Edward N. Brandt Jr., a Leader on AIDS, Dies at 74 (New York Times)
Dr. Brandt oversaw the nation?s initial response to AIDS as the top-ranking doctor in the government in the early 1980s.
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DHS reclaims title as highest scoring school: District’s academic performance up, but racial achievement gap remains (The Davis Enterprise)
Published Aug 31, 2007 - 16:36:17 CDT. Students in Davis, Woodland and Winters posted generally modest gains in the 2007 Growth Academic Performance Index, released today by the California Department of Education.
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Accolades & More (Charleston Regional Business Journal)
The Junior League of Charleston Inc. has elected its 2007-2008 board of directors: Tracy Blanchard, president; Holland Williams, president-elect; Greer Polansky, community vice president; Anne Walpole, membership vice president; Sarah Corley, fundraising vice president; Lisa Craig, marketing vice president; Kristy Lewis, treasurer; Sandra Drolshagen, assistant treasurer; Lise Ibsen, recording …
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Stanley introduces new president (Muscatine Journal)
MUSCATINE, Iowa — As Gayle Roberts completed her engineering degree at Iowa State University, she knew she wanted a career that involved travel and adventure, but she didn’t expect to find it in her home state of Iowa.
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