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Heartbreaking, heartwarming
There's a railcar full of paper clips in a small town in Tennessee. The railcar was used to transport Jews to Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps.
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Ontario, CA
Oxford County students will receive a chance this week to learn about intolerance through the eyes of students trying to understand the Holocaust.
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S.F. artist presents mezuzah to 'Paper Clips' school
Perhaps it was standing inside the Holocaust-era railcar filled with 11 million paper clips, each one symbolic of every Holocaust victim, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Or maybe it was affixing her 'Hope' mezuzah ...
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Craft Artists Of Southern Tennessee Present 12th Annual Holiday Studio Tour
Light refreshments will be available at many locations and visitors are encouraged to sample the menu at Shenanigan's, a favorite gathering place for residents, students and faculty, and visitors to the area.
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3 school buses have separate minor crashes
Authorities in southeast Tennessee are looking for a pickup truck after a crash that injured four schoolchildren and a school bus driver.
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THP Seeks Truck Possibly Involved in School Bus Crash
Tennessee Highway Patrol Investigators are looking for the driver of a small pick-up truck who may have been in the area of a school bus crash that happened Wednesday afternoon in Marion County.
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4 students injured in East Tenn. bus crash
Officials in East Tennessee say a school bus crash has injured at least four students.
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London Jewish Film Festival coming to Woodstock
The London Jewish Film Festivala s educational outreach program is expanding beyond London for the first time.
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Liquor Was Big Winner in Election
Seven area cities or counties had alcohol questions on the ballot yesterday... and in virtually every case, alcohol won.
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Tokens recall Jewish lives lost
It began 10 years ago in a small town in Tennessee. Schoolchildren studying the Holocaust learned that Norwegian Jews had worn a paper clip in their lapel as a silent protest against the Nazis.
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Sports: Brainerd Ends Season with Win Over Central
Submitted by Rick Nyman on October 30, 2008 - 11:37pm. Sports Touchdown Friday Night Brainerd got two punt returns from Anthony Broom for a touchdown to edge Central 13-6 in their regular season finale.
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Tennessee: Whitwell nears dedication
When principal Linda Hooper walks the hallways of Whitwell Middle School this year she doesn't see water-stained ceiling tiles, puddles in the floor and a wistful wish list.
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TBI investigates Whitwell Elementary PTO president
WHITWELL, Tenn. a ' The TBI is investigating the president of the parent-teacher organization at Whitwell Elementary School in connection with the disappearance of up to $15,000 in fundraiser money, school ...
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South Pittsburg Academy Football Wins 27th Straight Game
South Pittsburg has now won 27 straight games and is currently on a 36 game regular season winning streak.
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Tennessee: At 50, food supplier sees industry changes
Staff Photo by Gillian Bolsover Forklift driver Sam Dean works in the freezer room of Tennessee Hotel Supply food distributors Thursday.
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Jewish Congregation Hosts Holocaust Event
Oct. 6--One paper clip at a time. That's how a small Tennessee school project sparked lessons in tolerance that continue to inspire.
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Family films
It's easy to sit back and criticize the do-good efforts of others as futile or shallow or calculated publicity stunts.
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Millions of paper clips, one profound message
About a decade ago, a middle school in Tennessee launched a project to teach students about the Holocaust The children learned the Nazis killed six million Jewish people.
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Sharing lessons
On a visit to Berea College, Linda Hooper, the Whitwell, Tenn., middle school principal who gained international recognition after her students collected millions of paper clips to symbolize the victims of Nazi ...
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Prep Football Picks: Week Three
Boyd-Buchanan will host the Golden Eagles of Grace. This is the second meeting of these two teams.
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