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Local Planned Parenthood Staff and Patients React With Dismay to Komen Foundaton Decision

January 31st, 2012
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Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood President/CEO Patricia McGeown today expressed her agency's alarm and disappointment in response to the national announcement that the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation will stop funding breast cancer preventio...

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DNA Bill Alone Will Not Prevent Wrongful Convictions, Says State Bar President Vincent E. Doyle III

January 31st, 2012
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New York State Bar Association President Vincent E. Doyle III issued the following statement after Senate passage of a DNA bill sponsored by Senate Codes Committee Chair Stephen Saland. The bill expands the collection of DNA to include all individ...

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Three Companies Recognized with Prestigious Pro Patria Awards

January 31st, 2012
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The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Illinois Committee honored Southwest Airlines, Eaton Corp. and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service with Pro Patria awards during ESGR's annual banquet Friday at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield.

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Vocal ensemble Psalom will lead the psalms in chapel and perform an evening concert on Wed., Feb. 8.

January 31st, 2012
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Psalom, a five-voice Russian and American a cappella vocal ensemble, will be at Geneva College on Wednesday, February 8. The group will lead the psalm singing in chapel in Metheny Fieldhouse at 10:15 a.m., and then perform a concert in John White ...

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SUNY Cortland Remembers Longtime Employee with Rock Concert

January 31st, 2012
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SUNY Cortland will rock to a national recording act on Saturday, Feb. 4, while raising funds for a new scholarship honoring the memory of Michael C. Holland, a longtime staff member who was beloved by students.

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Comedian Ronnie Jordan Heads to SUNY Cortland

January 31st, 2012
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Up-and-coming comedian Ronnie Jordan will perform at SUNY Cortland on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

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Digital Literacy Day Announcement

January 31st, 2012
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February 1, 2012 will mark the first celebration of Digital Learning Day, a nationwide acknowledgement of the important role technology plays in building the skills necessary for people of all ages to succeed in school, a career, and life. Thirty-...

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New Manager Named at Olana State Historic Site

January 31st, 2012
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New York State Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey today announced that Kimberly L. Flook has been named manager of the Olana State Historic Site in the Hudson Valley. Currently the manager of Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, Flook has been wit...

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NYISO Offers Market Training Opportunities

January 31st, 2012
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The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) will offer two opportunities in March for individuals to learn more about New York's competitive wholesale electricity markets and power system operations.

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Schenectady County Library Public Event

January 31st, 2012
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The Friends of Schenectady County Public Library will offer a new series of Books Sandwiched In programs at the Central Library, 99 Clinton Street in Schenectady. On Feb. 6 Bertrand Fay will discuss The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Steph...

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