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Minor league ballpark offers peanut-free section

May. 12, 2009
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack ... except for fans sitting in suite 319. The minor league Camden Riversharks have designated a peanut-free section at Campbell's Field to accommodate fans with food allergies. The special section went into effect Tuesday...
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch