Gaston educator earns Milken award for community work
Meghan LeFevers of Bessemer City High School wins the Milken Educator Award and $25,000. She credits the school family and community support, praising teachers, administrators, parents, and mentors for lifting graduation rates from 60 to over 80 percent and boosting Math 1 proficiency from near 0 to 32 percent. National attention followed the math gains.
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Bessemer City High School
Meghan LeFevers
Milken
North Carolina
Bessemer City
Gazette
LeFevers
Milken Foundation
Iion
Jane Foley
Gaston County
East Gastonia Misses Park Growth in City Plan
A reader thanks The Gaston Gazette for a My Turn piece and urges recreation facility expansion on the east and southeast side of Gastonia. They note fewer Parks and Recreation facilities east of town, reference the Master Plan, and challenge funding priorities near Hudson Boulevard and Titman Road. The letter praises local leagues and community centers while urging closer, accessible facilities.
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Peoples
Gaston Gazette
Gardner Woods
Phillips Center
Kdrix Bivens Pak Cole
Hudson Boulevard
Titman Road
Central Y
Close look at 12 Days of Christmas market insights
A firm analyzes the 12 Days of Christmas as an economic index with historic notes. It cites inflation contrasts between the United States and Venezuela, price movements for the swan market, and specific 2017 prices for each gift item, plus contact details for Ryan Schrift.
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Frederic Austin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Venezuela
United States
Letters Policy for The Gazette Opinion Page
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters to the editor including name address and daytime phone number. Submissions may be edited for length clarity and accuracy with a preferred limit of 300 words. One letter published every 15 days.
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Gastonia
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Regional
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Mark Johnson
Hensdill
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Ryan Schrift
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LPL Financial
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