Language courses surge in multiple western Pa districts
The Shenango area and neighboring districts expand language offerings via in-class and distance learning. At Ellwood City Lincoln High, Latin and four years of French, German, and Spanish are available, with Panico noting intercultural benefits. Laurel, Neshannock, and Mohawk report growing enrollments in French and Spanish, plus Latin via satellite and videoconferencing. Districts cite college requirements and business needs driving interest while adapting schedules to fit expanded language options.
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Stephanie Fulena
Trimble
Shenango Area
Daniel Bell
Bell
Shenango
Ellwood City
Lincoln High School
Marion Panico
Panico
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
South America
Bolivia
Frank Aloi
Mohawk Area
Joseph Elder
Elder
Texas
California
Florida
Laurel
Harold Dunn
Dunn
Penn State
Neshannock Township
Maynard Harvey
Neshannock
Harvey
Demolition derby tops county fair as 2000 Fair Queen crowned
Fowler described removing tail lights headlights and moldings from the race car leaving the windshield intact. Winners in heats earned 200 and 100 dollars plus trophies while locals like Kreitzer Radich and Rape claimed wins. Christine Benninghoff, the 2000 Fair Queen from Bessemer, spoke of the crowd and events as the fair wound down.
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Fowler
Jean
Brittany
Doug Kreitzer
New Castle
Jim Radich
Ellwood
Benninghoff
Verizon Union Pact Extends 12 Percent Wage Rise Three-Year Deal
Strike room pace 1105 in New York estimates two months to catch up on backlog as IBEW and one CWA unit reach a new contract replacing expired Aug 6 terms. The pact gives Verizon flexibility to compete, caps local job shifts at 0.7 percent, and introduces stock options plus 30 minute daily call center relief for reps. It allows unionization via card signing and covers employees in multiple Northeastern states and DC formerly Bell Atlantic territory.
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New York
IBEW
CWA
Verizon
Lawrence T. Babbio Jr
Bell Atlantic
GTE
Martha Pultar
New England
Myles Calvey
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Nynex
New York-New England
Kursk Disaster Draws Russian Criticism Over Rescue Handling
Ilya Klebanov and Russian media criticize the government for delaying Western aid acceptance and conflicting reports as the Kursk submarine disaster unfolds. Putin faces pressure as details emerge of catastrophic hull damage, rapid flooding, and possible torpedo explosion after two nearby blasts.
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Ilya Klebanov
Moscow
Vladimir Putin
Putin
Kursk
RTR
Klebanov
U.S
Stony Brook History Highlights and SUNY Campus Since 1962
Stony Brook on Long Island began with 1655 settlement by Boston colonists. The town, once a shipbuilding hub, has hosted the Stony Brook campus of the State University of New York since 1962.
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Stony Brook, N.Y
Long Island
Stony Brook
State University of New York
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