Acclaims and a shame for Jan. 5, 2009Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:52AMVirtual learning is the real deal for high school students in Columbia-Brazoria ISD. Sena Yates, the district’s curriculum director, said a $200,000 Rural Technology Grant in 2007 funded the purchase of OdysseyWare, which allows students to take courses online on their own.
Grant County’s first baby of 2009: Rodrick Williams Jr.Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:32AMAlthough he doesn’t know it because he’s only five days old, Rodrick Williams Jr. was the first baby born in Grant County in 2009.
Deaths are a sad reminder of risks that built a cityTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:06AMGLOUCESTER - Matteo Russo fished for a living, like his father before him in Sicily and his two younger brothers in Gloucester. He learned the ancient trade as a boy and, as a man, worked hard to make a living from the sea. Last year, he upgraded to a better boat, a 54-foot steel-hulled trawler named Patriot that, with its ...
Economy influences the decision to have babiesSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:31PMCHICAGO -- Amanda Wegner already has a 2-year-old daughter and was looking forward to getting pregnant again soon. But her husband recently lost his job in advertising sales and her pay as a part-time magazine editor has fallen 20 percent.
Jasmin Whitley becomes first baby of the yearSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:56AMJasmin Lynn Roberson Whitley is the first baby born at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center in 2009. She arrived at 2:28 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, after putting her mother through a long and exhausting labor.
It’s a boy!Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 5:23AMMONTROSE — Delta residents Elijlo and Jessica Licano rang in the new year with a new bundle of joy. Jonathan Licano was born at 4:45 a.m. Jan. 1 at Montrose Memorial Hospital to Elijlo and Jessica. He was the first child to be born in 2009 at MMH.
Ten Family-Friendly Beach VacationsSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 5:12AMThese resorts are geared to fun for families and kids, not honeymooners and party animals.
Birthday wish helps needy in metro areaSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:12AMFor her 13th birthday in November, Kavita Israni-Winger did not want gifts from her friends and family. Instead, she asked that they bring toilet paper, baby diapers and gently used clothing to her party to be given as donations to the Closet at Crown Point, which serves Des Moines-area families in need.
Baby Diaper Drive lagging in collectionsFriday, January 2, 2009 @ 12:39PMThe 10th annual Baby Diaper Drive is falling behind its goal, but the founder is hopeful people will come through and give.