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Prep Basketball: LIGHT'S Owens scores 58 points in win over Landmark Christian
Cameron Owens picked up the slack in a big way with Macklin Hamilton out of the lineup. Owens poured in 58 points Saturday on 23 of 33 shooting and led LIGHT¿to a 96-84 win over Landmark Christian. Owens was 6-for-9 from 3-point range and had six steals....
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Prep Basketball: Boyle girls hold off Casey for 56-49 win; Danville girls drub Bardstown
Hannah Harris and Chelsea Gill combined for 14 of the Boyle County girls’ 19 points in the fourth quarter to help Boyle defeat Casey County 56-49 Tuesday night at Rebel Arena. Harris finished with 18 points and Gill had 17 points for Boyle (12-11)....
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Family: Teen likely brain-dead after near-drowning at public pool
The family of a 17-year-old who nearly drowned in a public swimming pool over the weekend told a TV station he is on life support and likely brain-dead. The incident occurred about 4:10 p.m. Sunday at Jesse Owens Community Regional Park in South Los...Tags: Los Angeles Fire Department, Television Industry
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Man nearly drowns in Los Angeles County pool
An 18-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after nearly drowning in a Los Angeles County pool, a city fire official said. The man, who has not been identified, had been swimming at the Jesse Owens Community Regional Park pool on... -
CPS approves largest school closure in Chicago's history
Tribune reportersMonths of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....Tags: North Lawndale, Politics, Lobbying, Walter Burnett, Jr., University of Chicago
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List of schools and program to be closed
The following elementary schools, and one high school program that is part of a school, will be shut down: 1. Louis Armstrong Math & Science Elementary School 2. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School 3. Arna Wendell Bontemps Elementary School 4....Tags: Elementary Schools, Ryerson Incorporated, Schools, Garfield Park, Robin Williams
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CPS OKs massive closings
Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....
Tags: Chicago Mayor, North Lawndale, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Richard M. Daley
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CTU teachers, parents march to protest closings
Tribune reporterAbout 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools. The protest, organized by the Chicago Teachers Union, kicked off at 10 a.m. at Jesse Owens...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Chicago Teachers Union, Elementary Schools, Teaching and Learning, Teachers
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There's a lot to learn from the names of schools
Time for a Chicago history quiz. 1. Who was Ignance (also known as Ignacy) Paderewski? a. A Polish pianist b. The second prime minister of the Republic of Poland c. The namesake of a school on the list of 54 Chicago public schools set to be closed...
Tags: Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Immigration, Charter Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Public Schools
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'Inside the NBA' host Kenny Smith talks race and sexuality in sports
NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as gay continues to be the biggest news of the week -- a story amplified by the comments of basketball analyst Chris Broussard on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" calling homosexuality "an open rebellion to...Tags: ESPN (tv network), National Basketball Association, Two and a Half Men (tv program), Michael Jordan, Sports
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Jesse Owens family objects to proposed closing of Jesse Owens Community Academy
Change of SubjectStory. Jesse Owens was a great and inspirational figure and a wonderful namesake for a school, but sentiment like this should not be part of the debate over school closings. Maybe one of the newly combined schools could drop its...... -
Glendale's Frank Wykoff, Frank Albert, Hoover's Jack Davis among CIF's 100 greatest
With an eye on the future, the CIF Southern Section remembered its past when it unveiled its “100 Athletes for 100 Years” on Saturday at a reception in Los Angeles. The list featured three former local standouts who helped blaze trails...
Tags: Football, National Football League, Summer Olympics, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Track and Field
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Mar 29, 2013
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Apr 16, 2013
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