Richmond Jews and Muslims Find Hungry Common Ground

Seeded on Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:29 AM EDT (The Columbus Dispatch)

Richmond area Jews and Muslims will fast together at Henrico County's Congretation Or Atid in observance of both Rosh Hashana and Ramadan. Says Or Atid Rabbi Merrill Shapiro: "Its just a way to say we share a great deal more than what divides us."

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Richmond Hospital Now Offering E.R. Waiting Time Guarantee

Seeded on Mon Mar 20, 2006 1:11 PM EST (The Columbus Dispatch)

St. Francis Medical Center opened last September, a mere six miles from another hospital. It appears that the two facilities, which are owned by different corporations, are being forced to compete in order to solicit Emergency Room "business." Sure, it should help St.

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24 gay-rights activists arrested at Liberty University

Seeded on Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:47 AM EST (The Columbus Dispatch)

Unsurprising, but still sad.

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Most Overpriced...I Mean Expensive, US Colleges.

Seeded on Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:16 PM EST (CNN)

I'm a law student at #3, and I question the sanity of any undergraduate at that particular institution. Save your money and buy yourself a black-market Harvard diploma.

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