New Teachers Face High Turnover And Salary Concerns
About a third of new educators are expected to quit within three years. Chronically low salaries are cited as a key problem. The report notes teacher retention steps and compares average annual salaries for public elementary and secondary teachers in 1997 dollars.
Shooting suspect with Nazi ties shocks rural Washington
Buford O Neal Farrow Jr 37 turned himself in to the FBI in Las Vegas claiming he had killed the kids in Los Angeles The suspect linked to neo Nazi circles lived near Olympia and Metaline Falls In 1993 94 he had addresses near Los Angeles and he later stayed in Metaline Falls Washington He had a history of court and hospital encounters including a second degree assault charge and a brief jail term His ties to Aryan Nations and leader Richard Butler are noted with mentions of The Order and Phineas Priesthood The case ties to broader hate group activity in the Northwest and past violence involving Aryan Nations members
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Sacramento
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Pa Furrow
Robert Mathews
Whidbey Island
Puget Sound
Order
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Alan Berg
Jeannie Yarbrough
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Buford Sr
Air Force
Army
Verna Williams
Ms. Merrill
Nisqually Junior High
FTC could broaden funeral rule to cover more providers
The FTC considers expanding a 15 year old funeral rule to include casket stores online coffin sellers and cemeteries amid rising consolidation and aggressive selling. Regulators seek public comment while consumer advocates warn about costs and pressure tactics in choosing burial goods and services. The GAO is also studying the issue with a due report anticipated.
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Service Corporation International
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Northwestern researcher touts cheaper natural gas fuel cell
A Northwestern University team led by Scott Barnett reports an experimental fuel cell running directly on natural gas rather than pure hydrogen, potentially lowering costs for low pollution power sources. DOE experts express mixed views on real world applicability amid limits of high temp solid-oxide cells and prior cracking issues.
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Brain tumor drug Temodar approved by FDA
The FDA cleared Temodar for adults with relapsed anaplastic astrocytomas, offering at-home oral chemotherapy with fewer side effects. In a small trial, 22 percent of 54 patients showed significant tumor shrinkage or disappearance, though no direct comparison to older drugs was made.
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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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