Absence of Ebola testing shocks Kiwi
"They had this sign that said 'If you have been in any of these countries – Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia or Nigeria – come to the Customs desk and let us know.' "So I went there, handed over my passport and said 'Look, I've been in Liberia', and the …
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Alice McDermott on the National Book Festival before 9/11, its exit from the Mall
A member of the Secret Service, clipboard in hand, frowned at us, saying there was a discrepancy in her information. Nervously, my mother began to explain how her own mother died shortly after she was born, and how her father, with a new baby and a …
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Initiative Works to Decrease Dropout Rate for Hispanic HS Students
"Just shows really how much we do need programs like the passport to education to help us overcome that achievement gap,” said Anne Holton, the Virginia Secretary of Education. Both locally and nationwide, Hispanics have higher high school dropout …
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Ransdell: WKU must protect, keep students
He also announced the university has received official notice of authorization of an on-campus U.S. Passport Office, which will be housed in the renovated Dero Downing Student Union. The university's connection to China, through the Confucius Institute …
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