Growing dreams By Mike Hias
In Belle Glade Florida poverty shadows life as University of Iowa quarterback Brad Banks hails from a town dominated by sugar cane. The city of 15000 faces high poverty and substandard housing while industries concentrate wealth with limited education. Local schools show poor demographics and job prospects hinge on sugar farming and prison labor.
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Bush tops most admired list amid shifting celebrity scores
A Gallup poll shows President Bush as the top admired man with 28 percent, ahead of Jimmy Carter. Among women, Hillary Rodham Clinton Laura Bush and Oprah Winfrey lead at 7 and 6 percent respectively, with Jennifer Lopez rising to 2 percent. The survey of 1,009 adults was Dec 16–17 with a 3 point margin.
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Area substitutes see dwindling work and income
Janet Borholm reports on a drop in substitute teaching jobs in the area as fewer staff development sessions reduce the need for substitutes. Teachers like Jill Ehlis and Joyce McGivern describe lighter workloads while districts cut costs and rely less on substitutes.
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Bush urges Asia to press N. Korea
The UN IAEA moves to pull inspectors from North Korea by year end at Pyongyang’s demand. South Korea plans to seek help from China and Russia to pressure the North while the Bush administration signals tougher economic measures with Asia and the UN if Pyongyang refuses. Pyongyang holds a mass rally against U.S. policy. Mohamed El Baradei calls DPRK defiant but hopeful diplomacy can work.
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