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Road, Transit Projects Headed for a Detour. State transportation officials delivered a bleak forecast last week about funding for Southern Maryland transit projects at a time of tight budgets and a slumping economy.

Ministers Join Effort to Defeat State Slots Measure. A group of prominent Southern Maryland ministers says it will work to defeat the Nov. 4 measure to legalize slot machines by preaching anti-gambling messages from the pulpit and distributing anti-slots literature until Election Day.

Loudoun Voters Consider Meals Tax to Fund School Construction. In what is probably the region's most significant test this fall of public sentiment on taxes and school funding in the worsening economy, Loudoun County voters will decide Nov. 4 whether to endorse a meals tax to raise money for school construction.

Pr. George's Aims to Hire Next Schools Chief by June. The Prince George's County Board of Education will conduct a search for a superintendent to replace the outgoing schools chief and hopes to name a new leader by June, the board's chairman said yesterday.

Fairfax, Other Area Systems Haul Out the Budget Ax. Fairfax County is considering reductions in campus police officers, school health aides and preschool classes for needy students, while the Prince George's County school system has begun a hiring freeze and is drafting plans for a possible 10 percent budget cut as educators confront the fallout o..

Relatives Have Mixed Feelings About Meetings With Officials. When relatives of the Virginia Tech shooting victims gather as a group to meet formally with university President Charles W. Steger this weekend, Peter Read will have a question.

Team Staffs Meet With U.S. Mediator. The coaching staffs of two high schools whose Sept. 19 football game was broken up by accusations of racism met yesterday with a mediator from the U.S. Justice Department, according to a source familiar with the meeting.

Economics Class Becomes a Study in Current Events. According to her syllabus, the topic of the day in Professor Lynne Kelly's graduate microeconomics class at Howard University yesterday was to be cost analysis. But the headlines highlighted another shift in the government's bank-bailout strategy; another toilet flush of the stock market; another..

No better time for recovery. Crystal Garza, the Yakima County Family Treatment Court's first graduate, has swapped drugs for motherhood, anger for confidence Yakima Herald-Republic Crystal Garza plays with her children Isaiah, 2, and..

Motherhood 'makes women brainier and can protect them from degenerative diseases'. Becoming a mother 'remodels' the female brain giving lifelong improvement in mental agility and protection against degenerative diseases, scientists have found.

Morgan Stanley, MUJF Renegotiating Deal. Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, which watched Morgan Stanley's share price plunge 58 percent last week, is amending its $9 billion deal to include only convertible preferred shares and no common stock,..

Stocks climb on bailout plans. European stocks rallied, with the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index rebounding from its worst week on record, as governments in Europe, the U.S. and Asia agreed to support banks.

U.S. Said to Invest in Citigroup, Goldman, Bank America, JPMorgan, Wells. The Bush administration will announce a plan to rescue frozen credit markets that includes spending about half of a total of $250 billion for preferred shares of nine major banks, people briefed on the matter..

Northern Rock directors and auditors escape legal action. Northern Rock is dropping a potential legal claim against its former chief executive, Adam Applegarth, and other directors, saying there are "insufficient grounds to proceed". Northern Rock customers line up to..

AIG spent thousands on hunting trip. A handful of top executives from American International Group Inc. spent thousands of dollars during a recent English hunting trip, even as the New York-based insurer asked for an additional $37.8 billion loan..

GM, Chrysler deal talks accelerate - report. Merger talks between ailing automakers General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC. are reportedly picking up amid increased interest from lenders eager to close a deal.

Tony-winning actress, TV star Edie Adams dies. Edie Adams, wife of Ernie Kovacs, stands next to posters of Kovacs in New York following a seminar on the work of Kovacs in this 1986 file photo.

School Forums. You have three opportunities this month to let the Redmond School District know how you think designs for the new high school and student replacement elementary school are coming along.

Lake City High School Briefly Locked Down. Lake City - Officials say Riverside High School in Lake City was locked down Monday morning after a student received a threatening text message.

Bomb scare sends Sparks students home. Tribune/Dan McGee - Tribune/Dan McGee A member of the Consolidated Bomb Squad inspects the second of two suspicious packages found by Sparks High School on Monday morning.

Former Kansas Principal Sentenced To Jail. A former elementary school principal in Great Bend is sentenced to 60 days in jail.

Candidates Differ on Vouchers. Sen. John McCain has spoken boldly about school voucher programs as an effective way to improve education.

GOP sought Norrell school records. Lots of boogers to scare you at Haunted Forest A steady flow at Kershaw event Cole, Grier face off in County Council District 3 race Republicans for Norrell? GOP sought Norrell school records Photo by File..

3 NC governor's candidates meet in last debate. North Carolina's three candidates for governor battled Wednesday night in the campaign's final debate, with Beverly Perdue and Pat McCrory trying to jab each other on crime prevention and education on the eve..

Wash. father, stepmother charged with mistreatment. A father and stepmother accused of withholding a 14-year-old girl's food and water so drastically that she weighed only 48 pounds have been charged with criminal mistreatment.

Goochland girl raises guide dog. Photo by Ken Odor Abbie Allison is training 14-month-old Waldo to be a future guide dog for the Guiding Eyes for the Blind organization.

Smart investors look for some stock gems amid the rubble. Given the stock market's wretched performance this year, your current retirement plan may involve a modest part-time job, such as woodworking or forgery.

Voters ready to decide on amendments. Although the Florida Supreme Court has removed three of the most contentious constitutional amendments from next month's election, Floridians will still get to decide a half dozen ballot issues, ranging from a..

U.S. failing to promote math skills, study finds. The United States is failing to develop the math skills of both girls and boys, especially among those who could excel at the highest levels, a new study asserts, and girls who do succeed in the field are..

Dallas ISD cuts 150 noncontract workers, 100 vacated jobs. By KATHY A. GOOLSBY and STELLA CHAVEZ / The Dallas Morning News Dallas schools cut 150 noncontract workers Thursday - clerks, custodians, teacher's aides and..

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