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  • Last Minute School Shopping Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:15PMIf you have kids it's the time of the year you do your back to school shopping. Michelle Smith found some ways you can save on your back to school shopping.
  • SEIU ULTCW Kicks-Off Labor Day Weekend by Helping 6,000 Local Children and Family Members at Fresh Start Festival Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:13PMLOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Focused on the needs of local families and children during these difficult economic times, the members of SEIU ULTCW (United Long Term Care Workers' Union) kicked-off the Labor Day weekend by hosting the LA Fresh Start Working Families Community Festival - a free event that drew an estimated 6,000 people. The Festival provided children with back-to ...
  • How to organize for a smoother school year Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:11PMGetting kids ready for the new school year? Tackle last year's leftovers first, says organizing consultant Liz Maffucci.
  • CISRC summer program feeds youngsters Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 11:02PMYou may need to be logged in to see stories listed here that are in our archives. ASHEBORO — Six dollars a week is what it takes to feed one child in the Backpack Pals program for the weekend.
  • Parents can ease kids back to school Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:26PMSome back-to-school tips from elementary school teachers
  • Students get supplies, vision tests at Hopefest Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:19PMOrganizers for Humboldt Park's fifth annual Hopefest passed out classroom supplies day as students were told they must attend when school opens for the new academic year Tuesday.
  • Salvation Army helping students with supplies Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:24PMHundreds of Mankato children are back in school this week with backpacks and school supplies provided gratis by the Salvation Army.
  • Meth Found in Backpacks and Suitcases in Truck, Two Arrested Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:00PMWhat started as a traffic stop, ended with Kanawha Sheriff's Deputies arresting two men on meth charges.
  • Helping homeless Freeport students Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:44PMEach year Freeport School District 145 enrolls students who are not living in permanent housing. Last year, District 145 identified 115 students. Currently, about 70 students have been identified.
  • 812th return home after Iraq deployment Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:02PMHARLINGEN — After a long wait in the broiling South Texas sun, wives, girlfriends, moms, dads and children rushed forward to greet soldiers from the Harlingen-based Army Reserve 812th Quartermaster Company returning home from a one-year tour of duty in Iraq.
  • Community participates in MSU donation drive Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:59PMStudents, professors and staff members are joining together to provide back-to-school supplies to those in need.
  • H2O: Volunteers offer hope for homeless, impoverished Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:48PMAfter several months of feeding the homeless and impoverished in Shawnee three times per week, a group of volunteers is looking to recruit additional helpers — especially churches — in preparation of the upcoming winter months. Debbie Campbell and Kim Robinson, two of the seven core members of Hope 2 Offer, said they have been providing meals for several people at Woodland Veterans Park for ...
  • 60,000 to 80,000 expected at W.Va. air show Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:43PMMARTINSBURG, W.Va. With mild temperatures in the weekend forecast, organizers of Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Open House and Air Show say 60,000 to 80,000 people or more could turn out for the free, two-day event hosted by the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard at Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport.
  • Most Dangerous School Zones Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:28PMAction News reveals some of the most dangerous school zones in the Tri-Cities. KEPR pulled speeding ticket violations from school districts across the area and found a few that stick out as hot spots for speeders, right where your kids are crossing the street.
  • RED HORSE units leave for deployment Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:13PMMore than 300 RED HORSE mobile construction specialists from Malmstrom Air Force Base and the Montana Air National Guard flew out Monday morning in chartered planes for two weeks of training at a Wisconsin base before deploying to Southwest Asia.
  • CPP Prepares For Consolidate Schools Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:56PMCorning, N.Y. - CPP officials have been preparing students, teachers and bus drivers for the consolidate school district after 2 schools closed this summer.
  • School board wrap-up Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:51PM• Superintendent Carolyn Ross expressed gratitude to the Churchill Economic Development Authority for donating 20 backpacks to the district's students. She also thanked the entire community, which donates school supplies throughout the year.
  • How will Tony Blair's Journey begin? Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:50PMThe memoirs of the former prime minister go before an apparently eager public tomorrow. Rather than shelling out for them, why not just guess what he'll say? Let's get one thing clear: we're not comparing Tony Blair to Lord Voldemort. No, really we're not. But it struck the books desk today that a competition we ran at the time of the release of JK Rowling's final Potter tome, asking readers for ...
  • 50% of Back to School Shopping Done in August; Unicast Finds Discount Ads Reign Supreme Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:08AMBack to School Survey Demystifies "Power Mom" Shoppers, Provides Insights on Ads That Resonate
  • 50% of Back to School Shopping Done in August; Unicast Finds Discount Ads Reign Supreme Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 5:02AMAUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - 08/31/10) - More than 35 million "Power Moms" access the Internet regularly and have children under 18, according to a 2008 eMarketer report. They make most household purchase decisions, including how and where to spend the estimated $21.35 billion on 2010 Back to School supplies. From new backpacks and binders to sneakers and shirts, Back to School is the second ...
  • New administrators in Berlin excited Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:56AMBERLIN — Three new administrators shared in the back-to-school excitement Monday, as students had a smooth return to school.
  • Money matters: Back to school savings Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:10AMAmericans are expected to drop over $21 billion on back-to-school spending this year, but with a little homework they can find ways to save some money. Money Matters reporter Tara Lynn Wagner filed the following report.
  • District 128 using ZPassto track school bus riders Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:01AMEach school year, a child is left on a school bus or fails to get on one, sending parents and school staff into a frenzied panic. Palos Heights School District 128 is using state-of-the-art technology to ensure that doesn't happen, at least on its watch. Today, the K-8 district will demonstrate ZPass, a tracking system that will be used to electronically note when students get on or off the ...
  • CBS4 RTV4 WHBF Quad Cities, IL / IA News Weather SportsPediatricians group provides back-to-school advice Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:29AMELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) - It's back-to-school time, and the American Academy of Pediatrics has some tips for kids and parents. The academy says if kids have first-day jitters, let them know other children are anxious too and that teachers can help.
  • Pediatricians group provides back-to-school advice Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:29AMAssociated Press - August 31, 2010 4:14 AM ET ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) - It's back-to-school time, and the American Academy of Pediatrics has some tips for kids and parents.
  • MCHS students upset about ban on purses Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:26PMMICHIGAN CITY — A large, colorful purse slung over Michigan City High School freshman Ashton Everly’s shoulder holds everything from her books and pencils to pretty much anything she may need during the school day.
  • Corporate Giving: Others share their efforts with the Sharing Center Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:12PMThe Christian Sharing Center in Longwood was recently the benefactor of several fundraisers.
  • For Lafayette College's football freshmen, today's start of classes opens a whole new challenge Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:12PMThe demands of athletics, academics and college life all start to come together.
  • Seeing an educational opportunity, Cumberland Valley gives students phone time between classes. Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:09PMNeed a German-English dictionary, periodic table, finance calculator or map of Renaissance-era Europe? As Apple's iPhone commercials say: There's an app for that.
  • Cumberland Valley High School gives students cell phone time between classes Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:08PMNeed a German-English dictionary, periodic table, finance calculator or map of Renaissance-era Europe? As Apple’s iPhone commercials say: There’s an app for that. That’s why some teachers are saying smart phones, with their instant research capabilities, can help, rather than hurt, in the classroom.
  • Tips for easing first-day anxiety, morning stress Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:03PMPrepare yourself: Children pick up on your anxiety. Prepare yourself as much as you prepare them. Practice what you will say and how you still stay calm. Try to not cry when you drop your child off at kindergarten the first time.
  • Free haircuts send boys back to school in style Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:57PMThe line formed early at Joey Cuts Barber Salon on Sunday, stretching away from the smoking grill and the jumper game and toward Weeks Elementary School. Mothers waited with sons. A handful of the 15 volunteer barbers scheduled to work readied their chairs. The backpacks, mostly green and black and filled with every school supply a kid could need, waited in a corner.
  • Families in need supplied with back-to-school items Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:53PMWatch Video [...]
  • Les Cockrell: CoServ donation helps feed schoolchildren in need Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:49PMA healthy donation from the CoServ Charitable Foundation will go a long way toward helping an area ministry meet its goal of providing weekend snacks for youngsters. Mina Field, founder of the Justin Elementary Snack Pack Ministry, said Dennis Engleke, executive director of the foundation, recently presented a check for $6,000 to Northwest Christian Community Services, which sponsors the ministry.
  • 6 tips to simplify your back-to-school routine Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:03AMYour kids have their backpacks on and their shoes tied tightly, but are they really ready to head back to school for another year of academics and learning? Wanda Urbanska, author of "Simple Living," offers some tips to simplify back–to–school.
  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Teen, town hold successful backpack drive Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:57AMThanks 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.
  • Good News: These teens spent their summer learning to bust data Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:53AMThey could have spent their summer honing their electronic game skills, watching TV reruns or strolling the malls. Instead, 98 Duval County teens opted to improve their job prospects and sharpen their minds. They participated in Data Busters, a nine-week program offering classroom instruction on Microsoft Office software and on expectations regarding behavior, attire and other workplace issues ...
  • Make the right choice and go green for school supplies Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:48AMBackpacks with shiny designs, lunchboxes made with vinyl, polymer clays and other school supplies can harm people and the planet, environmental groups warn.
  • untitled story Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:37AMGetting it rightColumbus City Schools Superintendent Gene Harris, left, passes out backpacks and other school supplies at West Broad Elementary. Here, she fixed the spelling of a student’s name yesterday, to the amusement of these third-graders, while signing autographs.
  • Life since Katrina: survivors reflect on post-hurricane journey Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:17AMWhen Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed New Orleans and the surrounding region five years ago, hundreds of thousands of lives were changed forever, in myriad ways.
  • Volunteers paint Boys & Girls Club Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:02AMEAST CHICAGO -- Jose Galicia works the floor as a millwright in this city's ArcelorMittal steel mill and Sara Hicks spends her workdays in the mill's treasury office in Chicago. They spent part of Friday afternoon painting the kitchen of the Katherine House Boys & Girls Club here as part of the Lake Area United Way's Regional Day of Caring, which brought out 1,800 workers from Lake and Porter ...
  • School Notes Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:01AMVernon Hills Donations: The Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County announced that it was one of 43 organizations across the U.S. that received 128 energy-efficient Mitsubishi Electric LCD projectors, donated by Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America.Donations: Hawthorn Schools supporter Bruce Robbins and his wife, Sandra, presented the district with $500 to provide book bags and ...
  • Back To School, Backpack Safety Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:19AMBackpacks are a leading cause of back and shoulder pain for millions of school children across the nation. As students gear up for back to school this fall, Minnesota chiropractors would like to offer parents ways to help children avoid backpack injuries. Over 40 million students carry a backpack to school each day. While carrying a backpack to school every morning may seem harmless, it can ...
  • Zombies walk off with $165,000 from city Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:58AMThe City of Minneapolis will pay seven zombie protestors $165,000 to settle a free speech lawsuit.
  • Thrash Helps Hand Out School Supplies Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:57AMDozens of Loudoun County Public Schools students got a special back-to-school treat this morning, with former Washington Redskins wide receiver James Thrash visiting the Salvation Army thrift store in Leesburg to help distribute backpacks stuffed with school supplies.
  • United Way school supply distribution a great success Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:46AMThe United Way of Richland-Wilkin held a school supply drive and distribution at the Optimist Shelter in Chahinkapa Park Thursday from 3-7 p.m. Here, Renee Essig helped with registration, while Sheila Bohn helped the more than 100 people in the Twin Towns in need of new school supplies.
  • United Way meets needs of 263 children Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:46AMThe United Way of Richland-Wilkin held another successful school supply drive and distribution Thursday at the Optimist Shelter in Chahinkapa Park. The distribution began at 3 p.m., and after a half-hour they had already given out 60 backpacks.
  • More common than you think Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:44AMCADILLAC - Seth Hahn has a bright future. The 2010 Manton High School graduate is going to spend a semester at Northwestern Michigan College this fall before heading to Big Rapids and Ferris State University to study theatre.
  • Tax holiday Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:30AMback-to-school items. But typically she’d avoid the annual tax
  • Salvation Army Issues Call To Action Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:22AMWith record-breaking unemployment, hot weather, have The Salvation Army fielding some 40,000 calls a day from metro Atlanta residents struggling to make ends meet this summer.