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First group of students graduates from the Gladys P. Todd Academy

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May 4, 2017 21 high schoolers earn Germanna degrees By ADELE UPHAUS–CONNER THE FREE LANCE–STAR – Matthew Small and Ashley Hodges aren’t typical Germanna Community College graduates. They haven’t even finished their senior year at James Monroe High School yet. But they are among 21 high school seniors receiving associate degrees at the college’s spring

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Germanna’s first academy cohort graduates May 5

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April 11, 2017 – At 17, Ashley Hodges is already a peacemaker. “I feel like I like to see both sides of a problem and tackle it,” said the James Monroe High School senior. “I don’t like it when there’s an elephant in the room either so usually I suggest coming together and solving the

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Risk taking key to effective leadership, UMW colloquium speaker says

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Oct 27, 2016 By CATHY JETT THE FREE LANCE–STAR – Former Ambassador Pamela E. Bridgewater experienced unexpected benefits from taking risks when posted to Pretoria, South Africa, in 1990. Bridgewater, who grew up in a segregated Fredericksburg neighborhood, said that she wondered how she’d cope there during apartheid, which wouldn’t end for four more years.

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17 Warren inmates earn college degrees

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‘I PLEDGE TO YOU THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO PAY IT FORWARD FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE’ Once a person gets an education, it can never be taken away By Sarah Thompson, Penobscot Bay Pilot WARREN — Abdi Awad is an unlikely graduate of the University of Maine at Augusta’s class of 2016. He

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Fredericksburg group hopes to attract more players with Sunshine Park clinic, summer games

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YOUTH BASEBALL CLINIC, SUMMER LEAGUE PLANNED BY AMY FLOWERS UMBLE/THE FREE LANCE-STAR While many children across the country are abandoning baseball for other activities, a Fredericksburg group hopes to attract more youth to America’s pastime. The Sunshine Baseball League will kickoff its summer sessions with a free skills clinic Sunday. “We’re going to help them

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Graduation day at Sing Sing: Dozens of prisoners earn their associate’s degree behind bars

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TWENTY-NINE INMATES GRADUATE THROUGH THE HUDSON LINK PROGRAM Reported by Dominic Carter The Sunshine Lady Foundation provides major funding for the college degree program at Sing Sing.

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Doris Buffett sponsors summer baseball league

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BY RHONDA SIMMONS Doris Buffett wants to help local youth get a running start in life. That’s why the Fredericksburg philanthropist is sponsoring the Sunshine Baseball League this summer. Registration concludes June 10 and play runs from July 5 to Aug. 31. “I love to see kids learning to do team things,” said Doris Buffett.

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President Obama Visits RU-N and Talks Criminal Justice Reform

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BY FERLANDA FOX NIXON November 2, 2015 On Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N) welcomed President Barack Obama on his latest stop on his national tour on criminal justice reform. With more than 600,000 individuals released from state and federal prisons each year, President Obama shared his sense of urgency to create a criminal

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Gladys P. Todd Academy campers get glimpse into future

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GLADYS P. TODD ACADEMY’S SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM PAVES HIGHER LEARNING PATH Posted: Saturday, July 18, 2015 12:00 am by Dawnthea Price / The Free Lance Star Germanna Community College President David A. Sam gazed out at an auditorium jam-packed with students, parents and educators. The 60 newly minted graduates of the Gladys P. Todd Academy’s

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Let Prisoners Take College Courses

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NY Times Sunday Review | OPINION By JOHN J. LENNON, APRIL 4, 2015 ATTICA, N.Y. — EVER wonder what prisoners do and talk about? Well, at the Attica Correctional Facility, we’re all tucked away in cellblocks watching TV. We watch a lot — all day, all night. Then we talk about what we’re watching. Conversation

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