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A Mother’s Promise: Against All Odds, Butler Senior is Ready to Graduate

The Alumni Association has announced Butler University’s Top 100 students, honoring the top juniors and seniors for the 2017–2018 academic year. The list is below, and Butler Collegian coverage is here. The Top 100 students are determined by the Top 100 … Continue reading

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Horizons students present spring projects | Free Content

Horizons Exploratory Academy students presented their spring semester projects Monday evening at the spring “walkabout.” Their efforts covered a wide variety of subjects from mandalas to aeronautics, and each student gave a visual and an oral presentation to visitors at … Continue reading

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Frankfurt Airport resumes flights after drone sighting

The operator of Frankfurt airport, Fraport, said air traffic had resumed after a drone sighting. Flights at Germany’s busiest hub had been grounded for around an hour on Thursday morning. Around 70 flights were cancelled due to the drone sighting, an airport … Continue reading

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Inside the Air Force’s Plan to Revolutionize Pilot Training

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to correct inaccurate information provided to Military.com describing Air Force secretary Heather Wilson’s visit to Austin. When Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson visited AFWERX’s Pilot Training Next program in Austin, Texas, last year, … Continue reading

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Gets Flight Control Revamp Mandate From FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has mandated that Boeing apply changes to some parts of the 787 Dreamliner. Changes are also expected to be applied to the jet’s flight control software. According to Reuters, the FAA mandate was rolled out … Continue reading

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State commits $16M to clean former mill site of contaminants

EVERETT — One day, cargo ships stretching 1,000 feet in length could berth at Port of Everett’s South Terminal, where workers would unload shipments of large airplane parts destined for the Boeing factory. But first the port must deal with … Continue reading

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Maury County unearths landfill vote

The Maury County Commission will consider reopening the landfill at Chickasaw Trace Park less than 1 mile from the Duck River. The decision to unearth previously tabled discussions of the landfill’s potential reopening followed a near unanimous vote by the … Continue reading

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