Critics No Recess Equals No Fun in Atlanta Schools
Amber Gaston and classmates at Whitefoord Elementary lack playgrounds as schools replace recess with physical education and longer instructional time. Educators defend the move for academics while parents and advocates urge time for unstructured play and activity.
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Lori Johnston
Tlanta
Amber Gaston
Atlanta
Whitefoord Elementary
Georgia
Amber
Bernadette Robinson
Perkerson Elemen
Tary
American Association For the Child's Right
Canada
Association
Rhonda Clements
Benjamin Canada
Portland
Ore
Ogla Jarrett
Georgia State University
Deadly hurricane season leaves lasting mark on Caribbean
The Atlantic season ended amid record devastation led by Mitch, Georges and others. Forecaster Gray warned of more storms ahead as nine hurricanes formed in 1998 and the Pacific season was near average. Officials cited billions in damage and thousands of deaths, with Haiti, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic among the hardest hit.
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IAMI
Central America
Caribbean
Monsters
Georges
Mitch
United States
William Gray
Colorado State University
Fort Collins Colo
Ivan
Jeanne
Karl
Howard
Isis
Nicole
Jamaica
Honduras
Nicaragua
Cristobal Gradis
Hardhit
Tololar
Atlantic
Martinique
Galveston
Texas
Miles Lawrence
National Hurricane Center
Florida Keys
Mississippi Delta
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Bonnie
North Carolina
Virginia
Charley
Mexico
Kosovo women endure conflict yet gain new roles in society
In Kosovo many ethnic Albanian women took on decisions and duties once reserved for men as conflict forced men into exile or the Kosovo Liberation Army. Dr. Vjosa Dobruna notes rising domestic violence upon men’s return, while women manage households and farms amid upheaval, signaling changing gender dynamics in Pristina and rural areas.
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Ristina
Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Serbia
Kosovo Liberation Army
Vjosa Dobruna
Center For Protection of Women and Children
Pristina
Dobruna
Debruna
Quebec secession vote looms as campaign ends in Montreal area
Quebec premier Lucien Bouchard of the Parti Quebecois campaigns in six districts near Montreal urging high separatist turnout ahead of Monday's election. Liberal leader Jean Charest pursues remaining Liberal districts. A decisive win could push for a new referendum. a narrow win or loss reshapes secession prospects.
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Ontreal
Quebec
Canada
Lucien Bouchard
Parti Quebecois
Montreal
Quebec Liberal Party
Liberal
Jean Charest
Charest
Bouchard
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