Teacher cherishes work with at risk students
Gastonia teachers focus on helping at risk pupils. Donna Rockett has spent 14 years in at risk classrooms at Hershel Beam Elementary, choosing to stay even after the school no longer fits the at risk label. Principal Ron Withers says continued support remains essential to keep gains.
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At Risk Schools in Gaston Focus on Reading Programs
Gaston schools designate at risk status to unlock funding and extra staff for literacy. Nine elementary schools share 2.6 million federal dollars for reading mentors and training. High Shoals loses federal money this year but gains central office support and ongoing grants.
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At Risk Schools Listed for 95 96 in Local District
The listing identifies schools marked as at risk for the 1995 1996 period including Arlington Elementary Gastonia Central Elementary High Schoals Elementary Page Elementary Rhyne Elementary Woodhill Elementary Forest Heights Elementary Lingerfeldt Elementary Pleasant Ridge Elementary Highland Junior High York Chester Junior High Southwest Junior High Bessemer City Junior High Warrick School Bessemer City High School Hunter Huss High School and North Gaston High School.
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Weather Forecast for Greater Gaston Area Today
Partly sunny across the region with highs near 84 to 87. Inland areas forecast highs around 85 with lows in the mid 60s and no precipitation expected. The Gastonia Greensboro and Hickory zones show similar mild conditions and light winds.
First Lady Contemplates Presidential Run in Mongolia
Nine thousand miles from home Hillary Rodham Clinton faces a bold question from a Mongol journalist. A powerful woman asks if she will run for president, highlighting her struggle to define a political role while abroad.
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GUE CUTS IN ITS RAMPAGE Luis Rips Island Apart
Hurricane Luis continues across the Caribbean tearing apart homes yachts and lives as it pounds islands and communities. Officials warn of widespread damage and potential evacuations as aid efforts mobilize.
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Luis
Legal experts warn of nightmare trial in Little Rascals case
Legal experts say a second trial in the Little Rascals child sex abuse case would be a nightmare due to reliance on testimony from children, many three years old or younger at the time of alleged abuse. Four Charlotte men received life terms for helping steer a violent crack cocaine ring spanning Charlotte, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mooresville, and Statesville. Joyce Consented Dugan made history as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians first female chief.
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South Carolina Defenders Group Targeted by Death Penalty Supporters
South Carolina's Post Conviction Defender Organization faces attacks from death penalty supporters frustrated by delays in executions. The movement aims at twenty defender groups nationwide, signaling intensified pressure on prosecutors and appellate teams in capital cases.
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NATO and UN say civilians killed in Bosnia operation near Sarajevo
U N and NATO officials said gunners with the rapid reaction force apparently killed and wounded Bosnian Serb civilians while attempting to destroy a Serb missile launcher near Sarajevo. It marks the first admission that civilians may have died since NATO began bombing Serb targets ten days earlier.
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Sarajevo
United Nations
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Pastor Rob Patrick and Robbie DeMarigny Win Walk for Life Sprint
Rob Patrick and Robbie DeMarigny, both associate pastors, shared the pastor’s sprint victory at the Crisis Pregnancy Center’s fifth Walk for Life in Gastonia. Patrick is with First A.R.P. Church and DeMarigny with Bethlehem Baptist Church. In Gastonia, police public access lines are often clogged, leaving residents unable to reach officers when calling for help.
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Robbie deMarigny
Patrick
First A.R.P. Church
Gastonia
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Bethlehem Baptist Church
Crisis Pregnancy Center
Economic shift to sales tax sparks boom then bust warns Fed member
A Federal Reserve Board member warned that moving from income tax to a sales tax could trigger an initial economic boom followed by a bust and a later permanent price rise.
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Federal Reserve Board
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