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Local fishermen to head to DC Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:54AMEven if the day breaks plum perfect and the fish are running, don't expect to find many Outer Banks fishermen heading out to sea on Feb. 24.
Proposed initiative aims at Muni drivers' pay Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:09AMA San Francisco supervisor is following through on his plan to curb Muni's labor costs and on Monday submitted a proposed initiative for the November ballot. The plan takes direct aim at a controversial salary formula enshrined in the city charter that for...
East High teachers float plan to save school; building's administrators back plan to close it Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:12PMSome teachers have come up with a last-minute proposal for keeping Cleveland's East High School open. The school's administrators say it's too late, the school isn't cutting it.
FCAT delays blamed on strawberry fest, late materials Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:25PMThe Strawberry Festival will give Plant City schools a one-day reprieve from the reading, math and science portions of the annual Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
Phuket Police nab murder suspect Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:02AMPhuket Hotels Phuket Resorts Phuket Accommodation Phuket Real Estate Phuket Villas Phuket Spas Phuket Bungalows Phuket Tours Phuket Golf Phuket Bars Phuket Diving
German collapses, dies in Kata Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:02AMKATA, PHUKET: An elderly Caucasian tourist died in the sea off Kata Beach on Friday.Witnesses said the man collapsed in the water at around 4pm. Tourists pulled him out but he was already dead.The man...
Republicans may get chance to lead in the Washington state Legislature Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:03AMAre Republicans ready to lead in the state Legislature? If not, they should be preparing. Predictions of a GOP resurgence nationwide this fall have Democratic lawmakers expecting voters will slim their numbers in Olympia in November — maybe end their majority.
Delta seniors to benefit school's teachers with $6,000 grant Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:21AMMUNCIE -- Delta High School's senior class doesn't want to leave its school a typical graduation gift.
Phoenix's budget process criticized Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:59AMCritics say the $1 billion Phoenix budget package approved last week relied on a series of fiscal maneuvers that were slipped past the public.
Pima School Board approves bus purchase Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:01AMThere are many components a school needs to be able to adequately educate students, but if the students can't get to the school, the effort is for naught.
Hazleton Area budget deficit increases $2M Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:08AMStaff requests and ballooning expenses increased Hazleton Area School District's projected budget deficit by more than $2 million in a week. It now stands at approximately $8 million. A school board budget subcommittee continues to search for ways to off
Phang Nga plans world mass dive record in April Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:47PMPHUKET: Phang Nga Province, Phuket's immediate neighbor to the north, is asking divers from all over Thailand to pack their fins, tanks and regulators and head to a diving festival in Thai Muang Distr...
As LAUSD tightens belt, 'green' resolution helps trim water, energy costs Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:27PMThe 3-year-old program has been carving away at future utility expenses for the sprawling system. 'Our mission is to be the greenest school district in the country,' says school board president. While the Los Angeles Unified School District grapples with budget slashing, teacher layoffs, program cuts and increasing class sizes, a 3-year-old program has been steadily carving away at future water ...
Writers on the Range: What happens when schools just run out of money? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:21AMLast fall, a massive budget deficit was uncovered within the Grand County School District in Moab, Utah, leaving parents aghast. Because of mismanagement, the school district faced a cascade of shortfalls, from $1 million for the 2008-'09 school year and $1.4 million for 2009-'10, to $1.9 million for 2010-2011. Just before the holidays, the district unveiled a heartbreaking plan to cut costs in ...
Trade unions lodge state-wide protest in HP Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:14AMShimla, Mar 5 : On the nationwide call of 'Jail Bharo Satayagrah'' by Central Trade Unions, activists of various organisations today lodged massive state wide protest against the sky rocketing prices and courted arrest.
School's seniors all college-bound Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:24PM100 percent of first senior class at all male, all African-American Englewood academy is accepted to universities Four years ago, Bryant Alexander watched his mother weep.
Charter school's seniors: They're all in Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:07PM100 percent of first senior class at all male, all African-American Englewood academy is accepted to universities The entire senior class of 107 students at Chicago's only public all-male, all-African-American high school has been accepted to four-year colleges.
How would Utah schools fare against the Big One? Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:14PMCommunities take pains to keep children safe for the minutes it takes them to get to and from school -- with traffic signs, yellow-painted buses and guards at crosswalks.
Nevada planetarium needs help to win Pepsi grant Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:01AMfield trips. Planetarium official Johanna P. Bell said people can log on to the Pepsi Web site, refresheverything.com, and enter "fleischmann" into the search box at the top of the page.
Spending cuts at the grassroots Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:38AMBill Boyarsky: Amazingly, the city community building meeting room was filled with anti-spending cut protestors at the inconvenient hour of 6 p.m. Wednesday, and the stars of the evening were the students from Lincoln High School.
Oakland: Protesters arrested, traffic flowing again on Interstate 880 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:56PMTeachers and students from schools of all levels are fanned across the state today as part of a "day of action" that started with discussions at University of California-Berkeley and spread across the country.
Velocity Choir to sing at Busch Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:01PMMONMOUTH — The 22 members of the Monmouth-Roseville Velocity Choir have wowed Titans fans with their rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner before basketball games in the "Shoebox" this winter. Soon they will have the opportunity to perform on a larger stage.
PaliHi Faced by Major Cuts in 2010-11 Budget Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:31AM2010-03-04 In the midst's of the state's ongoing financial crisis, Palisades Charter High School administrators are anticipating a potential $1.1 million budget shortfall in the 2010-11 school year.
Happy Birthday, Windy City! Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:29AMChicago turns 173 years old Thursday.
Trillium Charter School gets OK from Flemington planners Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:48AMArticle by Alissa Grosso FLEMINGTON — The site plan and change in use request for what could become the first charter school in Hunterdon County were approved by the borough Planning Board. Most concerns from the public voiced at the...
Status of bills in the state Legislature Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:58AMHere's a glance at the status of selected bills in the Mississippi Legislature. Tuesday was the deadline for House and Senate committees to act on general bills that had already passed the opposite chamber. There is a later deadline for budget and revenue bills.
What's Alive, What's Dead in State Legislature Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 2:52PMHere's a glance at the status of selected bills in the Mississippi Legislature. Tuesday was the deadline for House and Senate committees to act on general bills that had already passed the opposite chamber. There is a later deadline for budget and revenue bills.
Graham council wrapup Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:43PMGRAHAM — Rivermill Charter School will soon have a parking lot for cars and buses nearby, thanks to approval of the request Tuesday by the Graham City Council. The council gave its approval to Alan Bice for a special use permit to locate the lot on...
Briefs: The Talk of the Times Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:46AMArmada Times Staff Miss Armada Pageant scheduled for next month
Lawmakers, fishermen rally in D.C. Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:34AMWASHINGTON D.C. -- More than 20 federal lawmakers joined several thousand fishermen from around the country next to the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday in a three-hour rally supporting national fisheries reform.
New Evidence In St. Paul School Bus Death Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:56PMStartling information has surfaced about a school bus driver accused of running over and killing a little boy in 2007. His family's attorney said he has evidence the driver was banned from driving in the St. Paul School district just months before the death.
Open Enrollment Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:54AMIt's a hot topic today among school administrators, parents and parents-to be, and Missouri politicians. The issue of open enrollment is in the limelight for the second time in as many years, with a...
Lee County school numbers are staggering Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:27AMDr. Elinor Scricca, who represents Seat 5 or the East Zone of the Lee County School District, came to Lehigh loaded with facts and figures about the local school system that left many Chamber members shaking their heads.
Jonetta Rose Barras: The cycle of abuse continues Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 8:15PMIf the D.C. Council doesn't take strong action Tuesday to punish Marion Barry for alleged violations of local ethics laws and kickbacks in connection with a sole-source contract he awarded to a paramour and earmarks to cronies at apparently fake nonprofit organizations, District residents may want to file for a civil protective order; they are in danger of future injury.
Learning online Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 6:41AMHeather Kouba grew up on Pueblo’s South Side, attended local schools and spent eight years teaching language arts at Freed Middle School.
District tasked with slashing $5.9M to $12M for next year Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:36AMPick your poison. The Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education voted Monday to consolidate several schools to save roughly $1.98 million a year. In addition, charter schools also will bear cuts of $1.1 million to $2 million. But the cuts are not over yet. Now, the district faces the tall task of coming up with at least $5.9 million and up to $12 million in other budget cutbacks for ...
The pros and cons of Open Enrollment Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:12AMIt's a hot topic today among school administrators, parents and parents-to be, and Missouri politicians. The issue of open enrollment is in the limelight for the second time in as many years, with a...
Meeting Thursday on water project Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:48PMArlington Construction on a downtown water main later this month could lead to parking and travel lane restrictions, as well as discolored tap water. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority has announced plans to begin the work on March 29 in Arlington Center between Pleasant and Medford streets. Expected to last eight to 10 weeks, the work is the second phase ...
Muni won't raise prices of senior, youth passes Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:29AMThe pleas, threats and complaints of hundreds of Muni riders Friday persuaded the Municipal Transportation Agency board to dump a plan to raise the price of monthly passes for seniors, youths and the disabled but failed to stop major service cuts to help...
Letters: Suburbs deserve a vote on merger Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:00AMYour Feb. 25 article "Dual vote questioned / Other towns aren't involved, some say" reported that Memphis City Council member Janis Fullilove supports the notion to include only the unincorporated Shelby County voters, not residents of Shelby County's six suburban towns, in voting for or against merging Memphis and Shelby County governments. What do the suburban towns have to gain by abandoning ...
Sunshine Bus moves seniors Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:59PMSeniors in Rohnert Park, Cotati and Penngrove can have their own bit of Sunshine delivered right to their door three...
Half Moon Bay Review Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 11:43PMVoters could face a ballot question this November asking — once again — for a seven-year extension of school property taxes. “This November, we are anticipating our governing board will call for another override election,” said Gail Malay, Lake Havasu Unified School District superintendent.
Bus crash en route to field trip Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:18AMFebruary 25, 2010 | 12:41 PM BUFORD – Gwinnett firefighters responded to a report of an MVC involving a caravan of three tour/charter buses at Buford Drive in Buford. It appears that the buses were involved in a chain reaction accident.
Changing Skyline: Putting pizzazz into Market East Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 10:53PMWhat influences the public's perception of Market East more: The mobs of rampaging teens who have descended on the Gallery mall over the last few weeks? Or the building's gloomy fortress walls, which have weighed down Philadelphia's traditional shopping street for well over three decades?
Pima School Board approves bus purchase Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:49PMThere are many components a school needs to be able to adequately educate students, but if the students can't get to the school, the effort is for naught.
Fishermen to Washington: Help us or we won't survive Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:11PMCaptain Mike Albronda has been a fisherman since he was 14 years old, but this is the first year he can remember when he might not be able to make a living running charters off of Montauk.
Aqueduct Group Releases Plans As Questions On Selection Swirl Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:27PMby Robert Pozarycki With the selection of an operator for the video lottery terminal (VLT) facility at Aqueduct Racetrack evolving into a political firestorm, Gov. David Paterson released on Tuesday, Feb. read more
Savoring the competition Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:10PMIf organizers have their say, a first time fund raising event could become an annual occurrence in Del Rio. Saturday 10 teams from around the area took part in the inaugural Rams and Queens Track and Field Backyard BBQ Cook-off in the Plaza del Sol Mall parking lot.
Thousands rally against federal catch limits Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:46AMWASHINGTON, D.C. - It meant spending 24 hours away from home, but it was worth it, said Bob Guzzo, referring to Wednesday's demonstration by fishermen of all stripes to protest new fishing regulations. Guzzo is captain of the Jenna Lynn II fishing boat out of Stonington.
Long road downstate for Sandburg Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 4:03AMThe team wrestling playoffs have different meanings for different schools. For some programs, they're an afterthought, ranking far lower on the priority list than the individual state series. But for Sandburg, the team series means adding to a rich legacy and spending a lot of time on the road. Plus, for a guy such as Mitch Cook, it also signifies a second chance. Cook is a freshman 112-pounder ...