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Volunteers Ready To Huddle Up
Greeted by hundreds of clapping students, about 175 volunteers came ready to work Thursday morning. ...more
November 26, 2008
Phone Company Employees Call On Shaw Elementary
Greeted by hundreds of clapping students, about 175 volunteers came ready to work this morning. The Tampa Bay area's first Huddle Up at Shaw Elementary School had about 150 T-Mobile Florida employees and about 25 team members from City Year, a national youth service organization. ...more
November 20, 2008
Kids Find They Have A Lot In Common
It wasn't hard making friends, second-graders Morgan Heinzen and Ebony Knights said about an hour after they met. ...more
November 5, 2008
Demographics Differ, But Youngsters All Alike
It wasn't hard making friends, second-graders Morgan Heinzen and Ebony Knights said about an hour after they met. ...more
November 5, 2008
Filing May End Rental To Offenders
Apartments rented to sex offenders that were at the center of a city zoning debate last year could be headed for foreclosure, court records show. ...more
October 15, 2008
RCMA Centers Earn National Accreditation
Two centers in Sebring have received national accreditation for the care of young children. ...more
October 11, 2008
New Housing Director Looking At New Federal Funding
Federal funding will become available soon for counties to purchase foreclosed homes, renovate and repair them, and then sell the homes to low-income families. ...more
October 10, 2008
College Costs Are A Big Test For Candidates
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain have offered similar campaign pronouncements: A college education should be affordable to anyone, and the process of getting federal aid is more complicated than it should be. ...more
October 6, 2008
Housing Wait Is Long For Displaced Cubans
When Hurricane Charlie tore through her apartment, Marcia Escalona considered herself lucky to land temporary housing on the Cuban capital's remote outskirts while communist authorities pledged to help her rebuild. ...more
September 24, 2008
Invest More In Students Under Age 5
The back-to-school ritual leaves our youngest children behind. Federal investment in children does not start until age 5 or 6 when - ready or not - they enter kindergarten. Attitudes toward the pivotal early childhood years are shifting, and both presidential candidates should consider effective preschool programs in their domestic policy platforms. ...more
September 4, 2008
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