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Canasha O’Neal, 8, (right) raises her hand to answer a question in her second-grade class at Harambee Community School. The Harambee school was founded in 1969. A rich history. Energetic, sweet students, including several kindergartners who ...
2010-02-20 10:40:00
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Layoffs and plant closings have dominated local headlines lately, but two highly successful local natives see better days ahead for the Mohawk Valley economy. One is Little Falls native Martin Babinec, who founded his own Silicon Valley business in ...
2010-02-20 11:09:00
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Amelia Downs performs a series of dorky dance moves named after math terms like the scatter plot and the bar graph. Sam Zuckert plays a song made solely from the sounds of a piece of paper ripping, crumpling, and waving in the wind. And then there ...
2010-02-21 12:06:00
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Even in these crazy economic times, what some NBA teams are doing looks bizarre: Hiring someone with the express purpose of firing him as soon as possible. I mean, when you trade for someone, you're essentially hiring him, right? And some teams these ...
2010-02-20 11:52:00
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... a chapter in a text book to look at the role of community colleges in improving the education of students, especially minority students, in science, technology, engineering and math fields (STEM). Dr. Armstrong is a proud and involved mother of ...
2010-02-20 11:52:00
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Maybe it's because you can't see it from the road. Normally, a new Walmart Supercenter going up around here draws a lot of attention and excitement — positive and negative. Some folks get all riled up about traffic, while others are busting at the ...
2010-02-20 11:30:00
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Seven-of-10 from 3 -- I'm not taking math this semester, but that's about 70 percent," Auburn's Lucas Hargrove said. "You can't beat that. You can't ask for more than that." The Tigers (13-14, 4-8) shot 61 percent, made 11-of -19 3-pointers and put ...
2010-02-20 11:59:00
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Ninety percent of the fourth-graders passed language arts, 90 percent of fifth-graders passed math, and 90 percent of sixth-graders passed math. Fourth-graders almost made the cut on math as well, with a whopping 89 percent passing. Overall the ...
2010-02-20 11:37:00
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I've been playing the lottery a bit lately. I'm a Christian, and I was wondering what your views are on this. We've been struggling financially, and it seems that a chance to win millions is worth a buck or two. Your advice and opinion on this would ...
2010-02-20 11:37:00
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Basing their trading decisions on complex quantitative analysis informed by advanced mathematics, some quants made billions for themselves and several prominent Wall Street firms, only to lose most if not all of their gains in the market collapse ...
2010-02-20 05:11:00
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OLYMPIA — With the Legislature’s session half over, the biggest problem confronting lawmakers — filling a $2.8 billion budget hole — is largely unresolved. But that doesn’t mean they’ve been idle. In long committee hearings and late-night ...
2010-02-20 06:58:00
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No, the kids will learn about body-mass index, even if they never acquire the math skills to do the calculation. Larry, I know you believe all this fancy business of "educating" children has just got to stop because of the threat they might one day ...
2010-02-20 07:34:00
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Switzerland's Simon Ammann won his fourth career Olympic gold medal by soaring 144 meters in the first round, then 138 meters on his second jump. "Hopefully, next Olympics ... He celebrated by catching up on homework -- math -- because he's been away ...
2010-02-20 07:05:00
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For the third consecutive year, Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition has recognized 20 outstanding young professionals, ages 20 to 29, for their contributions to the community in the areas of academics, professional achievement, community service ...
2010-02-20 07:05:00
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The photos, along with educational information, are contained on envelopes that are given to anyone arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. The program was developed by Green Bay police and the public safety division of Northeast Wisconsin ...
2010-02-20 06:37:00
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