The Senate on Monday passed the Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act to award a Congressional Gold Medal to a Black infantry regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters. The Harlem Hellfighters, the 369th Infantry Regiment, are regarded as the most celebrated African American regiment in World War I, having fought against Germany’s forces longer than […]
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Loeber’s receive July’s Yard of the Month award
Submitted by Moberly Area Chamber of Commerce | Moberly Monitor-Index Moberly’s Community Betterment’s July’s Yard of the Month Winner, Steve and Jane Loeber, were presented with the monthly award on July 1. The Loeber’s residence is at 1215 Cedar Ridge Dr and the couple was given a gift certificate and […]
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Pritzker Military Museum & Library Names Coast Guard Reserve Rear Admiral Dr. Richard W. Schneider as the Winner of the 2021 Citizen Soldier Award | News
CHICAGO, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Pritzker Military Museum & Library is proud to announce that Dr. Richard W. Schneider will be the recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library’s 2021 Citizen Soldier Award. The award will be presented when Dr. Schneider is honored at the 2021 Liberty Gala, […]
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Boston Children’s Museum Milk Bottle Receives 2021 Preservation Award | News
BOSTON, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Boston Children’s Museum has received the 2021 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award by Preservation Massachusetts for the renovation of the historic Hood Milk Bottle structure. The award recognizes preservation projects that are transformative, catalytic, embrace the community, create partnerships, and revitalize the best […]
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Lexon Breaks Company Record with 6 Wins at the Red Dot Design Award 2021
The French brand turns 30 and proves its continuous leadership in innovative product design PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 13, 2021– Lexon today announced that it has received 6 Red Dot Awards for its outstanding product design quality in multiple categories, setting a new company record for the number of awards won in […]
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Dodge Brand Wins Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Award
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Award categories are calculated among luxury, non-luxury and truck shoppers and are based on annual new-car buyer perception data The top purchase reasons for Dodge vehicles are overall exterior styling, being “fun to drive” and overall power and acceleration Challenger and Charger […]
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CNET’s 2020 Innovation Award winners made things better during a rugged year
During a pandemic year marked by mounting economic and emotional challenges, the latest advances in technology helped us stay employed, continue the education of our children, comfort loved ones, and reimagine our ideas about community. In CNET’s second annual Innovation Awards, we wanted to recognize a handful of advances that […]
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2020 National Book Award Winners: Full List
Charles Yu won the National Book Award for fiction on Wednesday for his mind-bending satire, “Interior Chinatown,” a sendup of Hollywood and Asian-American stereotypes. The novel, written in the form of a screenplay, features an aspiring actor named Willis Wu who confronts casual racism and the cruel hierarchies of the […]
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L.A. Times Wins OJA Feature Award for ‘Rise of the Dancefluencer’
The Los Angeles Times has won an OJA award for its “Rise of the Dancefluencers” project, which was recognized for 2020 Feature in the Large Newsroom category. This award “honors excellence in online journalism presented in a single package or story that shows significant depth, insight and new understanding of […]
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Downers Grove Girl Scout wins National Gold Award for creating sex assault database
A middle school friend’s “sexual assault crisis” and the lasting and traumatic effects it had on the girl inspired Therese Malinowski of Downers Grove to make a difference. “That’s what made me passionate about sexual assault,” says Malinowski, 18, who will receive the Girl Scouts’ highest national honor tonight in […]
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Novelist Lydia Millet among National Book Award finalists
NEW YORK – Stories of race, class and climate change were among the fiction finalists Tuesday for the 71st annual National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, announced five works in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation and young people’s literature. None of the […]
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Geneva Girl Scout’s Silver Award project aids shelter dogs
GENEVA – The dogs like chew toys made of recycled denim, they run through a sprinkler/dog wash and work on other puzzle toys to get treats – all in the name of doggie enrichment. Kane County Animal Control Administrator Brett Youngsteadt said the items were the work of Frances M., […]
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Telfar Clemens Wins National Design Award for Fashion Design From Cooper Hewitt
ON WITH THE SHOW: The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum planned a virtual gala for Thursday night’s 21st National Design Awards. Instead of welcoming hundreds to the Upper East Side museum for its annual awards gala, the Cooper Hewitt took a more remote approach for the event, which doubled as […]