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Middletown church welcomes new pastor

Holy Family Catholic Community in Middletown will play host to a changing of the guard of sorts on Saturday, when Monsignor Robert J. Jaskot is installed as its new pastor during 5 p.m. Mass.

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Should bullfighting be banned?

Catalonia has voted to outlaw the traditional sport. What will this mean?

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Letters to the Editor

The late Gilles Bridier himself sold to me my first pair of Nantucket "reds" in July of 1992. They were size 38 waist, and I was only a few pounds heavier then my Holy Cross soccer days in the mid-eighties.

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Calendar

Submissions for the Community Calendar are required 10 days preceding the date of publication. Send to: Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495 or e-mailed to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com.

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Bradley Burston: Real Men Don't Talk Mideast Peace

A number of Jews and Palestinians are going to make sure a shared Holy Land doesn't happen. Much of it has to do with the need to prove oneself a man, even at the price of thinking like a 12-year-old.

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Seton Shrine crab feast returns to Emmitsburg this weekend

After a two-year hiatus , the crab feast at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton will return to Emmitsburg this Saturday.

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Totally Terrifying but Surprisingly Straightforward: FasterSkier Takes Up Ski Jumping

Readying myself for my first-ever ski jump, on the 18-meter hill in Lake Placid. Photo, Dave McCahill As I pulled into the parking lot in Lake Placid at 8:30 on a Saturday morning, two hours before the launch of my ski jumping career, I was feeling an appropriate amount of trepidation. Not none, but not a [...]

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Frederick students receive Gifts for Education grants

In the 2009-10 school year, nine Frederick County schools received funds from The Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) Gifts for Education Fund. The fund stems from The Community Foundation of Frederick County.

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Area Muslims: We're celebrating end of Ramadan, not 9/11

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim year, is dedicated to fasting.

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Attractions: Week of Sept. 9

Area attractions run on a rotating basis as space allows.

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