Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
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Retirees spending more time exploring technology than leisure time
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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How much does your life matter?
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
Health and Wellness
California Assembly panel rejects soda-tax proposal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ A legislative panel on Tuesday rejected a California soda tax, the latest loss for public health advocates seeking to cut down …
The event
May 5, 1985: It was a bright sunny Sunday morning, Mother’s Day in fact. I had been waiting my entire life for this moment, even …
Business
Obama holds unveils new foreclosure plan
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama is aiming mortgage relief at members of the military as well as homeowners with government-insured loans, the administration’s latest …
Take that back! Returns are big for the holidays
NEW YORK (AP) — Ah, the warm feelings of the holidays: Comfort and joy. Good cheer. And buyer's remorse. People who rushed to snag discounts …
Census figures show recession taking big toll on young adults
WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults are the recession's lost generation. In record numbers, they're struggling to find work, shunning long-distance moves to live with mom …
Education
PHILADELPHIA TEACHERS IRATE AFTER LOSING CONTRACT
BY MARYCLAIRE DALE, PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia teachers vowed to fight a sudden move by the district Monday that cancels their union contract and forces them to …
Lauderhill’s MLK Jr. adopts Montessori philosophy
LAUDERHILL — For the past two school years, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Lauderhill has earned an “F” grade, according to …
Leading by example FUNdraising Good Times
Have you heard about Raymond Burse, the newly appointed interim-president of Kentucky State University who voluntarily reduced his salary by 25 percent in order …