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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
Dallas school officials presented a revamped 2008-09 budget to trustees Tuesday that, for the first time in years, accurately represents the district's financial situation. That's the good news. Also Online The bad news: The Dallas Independent School District is still tens of millions of dollars over budget and could end the fiscal year with only about $33 million in its reserve fund. That would be...
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The Rehearsal Studio (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
As a follow-up to last week's Chutzpah of the Week award, here is the San Francisco Chronicle report, again by Carolyn Jones, of how the Berkeley City Council voted on the measures introduced by the Peace and Justice Commission : After an emotional, fiery debate over academic freedom and torture, Berkeley's city council passed a measure late Monday night imploring the U.S. to prosecute Berkeley resident...
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Trendfo.com Hottest Trends (Free subscription) | 12/06/2008
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Over the course of several months, in close collaboration with Microsoft, Opts Ideas tracked down software developers and IT professionals around the world and gathered their stories. This diverse group had one thing in common: their work quietly made a huge difference in the communities around them. "We were truly amazed as we began to collect these stories," says Christman. "The more we learned about...
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Where Most Needed (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
A New York Times article about the impact of California regulation of food sales during school hours draws widespread scorn. "Don't mess with the bake sale fund raiser" was the most common response to a recent article in the New...
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Wordsmith.org: Today's Word (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
A Compendium of Feedback on the Words featured in A.Word.A.Day
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The scottish make-up artist (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Well it has been a while since I have written up on this and thought I should and could now update you all as to my actions. My dear old friend (and frankly one of the best actresses I know) Carolyn Jones or CJ as I have always known her, got in touch and asked me if I could help her out and teach a class for lothian council. How could I refuse?! The class was small in terms of students but I did have...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
RICHMOND, Va. - Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Company (NYSE:HRH), one of the world’s largest insurance and risk management intermediaries, announced that at a special shareholders meeting held today, its shareholders overwhelmingly approved the merger with Willis Gro
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new A's ballpark (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Carolyn Jones, who has recently covered the A's stadium beat, has her sights set slightly north in her new article . This time the stadium in question is Cal's Memorial Stadium, which as longtime Bay Area residents know, sits smack-dab on top of the Hayward Fault. Lost in all the hubbub about the new, adjacent athletic training center and the oak grove that it is displacing, is the sobering fact that...
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denialism blog (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
The nerve! Carolyn Jones of the Chronicle reports : In their most recent demand, the tree-sitters said they would come down if the university gives $6 million to environmental and Native American groups, creates a public committee on campus land use and allows protesters to use the stump from the oldest tree in the grove, which protesters dubbed "Grandma," for a Native American drum. The university...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting Utah's communities will have a memorial officially dedicated on the west grounds of the Capitol in their honor today.
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Carolyn Jones A federal judge granted the city of Vallejo bankruptcy protection on Friday, ruling against the city's employee unions. Judge Michael McManus, chief judge with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Sacramento, said in a 52-page ruling that the city met...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
A judge today said she would rule "promptly" on UC Berkeley's plan to build a sports training facility in an oak grove next to Memorial Stadium. Almost a year after the trial began, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Barbara Miller said during a brief...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
A man found dead in a Vallejo home with a woman has been identified by the Solano County coroner's office as 69-year-old James Costello. The bodies of Costello and Carolyn Jones, 57, were badly decomposed when officers found them about 6:20 p.m. Aug. 7 while...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
A man found dead in a Vallejo home with a woman has been identified by the Solano County coroner's office as 69-year-old James Costello. The bodies of Costello and 57-year-old Carolyn Jones were badly decomposed when officers found them about 6:20 p.m. Aug....
