March 2012
17 posts
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Vaccination deadline nears for students in Pa. →
Pennsylvania students who don’t comply with an upcoming immunization deadline will likely find themselves unable to attend school, state and local officials warned this week.
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Philly student charged after taking traffic stop... →
Philadelphia police violated a college student’s First Amendment rights by arresting him as he took photos of a traffic stop outside his house, a journalism advocacy group said Monday.
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Crossword Kathy : Two-For-One Special →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
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Don't forget: Memory competition being held in NYC →
As Mike Mirski sits down with a pack of playing cards, he starts spinning the most incredible yarn. It involves a giant club sandwich, a big lily pad and a monk sitting on the moon.
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Pa. university's Japan campus rebounds after quake →
Study-abroad enrollment at Temple University’s campus in Tokyo is rebounding from dips seen in the year after a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged parts of Japan, according to school officials.
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Crossword Kathy : Rear-End Collisions →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
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Some Schools Planning to Drop 'Pink Slime' Meat →
The lunch lady won’t be serving up “pink slime” anymore at several school districts around the country.
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Penn State says it won't become private, despite... →
Though Penn State insists it is not looking to become a private institution, education experts aren’t surprised the school is considering its options in light of state funding cuts that have led other public universities to the same types of discussions.
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Plan outlines aid for troubled Pa. school district →
A suburban Philadelphia school system that threatened to shut down due to lack of funds should be able to stay open if a third party oversees the district’s financial operations for the rest of the academic year, state education officials say.
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Crossword Kathy : 100 Years Ago →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
5 Irish immigrants re-buried in Pennsylvania... →
The remains of five Irish laborers who researchers believe were murdered in 1832 while building a Pennsylvania railroad received a dignified re-interment Friday, more than 3,000 miles from their homeland and nearly two centuries after their first anonymous burials.
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Crossword Kathy : Love Story →
Just posted my thoughts on Sunday’s NYT crossword puzzle.
Pa. education funding: Up or down? Depends →
What Pa. school boards, teachers and administrators call a cut in aid, Gov. Corbett calls an increase. Here’s the skinny.
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Palm trees and white sand ... in Philadelphia? →
If you are looking for palm trees and white sand to escape the remnants of winter, look no farther than Philadelphia.
