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Thanksgiving travel - and delays - begin
 Nov. 19, 2018 - Whether by air, sea, or land, travelers coming and going from Thanksgiving celebrations will have plenty of company. About 54.3 million Americans are projected to travel 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). That projection is a 4.8 percent increase over last year.  Word of the Dayfrayed: adjective;tense, stressed to the point of breaking down, Find it in blue in today's top story!Writing Practice
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Extra! Extra! Feature Article Douglas Brinkley to students: Lead a dignified lifeSept. 21, 2018 - Douglas Brinkley eloquently delivered the Keynote Address at last Friday's Student News Net Symposium. Read More
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Douglas Brinkley, author of Rosa Parks: A Life, speaks at the Student News Net Symposium on Sept. 14, 2018.. Weekly VOCABWeek of November 19 ghastly: adjective; awful, horrible;It's go time for ghastly, ghostly, ghoulish, garrulous goblins gubernatorial: adjective; related to a governor of a state; It's Midterm Day at the School of Politics rugged: adjective; difficult to traverse, rocky, mountainous; Death toll rises from Camp Fire topical: adjective; relevant, related to a current issue or topic; CDC releases novel about disease detectives Today In HistoryNovember 19 1863: Library of Congress: President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the close of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Honoring a request to offer a few remarks, Lincoln memorialized the Union dead and highlighted the redemptive power of their sacrifice. Placing the common soldier at the center of the struggle for equality, Lincoln reminded his listeners of the higher purpose for which blood was shed.More from Student News Net
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Studio glass art is a recent development but creating functional glass from silica sand is thousands of years old. Through this Student News Net video, tour the Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, Washington to marvel at the beauty of glass and the chemical elements! Student News Net was there in 2017. Read More: Seattle sights are simply stupendous Pink diamonds are rareSept. 3, 2013 (update: 2016) Over 90 percent of the world's pink diamonds come from The Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia. Pink Diamonds are very rare and very expensive, but all diamonds are tetrahedrons of carbon atoms.  A rush for gold ended quicklyMay 12, 2016 - The story of the short-lived Klondike Gold Rush (1896-1899) is told at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in downtown Seattle.  Glass: a hot and cool combo of art and scienceMarch 22, 2016 - Glassblowing is a red hot, totally cool combination of art and science. In The News Thanksgiving travel - and delays - beginNov. 19, 2018 - Whether by air, sea, or land, travelers coming and going from Thanksgiving celebrations will have plenty of company. About 54.3 million Americans are projected to travel 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). That projection is a 4.8 percent increase over last year.  Camp Fire claims 76 livesNov. 18, 2018 - Tragically, the death toll from the Camp Fire has risen to 76 and hundreds are still not accounted for.  Camp Fire claims 56 livesNov. 15, 2018 - A seven page list of missing persons has been issued by the Butte County Sheriff. (UPDATE: Nov. 16)  Women write history through the Vietnam Women's MemorialNov. 14, 2018 - About 300 people gathered Saturday evening for a Candlelight Ceremony at the Vietnam Women's Memorial to honor its 25th anniversary.   |
