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The Never-Ending School Year
Because I don’t have a seat on our town’s Board of Education and I’ve never spent hours trying to decipher school budgets I feel kind of funny asking this, but … Why is our school calendar such a mess? This summer will be the...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Family, Religion and Belief, Travel, Yom Kippur
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Notre Dame football recruiting: Butler brothers share special bond
South Bend TribuneDevin Butler has the date memorized: October 13, 2008. Columbus Day meant no school for the 13-year-old eighth-grader. So when his father woke him early that Monday morning, the future Notre Dame cornerback was confused. “Something happened to...Tags: Howard University, Sports, Football, Hospitals and Clinics
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Dist. 203 creates 2014-15 calendar based on past compromises
Naperville Community Unit School District 203 officials have crafted a 2014-15 calendar they say fulfills the priorities the board set after months of debate last year. The schedule mirrors the 2013-14 "compromise calendar" and calls for starting school...
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10 Things to Know: South Dakota plans to expand drug, alcohol courts
Editor's note: As part of the coverage of the 2013 legislative session, the American News will provide, on most days, a list of 10 pieces of information helpful to understanding what is — and sometimes isn’t — happening at the state...Tags: Martin Luther King Day, Crimes, Holidays, U.S. Military, Politics
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A DATE TO REMEMBER: Mercer man isn't the only one in his family born on a special day
kpeek@amnews.comHolidays are often celebrated events; however, for one Mercer County man, they’ve become life events, too. Hugh Bullock, a bailiff at the Mercer County Judicial Center, was born on New Year’s Day in 1947. Bullock’s mom was born on...Tags: Family, Holidays, Ides of March, Labor Day, Entertainment Events
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Fallston Flames U10 boys soccer team finishes strong season
The Fallston Flames U10 boys soccer team completed a successful season with back-to-back tournament championships recently. The Flames won the EASL Open in Baltimore County and then took home the Fallston Cup. In addition, in early October they won the...Tags: Sports, Soccer
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Chicago schools consider unified calendar
Tribune reporterChicago Public Schools students would be on the same calendar in the coming year, one that begins Aug. 26 — at least a week before most students now start school — and ends June 10, under a proposal the Board of Education will vote on...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Martin Luther King Day, Students, Teachers, Holidays
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1974 was a deadly year in Chicago
The alarming spike in Chicago homicides this year raises the specter of the city's murder epidemic that began about 1970 and didn't abate until the late 1990s. While 1994 saw the highest per-capita homicide rate in city history, 1974 saw the largest...
Tags: Heart Attack, Epidemics and Plagues, Alzheimer's Disease, Gun Control, Interior Policy
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Legionnaires' disease bacteria found in Batavia schools
Tribune reporterAlthough the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease – an illness blamed for the deaths of three Loop hotel guests this summer – was found Thursday in three far west suburban Batavia schools, district officials assured levels were low...Tags: Pneumonia, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Chicago Loop
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Democrats allege Long broke campaign rules
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelUPDATE 3 PM — ADDS LONG'S RESPONSE WASHINGTON — Orange County Democrats are accusing Republican congressional candidate Todd Long of misusing campaign funds — specifically restrictions on using campaign cash for personal debts — in... -
Monday Morning Coffee: House, Senate working on small games bill.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Today is Columbus Day, so we hope you're observing this celebration of western imperialism in a culturally sensitive and appropriate way. As any schoolkid will tell you, directionally challenged Italian sailor... -
Petoskey fireworks ordinance a compromise between celebrating, right to peace and quiet
The summer season is upon us and before you know it, Independence Day will roll around. As usual, it will come around with a bang. This year, potentially a lot of bang. In case you missed it, the Michigan Legislature lifted a decades-old ban on most...
Tags: Martin Luther King Day, Holidays, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Michigan Legislature
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Dec 31, 2012
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Nov 29, 2012
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Jan 18, 2013
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Jul 8, 2012
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Oct 4, 2012
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Oct 8, 2012
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Oct 8, 2012
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Jun 8, 2012
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