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9 hours ago ago from Queens Campaigner
Elderly and visually impaired residents will now have a much easier time reading their bills, thanks to a suggestion from Forest Hills High School Principal Saul Gootnick and a student from the school. State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) and state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) told hundreds of students at Forest Hills High School last week that the idea for a law they sponsored mandating that companies print their ...
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1 day ago ago from Unleashed Online
December 23, 2009 by Adriana Janovich Filed under Other Stuff Leave a comment High school students in central Washington are invited to take part in an essay contest, sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. The topic is Why are free and independent news media important? All students in grades 9-12 in public, private and home schools are eligible. Students must submit original work and have a sponsoring ...
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14 hours ago ago from Joanne Jacobs
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18 hours ago ago from Hide My Sites Blog
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Half Tuition or Less for a Law School’s Second Class
23 hours ago ago from The New York Times
Costs are rising rapidly throughout the University of California system, but its newest law school , at Irvine, announced this week that the 80 students chosen for the second entering class will get privately financed scholarships covering at least half their tuition for all three years. Irvine's inaugural class of 60 students, who arrived in August, received full scholarships for all three years a deal that helped Irvine attract so much ...
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