Kasiisii Primary School are unlocking the educational power of the XO laptop and show how this could have a greater benefit to all pupils.

Modesto Walmart makes a donation of 100 backpacks to Stanislaus County Superintendent of Schools Tom Changnon as part of Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada’s 2009 Operation Backpack campaign. This year’s drive runs from July 10-24, culminating in a day-long (4:30 am-7 pm) collection event at Cal Expo’s main gate. See operationbackpacksac.org for more information.

2010 Profile In Courage Recipiants Announced
CINCINNATI – Fifth Third Bank Profiles in Courage, a public-private partnership that recognizes individuals in the African American community who inspire others every day, today announced its 2010 honorees: Bertram Charles Alexander, Tracy Gragston, William A. McClain, Annette L. Phelps and Gwen L. Robinson.

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Bulletin board: Talk by eating disorder survivor set at Penn State
Certified life coach and eating disorder survivor Elaine Williams will talk about weight and weight loss issues Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium at Penn State Berks.

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6th-grader to get exercise equipment
The Hancock County chapter of the American Red Cross last week reached its goal of raising enough money to purchase a special piece of exercise equipment for Emily Clark, the disabled daughter of a local soldier.

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Remembering Little Rock: the fight for desegregation
It’s been 53 years since Jefferson Thomas made his famous walk up the Central High School steps in Little Rock, Ark., with eight other black high school students.

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Willard school official denies ‘baiting’ claim
A former Willard athletic director, accused of “racially baiting” a black Fostoria High School basketball player and engaging in “ongoing verbal abuse and/or assault” during a game between the two schools last year, has denied allegations made against him.

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I’ve got a group of students in the top of their class, and I’m looking for places we could volunteer at. We’re open to anything, but tutoring opportunities might be preferred.

Ski healing
For Jesus Pintos, skiing is a way forward. Pintos was injured while serving with the Army in Iraq, taking shrapnel in his ankle that resulted in a fused leg, the shock from the blast of an IED leaving him neurologically damaged and on the path to Parkinson’s Disease.

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Madison Red Cross, Fairleigh Dickinson join to comfort troops
MADISON – The Colonial Crossroads Chapter of the American Red Cross partnered with Fairleigh Dickinson University last November to sponsor a “Comforts from Home” drive to provide food and toiletries to military personnel serving overseas.

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Petawawa donates $1,000 to Haiti earthquake relief
PETAWAWA -Carrying the goodwill of the residents of Petawawa, council this week presented the Canadian Red Cross with a $1,000 donation for Haiti disaster relief.[...]

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Say ‘Ah’
A poster on the wall in Mrs. Batts’ first grade class at Thompson Elementary School in Highland declares, “Everyone smiles in the same language.”

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Brookings school board member reprimanded for ethics violation
The Brookings-Harbor School Board reprimanded one of their members this week for allegedly harassing a high school employee over bookkeeping issues. The board met in executive session Monday to consider a complaint filed against board member Allene Fewell. After a brief, private hearing, the board moved into public session, where its members voted 4-1 to censure Fewell, who cast the dissenting …

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Briefly: Feb. 5
See what’s happening in and around Kingston.

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Kathleen Eaton of Birth Choice Health Clinics of Santa Ana Joins President Bush and Cardinal Francis George as a 2010 …
SANTA ANA, Calif.—-Kathleen Eaton, founder of Birth Choice Health Clinics, the faith-based, pro-life organization that provides free medical services and education to young women facing unwanted pregnancies, today received the 2010 Cardinal John J.

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Conditions nearly ideal for Bon Soo
Maybe Mother Nature is finally warming up to Ontario Winter Carnival Bon Soo. She has sure given the long-running event the cold shoulder plenty of times during the past decade. A nasty storm scrubbed one of its marquee events, the polar bear swim, in 2008.[...]

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Community briefs – Feb. 5
Around the community

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Be careful driving in a Los Gatos school zone, or else
If you were speeding or running a stop sign in a school zone in Los Gatos last week, you might have gotten a ticket.

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