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Thomas Reid and Matthew Ostrow were sitting in the same classroom when they heard they were the Sharon High School Class of 2012's top two students.

Editor's Note: Solon High School handles commencement speaking different than most schools.

Like the newspaper this column appears in each week, my mission is to keep a laser-like focus on local happenings.

Mayor Vincent Gray hinted at a possible solution to the ongoing Georgetown University Campus Plan negotiations during the Citizens Association of Georgetown annual meeting Wednesday.

The Office of the Attorney General has returned a proposed superintendent's contract to the Department of Education, citing at least four sections that conflict with local law.

Three Rivers Arts Festival curator encourages visitors to become part of the dialogue Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre goes to the canvas with 'The Pitmen Painters" Westmoreland Museum Biennial showcases 101 local artists Ballerina Allison DeBona on pointe for reality show Theater reviews: Broadway Newsies,' 'Ghost' memorable, but not for plot ... (more)

By Ralph Nader The rule of law is rapidly breaking down at the top levels of our government.

Via Colori workshop to be held Friday FREDERICKSBURG - Via ColoriFredericksburg is pleased to announce the selection of Michael William Kirby to be its featured artist for this year's event.

Unethical. Un-American. Utterly incomprehensible. These are just a few of the descriptors that first pop into mind when I think of the war currently being waged against women here in the United States.

The president had been trying to honor a famous Pole, awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Karski, a resistance fighter who sneaked behind enemy lines to bear witness to the atrocities being committed against Jews.

I happened to leave the country on the day that President Obama made his historical statement that he was in favor of same-sex marriage.

For us gamers on a budget, there's nothing quite like scoring an older game that just hits the spot.

President Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to author Toni Morrisson during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

According to a recent survey by financial services firm Edward Jones, 62 percent of Americans do not know what a 529 plan is.

Mark Daniel Harper of Lewes received his master's degree from Georgetown University during a May 18 ceremony in Washington, D.C. Harper is a 2006 graduate of Cape Henlopen High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Delaware.

St. Ignatius Loyola was clear from the beginning that a Jesuit education would involve more than texts and classrooms, teaching that students should "absorb along with their letters the morals worthy of a Christian." Thus, the motto of the Society of Jesus can be found in gilded letters across the front of Georgetown University's famous Gaston ... (more)

The Presidential Medal of Freedom will be awarded Tuesday to 13 worthy Americans, three of them posthumously.

Those looking for evidence of the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan may need search no further than their next plate of sushi, Stanford University researchers report.

For 50 years, the 1789 restaurant has been presenting fine food to its Georgetown neighborhood.

The graduates of Sonoma Valley High School's class of 2012 are on the cusp of beginning the rest of their lives, taking their first steps towards college, work or travel in the coming years.