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UMMBC wants to ease pain of divorce
When Spring Hope native Andre Crawley and his wife divorced in 2010 after two decades of marriage, he was bombarded with a host of emotions. The longtime Wells Fargo employee said there were few
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Seniors praise their fitness hero
Participants in Winston Lake Family YMCA’s popular Silver Sneakers program broke bread together May 14 for the First Annual Robert Edwards Silver Sneakers Luncheon. Edwards is a longtime Winston Lake employee and an instructor
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Wake Forest grads ready to conquer the world
“PBS NewsHour” Senior Correspondent Gwendolyn Ifill urged more than 1,700 Wake Forest University graduates Monday to identify their passions and commit to using their unique talents and gifts to improve their communities and the
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Saluting Women
YWCA honors local heroines The YWCA of Winston-Salem honored seven of the city’s leading ladies during the agency’s 2013 Women of Vision Awards on May 16. “Your leadership and work in the community makes a
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Chief finalists make their debut
City residents had their first opportunity to interact with Winston-Salem’s next police chief on May 21, during a public forum with the three finalists for the position at City Hall. Kerr Putney, deputy chief
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Tomorrow’s doctors hear from Angelou
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Chapter of the Student National Medical Association honored some of its rising stars Sunday evening. The 19th Annual SNMA Medical Excellence Banquet attracted a crowd to the
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Professor’s story proof that all is possible
Dr. Nkrumah Lewis, a Winston-Salem State University professor and author of “Becoming a Butterfly: From Prison to Ph.D.,” shared lessons from the School of Hard Knocks and the wisdom of an unconventionally broad spectrum
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End of Long Road for Eure
WFU professor/leader retiring after nearly 40 years Dr. Herman Eure shattered the glass ceiling at Wake Forest University 39 years ago. The then-27 year old made school history in 1974 when he became the school’s
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HAWS readies for changes
Feds may implement time limits for public housing residents High Point native Tiffaney Jackson has seen her share of struggles. The Sunrise Towers resident lost her mother and her fiancé in the span of
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Students will spend part of summer in Haiti
UNC School of the Arts music majors Rachel Norris, Sean Mulligan and Daniel Simms are preparing for an unforgettable start for the summer. The three seniors and seven other students from the UNCSA high
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