Strings program grows in Columbia area schools
Cook describes a growing violin initiative starting in first grade with three groups for beginners and more experienced kids. A future fifth grade string orchestra is possible as scales are learned. Recitals last May and planned for next spring reflect strong parent support and a link drawn by Dr Sheehan between music and math concepts. Students Amy Ciravolo and Alicia Jackson praise daily practice and progress.
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Cook
Sheehan
Columbia Area
Amy Ciravolo
Alicia Jackson
Amy
Recall Fallout Ties Ford Bridgestone to ATX Wilderness AT Tires
Federal probes linked 271 deaths to Bridgestone Firestone ATX and Wilderness AT tires, many rollovers involving Ford Explorer. Settlement aims to avert state lawsuits. investigation by attorneys general continues. Ford and Bridgestone faced scrutiny over early awareness and safety design flaws pre 1998.
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Bridgestone/Firestone
Bridgestone/ Firestone
Ford
Tennessee
Paul Summers
Summers
Nashville
Bridgestone
Firestone
Federal
Congress
University reports federal inquiry into student laptop incident
A USCA press release dated October 25 states Kalchev was accused by the FBI of downloading visual descriptions of a minor engaging in sexually explicit behavior. Staff learned of the situation during routine computer network maintenance and campus police involvement was not the primary vector. The university said it contacted federal authorities and will cooperate with the investigation.
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Kalchev
FBI
USCA
State lawmakers wrestle with next year budget cuts and education
House Ways and Means chair Bobby Harrell says further 4 percent cuts are likely as legislators prepare the new fiscal year. A $55 million income growth is possible if starting from reduced budgets, while restoring cut agencies could leave a $150 million hole. Health care funding for the poor and elderly, education, and public safety face tough choices amid terrorism-era needs. Gov Hodges plans an early January spending proposal to push education and security, with Harrell prioritizing education, though Senate chair Hugh Leatherman questions freeing education from cuts given competing needs.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Bobby Harrell
Charleston
General Assembly
Jim Hodges
Harrell
House
Senate
Finance Committee
Hugh Leatherman
Pace Describes War Tactics and Qaeda Threats
Marine General Pace calls the bombing campaign uniquely revealing. He notes anti-Taliban fighters charging Taliban tanks on horseback as U S special forces aid rebel groups with supplies and tactics. Rumsfeld cautions that al Qaeda remains, while Blair, Bush pledge resolve. Progress reported near Mazar e Sharif.
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Peter Pace
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Rumsfeld
al Qaida
Taliban
PBS
NewsHour
Jim Lederer
United States
Arabian Sea
Tony Blair
Bush
White House
Blair
Afghanistan
Mazar-e-Sharif
Northern Alliance
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