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  • The road to the Final Four and the digital future Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:19AMThe Final Four on CBS is an event I look forward to every year. The excitement, the traditions, the rivalries...the ratings! One of the many benefits of working here is getting to be a part of events like March Madness, meeting interesting people, talking about sports, and, of course, technology.
  • Stuff the Bus Campaign Helping Kids Get School Supplies Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:08PMA United Way campaign is helping kids get school supplies.  "Stuff the Bus" takes place around Champaign County today and finishes in WCIA 3's back parking lot tomorrow morning. 
  • Prudential Network Realty Collects Record Number Of Backpacks And School Supplies For Children Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:57AMJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 31, 2010) -- Prudential Network Realty recently completed its 11th Annual B...
  • Mike DeWine: Attorney General Richard Cordray's campaign is funded 'almost exclusively' by party, labor unions and ... Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:18AMAfter explaining that recent campaign finance reports showed a fundraising gap narrowing, DeWine turned the focus onto Cordray, insinuating that he is a tool of the Democratic party and labor union bosses with a much narrower base of support.
  • Reusing school supplies can save you money Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:10PMSEATTLE - Before you dole out hundreds of dollars filling the classroom supply shopping lists provided by your school, take a look around the house. Chances are that ruler, pencil sharpener, three-ring binder and scissors are still with you, just hiding in a drawer somewhere. Buying new each year costs time, money and anxiety. We found a sixth-grade classroom supply list from a Seattle school ...
  • Routine will ease homework headaches Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:30PMQ: School is starting and I know what’s coming with it: homework. My four kids always have lots of it and it seems to consume our lives when we are not running around to different activities. It seems nearly impossible to keep it all organized and to make sure everyone gets back to school with what they need. Any tips? Homework ChallengeA: Dear Homework Challenge:
  • School supplies for Oakland students Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:56AMMontclair Community Action Group is at it again.
  • Service organizations focus on back-to-school aid Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:17PMMacomb County service organizations are doing their part to help families and schools prepare children for the start of the new academic year by giving them school supplies and backpacks, dictionaries and warm clothing.
  • Look for earth-friendly school supplies when shopping this year, such as 100 percent recycled paper, soybean crayons ... Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:59AMSchool buses will soon bustle down the streets. Students will be armed with lists of items their teacher want them to purchase for the school year, followed by the frantic dash to various stores to find the paper, pencils and notebooks.
  • Coast Lines: Aug. 27, 2010 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:44AMSTATE Fire marshal bans some gas-dispensing nozzles About 3,000 California gas stations have to remove the hold open latches from Vapor Systems Technologies nozzles, the State Fire Marshal ordered this week.
  • Event gets Dinwiddie kids excited about school, offers them free supplies Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:36AMDINWIDDIE - With the first day of school less than two weeks away, hundreds stood in line to pick up free school supplies at the Dinwiddie County Back to School Fair yesterday. Last year, organizers gave out classroom materials for 600 students; yesterda
  • Approach to learning trumps new technology for students Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:12AMIn the space of one generation, college students have gone from studying with highlighters and wire notebooks to laptops, netbooks, and, now, iPads.
  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Teen, town hold successful backpack drive Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:12AMThanks to the generosity of the community and hard work by volunteers, numerous less fortunate local students will be able to return to school with new backpacks and school supplies.
  • Students transfer bad study habits from paper to screen, study finds Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:57PMIn the space of one generation, college students have gone from studying with highlighters and wire notebooks to laptops, netbooks and, now, iPads. But despite the prevalence of technology on campuses, a new study indicates that computers alone can't keep students from falling into their same weak study habits from their ink-and-paper days.
  • News Calendar: Aug. 27 to Sept. 1 Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:16PMNews Calendar for Salem, including a fishing tournament, support groups, class reunions, theater classes and auditions, and much more.
  • School supply drive to help Burlco families Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:00AMWith the upcoming school year getting closer by the day, the Drenk Center, with the Family Success Center of Burlington County, will be holding a Back-to-School Supplies drive.
  • Tim Twentyman: Fantastic skill players dot NFL fantasy landscape Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:08AMThe highlighters are out of storage and the printer is working overtime, spitting out stats and ratings. It must be fantasy football draft time. Here's a look at the top five fantasy players at each position:
  • University Student Union welcomes all matadors with festival Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:43AMFree In-N-Out burgers, carnival games, a live DJ, a performance by a CSUN student band and the chance to win great prizes, such as an iPad, will take place at the fifth annual Welcome All Matadors Festival (WAM).
  • Richmond Int'l Raceway news 2010-08-25 Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:59PMRICHMOND, Va. (8/24/10) -- In the iconic brown UPS truck, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Ragan made a special delivery this afternoon in Henrico County, Virginia, dropping off an entire truckload of school supplies to Douglas Wilder Middle School.
  • Small package from home can speak volumes to a college student Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 8:51PMKANSAS CITY, Mo. - All Kelsey Murrell wanted was a meal with her mom, a brief break from her University of Kansas sophomore stress. She was looking for dinner out and coffee - two loves they share - in her hometown, Kearney, Mo. But the 45-minute drive was too much for Murrell last October; she had studying and work to do at her dorm.
  • Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Inkling, Pedlar Lady, abc PocketPhonics + Intro to Letters, by Montessorium Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:39PMWelcome to this week’s educationally-themed edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! Some of the applications featured in this roundup are amongst the most exciting teaching tools we’ve seen for the iPad since Apple announced the tablet this year—two are book apps for older kids or college-aged students, while two others are phonics and letter-learning applications for young children. All of the ...
  • Bookstore rents texts to compete, lower costs Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:21AMBy: Pauline Kennedy Students have rented more than 3,000 books from Varney’s, Union store On a college budget, many students are trying to find ways to trim costs this fall semester, and the K-State Student Union Bookstore is taking advantage of the opportunity. After a successful pilot program last semester, the Union Bookstore is now renti...
  • How you can help 'stuff the bus' Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:08AMUnited Way 'Stuff the Bus!' campaign kickoff drive What is needed: – School supplies: washable markers, loose-leaf paper, notebooks, pencils, pens, highlighters, school glue, children's board books. – Baby care: diapers of all sizes, baby wipes, baby shampoo, baby lotion, Enfamil infant formula. read more
  • BACK-TO-SCHOOL BALANCE: Moms, experts share time-tested strategies for juggling school and activities Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:07PMTracey Walker of Clinton Township left instructions and supplies for her husband, Ron, and four children, ages 6 to 17, to make dinner each night during her four-day trip to the Girl Scouts Global Exchange conference in New York City.
  • ABCs of Back to School: Supplies for kids Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:25AMThe Container Store has some new products for school organization, including backpacks and lunch containers.
  • Care packages help college students adjust Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:05PMThoughtful, personal presents have been the biggest hits.
  • School supplies for Oakland students Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:54AMMontclair Community Action Group is at it again.
  • Scarsdale moms' business leads way to environmentally friendly school supplies Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:38AMSCARSDALE — The manufacturing standards of pencils or the home country of a glue stick probably aren't things you consider when shopping for your children's school supplies.
  • Weston Youth Services collecting school supplies Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:09PMWeston Youth Services is sponsoring a school supply drive to benefit Weston’s Social Services department and local families. The drive runs through Wednesday, Aug. 25.
  • Clawson Police Department to collect school supplies Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:06PMThe Clawson Police Department will hold its second annual Stuff-A-Backpack fundraiser this weekend.
  • Moms, experts share time-tested strategies for juggling school and activities Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:50PMTracey Walker of Clinton Township left instructions and supplies for her husband, Ron, and four children, ages 6 to 17, to make dinner each night during her four-day trip to the Girl Scouts Global Exchange conference in New York City.
  • Buy the book: A primer Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:20AMWhether they purchase, rent or go online, college students have lots of options for texts.
  • Lone Oak based ministry giving school supplies Saturday Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:06AMFamilies living within the Lone Oak area will have an opportunity to get some help in making sure their children have school supplies.
  • Let the (tax-free) shopping begin Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:48AMTexas shoppers can stock up on clothing and school supplies at reduced costs during the statewide sales tax-free weekend Friday through Sunday.
  • Stewart Connects The (Nonexistent) Dots: “Is Fox News A Terrorist Command Center?” Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:48AMIt has been a week of Islam community center near Ground Zero (ok, or 'Ground Zero Mosque') controversy segments on The Daily Show , and last night provided the finale. Jon Stewart 's massive nine-minute segment started with ceding some ground to its critics, and ended with him connecting some dots to prove a point. Fox News is a "terrorist command center"?
  • HAWC seeks backpacks, school supplies for kids Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:31AMSALEM - Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC) is seeking donations of backpacks and school supplies for children of those victims of domestic abuse it assists with food, shelter and counseling.
  • School Supplies Needed Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:17AMDonations of new school supplies, backpacks, clothes, and canned or packaged food are needed for a back to school party planned Friday, Aug. 27, for low income children who attend Laguna beach schools, according to organizers Sande St. John and Marsha Bode. read more
  • Somebody needs you Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 1:07AMVolunteers — Guardian Home Care and Hospice needs volunteers inthe Twin Falls, Jerome, Gooding, Glenns Ferry and Burley areas toassist with patient care: sit with patients, play games and read topatients, or help in the office. Information: Nicole, 736-0900.
  • Food bank teams up for school tools Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 12:15AMCrowsnest Pass Food Bank Manager Carmelia Saretzky, said the organization is again starting up a program to give students tools for schools.[...]
  • Westonites may sign up for meeting notification Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:54PMWeston Youth Services is sponsoring a school supply drive to benefit Weston’s Social Services department and local families. The drive runs through Wednesday, Aug. 25.
  • Briefly In Education Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:55PMBoys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach Members participate in Home Run Derby at Angels Stadium. ( Hand In, Coastline Pilot / August 19 , 2010 ) Students from low-income households will get a head start on back-to-school activities with help from local organizations.
  • News Calendar: Aug. 20 to Sept. 3 Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:46PMNews Calendar for Salem, including: free programs, class reunions, special events, volunteer opportunities and more.
  • Tax free weekend begins Friday across state Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:42AMTexas’ annual Sales Tax Holiday arrives this weekend, just in time for families to save money on clothes and supplies for the new school year.
  • Tewksbury teen’s school-supplies drive exceeds goal for second straight year Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 10:11AMT EWKSBURY — While other incoming seniors are finishing summer reading and preparing for their last high-school hurrah, Ashley Toland is busy helping the Merrimack Valley’s underprivileged children get ready for a new school year.
  • Women of Witness helps hundreds of students with supplies for school Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:06AMCOSHOCTON -- Helping hands reached out Tuesday afternoon as Women of Witness conducted its eighth annual distribution of school supplies for area children.
  • Canal Winchester discusses proper sewer do's, don'ts Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 5:48AMSanitary sewers are dedicated lines laid underground to carry sewage from homes and business throughout an area. A sanitary sewer backup can be both costly and a threat to public health. Like many communities across the country, Canal Winchester always is looking at ways to prevent these backups and recently passed an updated ordinance to help combat the problem.
  • • SCHOOL-Supply list for each school Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:52AMThe following is a list of school supplies for Rowan-Salisbury Schools, which teachers may request that students bring to school. Assistance will be available for students who need help in securing these items. Kindergarten: book bag. Optional ...
  • • Back to school-Supply lists Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 1:52AMThe following is a list of school supplies for Rowan-Salisbury Schools, which teachers may request that students bring to school. Assistance will be available for students who need help in securing these items. Kindergarten: book bag. Optional â g ...
  • Backpacks for back to school Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:36AMUnderstanding back-to-school pressure doesn't necessarily require the ability to channel our inner child. For many parents who are preparing to send their children back to class this fall, particularly those with students in grammar schools, they already feel a burden.
  • Tax-free weekend starts Friday Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:25PMThis was the year for procrastinators to save money since Texas’ annual Sales Tax Holiday begins Friday and finishes the day before school starts.