City Notes 
Jacksonville Film Festival Executive Director Marlo Zarka is in the process of updating the Festivals Web site. Through the Robin Shepherd Group and Web master Mark Foster, the new site will feature several additions including an interactive page capable of playing movie trailers.
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Editor’s Mailbag 
Several friends working at a local grocery store recently told me of observed abuses of the Welfare System food purchasing (Food Stamps equivalent, now called Electronic Bank Transfer) seen in their store, is evidently widespread.
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Stepfather Agrees To Plea Deal In Meeker Toddler’s Death 
A man accused in the death of a Meeker toddler has agreed to enter a plea to a lesser charge and will receive a 30-year prison term.
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Vigil held for teen fatally shot by police 
WINNIPEG The crowd was smaller than last year, and the temperatures were colder.
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“Ruby” a grand mystery adventure 
You don’t find too many dogs on “Masterpiece Theater,” and “The Ruby in the Smoke” certainly isn’t one, either. It’s a mystery yarn that fairly crackles in the greatest tradition of the franchise, unraveling its tangled web with unhurried brilliance in telling a story based on the 1985 novel by Philip Pullman that introduced teen sleuth Sally Lockhart to the world.
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Teen Sought In Mid-January Shooting 
New Orleans police have asked for the public’s help in finding a teen accused of taking part in a shooting earlier this month.
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Brings Boston to a Halt 
An anonymous reader writes “An ad campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force featuring the Mooninites Ignignot and Err caused major security concerns in Boston, MA when magnetic light displays were mistaken for possible bombs. The displays included one of Ignignot flipping the bird (as hard as he could), but Gov. Deval Patrick was not amused.”
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Virginia joins nationwide program to cut teen driving deaths 
In July 2006 our area lost four lives. All were teens with bright futures ahead, futures that will not be fulfilled. It was a car accident. The teen driver over-corrected and lost control.
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Teen Valentine party set for library on Feb. 9 
The Belvedere Tiburon Library will host a teen Valentine party from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 9 in the library’s Founder’s Room at 1501 Tiburon Blvd. The party, for children age 11 and up, will include fun activities, food and drinks.
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Teen Charged In Winston-Salem Store Robbery 
Police said a teen is in custody in connection with an armed robbery that was reported Tuesday night.
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Teachers picket in Watertown Square
Watertown TAB & Press - Watertown teachers have taken their message to the streets. Once the final bell rang on Wednesday, members of the Watertown Educators Association bundled up, grabbed their red signs and hit the pavement in Watertown Square. Deep into the school year
Source: www.townonline.com

Reed City Teachers Shave Heads
9&10 News - A slow start to a supply drive collecting items for soldiers in Iraq, prompted teachers at the Reed City Middle School to give the students some much needed motivation. The students had only brought in 200 items. Mr. McGuire and Mr. Robb promised to
Source: www.9and10news.com

It’s a slur on their integrity
New Straits Times - I AM shocked to learn that the headmaster of a national secondary school in Johor had introduced the “thumb scan” to check on the attendance of teachers. I wonder if there is a necessity for this, especially for teachers. The “thumb scan” has been
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Don t repeat mistakemade at old high school
Nashua Telegraph - opened a brand-new high school, and while the budget was tight, it boasted a state-of-the-art media center, with over $100,000 invested in recording, playback, cabling, and other exciting technology that offered all kinds of potential for teachers.
Source: www.nashuatelegraph.com

Teachers already get ample compensation
Sauk Valley Daily Gazette - I would like to comment on the negotiations between the Dixon School Board and the Dixon Education Association. I believe the Dixon School Board is doing the right thing for our students and our community. I’m appalled at what the Dixon Education
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Mandatory mentoring leaves much to be desired for some novice teachers
Chicago Defender - A recent University of Chicago study found that nearly 20 percent of Chicago Public Schools teachers are not participating in mandatory mentoring aimed at retaining teachers beyond their first and second year in the district. The “Keeping New
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Mediation meeting on new pact for Wilsona teachers put off to Feb. 21
Antelope Valley Press - LAKE LOS ANGELES - Negotiations came to a temporary standstill at the Wilsona School District regarding a point of contention in the teachers union contract. A scheduled meeting Jan. 23 among a state mediator, school district management and
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Is your desk making you sick?
CNN - Stone said a basic guideline would be for workers to stay home until they are free of symptoms — fever, sore throat, nausea or diarrhea — for at least 24 hours. Flu costs Workers in the United States miss an average of 1.5 days per year because of
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January 2007
Belief.Net - But God, the real killer was this afternoon, when a chiropractor told me that it’s no wonder my right hip is sore because my entire right side is shorter than my left. He recommended that I not run for a long while, until the right and left sides of
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Tips for keeping out the colds in the wintertime
Rutland Herald - Actually, according to the NIAID, most colds begin with a sore throat. And when you feel that ominous tickle, a host of remedies are at the ready, all claiming to either arrest development of the virus or drastically reduce the amount of time it’s in
Source: www.rutlandherald.com