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Knee Deep In Knowledge
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Knee Deep In Knowledge

A newspaper article about a classroom water-quality monitoring program inspired honors biology teacher Connie Gannon to literally send her Waterford Mott High School students “up a creek” in Waterford, Mich.

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Make Integrity A Mainstay
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Make Integrity A Mainstay

“Now I have come to the crossroads in my life. I always knew what the right path was. Without exception, I knew. But I never took it. You know why? It was too damn hard. Now here's Charlie. He's come to the

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Coordinate Efforts
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Coordinate Efforts

During a recent visit to Beaufort, S.C., my wife and I discovered the Naval Heritage Park in adjacent Port Royal. The amenity that first attracted us was a huge skate park, open on all sides with a metal roof.

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Blending With The Neighborhood
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Blending With The Neighborhood

Sometimes, the biggest concern is not keeping up with the neighbors--it's keeping a profile so low they barely know you're there. When Verde Design Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., began designing a new softball stadium for Foothill College,

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Forging Friendships
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Forging Friendships

Grateful for all of the friendships she forged while playing sports, Leslie Brinson is intent on making sure youngsters who participate in programs at the city of Bloomington’s (Ind.) Parks & Recreation Department

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A Jurassic Discovery
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A Jurassic Discovery

Laurel, Maryland, is a diverse bedroom community located between Washington D.C. and Baltimore. It is in a transitional zone between the coastal plain to the east and the piedmont to the west. Laurel sits upon a

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Community Park Investments
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Community Park Investments

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, an “indicator species” is defined as one “whose presence, absence, or relative well-being in a given environment is indicative of the health of its ecosystem as a

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This-N-That

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The Art Of Exercise
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The Art Of Exercise

While most parks are designed to meet the needs of young children, the developers of Chattanooga's Main Terrain collaborated with fitness enthusiasts to create a space that would inspire adults to eng

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ТA Park Runs Through ItУ

Our workload has increased a bit here at PRB lately, so to clear my head, I grabbed my lunch and headed uptown to Reagan Park for a short lunchtime stroll through the greening landscape that is

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