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Middle school for boys part of a trend toward single-sex education
The boys in the seventh-grade classroom wave their hands wildly and squirm in their seats, unable to contain their joy in a competition involving singular and plural nouns. Their teacher seems undaunted by the outbursts of cheering. These are boys, after...Tags: Examinations, Teaching and Learning, American Civil Liberties Union, Prince George's County, Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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Parenting workshop teaches how to promote self-reliance in teens
Last year, bad weather scuttled the chance for parents to learn how to avoid overstepping boundaries, which can impede their child's academic self reliance. On Thursday, parents will have the opportunity to hear Brad Sachs, a Columbia-based...Tags: People, Teen-agers
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A pioneer in teaching Russian to high schoolers
Earlier this week, I wrote about the death of Joseph Glus, 84, a longtime Charles Village resident who was hired as the first Russian-language teacher by Baltimore County's public schools in 1959. Mr. Glus, who was the son of immigrant parents from the...Tags: Charles Village, University of Minnesota, Awards and Prizes, Oakland (Alameda, California), History
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Visitation-rights ruling breaks new ground for gay couples
In all but one way, the visitation-rights case that was decided in Baltimore County Circuit Court last week was typical of the legal wrangling that follows many a divorce - a couple splits up, the custodial parent doesn't want the ex to see the kid....Tags: Parent and Child, Gays and Lesbians, Lawyers, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
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State may agree to relocate parole office site
Local officials don't want a Department of Corrections parole office to relocate next to a child care center. Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan says the agency wants to move the office in Washtenaw County's Pittsfield Township to a new location in...Tags: Sexual Assault, Sex
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Gay adoption not wrong
Responding to the letter on Tuesday, Oct. 7, "Gay adoption ban a moral must," it's difficult to know where to begin. There are undesirables in every group of people, and to think that every loving, committed, gay person falls into that category is...Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Adoption, Wilton Manors
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Tribunal misgivings drive Gitmo prosecutor to quit
Tribune NewspapersWASHINGTON — Darrel Vandeveld was in despair. The hard-nosed lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve had lost faith in the Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunals in which he was one of the prosecutors. His work was top secret, making it impossible to...Tags: Armed Forces, Lawyers, Defense, War Crimes, Prosecution
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Pigeon breeders now face fewer challenges in Iraq
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNothing is too good for Thair abu Yousif's loved ones. He buys ice each day to cool their water. He has built a special house for them, with a guard outside. Some nights he lies awake, wondering how to find them perfect mates. That the objects of his...Tags: Health Treatments, Saddam Hussein, Armed Forces, Hobbies, Defense
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Catholic program teaches warning signs of child sexual abuse, preventive measures
The child molester spoke of his obsession with children and how he used a photo album to lure them into his hands. Later in the video, another abuser said he waited patiently for the right moment to touch a child. A little girl who had been abused said...Tags: Sexual Assault, Abusive Behavior, Trials, Depression, Employees
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Sarah Palin strikes a chord, politically, personally
South Florida Sun-SentinelOne woman. Countless contradictions. That's Sarah Palin, the first woman with young children to run for the country's second-highest office. She successfully winked and doggoned her way through the vice presidential debate despite her inexperience on...Tags: Pompano Beach, John McCain, National Government, Small Businesses, Standards
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Connecticut Week In Review: Stocks Drop, Gay Rights Rise
Wall Street was the infernal engine that drove the news in Connecticut last week. At a stultifying debate in Nashville, the presidential candidates blamed one another for failing to recognize warning signs of the greed that has crippled credit markets...Tags: Small Businesses, Boston Red Sox, American League, Marriage, Instrument Engineering
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Wedding Smarts
Of The Morning CallAnnouncing to friends and family that you're engaged, well, there's little that elicits bigger squeals of delight or heartier slaps on the back. Or more sleepless nights worrying about your checking account balance, more fantasies about robbing a bank .....Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Bank Robbery, Government, Nazareth, Marriage
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