Thinking skills can pull kids into better writing
Deborah Mathis argues the Education Department findings reflect not a lack of vocabulary but a deficit in thinking. She urges revival of conversation and patient, reflective discourse to develop reasoning that leads to clear writing.
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U.S. Department of Education
Death Row
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Arrested Development
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Hemingway
ASCE
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Mama
Education Department
Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycled paper
The Gazette highlights its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to support farming. It invites readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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City Carton
Sixth St
Federal Jobs Hotline Opens 24/7 Nationwide
The U S Office of Personnel Management provides a 24 hour seven days a week toll free style? Wait.
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U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Japan's royal visit signals image polishing in U S
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko begin a 16 day U S tour aimed at softening Japan image as a major economic rival. They will tour schools museums and cultural centers from Atlanta to Washington meeting Carter and Reagan while avoiding political topics.
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Akihito
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United States
America
U.S
Atlanta
White House
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Takakazu Kuriyama
Hirohito
Clinton
State Department
North Korea
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U.s.japan Foundation
Carter
Reagan
Martin Luther King Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change
Charleston
S.C
Freer Gallery
Center For Art For
Fear of crime triggers Russian gun rush
In Moscow crime fears fuel a surge in weapon purchases and security services. Stores like Zashchita report booming sales of gas pistols and Mace, while many Russians seek bodyguards, armored vehicles, and protective gear. Officials note several million hold rifle or shotgun permits and hundreds of thousands possess gas pistol licenses.
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Zashchita
Anatoly Zevako
Russia
Interior Ministry
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