Strawbery Banke Museum Seacoast Trusts Its Future
Strawbery Banke Museum defends its scholarship and nonprofit status while highlighting grants, a major donor gift, and the Vivian Hawes ceramics estate. Trustees pledge support for a master plan and ongoing programs as they affirm financial health, building care, and community value.
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Strawbery Banke Museum
Sunday
New York Times
Strawbery Banke
Vivian Hawes
Strawberybanke.org
Seacoast
Portsmouth
Support for Cross Roads House Helps Eager-to-Learn Boys
A donor note highlights Cross Roads House tutoring for Steven and his siblings. Volunteers provided one on one help from 3 to 6 pm, aiding Steven to identify letters and write his name and address. The piece emphasizes family hardship, growth in literacy, and a call for continued spring support.
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Cross Roads
Steven
Cross Roads House
SEC probes ex Halliburton accounting irregularities
The SEC opens an inquiry into Halliburton formerly led by Dick Cheney for aggressive accounting practices. Reports say $100 million in revenue was counted before receipt and links to Arthur Andersen. Ex-executives of Dresser Industries claim the merger masked losses. Cheney’s tenure saw massive job cuts and rising asbestos liability. Halliburton faced declines in stock value, bankruptcy rumors, and Congress pressure on liability limits. The piece cites past Iraq sales and government contracts under Cheney and corporate welfare loans. Molly Ivins cited as columnist.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Halliburton
Dick Cheney
Whitewater
Cheney-Halliburton
SEC
Arthur Andersen
The
New York Times
Dresser Industries
Dresser
Cheney
Center For Public Integrity
United States
Iraq
U.S. Export-Import Bank
Overseas Private Investment Corp
Brown & Root
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
Enron
George W
Kennedy
Johnson
Oval Office
Pope
Rome
John
Vatican
Lyndon
Graduation humor from Dave Barry echoes 2002 class
A Miami Herald humor column pokes fun at the Class of 2002 commencement crowd. It riffs on long ceremonies, odd student names, and audience boredom while offering playful advice and light social commentary about graduates paying back tuition and choosing life paths.
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North America
Konrad A. Klamsucker Jr
Vorbanna Freepitude
Konrad
John Belushi
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George R. Friese
Jeffrey Gilbert
Daniel L. Galiano
Irving Gutin
Patricia L. Heard
Chester E. Homer III
Jean M. Kane
Peter J. Loughlin
David J. Prend
Sumner Winebaum
Molly Ivins
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Dave Barry
Miami Herald
Dave
West Point
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