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Benton earns Yankee Quill Award

Posted in Opinion pages, Politics, Uncategorized on Aug 11th, 2008 No Comments »

It’s a challenging time to be in the news business, so it’s always nice to see someone get the recognition they deserve. This item will be in tomorrow’s paper:

Salem News Editorial Page Editor Nelson Benton has been honored with a Yankee Quill Award for his contributions to the betterment of journalism in the region.

The award is presented annually by the Academy of New England Journalists through the auspices of the New England Society of Newspaper … continued »

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Marblehead’s Olympic dreams

Posted in Sports, Blogs, Marblehead on Aug 6th, 2008 No Comments »

The Beijing Olympics open Friday and Marblehead native Shalane Flanagan will be competing the 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs.

While The Salem News can’t be there in person, Flanagan has generously agreed to give our readers a first-hand account of her experiences in her blog, Olympic Dreams.

Flanagan, who also competed in the 2004 Athens games, is the American record holder in the 3,000 (8:33.25), 5,000 (14:44.80) and 10,000 (30:34.49) meter races. She’s also an excellent … continued »

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