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When My Parents Were Help to The Help

Mark Olmsted | Posted 10.10.2011

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Mark Olmsted

We had two cleaning ladies, Mary and Nancy, a pair of sisters who alternated their weekly visits. One day, Nancy came to work in tears, unable not to cry in front of my mother. "They gonna take Mary's kids away," she sobbed.

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When News Moves to Facebook

Beth Knobel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Marshall McLuhan, Facebook, Citizen Journalism, Rockville-Maryland, News, Blogging, Journalism, Media News
Beth Knobel

Today, another technological tremor is shaking the world of journalism, as the local news blog Rockville Central becomes a Facebook-only site. It may be a tiny blog, but the potential results of this experiment are humongous.

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News Outlet Abandoning Website For 'Facebook-Only'

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook-Only News Site, Rockville, Facebook News, Rockville-Maryland, Rockville Central, Rockville Central Facebook, Facebook, Maryland, Media News

The same week local news website TBD announced a massive reorganization and planned layoffs, one of the sites in its blog network Rockville Central de...

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Breakthrough Treatment Offers Hope for Lupus Patients

Essence | Essence | Posted 05.25.2011

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 For the first time in 40 years, a new medicine to treat lupus has proved effective in a large clinical trial. Find out about a drug that is show...

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