Remembering teachers who truly made a difference
An AP AOL News Ipsos poll of 1000 adults finds most recall teachers who brought subjects to life, listened to troubles, or inspired personal trust. Sixty-three percent say a teacher changed their life, with stories spanning elementary to college levels and voices from Florida to Kentucky.
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Washington
Delphie Potter
Jacksonville
Fla
Potter
David Inaba
Riverside
Calif
Sharon Clark
Florence
Stewart Fletcher
Suwannee
Ipsos
Fewer drug free schools says teen survey
A Columbia University survey reports more teens see drugs at schools and access links to higher use. Among middle-schoolers 28 percent note drugs present, a 47 percent rise since 2002, while high schoolers show 62 percent report drugs at school, up 41 percent in three years. Availability fuels risk among 12 to 17 year olds.
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Washington
Columbia University
Columbia
National Center On Addiction and Substance Abuse
Joseph Califano Jr
Cocoa flavanols in chocolate spark heart research
Washington reports cocoa beans contain flavanols linked to vascular benefits though many products lack them due to taste. Mars Inc. uses advanced tech to map flavanols and plans CocoaVia granola bars with flavanol rich cocoa powder and plant sterols to aid cholesterol.
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Washington
NASA
Mars Inc
Harold Schmitz
Associated Press
Police Beat Summary from Baytown Police Reports
Burglars knocked down a chain link fence at IMC Service and Supplies on West Baker to steal a $12,000 stainless steel soft serve ice cream machine. Investigators found a broken grill with a Chrysler logo and a tail light along the fence and tracked tire impressions to the warehouse. A man reported $450 charged to his speed pass during a trip away, and his daughter’s knowledge of the location was noted. A former employee is suspected in a pistol theft, but no charges yet. Two people arrested with a gram of crack cocaine—charges pending due to a noncooperative tipster. Baytown police logged 146 calls in 24 hours, including nine alarms and multiple crimes. Crime Stoppers offers tips anonymously at 281 427 TIPS. see the City site baytown.org for the Police Beat.
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IMC Service and Supplies
West Baker
Chrysler
Baytown
City of
Stocks little changed as worries plague Wall Street
Wall Street finished mixed amid higher energy costs and tepid earnings outlook. The Dow rose 4.22 to 10,554.93 while the S&P 500 fell 1.22 to 1,219.02 and the Nasdaq dropped 9.07 to 2,136.08. the 10 year yield dipped to 4.21 percent. unemployment claims rose to 316,000, signaling softer near-term growth.
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AEP NY
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Canty
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Lyondell NY
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Oracle
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EMC Co
Altria
SPDR
SunMicro
Exxon Mb
TXU Cop
TncoAut NY
SP Engy
Microsoft
3M Co
Intel
JDS
TimeWa NY
Delta Air
Spfnet
Trsmeta
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Ussteel NY
VerizonCm NY
Amex
WalMart NY
Walgmn NY
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Dow Industrials
Dow Transportation
NYSE
S&p
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Wilshire
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American Funds
Incoa MP
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Fidelity
Fidelity Invest
Janus
Windw
Rydex
Nova Tc
OTC XG
Lipper, Inc
Wall Street
New York
New York Mercantile Exchange
Standard & Poor
Labor Department
New York Stock Exchange
Japan
Europe
Britain
France
Germany
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Will Lester
Glenda Marshall
Pumphrey Elementary
Charles Forque
REL
Lee High School
Alec McGuire
Gordon Blue
Pauline Hitt
Eichler
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Goose Creek Auto Rental
the Market IN Review
Dainty Dow Jones
Conference Board
Jennifer Marcontello
Rollingbrook
Ste. TX
Edward Jones
Wstors
SIPC
Poe Aeea
Stephen V. Takach
Alexander
Community Resource
Decker
Crcu.org
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Baytown Sun
Baytown Sun Advertising Department
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