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Containing college tuition hikes is a worthy, necessary goal
President Obama’s State of the Union message must be viewed as an election-year wish list, but one of the nuggets he served up registered loud and clear with the college crowd — essentially, a “Race to the Top” competition for public universities to become more value-conscious on behalf of their students or face a reduction in federal aid.
Read more...Best Of Jackson 2012: Food & Drink
Best Chef: Craig Noone Parlor Market (115 W. Capitol St., 601-360-0090, http://www.parlormarket.com ) It might seem odd to think a chef could catalyze a movement. But Jackson native Craig Noone was not just any chef.
Read more...Troubled Syracuse man left few hints before drowning the 3-year-old son he loved
Family members say Marcell Washington was devoted to his son until the day he died. Looking back, they recall Washington saying recently he was hearing voices.
Read more...Even if Umno-BN wins 100% of the votes, it would still be an illegitimate government
Some facts on the 12th General Election held in 2008 should be noted and analysed. The Barisan Nasional within Peninsular Malaysia failed to obtain a majority of popular votes cast.
Read more...Extra school funding will hinge on teacher evaluations
ALBANY -- The state will hike spending on public schools by $805 million in the coming year, but only those districts implementing "effective" new teacher evaluation programs will be eligible for the increased aid, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed today.
Read more...Angela Carter: portrait in postcards
The author was in her literary prime when she died 20 years ago aged 51; since then her brilliantly exuberant novels have influenced a generation of writers. Her friend and literary executor has written an insightful memoir inspired by postcards Carter sent her – a paper trail through the novelist's life. Here is an extract Twenty years ago I went for the first time into Angela Carter's study. I ...
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