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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1975

Page

7

Prison turned life around for an 18 time loser

Stillwater resident Bob Koefod 50 hours after release from a year in prison for writing bad checks plans to start Artistic Masonry in White Bear Lake with partner Tom Johnson. He credits prison programs and staff for turning him away from alcohol and toward a new business, aided by Small Business Administration guidance and local police support.

Middletown Journal Stillwater, Minn Koefod Artistic Masonry White Bear Lake Minn Tom Johnson Johnson Koefad Small Business Administration Pete Korolchuk

Blackboards and Their Colonial Name Origin

The article notes that early classrooms used pine boards painted dull black and that the term blackboard survives despite modern materials like slate and colored plastics. It explains the historical reason for the name and how the color persists in common usage.

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