Lawyers challenge Kalaheo yearbook caption slur
A federal civil rights complaint targets a Kalaheo High School yearbook caption beneath a lip-sync photo of three black students. The line mocks African Americans with stereotypes about pigs feet hog mollz collard greens and chintlinz. Acting Principal Glenn Nakamoto apologized in a June 4 letter, calling the caption an inadvertent careless mistake. No staff or advisor will be punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalaheo High School
Glenn Nakamoto
New York to end lifetime teacher certification plan
Education officials plan to end New York’s lifelong teaching licenses. State Education Commissioner Richard Mills says the current system lets bad teachers go undetected. A Regents task force will propose requiring competency proof after five years, via tests portfolios or coursework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times
Richard Mills
Mills
Board of Regents
Regents
Clucking her way to fame in Baltimore
Radford University junior Jaclyn Layton won a neighborhood chicken clucking contest on June 18 and later appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Her father Roger Layton praised her talent, noting she learned it from her mother. The win earned a chicken restaurant gift certificate and sparked sudden fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radford
Jaclyn Layton
Baltimore
Radford University
Jay Leno
Roger Layton
Leno Show
Layton
Reagan Building Draws Fire as Costly Legacy
The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center rises near the White House, a $738 million project five years in the making. Critics note rising costs, while supporters say it embodies fiscal discipline and long term value, with federal tenants moving from private leases to owned space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ronald Reagan
International Trade Center
Empire State Building
General Services Administration
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Daniel Moynihan
D-N.y
Uncle Sam
James Freed
I.M. Pei
Indiana
Federal Triangle
Reagan
Senate
Bob Dole
Congress
Lyn Nofziger
Bob Peck
Federal Commissioner of Public Building Services
Peck
Federal Financing Bank
Moynihan
Capitol
Honest man finds $10000 bond in thrift store suit
Alan Brown a jobless New Jersey man bought a used suit for 15 dollars then found a 10000 savings bond in a pocket. The bond owner 84 year old George Sisak with his wife Johanna at a care facility said the money would have helped cover costs after a traffic accident. Brown returned the bond and received only gas money but felt good about helping a stranger in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alan Brown
Brown
Lindenwold
N.J
Pottstown
Sisak
Johanna
Manor Care Health Services
Lisak
Also Mentioned on This Page
Honolulu
Apsomey Council of
al Gore
Iowa
American Federation of State, County
Des Moines
Gore
Afscme International
Jerry McEntee
Marcia Butell
The
National Certification Board For
American Massage Therapy Association
Clinton
Lawrence
Kansas
Ray
RTM Cwe
Grasshopper
Gateway Dr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!