Negotiators: No change in USD 457 teacher pay
Garden City educators and USD 457 reached a negotiated agreement limiting salary changes for 2009-2010. Most teachers remain on the current schedule with no base pay rise. some will advance a step, while over 100 staff keep frozen salaries. Administrators also forego raises amid state budget concerns.
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Tobacco bill heads to Obama after House approval
Congress moves to send landmark tobacco regulation to President Obama. The bill grants FDA authority to ban dangerous ingredients and restrict flavored and youth-targeted products, tighten warnings, and require ingredient disclosure while limiting advertising to minors. Rep. Waxman hails the measure as historic despite GOP concerns over government intrusion.
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Confusion as analog TV signals fade nationwide
New York AP report notes TV stations began cutting analog broadcasts, ending a 60 year era and potentially leaving over a million households without service. The FCC placed 4,000 operators on standby and opened centers to aid confused viewers. Community groups and agencies assist seniors installing digital converter boxes while cable and satellite users remain unaffected. Patricia Bruchalski, 82, praised the clearer digital broadcasts after help from Anne Arundel County and Partners in Care in Maryland.
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China asks US for top tech in climate split
China seeks advanced technology from the United States to modernize its high carbon industries as part of a new global warming agreement. U.S. climate negotiator Jonathan Pershing says there is room for agreement, with China wanting access to American intellectual capital while the U.S. seeks concrete actions from Beijing. The two nations, pivotal in UN talks, push for a deal beyond Kyoto’s 2012 expiry.
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