Online Edition – August 29, 2009
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Archive for: August, 2009
Chandler Regional launches sick-kid care
Chandler Sick Kid Care, a daycare program for infants and children through age 12 who have minor illnesses that prevent them from attending school or regular daycare, is now being offered at Chandler Regional Medical Center. The program provides a solution for on-the-go parents who need to work during normal business hours. Care is provided [...]
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Former teacher empowers kids to make positive choices
Mike Sissel has always had an interest in making an impact in his community. Today, armed with a vision, he is helping empower the community’s youth. Sissel is the founder of the leadership organization YELP, an acronym for Youth Exemplifying Leadership Principles. The organization teaches kids, grades 5 through 8, communication and decision-making skills. It [...]
Aug 29 2009 | Posted in Education | Read More »
As the school year starts, teens need to know the dangers of a D.U.I. arrest
Neither curiosity about drinking nor the number of students who experiment with alcohol may be much different at Corona del Sol than at other high schools around the country. “I would say that about six out of every 10 kids I knew during my senior year drank alcohol at least once a month,” said one [...]
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Warner Ranch gains funding for neighborhood upgrades
Tempe has awarded $15,000 to the Warner Ranch Homeowners Association for a meditation garden at Harelson Park, at Warner Ranch Drive and Myrna Lane. Other projects include security lighting, xeriscape conversion, neighborhood entry signage, artistic irrigation standpipes and more. From artistic amenities to lighting and fences, the city of Tempe awarded a total of $250,000 [...]
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Online Edition – August 15, 2009
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‘The Goods’
In order to discuss the new comedy The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard, I find I have to first spend a little time discussing the HBO comedy series Entourage. Ever seen it? If anyone had told me the premise of the show before I saw it, I would have held my nose. A rich, young [...]
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Full-disclosure policy on personnel issues: Interesting idea, but is it one we really want?
We got a call from Dr. David Schauer the other day, wanting to make sure we had all the available details regarding the seemingly back-to-back disclosures of two recent resignations, both based on claims of impropriety among Kyrene school principals and vice principals. We were glad to hear from the guy at the top because, [...]
Aug 14 2009 | Posted in Education | Read More »
Aztec baseball standouts to be teammates at KSU
Two teammates from Corona del Sol High School’s state championship baseball team will soon be playing together for the Wildcats—the KSU Wildcats, that is. Ryan Moore and Tyler Giannonatti both have received athletic scholarships to Kansas State University. “I chose Kansas State because of the opportunity to play at a higher level of competition, [...]
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