My Parents (ages 72 and 78) Learn a Polka Step from my iPad

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President Obama writes sick note for 11-year-old Minnesota boy

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Stage Right’s Alice in Wonderland

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Is Bilderberg a conference on world affairs or a powerful global cabal? Depends on who you ask. – The Washington Post

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Redshirt (fan video for Jonathan Coulton song)

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The Pulse: Seton Hill’s iPad Experiment

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Youngest-ever National Spelling Bee competitor says fatigue, stress led to misspelling onstage

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National Headline Contest 2011

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Reading in the Morning

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Updated Journalism Handouts

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