The cuts affect the Parents As Teachers Program, middle school athletics and the district’s school choir.
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Columbia school board cuts programs from budget (KRCG Jefferson City)
A suspect in the killings of a Darien couple and their 20-year-old son was found snoozing in a van in front of his parents’ Florida home Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Jacob B. Nodarse, 23, of Countryside, was arrested without a struggle around 4 p.m. in Lehigh Acres near Fort Myers in southwest Florida.
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Darien suspect found in Florida (Chicago Sun-Times)
Tanya Torres was only 5 when she and her parents learned a transfusion that saved her life shortly after birth had introduced the virus that causes AIDS into her blood.
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AIDS activist succumbs to H1N1 (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
A panel of college admissions experts will speak on college selection at Junior Night: “Exploring Colleges” from 7- 9:15 p.m. Feb. 18 in the Niles North auditorium, 9800 North Lawler Ave., Skokie. All Niles Township juniors and their parents are invited to this event that will aid in the selection of a school to best meet their needs. Students will learn about the differences between various …
A six-month ordeal has ended for a Florida couple with the return of their 2-year-old daughter who, authorities said, was whisked off to Argentina without permission by a church acquaintance of the parents.
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Florida parents reunited with baby taken for 6 months (CNN)
The last time Pedro Ferreira saw his father was March 23, 1962. He was 15 years old and his parents had just put him and his 13-year-old brother, Enrique, on a plane in Havana, Cuba, for a short hop to Miami.
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Delawareans with Cuban ties welcome an open door (The News Journal)
HEMET, Calif. (AP) — Police have arrested the parents of one of two Southern California teens who have been missing since last month, when charred human remains were found in the backyard of the parents’ home.
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COLUMBIA — Parents and community members gathered Thursday to discuss Columbia Public Schools’ five-year plan for the district. The World Cafe was held in conjunction with the district’s strategy to create a Comprehensive School Improvement Plan. “This is not based on food,” Superintendent Chris Belcher said. “The idea is to get you around the tables to discuss and share your opinion.” The board …
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Columbia Public School discusses planning to improve district (Columbia Missourian)
Vermont Health Department officials say three students got doses of swine flu vaccine at school-based clinics against the wishes of their parents.
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3 Vt. kids got vaccines against parents’ wishes (Boston Globe)
ROCHESTER, Minnesota – A four-year-old boy in Rochester, Minnesota is recovering. He nearly died after being vaccinated for H1N1, but his parents don’t want their situation to stop others from getting the vaccine.
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Minnesota boy has allergic reaction to H1N1 vaccine (WXOW 19 La Crosse)