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Simons: Illinois colleges should join Midwest programThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 4:02AMI've never been much of an activist.

Landover conference to aid homeowner associationsThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 4:00AMDel. Aisha Braveboy (D-Dist. 25) of Mitchellville and County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) are playing host to the "Associations Thriving in Today's Economy" conference from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex at 8001 Sheriff Road in Landover.

UK President Lee Todd stepping down, his Top-20 dream in questionThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:54AMLee T. Todd Jr., who pinned his University of Kentucky presidency on the drive to make UK a Top 20 research university, announced Wednesday that he would step down on June 30, 2011.

Utar's 'puzzling' reception to Koon Yew Yin's RM30 million offerThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:25AMFor the past one year, it is a puzzle why the board of trustees and council of Utar have had such difficulty in accepting my donation offer. Any reasonable donor, anywhere in the world, would have lost patience and given up much earlier. It is with deep regret and disappointment that I now inform you that I wrote to all the members of Utar Board of trustees and council yesterday to withdraw my ...

Cheerleading debate focuses on classificationsThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:25AMIn the September / October issue of American Cheerleader magazine, 25-year-old actress Ashley Tisdale told readers “to anyone who thinks cheerleading isn’t a sport, I can definitely tell you that it is.”

Program creating 'AVID' learners in District 300Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:16AMDuring a recent sophomore AVID elective class at Dundee-Crown High School, the students were the ones standing at the chalkboards and whiteboards, chalk and dry-erase markers in hand.In small groups, students were the ones asking the questions, too. And it was students -- working together -- who were finding the answers. It's called a tutorial. And it's a "mainstay" of the AVID system, which ...

In brief: Zoning changes receive early nod from Shelby County CommissionThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:00AMThe Shelby County Commission on Wednesday gave early approval to slight changes to the massive overhaul of zoning rules that the city and county governments approved earlier this year.

USA Cheer Announces an NCAA Emerging Sport InitiativeWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:23PMUSA Cheer, the national governing body for all forms of cheerleading, has released a new competition sport designed to be considered for NCAA Emerging Sport status.

Cheerleading debate focuses on classifications of activityWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:04PMJessica Rush / Staff Photo: Last Saturday at Frisco Memorial Stadium, cheerleaders fell short in their attempt to break a Guinness world record with the largest group of dancing cheerleaders. Cheerleading has spurred much debate over whether the activity should be considered a sport.