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Leamington's McCarty hints at retirementLeamington's Darren McCarty, a four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Detroit Red Wings, hinted at retirement at Saturday's OHL game between Belleville and Oshawa."I haven't officially, like, sa...
Chicago Chronicle Thursday, November 05, 2009Seven Cities Launch Collaborative Efforts to Improve College Graduation RatesSan Francisco, New York, Dayton (OH), Mesa (AZ), Riverside (CA), Phoenix, and Jacksonville will forge partnerships between city, educational, and community leaders to evaluate and expand programs and policies that work
prnewswire.com Thursday, November 05, 2009Another SNP election pledge has yet to bear fruit, complain criticsAN ELECTION promise to give all primary school children free fruit has yet to be delivered by the Scottish Government, official figures show.
Scotsman Thursday, November 05, 2009Scotland to get new college campus by 2013A NEW college campus in Scotland has come a step closer after it won council backing.
Scotsman Thursday, November 05, 2009NFL player from Sierra Leone gives $2 million to U-Md.At 9, Madieu Williams immigrated to Prince George's County from Sierra Leone, one of the poorest nations on Earth. The move gave his
family a sense of perspective. His mother told him over and over that if he ever found himself in a position to make a difference, he should do it.
Washington Post Thursday, November 05, 2009Montgomery school budget action could cost millions in finesThe Montgomery County school system could be forced to pay millions of dollars in penalties under an opinion Wednesday by Maryland's attorney general that its county government had "artificially" satisfied a state law that sets a minimum funding level for education.
Washington Post Thursday, November 05, 2009Obama marks election anniversary by talking education at Wisconsin schoolMADISON, WIS. -- President Obama marked the anniversary of his election Wednesday by speaking in unusually personal terms with schoolchildren and educators in a politically friendly state, far from the partisan fray in Washington.
Washington Post Thursday, November 05, 2009Robots aid Japan's elderly residentsBut this is no sci-fi film — it's a promotional video by Cyberdyne, a Japanese electronics company. It shows an elderly male patient with Parkinson's disease being strapped into a robotic skelet...
Chicago Chronicle Thursday, November 05, 2009Retirement tools often underestimate riskBOSTON (MarketWatch) -- When it comes to retirement planning, it's important to measure risk. But it's just as important not to mismeasure it. Unfortunately, that's what most Americans and financial-s...
Chicago Chronicle Thursday, November 05, 2009Foundation giving is expectedto drop more than 10% in '09Foundation giving is expected to drop more than 10 percent this year from
2008 and to continue falling next year, according to a survey conducted in September of almost 600 large- and mid-size organizations by the Foundation Center.
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