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High school kids go back to preschool _ as aides
A handful of high school students are headed back to preschool -- this time around as teacher's aides. Five Shelbyville High School students are spending part of their semesters working with young children in the preschool class, which was moved to...Tags: Preschools, Teaching and Learning
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Facing the music
darren.sands@newsday.comSal Conca doesn't care about how he looks onstage as much as he cares about how he sounds. That's why he was scanning the crowd on a balmy night in late July at the Red Lion in the West Village, his eyes sliding to and fro: from the raucous crew in the...Tags: Music Industry, Ceremonies, West Village, Billy Joel, Rock and Roll Music
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James Horan
James Horan, a Jesuit brother who worked with the Apostleship of the Sea, a Roman Catholic mariners' ministry that operates the Stella Maris International Seafarers' Center in Dundalk, died of melanoma Aug. 29 at the University of Maryland Medical Center....Tags: Christianity, Dundalk, Georgetown, Shelton, Safeway Inc.
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UConn Law Student's Group A Disaster Response Watchdog
Courant Staff WriterAs East Coast communities prepare for storms Hanna and Ike, West Hartford resident Ben Smilowitz is watching the emergency response with an equally attentive eye. Smilowitz, 27, a third-year student at the University of Connecticut Law School, is a...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Emergency Incidents, Colleges and Universities, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Preparedness
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Washingtons and Ehrharts are siblings and Hall of Famers
These siblings are Hall of Famers, not rivals. Basketball standout Herb Washington joins his brother Greg as a member of Oviedo High's Hall of Fame. All-around athletes Mandy and Ashley Ehrhart, from the Class of 1989, are among six new inductees into...Tags: Bodies of Water, Rivers, Volleyball, Baltimore Colts, Bright House Networks
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Hanna to arrive in NY Saturday with rain, winds
keithHanna's heavy rains will come Saturday morning, its destructive winds in the evening. A tropical storm with hurricane ambitions, Hanna could be saving its most powerful punch for late Saturday afternoon and early evening, weather forecasters said Friday....Tags: Tropical Weather, Weather Reports, Hurricane Preparedness, Weather Statistics, Emergency Planning
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Souderton talks end quickly, strike goes on
Friday's negotiations to resolve the Souderton Area School District teachers strike ended after only one hour, meaning the strike will continue. Both sides remain far apart on the key issues of salary and health care, and blamed each other for the lack...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Government Health Care, Unions, Private Health Care, Labor Disputes
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Hurricane questions and answers
Key things to consider as Hurricane Ike approaches: How should I prepare my property? Permanent storm shutters offer the best protection for windows, says the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Another option is to board up windows with 5/8-inch...Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Beach Vacations, National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ike
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For some, Hanna practice for Ike
Chicago Tribune news servicesMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — With wary eyes cast at Hurricane Ike farther out at sea, coastal Carolina residents prepared Friday for gusting winds and torrential rain as Tropical Storm Hanna sped toward them. Hanna was expected to reach the Carolina...Tags: Charlie Crist, National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ike, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Preparedness
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The price is wrong
Sometimes, it seems like a comedy of errors is playing out in Gloucester County. But with so much at stake, it's not really funny. The latest punch line came from the clerk of circuit court, Margaret Walker. When organizers of a petition drive to...Tags: Local Authority, Gloucester County, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Court Administration
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Music School In Essex Holds Open House Today
Courant Staff WriterWith a bow poised dramatically overhead and a shiny violin tucked securely under his chin, Francis-David Scalzo's bright eyes darted excitedly from his teacher to the sheet of music propped on a stand before him. Francis-David, 11, of Madison, is one...Tags: Newington, Rocky Hill, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Wethersfield, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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South Florida prepares for Hurricane Ike's wrath
South Florida Sun-SentinelAs fierce but compact Hurricane Ike swerved toward the Florida Keys, the entire coastline of southeast Florida went on alert for a storm whose destination remains unclear. The hurricane weakened slightly as it moved north of Puerto Rico toward the...Tags: Executive Branch, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Puerto Rico, Charlie Crist, National Hurricane Center
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