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The Montgomery Bus Boycott and My Father

... life. I got my haircuts at Maxwell Air Force Base from a black barber with unsteady hands named Raymond Parks — a negro for polite white Montgomery society, a “n-” for most of the whites, and a darky for those who might say one and think the other. Raymond’s wife Rosa was a seamstress I had never head of until she was arrested. She had refused to comply with a city segregation...

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Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class Announced!

... Flock, Bill France Jr., Bill France Sr., Rick Hendrick, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, Bud Moore, Raymond Parks, Benny Parsons, David Pearson, Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Fireball Roberts, Herb Thomas, Curtis Turner, Darrell Waltrip, Joe Weatherly, Glen Wood and Cale Yarborough. The NASCAR Hall of Fame broke ground in Charlotte on Jan. 25, 2007 and will open May 11, 2010. The facility...

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Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class announced

... Flock, Bill France Jr., Bill France Sr., Rick Hendrick, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, Bud Moore, Raymond Parks, Benny Parsons, David Pearson, Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Fireball Roberts, Herb Thomas, Curtis Turner, Darrell Waltrip, Joe Weatherly, Glen Wood and Cale Yarborough. The NASCAR Hall of Fame broke ground in Charlotte on Jan. 25, 2007 and will open May 11, 2010. The facility...

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BPS in the News: Can street layouts affect residents’ health?

POSTED: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 04:21 PM PTBY: Mark White, president of the Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association, sits in Raymond Park near his house. The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability believes a lack of sidewalks and bike paths may be contributing to poor health of neighborhood residents.Sometimes, a neighborhood’s street layout can be harmful to public health.At...

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Article: Can street layouts affect residents' health? Planning & street connectivity. DJC, Oct. 12, 09 (NA's in the news)

POSTED: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 04:21 PM PTBY: Mark White, president of the Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association, sits in Raymond Park near his house. The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability believes a lack of sidewalks and bike paths may be contributing to poor health of neighborhood residents.Sometimes, a neighborhood’s street layout can be harmful to public health.At...

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Warren Twp., Noblesville schools win publishers' award

Two Central Indiana schools have received national awards from two publishers for innovative approaches to motivating student achievement.Raymond Park Middle School in Warren Township and Stony Creek Elementary School in Noblesville are two of three U.S. schools receiving Teachers and Media Specialists Influencing Student Achievement awards from education publisher Gale of Farmington...

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Warren Twp., Noblesville schools win publishers' award

Two Central Indiana schools have received national awards from two publishers for innovative approaches to motivating student achievement.Raymond Park Middle School in Warren Township and Stony Creek Elementary School in Noblesville are two of three U.S. schools receiving Teachers and Media Specialists Influencing Student Achievement awards from education publisher Gale of Farmington...