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Political savvy vs. education skills in L.A. school board runoff
The race for a seat on the Los Angeles Board of Education pits the political savvy of Antonio Sanchez against the education skills of Monica Ratliff. And when it comes to campaign resources, politics trumps all. Sanchez, 31, has used his background in...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Teaching and Learning, University of California, Los Angeles, Teachers, Elections
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
Tags: Health Organizations, American Diabetes Association, Harvard University, Queens (New York City), Entertainment Events
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Cannes: Winnetka's Katie Chang gets big break in 'Bling Ring'
“I mean, I come from Winnetka,” says New Trier Township High School graduating senior Katie Chang, in Cannes this week accompanying her big break, Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring.” “So, what I mean is, you don’t...
Tags: Film Festivals, Paris Hilton, Entertainment, Movies, Celebrities
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93-5 'KHY Rock Report
Headlines for Friday, May 17,  2013
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME: 2013 Induction Ceremony Airs Saturday
The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony premieres on HBO Saturday at 9pm ET. The show will be repeated several times in coming weeks....Tags: Highway Transportation, Bradley Cooper, Charlie Rose, Manufacturing and Engineering, Punishment
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READER SUBMITTED: Clowning Around At Hartford Stage
HartfordHartford Stage Adult Studio launches the new MainStage MasterClass series this June, featuring two special topic workshops, Clown for Actors, and Melodrama. Both workshops will be taught by distinguished guest artist, Gregor Paslawsky, who is appearing at...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Hartford Stage, Celebrities, Education
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EDITORIAL: Student drug testing
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.One of the biggest factors looming over our area is drug abuse. It threatens every community in southern West Virginia. It seems no neighborhood is immune to the ills of drugs. That's why we support the effort that Raleigh County Schools is attempting...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Substance Abuse, Abusive Behavior, Behavioral Conditions
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NYC's Columbia University seeking to change 1920 fellowship bequest for whites from Iowa
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University is seeking to change the terms of a 93-year-old trust earmarked for white students from Iowa. The Lydia C. Roberts Graduate Fellowship stipulates that money be given only to "a person of the Caucasian race"...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Teaching and Learning, Graduation
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Bad news can be bad for your health
The terrorist bombings and subsequent manhunt in Boston last month left four innocent people dead and many more injured. But the stress caused by these tragic events could adversely affect the health of a much wider population. The citywide shutdown, the...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Disasters and Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cardiologists, Medical Research
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'Sam Ekwurtzel: On the Beach' At Real Art Ways
The Hartford CourantIn Japan, huge concrete structures called tetrapods sit on the beach, designed to fortify coastal areas by dissipating the waves, which can become unruly. "They are thrown onto the beach like jacks," Sam Ekwurtzel says. "There are thousands of them, a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Real Art Ways, Technology, Arts, Philosophy
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Federal funds run out for Ramirez Thomas turnaround, but officials say school on right track to continue success
The Santa Fe New MexicanTim Abeyta called his time at Ramirez Thomas Elementary School "the best three years of teaching I have ever experienced." Abeyta, who teaches fifth grade, was hired just as the failing school was beginning a federally mandated "turnaround." It has...Tags: Students, Adult Education, Arts and Culture, Occupations, U.S. Department of Education
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Digest: Wake's Harris, Gamble among new Bohemians
Soccer Wake's Harris, Gamble among new Bohemians Two players from Wake Forest, goalkeeper Andrew Harris (Gilman) and forward Michael Gamble (McDonogh), have joined the Baltimore Bohemians of the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League. Other...Tags: Awards and Prizes, College Baseball, Soccer, Boston College, Baltimore Bohemians
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Dr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85; popular TV psychologist
Fame was never her intent, Dr. Joyce Brothers often said. She was not yet 30, new to stay-at-home motherhood and struggling to help her husband stretch his pay as a medical resident when she came up with an ambitious plan: Transform herself into a...
Tags: Psychology, Television, Long Island, Radio, Game Shows
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