Posts Tagged ‘LOCAL’

Local man gunning for ‘Top Shot’ honors (video)

Local man gunning for ‘Top Shot’ honors (video)
NORRISTOWN — Marine marksman Peter Palma is competing against other sharpshooters on a new History Channel show “Top Shot,” which has contestants taking aim at virtually anything save an apple perched atop someone’s head.

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Operation: Kid Equip gives local teachers free supplies

Operation: Kid Equip gives local teachers free supplies
Each year, Jan Cunningham takes a $250 deduction for school supplies on her taxes. That covers some of the out-of-pocket costs the kindergarten teacher from Farmington Hills typically spends to equip her classes with things like crayons, paper and glue for kids who can’t afford to buy their own.

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Local Spaniards, Dutch ready for World Cup final

Local Spaniards, Dutch ready for World Cup final
Shouts of Hup Hup Holland! or Vamos España! will be echo throughout the city Sunday as soccer fans prepare for the 2010 FIFA World Cup championship game.

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Local Groups Plan for Festivals This Weekend

Local Groups Plan for Festivals This Weekend
Organizers from local groups are preparing for a variety of activities around the Village of East Aurora this weekend. The Roycrofters-at-Large Association (RALA) will hold its 35th Roycroft Summer Festival on June 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Though traditionally held at the Roycroft Campus on Main Street, this year’s festival will take place at Parkdale Elementary School. The juried show …

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State and local gov’t workers’ job security fades

State and local gov’t workers’ job security fades
By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Business Writers For years, most people who worked for state or local governments accepted a fact of life: Their pay wasn’t great. The job security was.

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TV show host helps history come alive for local students

TV show host helps history come alive for local students
Most elementary school students learn about California’s history and the Gold Rush of the 1850s in books and sometimes boring lectures in classrooms, but few of them have the opportunity to learn about “El Camino Real,” its 21 missions and the Gold Rush first-hand.

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Local elected officials mostly are lacking in tax liens, according to reports

Local elected officials mostly are lacking in tax liens, according to reports
For as long as many can remember, elected officials have been charged with setting taxes for residents on the local, state and national levels.

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Go loco over local

Go loco over local
Get your local fashion fix by visiting these stores.

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PHOTO Local youth column: Noll leads North Naples to middle school golf championship

PHOTO Local youth column: Noll leads North Naples to middle school golf championship
Seventy golfers representing 14 area schools turned out for the Collier County Middle School Golf Championships on Saturday at Cypress Woods. The event was put on by First Tee of Naples/Collier.

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Profiles of Local Volunteers

Profiles of Local Volunteers
Taking a year or more to volunteer with an organization is becoming more prevalent for young adults, especially those graduating from college. The Advertiser caught up with several former students from the area who have spent a year or more with a service agency, finding opportunities locally, out of state, even in another country.

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