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Associated Press Roy Vandiver visits with his "new B. F. F.,'' Shannon Marie Giddens, as they and other candidates for Mercer University degrees wait for commencement exercises to begin, in Macon, Ga,. At 73, Vandiver is the third oldest grad in the school's history. He was looking forward to receiving his Bachelor of Science in Medicine.
Mercer graduate completes degree 59 years later
MACON, Ga. — Don’t ever tell Roy Vandiver, 76, he doesn’t finish what he started. Vandiver began taking classes toward his undergraduate degree at Mercer University in 1953. He completed that jo...
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Associated Press A sign for MenuMates reading glasses sits at Salerno's Restaurant on May 10 in Eldersburg, Md. Katzen Eye Group, a private eye care practice in Maryland, has begun providing restaurants with MenuMates, a set of reading glasses in several common strengths for the use of diners who have forgotten their reading glasses. The program made its Carroll County, Md., debut at Salerno's, where the glasses are available for customers.
Maryland restaurant offers menu-reading glasses
ELDERSBURG, Md. — During more than a decade as a server at Salerno’s Restaurant, Kelly Deegan has scooped up all kinds of personal possessions accidentally left behind. Pocket books, paperback b...
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Associated Press Dominic Papia, a guide at Mammoth Cave National Park, chats with a group of visitors before leading them on a nature walk on May 4 in Cave City. Papia and his fellow tour guides are expected to know a wealth of information about the national park from biology to geology, and even history.
Mammoth Cave guides become specialists in park history, biology
CAVE CITY — It’s 1:30 p.m. and Dominic Papia makes an announcement from the visitor center at Mammoth Cave National Park urging those who are planning to take the 1:45 p.m. nature walk to meet behi...
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REBECCA FELDHAUS | The Sun
Sparkling memories
In a time when hand-held devices are the apple of many a teenager’s eye, Su Festen hopes to connect families over something much simpler. Festen, owner of the Hitching Post & Old Country Store i...
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Associated Press Hazel Decker-Smith wears a pacifier with a felt mustache attached to it in Denver. "It was so funny and so easy to make," says mother Jessica Decker-Smith. "It really brings a snicker to your face."
Crafters embrace the mustache
Here’s what passes for funny in the crafting world: putting a big, bushy mustache on nearly anything - pillows, glassware, jewelry, even knitted coffee-cup cozies and baby pacifiers. A mustached ba...
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Associated Press A weeping larch is shown in Scarsdale, NY. Weeping trees can add a sense of tranquility to landscaping.
Why do some trees weep?
Why do some trees weep? Because they want to grow down. Instead of reaching for the sky, as most trees do, young stems of weeping trees toy only briefly with upward growth before arching gracefu...
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Associated Press Arabidopsis plants seem to "remember" when they are stressed from lack of water and respond on a molecular level to survive. The plants that weren't stressed are on the left, and the ones that had water withheld are on the right.
Researcher: Plant ‘remembers,’ adapts for survival
LUBBOCK, Texas — No one’s talking about giving intelligence tests, but researchers say they’ve shown that plants have smarts — the sort needed to help them survive dry times. Years from now the ...
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Teenager’s body spray sets off school fire alarm
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Officials say a fire alarm that went off at a Connecticut high school was activated by a student’s “overabundance” of body spray in a locker room. Firefighters were called to...
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Photo before prom leaves students wet
MILWAUKEE — You could call it a cautionary tale about what can go wrong when high school students exert too much “pier pressure.” A group of Wisconsin students was all ready for their prom, the ...
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Contributed photo Sandy Feldhaus may look sweet, but she runs a tight ship when need be. Pictured with Feldhaus is her granddaughter, Emma Spengeman, in Easter attire.
Changing the menu of Mother’s Day
Amongst brunches, bouquets and sunny afternoon picnics, the masses celebrate Mother’s Day. It’s a day to honor the women in life who have raised us, whether biological, adopted or foster mom, famil...
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