A retired engineer who finally handed back a school library book he had borrowed more than 60 years ago has been spared
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UK: Schoolbook returned 62 years late
US: Exercise mandatory in Calais area schools
It's official: Exercise is mandatory these days for all students and staffers in area schools. The exercise: singing and dancing. Kids wiggled and sang while waving their arms over their heads, holding their thumbs straight up in the air, and sticking their tongues out.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
US: Bone Fragments Found Across From World Trade Center
Four years after the destruction of the World Trade Center, bone fragments -- possibly human -- have been discovered on a building across the street.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
AU: Students face increased police surveillance
After US peace activist Scott Parkin was deported from Australia on September 15 for being a "threat to national security" many students he worked with at Sydney University are being put under surveillance.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
US: Anti-war protesters show up in large numbers
The staggering turnout of Saturday's antiwar protest in Washington DC reflected the American public's growing opposition to the war in Iraq.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
UK: Schools bribe students to attend by offering medals
"Last issued in 1920, the medals will be awarded to pupils who have 100% attendance record for a whole year." - Well I guess they'd deserve a damn medal for surviving hell every day for a whole year!Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
Making a Difference, Against All Odds
The founder of the One World Youth Project talks about what young people can do to make the world a better place.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
US: 'Intelligent design': Religion or science?
A relatively new concept to explain how Earth was created and life was formed is gaining in popularity throughout the United States. It's called "intelligent design." It's a controversial idea, primarily because some want to incorporate it in the science curriculum at public high schools. And one of those people happens to be the president […]
US: Health Officials Weigh Students' Backpacks
They recommend that children not carry a pack that contains more than 15 percent of their body weight.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
US: Christian School Expels Girl Because Parents Are Lesbians
A 14-year-old student was expelled from a Christian school because her parents are lesbians, the school's superintendent said in a letter.Posted by: SoulRiserSource Article
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