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Sep 29, 2024 | 
dnj.com | Sarah Gibson
Here's how to help Tennessee flooding victims with donations of money and supplies. Many Tennessee neighborhoods are without water and power, and some have lost their homes in the destructive floods. Check these donation sites in Knoxville and beyond, and online portals.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
commercialappeal.com | Sarah Gibson
Here's how to help Tennessee flooding victims with donations of money and supplies. Many Tennessee neighborhoods remain without water or power, and some communities lost homes and businesses in the destructive floods brought on by Hurricane Helene. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency director Patrick Sheehan encouraged the public to help by donating cash, to reputable organizations, Sheehan said, which allows flood survivors to get what they need when they need it.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
hellomagazine.com | Sarah Gibson
At 35 I was exhausted. I couldn't concentrate or sleep because my mind was racing, I had increased anxiety and I couldn't control the number on the scale, no matter what I did. I hadn’t changed my lifestyle and my medical provider said the weight gain was simply part of getting older, and advised me to exercise more and eat less. I had always been a high performer, working in stressful medical fields and balancing four children at home, but I stepped everything up a gear.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
sentinelsource.com | Sarah Gibson
Melissa Johnston used to send her four kids to neighborhood public schools in Manchester. But they weren’t a good fit. She says one of her sons got suspended in 2nd grade for stealing his teacher’s gum. All of her kids have ADHD and struggled to focus. So she went looking for another option. She started by searching online for “alternatives to traditional public schools.”“That was my first introduction to charter schools,” she remembers.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
vnews.com | Sarah Gibson
E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Photos Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles Since last fall, Brittany McGuire and Jackie Benson have written 35 books that teach phonics through comics. “We have a similar work style and work ethic,” McGuire said.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
laconiadailysun.com | Sarah Gibson
The New Hampshire Department of Education is, for now, restoring a teachers’ license after revoking it because she helped a student over the age of 18 get an abortion. The education department’s reversal comes several days after the teacher filed a lawsuit against the state’s top education officials, alleging that they improperly disclosed information about her and did not follow procedure when revoking her credentials last week.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
wgbh.org | Sarah Gibson
June 26, 2024 When her husband died in 2021, Lorraine Blanchard didn’t know what to do. It had been a while since she’d lived by herself, and she ended up getting sick and landing in a hospital. When she was released, she moved into a shared room in an assisted living facility. “I felt it wasn’t my home,” she said, “and I really need to be in my own home.”Then, Blanchard learned about Champlin Place, a new 65-unit building in Rochester.
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May 3, 2024 | 
sentinelsource.com | Sarah Gibson |Kate Dario |Todd Bookman
Members of the Dartmouth faculty are voicing concerns about the college’s response to Wednesday evening’s pro-Palestinian rallies that resulted in the arrest of 89 people on the Hanover campus. In a petition circulated Thursday, faculty are asking for an emergency meeting with Dartmouth leaders to address what they view as the school’s use of excessive force in dispersing protesters, and demand the lifting of any campus bans or legal charges for arrested students, faculty and staff.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
businessnhmagazine.com | Sarah Gibson |Chris Haxel
In January 2023, New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut convened a private meeting in Concord to “discuss explicit materials in school libraries.” The invitation — sent to about a dozen school librarians, several parent activists and one Republican state lawmaker — said the commissioner was “looking forward to meeting with everyone for his/her input and having open and respectful dialogue.” Stephanie Charlefour traveled about an hour from her home in southwestern New Hampshire to...
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Apr 28, 2024 | 
vnews.com | Sarah Gibson |Chris Haxel
In January 2023, New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut convened a private meeting in Concord to “discuss explicit materials in school libraries.” The invitation — sent to about a dozen school librarians, several parent activists and one Republican state lawmaker — said the commissioner was “looking forward to meeting with everyone for his/her input and having open and respectful dialogue.” Stephanie Charlefour traveled about an hour from her home in southwestern New Hampshire to...
