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Anti-bullying at CHS
- Sun, May 12, 2013
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A group of Clinton High School students spearheaded a school-wide anti-bullying campaign from Monday, May 6, through Thursday, May 9 this week at the high school. CHS teacher Pat Hess said the idea for the campaign came about after students from her advanced criminal justice class viewed the critically acclaimed 2011 documentary “Bully”, which details the lives of five U.S. high school students who face school bullying on a daily basis. After seeing the film the students decided to do something about bullying at CHS and went about getting the signatures of 294 CHS students pledging to stop bullying. The pledges are signed on a poster hanging in the school’s hallway and displayed hanging behind the students in the above photo.
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GOP Senators drop the ball
Guest Column
By Glen Jacobs
- Sun, May 12, 2013
On Monday, the Senate passed a measure that would subject Internet commerce to state sales taxes for the first time.
The misleadingly titled “Marketplace Fairness Act” enjoyed bipartisan support with 22 Republican senators voting “yea” on the bill.
Currently, states cannot force Internet retailers outside of their borders to collect sales tax on their behalf. The Marketplace Fairness Act would change that.
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Students take part in piano recital
- Sun, May 12, 2013
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The following students of Lyndsey Steadman Denton performed in the annual piano recital at Clinton First Baptist Church May 4. Students earned state and local awards through adjudications in the Tennessee Festival of Music Clubs (TFMC) and National Guild of Piano Playing Auditions. Students also participated in the TFMC State piano competition at Chattanooga State Community College. Pictured are, from left, Emily Bigler, Catherine Meredith, William Winstead and Caroline Elliott. Not pictured is Jacori Wimes.
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Honors at NES
- Sun, May 12, 2013
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Longtime Norris Elementary School volunteer Mary Hammond (right) presents NES Principal Jess Anne Cole (left) with a monetary gift on Monday, May 6, to purchase books to be used as part of the program “The Leader in Me,” which NES will begin instilling into its curriculum next school year. The surprise presentation took place during the school’s annual tea banquet held at the end of each academic year to honor volunteers and tutors who spend their free time helping students with schoolwork. Approximately 25-30 NES volunteers were honored at Monday’s banquet. As Cole was paying tribute to the volunteers Hammond turned the tables and presented Cole with the gift in the name of Cole’s late mother, Jo Ann Thomas, a former longtime educator who passed away recently. Hammond explained after the presentation that the school librarian, Crystie Hogue, would select the books to be available to the student body next school year in the NES library. Introduced by Dr. Franklin Covey, “The Leader in Me” is described on its web site as an innovative, schoolwide model that emphasizes a culture of student empowerment and helps unleash each child’s full potential.
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Budget cuts?
Mayor’s proposed plan slashes two departments
By CHRIS SILCOX
- Sun, May 12, 2013
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| Dist. 3 Commissioner Dusty Irwin, a member of the county’s Budget Committee, points to his notes when describing a budgetary item during the Wednesday, May 8, Budget Committee workshop. - Chris Silcox |
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It’s going to be at least one more week before the county’s Budget Committee votes on Mayor Terry Frank’s proposed budget.
News of the delay came approximately 24 hours after Frank shocked county officials during a Wednesday, May 7, Budget Committee workshop by outlining a proposal that drastically cuts funding for the county law director’s department and virtually dismantles the alternatives to incarcerations program.
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