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St. John's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Anjel Scarborough will preside Sunday at the 8 and 10:15 a.m. communion services. The children and youth choirs will sing. Sunday School classes for all ages at 9 a.m. include an adult forum on Islam. St. Marks

Jan. 31   6:43 pm

Full Story at The Herald-Mail Online

NC principal: Queer-Straight Alliance violated policy by holding awareness session during assembly

The principal of East Chapel Hill High School, David Thaden, says its Queer-Straight Alliance's members and advisor ran afoul of school policy by holding information sessions during class time. He said the event was organized by students of the club,

Jan. 31   6:39 pm

Full Story at Pam's House Blend

First Unitarian Church's minister imparts wisdom of faith with poetry

Other ministers who know him were not surprised to hear the Rev. Mike Young of First Unitarian Church of Honolulu quote poet Robert Frost at a prayer-and-politics rally Tuesday at Kukui Gardens. It was a familiar line -- "Home is the

Jan. 31   6:15 pm

Full Story at Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Punahou gives needy kids a leg up

Plenty of worthy causes appeal for help from the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation, so when well-endowed Punahou School landed a $3 million gift, it caused some consternation. "In these really tough economic times, we have been

Jan. 31   6:12 pm

Full Story at Honolulu Star-Bulletin

New Tech awaits S.B. school board action :Kapsa hoping for unanimous approval.

Kapsa hoping for unanimous approval. Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND ? Superintendent James Kapsa hopes for a 7-0 endorsement from his school board Monday ? or as close as he can get to that. It would be the OK to start a so-called New Tech high

Jan. 31   6:10 pm

Full Story at South Bend Tribune

West Tennessee high schools make magazine's best-of list

Seven West Tennessee high schools have been named to the 2009 U.S. News and World Report list of America's best high schools. The schools include Adamsville High School in McNairy County, bronze medal; Big Sandy School in Benton County, bronze medal;

Jan. 31   6:09 pm

Full Story at The Jackson Sun

Home-schooled students share winning city-design project

The team won an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the national competition Feb.14-19, where they will be judged on the model of their city as well as an essay and abstract. The group presented their winning project to students at Virginia

Jan. 31   5:51 pm

Full Story at NevadaAppeal.com

John Glenn student to attend forum in D.C.

ZANESVILLE - For a week, Hillary Swingle will help unravel national security problems - or at least learn what goes into solving them. From Feb. 3-8, the John Glenn High School junior will attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on National Security

Jan. 31   5:12 pm

Full Story at Zanesville Times Recorder

Boy, 7, shot and killed

AVONDALE The 11-year-old boy police say is responsible for the shooting death of his 7-year-old neighbor has been released to the care of a nurse because the boy has several medical conditions, according to Sgt. Gary Connor of the Cincinnati Police

Jan. 31   4:16 pm

Full Story at Cincinnati Enquirer

Our readers' views, Jan. 31

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Jan. 31   3:39 pm

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