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South Windsor Haiti School
South Windsor High SchoolHaiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2010, about 88% of their rural population was at poverty level after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck. Hundreds of thousands were killed and, as a result of the tragedy, people from all over the...Tags: Haiti, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Literature, French Literature
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Teachers Union Files Complaint Against Bridgeport School District
The Hartford CourantThe city of Bridgeport's reform-minded superintendent of schools has come under fire from the state's largest teacher union, which filed a complaint Monday that the district is illegally excluding teacher, parents and community leaders from decision-...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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Plantation resident helps save lives
Heidi O'Mara has seen it all. From the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Alabama to the wreckage left from Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey, the 64-year-old Plantation resident has made it her mission to help everyone she possibly can. O'Mara volunteers...Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Abusive Behavior, Tampa, Hurricanes, Tropical Storms
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For Philadelphia Futures director, this college success story was personal
The Philadelphia InquirerFor the last 13 years, Joan Mazzotti has made a public career of helping low-income, first-generation students from Philadelphia's public high schools get into and through college. Quietly, she and her husband, Michael Kelly, also have made it a...Tags: Science and Technology, Haiti, University of Pennsylvania, Graduation, Villanova University
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The importance of educating girls
The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.Wadley, a young Haitian girl, always loved school, but when the 2010 earthquake displaced her family, they could not afford to send her to school. Wadley saw a tent school near the camp where her family was living and decided to attend, with or without...Tags: Nepal, Entertainment, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Cambodia, Yasmin (drug)
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American Eagle Outfitters' really big sign attracts buyers
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIf you haven't been to Times Square in New York City in the past few years, you've missed the sign. There are plenty of flashy billboards in the Manhattan spot that draws tourists, shoppers and theatergoers, but the 15,000-square-foot digital wall of...Tags: Times Square, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York City, Manhattan (New York City), Co-op City
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Congressional Democrats talk immigration in North Miami
Miami HeraldImmigration reform: It's not just about Mexicans. A group of Democratic members of Congress relayed that message Monday at an immigration forum in North Miami, home to one of the nation's largest Haitian communities. "You can't discuss a new modern...Tags: Luis Gutierrez, Marco Rubio, Haiti, North Miami, Extradition
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WLRN, Herald to expand Latin America coverage
Miami HeraldThe Miami Herald's news partners at WLRN-Miami Herald News are working with NPR News to open a bureau in Brazil and add an Americas correspondent in Miami. That team will work with The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald's Latin American and Caribbean...Tags: Entertainment, Venezuela, Cuba, Real Estate Buyers, Mexico
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Mary Novotny Jeffries advocates for amputees
Mary Novotny Jeffries was 11 when she lost her right leg, from the hip down, to bone cancer. When she returned to the home she shared with her parents and eight siblings on Chicago's South Side, everything — and nothing — had changed. "I...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Haiti, Colleges and Universities
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Haiti's ex-President Aristide breaks silence
Miami HeraldFormer Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said if Haiti's upcoming local and senatorial elections are free, fair and transparent, there "is a good chance" that his Fanmi Lavalas Political Party would win a good portion of the seats. "Fanmi Lavalas...Tags: The Miami Herald, Haiti, Government, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Politics
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President Clinton talks of togetherness in receiving Truman award at KC luncheon
The Kansas City StarHarry Truman's belief in building a world of neighbors remains "highly relevant" in the 21st century, former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday in Kansas City. "We have got to learn how to work together, around the corner and around the world,"...Tags: Jean Carnahan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Haiti, Gerald Ford
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Veteran honored at White House for volunteer work at home
Brian Buhman, a 30-year-old Quakertown resident, was honored at the White House last month for his work as a volunteer state coordinator of Team Rubicon USA, a nonprofit disaster response service comprised of U.S. military veterans. Buhman, who served...Tags: Shaun Donovan, Haiti, Barack Obama, Hurricane Sandy (2012), East Greenville
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