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Commencement speakers: Conservatives need not apply

2013-05-19 00:00:00

We have once again entered the college commencement season, which means we'll soon be reading about uplifting graduation speeches delivered by prominent Americans. Or at least by prominent liberal Americans. It's becoming increasingly apparent that...

The Week in Pictures | April 22 – April 28, 2013

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Pictures in the News | April 25, 2013

2013-04-25 10:44:38

Study up for this quiz on presidential libraries

2013-04-25 11:14:00

President George W. Bush’s presidential library, built on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, will host its invitation-only dedication Thursday. Former presidents have long donated their records and documents to libraries built to...

Architecture review: Bush presidential library is fittingly blunt

2013-04-20 07:00:00

DALLAS — What do neo-classicism and neo-conservatism have in common? That's the question at the heart of the design by New York's Robert A.M. Stern Architects for the George W. Bush presidential library, set to open to the public May 1 on the...

Wooden Floor raises the ceiling

2013-06-06 19:37:00

Itzel Guerrero can't imagine her life without the Wooden Floor. She tries to picture it sometimes, but fails. Most likely, she doesn't want to. So many experiences during her 18 years have taken root in the nonprofit's Santa Ana campus, she admits....

Lake Bluff village president steps down after 8 years

2013-05-20 12:05:00

From the day she arrived in Lake Bluff, Christine Letchinger said it felt like home, and she has found herself part of a caring and engaged community. "People in Lake Bluff are very, very proud of their town," said Letchinger, who recently stepped...

People In Business

2013-05-19 07:44:01

Health Management Associates, parent company of Sparks Health System, has named Tracy Sisco as an Associate of the Year. Sisco was selected on behalf of the company's Southern and Western Group. In December, Sparks named Sisco its Associate of the Year,...

Buck Showalter shows off laid-back Dallas style

2013-05-02 05:00:00

Few Americans are on the road more than the manager of a major league baseball team. But Buck Showalter, the Orioles' famously persevering manager, rarely stays put even in the offseason, when he's canvassing the country for new talent. After all, being...

IUSB employees urge purchase of former natatorium

2013-05-01 16:28:00

SOUTH BEND -- Some Indiana University South Bend employees are urging Chancellor Una Mae Reck to seek the purchase of the city's former natatorium, which houses IUSB's Civil Rights Heritage Center. The university currently leases the historic building at...

New Bush Library, same old Bush record

2013-04-26 09:03:00

It was inspiring to see them side by side at Southern Methodist University in Dallas: Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. For their service to this country, we are indebted to each one of them. It'...

Dubya's library opens debate about presidential record

2013-04-23 12:30:05

WASHINGTON -- The other three living former American Presidents -- Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton -- are all scheduled to show up tomorrow (Thursday) at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library at Southern Methodist...

Most recently, Feil served as chief marketing officer and corporate vice president for Walgreen Co. Previously, Feil held marketing and business leadership positions at companies that include PepsiCo, Cadbury Schweppes, Information Resources, Inc., and Sara Lee.

2012-11-05 20:02:00

Wilson spent the past six years at Weber Shandwick where she ran the West Coast corporate and crisis management practice based out of Los Angeles. She was also the global lead for the agency's digital crisis management and brand defense team.

2012-09-26 08:03:00

Former President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush embrace at the "Topping Out" Ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, October 3, 2011.

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