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British schoolchildren publish bee study in peer-reviewed journal
How would you like to tape this on the refridgerator door?
From Wired Science:
Bowling for scholarships
Bowl a strike for college scholarships tomorrow (Dec. 22) at Midway Lanes, which is holding a fundraiser for Akron Council PTA.
Here's the deal: pay $8 for three games (shoes included) between 9 a.m and 11 p.m. and Midway will give $4 to the PTA's scholarship fund for APS seniors. Same goes for Dec. 29, same hours.
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KSU freezing hiring
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
Kent State University won't be hiring for a few months except for a new football coach, police and other ''mission critical'' employees.
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Akron OKs next phase of school construction
By John Higgins
Beacon Journal staff writer
The Akron school board on Monday approved the next phase of the school construction program a new facility for Firestone High School and Litchfield Middle School.
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Ohio Pre-K in trouble
Someone from the Pew Center on the States read my story today on arts funding for preschoolers and suggested I take a look at Pew's new 50-state survey on preschool funding. Ohio's investment in early education has been up and down and it appears to be in need of an infusion. But the state is about to tackle an $8 billion deficit, so it's not the best time to be scrounging for new money.
Two Ohio poets, in their own voices
National Poetry Month (April) is still long off, but here are two newly-added recordings on http://www.poets.org (Academy of American Poets) from two of Ohio's greatest poets.
From Akron's own Rita Dove: Under the Viaduct, 1932
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