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Entries from July 2009

Cuts to Early Childhood Education

July 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Great Start Programs Threatened
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For nearly a decade, Monroe County has been at the forefront of early childhood education programs and its commitment to them. Now, with a state budget crisis looming, local officials are gripping for a huge cut into those programs.
The State Senate has proposed a budget that would result in massive cuts [...]

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Tags: local · school

swimming the English Channel

July 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

I thought my summer to-do-list seemed pretty interesting, but somehow I left “take a 13 hour swim across the English Channel” off of my list.
In 1983, I remember it was pretty exciting that *MY* cousin (ok, my cousin Mary’s husband) John Muenzer was swimming across Lake Erie to Cedar Point.
My Aunt (hi Aunt Dee!) told me that [...]

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Tags: local · things-to-do

Big Foot Sighting

July 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Its a sad state of affairs when you realize your daughter (age nine) wears the same size 5 1/2 shoe as your best friend (age not disclosed – – what kind of a friend does that?!).
Its even worse when you tell your friend this, and when comparing feet the friend says to your daughter, “I [...]

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Tags: funny-ish · girls