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352nd Harvard Commencement Class Day speech June 4, 2003 Will Ferrell This is not the Worcester, Mass Boat Show, is it? I am sorry. I have made a terrible mistake. Ever since I left “Saturday Night Live,” I mostly do public speaking now. And I must have made an error in the little Palm Pilot. Boy. Don’t worry. I got it on me. I got the speech on me. Let’s see. Ah, yes. Here we go. You know, when Bill Gates first called me to speak to you today, I was honored. But when he wanted me to be one of the Roxbury guys, I — Sorry, that’s Microsoft. I’m sorry about that. Star Trek Convention. No. NRA. NAACP. Dow Chemical. No. But that is a good one. That is a good speech. The University of Michigan Law. Johns Hopkins Medical School. I’m sorry. Are you sure this is not the boat show? No, I have it. I do have it on me. I do. It’s here. Thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Faculty, Administrators, Friends and Family and, of course, the graduating Class of 2003, I wish to say hello and thank you for bestowing this honor upon me as your Class Day speaker. After months of secret negotiations, several hundred secret ballots, and a weekend retreat with Vice President Dick Cheney in his secret mountain bunker, a Class Day speaker was chosen, and it was me. You obviously have made a grave error. But it’s too late now. So let’s just go with it. Today’s speech is going to be a little different, a little unorthodox. Some of you may find it to be shocking. I’m not going to stand up …

Shell refinery unit back online after June 19 fire
ANACORTES — A processing unit at the Shell Puget Sound Refinery that had been taken out of service by a small fire last month was restarted Wednesday. The down catalytic reformer didn’t…

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Medical calendar for June 23
Blood drives BLOOD DRIVES: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 23 at Missouri Tech, 1690 Country Club Plaza Drive in St. Charles; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. June 23 at Highway Patrol Troop C, 891 Technology Drive in Weldon Spring; 3-7 p.m. June 28 at Moscow Mills Community Building, 624 Highway C; 3-7 p.m. June 28 at Living Lord Lutheran Church, 500 Cedar Circle Drive in Lake Saint Louis. Sponsored by the American Red Cross.

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Letters to the Editor, June 16, 2010
Sculpture at roundabout shouldn’t limit visibility Recently the American had an article about artists entering their sculptures to be selected for display on the roundabout at the…

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Nintendo Download: June 14, 2010
No More Teachers, No More Books – Give These Great New Games a Look

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Hernando Alzheimer’s group to hold charity fashion show June 14
BROOKSVILLELearn how to listen at chamber courseThe Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce will offer a course, “Your Personal Listening Skills,” from 8 a.m. to noon June 30 in the training room at the chamber, 15588 Aviation Loop Drive , south of Brooksville.

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Letters to the Editor, June 9, 2010
Founders sought honest, moral just government I would like to thank Vince Sellen for compelling me to seek out the many documents available in the National Archives regarding the writings…

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Vital Images to Participate at the 7th Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference on June 2, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS — Vital Images, Inc. , a leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis solutions, today announced that Michael H. Carrel, president and chief executive officer, and Peter J.

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Northern Kane chamber golf outing set for June 11
The Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 golf outing is scheduled for an 11:30 a.m. shotgun start on Friday, June 11, at Randall Oaks Golf Club in West Dundee. For $125 per golfer — or $450 for a foursome with paid registration no later than April 30 — the event includes 18 holes of golf, continental breakfast, lunch at the turn, two cocktails and dinner following your round of golf …

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