Literacy Council Aims to Reduce Illiteracy in Aiken County
The Literacy Council of Aiken County reports about 43 percent of adults lack high school diplomas and 35,000 residents are functionally illiterate. Campaigns aim to boost reading with 10 hour tutor trainings and public awareness materials, with March workshops planned and contact info provided.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
United States Office of Education
Literacy Council of
Edible Pet Spoon Tops Invention Contest
A 6 year old Oklahoma girl Suzanna Goodin won the Weekly Reader invention prize for an edible pet spoon made from a cracker to feed pets without washing. Another winner, Matthew Peters, 13, Nashua NH, created a scooter like SIT Shoot for ice and pavement. Both received 500 Savings Bonds and were honored at the National Inventors Expo in Washington. The piece notes broader support for scholastic invention and a China delegation visiting the Expo.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Suzanna Goodin
Weekly Reader
Suzanna
Hydro Elementary
Hydro
Okla
Matthew Peters
Spring Street
Nashua
N.H
U.S
Mama
Matthew
S.I.T
U.S. Patent Model Foundation
Invent
America
China
United States
Man's roadside sign nets job offers for family man
Art Fosle stood on a busy Chicago highway for nearly three hours with a sign asking for work. The 25 year old said the plea brought about a dozen offers and he will start a construction job in the Chicago area. He had been laid off 242 months earlier and has a 17 month old daughter Nicole with his wife Barbara.
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Chicago
Art Fosle
Fosse
Sauk Village
Barbara
Nicole
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