County schools show improvement, (Newport News-Times)
School remains in recess for most Lincoln County School District students, but administrators - after deciphering the federal Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) reports issued a week ago - are now busy assessing results from the 2005-06 preliminary state report cards in reading, writing, math, and science....more...Ag rules prompt debate (Salinas Californian)
Salinas-area agricultural leaders have split over comprehensive new safety guidelines for handling lettuce and other leafy greens, which critics say are scientifically flawed and place an excessive burden on growers....more... Prostate Cancer Hits One in Six Men, Fuels Angst Over Testing (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- One day in Chicago, Dave Bigg is about to drink a few beers with his buddies and divvy up Cubs baseball tickets when his cell phone rings. It's the doctor, and he doesn't like what he sees. Bigg's biopsy looks bad. The cells from his prostate are warped and buckled....more... Dreams to novel ways (Canberra Times)
WHEN CHARACTERS in a first-draft novel start to infiltrate your dreams and grumpily tell you off for leaving your manuscript in the bottom drawer, you know you really ought to do "something" about it....more... Obesity problem prompts summer P.E. (The Alaska Star)
Marcella Murray and Aaron Frenzel opted to ride the exercise cycles during the free choice section of their physical education class last week while their counterparts lifted weights or played volleyball....more... |