About 1,770 Palm Beach County high school seniors failed retakes of the FCAT in March and may not get a diploma during graduations this month, according to results released Thursday.
Controversial language is added to the proposal. Opponents of bioengineered food say the White House wants U.S. agribusiness to reap rewards. The Bush administration has added a controversial ingredient to the $770-million aid package it recently proposed to ease the world food crisis: language that would promote the use of genetically modified crops in food-deprived countries.
A 48-year-old Rockford woman was sentenced to seven months of home confinement and five years probation for embezzling $33,770 from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 325 of Rockford.
Wednesday SALAD LUNCHEON AND BAZAAR: The Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran Church will host a salad luncheon and bazaar from noon to 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 10275 Dorsett Road. Tickets are $8.50 at the door. For more information, call 770-1853.
At last check on Amazon.com, Marc Isenberg's book, Money Players, was ranked 1,160,770 in sales. It's never going to be up there with Harry Potter, because its target market is slim. But for an aspiring professional athlete, it could be a secular Bible.
2007 Operating Results 16/05/2008 20:05:00 Business Wire Loss on disposal of property and equipment 165 91 Impairment of goodwill 9,215 -- Impairment of long-lived assets 13,821 -- ------- ------- Loss from operations (22,770) 5,509 Interest expense 1,970 4,356 ------- ------- Loss before income taxes (24,740) 1,153 Income tax (benefit) expense (130) 168 ------- ------- Net loss from continuing
Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, living up to his status as the pre-race favorite. Filly Eight Belles was second, but she broke down as the 20-horse field galloped out past the finish line. She was later euthanized on the track.
As many as 26,997 Florida seniors may not earn a diploma this year because they failed their final chance before graduation at passing sophomore-level reading and math tests.
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