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NEW PLATEAUS Looking Back: The Stories of 2012
A lot of websites have their "ten best" or "best moments" of 2012 articles out there right now. But they're often specific to a theme--best movies, best tech stories. Here on New Plateaus, we'll look ...
Posted on 1/2/13 at 10:33 AM
THE DULLUM FILE Gabby Douglas
This evening on WDAZ News @5, we'll chat with Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas....
Posted on 12/5/12 at 8:43 AM
GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD BUSINESS "Don't Worry, I Got You."
By Denise Hellekson, The Village Business Institute I enjoyed watching the Summer Olympics more this year than I have in the past. Maybe it was because I had a greater need to see the positivity, pas...
Posted on 8/21/12 at 3:53 PM
PEACE GARDEN MAMA II mama mondays: olympics prompts memories of track days
I missed the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics 2012 and was beginning to feel I had too many other obligations to sit tight long enough to get through any of the events. Then came my surprise...
Posted on 8/20/12 at 12:01 AM
THE NEW FORTY Airport Olympics
I was walking about the Atlanta Airport yesterday and it hit me that there should be airport Olympic games. There are some seriously gifted athletes performing at Olympic standards in airports around ...
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:27 PM
Edward Halas, Grand Forks, letter: U.S. Olympic women gymnasts excel 
The U.S. Olympic women gymnasts? They fly with the gods.
By Edward Halas , August 03, 2012
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Phelps wins 200 IM for 20th career Olympic medal
Michael Phelps won the 200-meter individual medley Thursday for his first individual gold of the London Olympics. The American clocked 1 minute, 54.27 seconds for his record 20th career Olympic medal and 16th gold.
By Associated Press , August 02, 2012
8 Olympic badminton players kicked out of games
Four badminton teams were kicked out of the women's doubles at the London Games on Wednesday for trying to lose on purpose, conduct that a top IOC executive said strikes at the heart of Olympic competition.
By Rob Harris , August 01, 2012
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Olympics awash in Twitter, for better or worse
It's amazing how much trouble can be stirred up in 140 characters or less. But also how much intimacy, excitement, global scope and, yes, general zaniness. For better and for worse, the 2012 Olympics are being shaped, shaken and indisputably changed by a social media revolution that four years ago in Beijing was in its toddlerhood.
By Barbara Ortutay and Paul Haven , July 31, 2012
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US women top N.Korea 1-0, win Olympic soccer group
Abby Wambach became the first non-British woman to score a goal at Old Trafford. She and her teammates celebrated by coercing Hope Solo to get on the ground and do "the worm." There were other such moments unfamiliar to the venerable home of Manchester United on Tuesday, when chants of "U-S-A!" echoed for the Americans' 1-0 win over North Korea in front of 29,522 fans
By Joseph White , July 31, 2012
Phelps sets record with 19th career Olympic medal
Michael Phelps swam into history with his 19th Olympic medal, and this one was a more appropriate color. With a lot of help from his friends, Phelps took down the last major record that wasn't his alone, swimming the anchor leg for the United States in a gold medal-winning performance of the 4x200-meter freestyle relay Tuesday night.
By Paul Newberry , July 31, 2012
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Phelps finishes second again for 18th career medal
Michael Phelps won his 18th career medal Tuesday night, but it was only a silver. Having led the entire way in the 200-meter butterfly, he tried to glide to the wall after his final stroke and was out-touched by Chad le Clos of South Africa.
By Paul Newberry , July 31, 2012
Golden again, US gymnastics team wins 1st Olympic title since '96
The Americans lived up to their considerable hype and then some Tuesday night, routing silver medalist Russia and everybody else on their way to their first Olympic title in women's gymnastics since 1996.
By Nancy Armour , July 31, 2012
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Lochte wins 400 IM in blowout; Phelps finishes 4th (with video)
Ryan Lochte turned his much-anticipated duel with Michael Phelps into a blowout, pulling away to win the Olympic 400-meter individual medley by more than 3 seconds Saturday night. Even more stunning: Phelps didn't even win a medal.
By Paul Newberry , July 28, 2012
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US women overcome sloppy play, beat Croatia 81-56
Tina Charles and Candace Parker each had double-doubles and Angel McCoughtry provided a spark off the bench to help the U.S. women's team overcome a sloppy performance Saturday to beat Croatia 81-56 in their Olympic opener.
By Doug Feinberg , July 28, 2012
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Phelps squeaks into 400 IM final
The opening Olympic showdown between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte was almost a no-go. Phelps almost failed to qualify for the 400-meter individual medley final, and Olympic champion Park Tae-hwan was reinstated after being disqualified for a false start in a dramatic opening to swimming in London.
By Jay Cohen , July 28, 2012
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US women's soccer team defeats Colombia 3-0
The U.S. women's soccer team made it two wins in two games Saturday and remembered an injured teammate in a 3-0 win over Colombia.
By Associated Press , July 28, 2012
US cruises to lead in men's gymnastics qualifying
The Americans just might be able to back up their big talk. While perennial gymnastics powerhouses China and Japan bobbled and wobbled their way through men's qualifying Saturday, the Americans proved they really do have the goods to contend for the gold medal. They didn't count a single fall, and their final score of 275.342 is almost three points ahead of surprising Britain.
By Nancy Armour , July 28, 2012
NBC draws ire for not streaming Olympics ceremony
Even before NBC signed on for its coverage of the Summer Olympics in London on Friday, it drew a storm online for its decision not to stream the opening ceremony digitally. Despite the grumbling, it's a decision that may pay off for the network.
By David Bauder , July 27, 2012
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With royalty and rock, Britain opens its Olympics (with video)
The queen and James Bond gave the London Olympics a royal entrance like no other Friday in an opening ceremony that rolled to the rock of the Beatles, the Stones and The Who. And the creative genius of Danny Boyle spliced it all together. Brilliant. Cheeky, too.
By John Leicester and Erin McClam , July 27, 2012
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