Year Round School Sparks Debate Across Regions
Baltimore County teacher Steve Sirkin voices local concerns about year round calendars disrupting vacations and activities while national advocates argue the plan can improve academics. Charles Ballinger cites less summer forgetting and varied schedules as benefits, noting 180 school days with five rotating groups in Orlando County and family schedule alignment.
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Orlando County
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Obituary of Col James Walter Twaddell US Army retiree
Col. James Walter Twaddell Jr. USAP retired died Saturday Nov. 20 at Sibley Hospital Washington DC survived by wife Jane I Marl Twaddell and children James Walter Twaddell Tr Bruce Douglass Twaddell Elizabeth Twaddell Breaux sister Jean Twaddell Bates and three grandchildren Funeral services 1 p m Wednesday Nov 24 at Fort Meyer Chapel Arlington National Cemetery donations to Concord Saint Andrews Methodist Church Bethesda Md noted school district cost findings from a conference discussing year round schedules and construction savings with some caveats about how savings may be used
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Sibley Hospital
Washington, D.C
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James Walter Twaddell
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James Walter Twaddell IV
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Arlington National Cemetery
Concord-Saint Andrews Methodist Church
Debate Rages Over District Statehood and Governance
Lawmakers criticize the District of Columbia's readiness for statehood amid crime concerns. Rep. Tom DeLay and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher argue governing ability is lacking, noting the call for National Guard aid was denied by President Clinton. Congress retains final budget control and can overturn local laws.
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Texas
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Congress
Jurors Deadlock in Fagan Murder Trial
Jurors deliberated for four hours before reporting no unanimous verdict in the murder trial of Deborah Patricia Fagan, 30, who was shot twice and found in her car on Ashcroft Terrace near Monrovia. Her estranged husband, 38, was charged about ten months later.
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Deborah Patricia Fagan
Ashcroft Terrace
Monrovia
Mr. Fagan
Weisberg and McKnight on JFK assassination inquiry
Federal judge praised Harold Weisberg as a premier investigative reporter while Dr. McKnight, Hood’s professor, recalls his shift from critic of foreign policy to keen observer. He notes ongoing JFK literature and film interest, calls the case a 30 year unfinished task, and suggests government apology and explanation may occur.
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Harold Weisberg
Dr McKnight
Wenna Hannen
Man dies at Kevorkian's apartment in Royal Oak
Royal Oak police say a 61 year old man died from carbon monoxide inhalation in an apartment rented by Dr. Jack Kevorkian. The deceased, Ali Khalili an associate professor at Northwestern University, suffered from bone cancer. Kevorkian faces two felony counts of helping a death by own action and was free on bail. A spokesman for Khalili declined further comment.
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Don Novak
Ali Khalili
Oak Park
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Northwestern University
Monrovia Family Named Maryland's Family of the Year
Rich and Linda Thompson of Monrovia and their four children Melanie Crystal Derrick and Valerie have been chosen as Maryland's Family of the Year by the state PTA. The Thompsons donate hundreds of hours yearly to Linganore High Windsor Knolls Middle and Green Valley Elementary while Mrs Thompson volunteers in libraries substitutes and organizes teacher appreciation banquets. Mr Thompson, an FAA employee and county PTA rep, helps in classrooms and supports Scouts church youth choir and local sports councils. The award honors community involvement and was presented at the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers convention in Baltimore.
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Congress of Parents and Teachers
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