Resident fellow Thom Massey, champion of multicultural education, dies at 61
Alumnus and Associate Dean of Multicultural Education Thomas James Massey, a cherished member of Stanford's student affairs division known to many across campus simply as "Thom," died unexpectedly in his cottage on campus over the winter break. Massey, also a pillar of the university's black community for decades, was 61.

Education: exclusions from academies hit neighbouring schools
Academies that expel large numbers of disruptive pupils are having a potentially bad impact on neighbouring schools, according to a review of the government's flagship programme in England. The Institute of Education's findings will support claims by critics that academies ? schools sponsored by businesses, universities, churches and other faith groups ? are failing to meet their original ...

Furniture boss cleared of road rage charge
The peer and furniture tycoon Lord Kirkham was cleared by a jury yesterday of a road rage attack on a driver who had allegedly called him "fattie" and a "git". The founder and head of DFS praised the jury system after a three-day hearing which heard accounts of the two men fighting in a South Yorkshire road. Kirkham, who was adopted by a miner's family when he was three months old, left ...

Snap Shot: Brad Brewer Proprietor, Outback Steakhouse at The Greens of Lyndhurst
Brad Brewer Name: Brad Brewer Age: 30 Residence: Willowick Occupation: Proprietor, Outback Steakhouse at The Greens of Lyndhurst Family: Son Tryston, 3 Education: Graduate of Ontario High School (near Mansfield), attended University of Toledo for two years How did you...

Ten Ways To Be Happier Now
New research and long-established strategies promise to cheer up even the most cynical among us.

Local Beat 1/7/09
Navarro County Branch NAACP Education Committee and Lifeline Church and Family Services will sponsor ?Getting Serious with Education? (GSWE) tutorial program and parent meeting.

Gregory A. Bulanow
BORN: Nov. 26, 1972, in Greendale, Wis. HOME: Pierpont in West Ashley. FAMILY: Wife, Jacqueline; and two daughters, Lucinda, 6, and Nadia, 4. EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in English from Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio; bachelor's degree in management from Southern ...

Former ?slave girls? demand rehabilitation, education
KATHMANDU: Hundreds of Nepali girls, rescued after being sold off by their poor parents as domestic help, marched in Kathmandu yesterday demanding rehabilitation like jobs and an education, activists said.

Slush and drizzle and less double-dribble
WELLAND Winter swapped flurries for drizzle Wednesday as Welland had its first bout of freezing rain in 2009. Early risers up shortly after [...]

Lawsuit refiled in Gloucester High fight
The family of a 2007 Gloucester High School graduate has refiled a lawsuit that accuses a school administrator of failing to prevent a fight they say left the plaintiff brain damaged.

PAKISTAN: Urgent need for better family planning - experts
Source: IRIN Pakistan's rapidly increasing population is placing severe strains on economic resources, development and security, say experts who are urgently calling for more effective family planning.

Safe Family: Heating your home safely
With winter and cold temperatures now here, it?s time to turn up the heat. In today's Safe Family report, we have some simple tips to prevent home heating fire hazards.

Opening-day speech by Senate President Groff
In his opening-day speech to the Colorado Senate Wednesday, Senate President Peter Groff called on legislators to address the problem with the state?s structurally deficient roads and bridges.

Six-year-old takes family car after missing bus
WICOMICO CHURCH, Va. ? Having missed his bus, a 6-year-old Virginia boy tried to drive to school in his family's sedan ? and crashed. State police say the boy suffered only minor injuries and eventually arrived at school after being evaluated at a local hospital.

Dismal education: It's parents' fault
We cannot reclaim America without first reclaiming our families. And one of the first places we must start the reclamation process is by taking charge of our children's education.

Family's dreams denied: Gang beating allegedly took son's life (8:12 a.m.)
EL PASO -- Sunlight bathed the living room of the Rodriguez home in Northeast El Paso on Tuesday afternoon. The sun shone on a Christmas tree, rows of athletic and academic trophies and photos chronicling the life of 19-year-old Valentin Ray Rodriguez.

Prying eyes: Be smart about your online profile
(AP:NEW YORK) Someone is trying to sabotage your career. It's your online persona. With smaller budgets and less staff to conduct interviews, companies are increasingly using social networking sites as a way to screen prospective hires.

Berger, Rose Suggested for W.Va. Federal Judge Positions
United States Senators Jay Rockefeller and Robert Byrd suggested Irene Berger and Ned Rose for federal judge positions. They were unsuccessful in trying to get the two appointed during the Bush administration.

Education and health care priority issues for Dombrowsky
Regional ? Minister of Agriculture Leona Dombrowsky is entering 2009 with ?careful optimism,? but she said the government will have to be realistic with its decision-making in the months to come.

Lufkin fifth graders graduate from D.A.R.E. program
Fifth graders from four Lufkin ISD campuses gathered inside the Pitser Garrison Civic Center Wednesday morning for the district's 37th D.A.R.E. graduation celebration. The Lufkin Crime Stoppers Band provided the rocking and rolling entertainment, while the morning's proceedings were led by D.A.R.E. officer Ben Vaughan. This semester's graduates, from Coston, Slack, Anderson, and Brandon, ...