina passed a constitutional ban on gay marriage. Instead of America, we should drop the "A" and call ourselves "'Merica," a crude and tacky denomination of our country that better reflects dogmatic beliefs getting more weight than public opinion. With North Carolina's amendment, we give one more reason why European nations such as France, Portugal and Sweden think we're dumb.
Coming back to bite
Everyone has moments of their lives that they are not proud of. For Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, some of those moments are coming back to haunt him on the campaign trail.
EMS fee not worth the money
When people already have to pay for rising medical bills and ridiculous amounts of medication, adding another fee for emergency services would seem to be excessive. However, on April 17, the Montgomery County Council reintroduced executive Isiah Leggett's proposed legislation to establish an ambulance fee. He asked the Council to reconsider the fee because of state actions that have intruded on Council taxing authority and a possibility of a shift in half of teacher pension costs.