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Horse park glows in dark
If looking at holiday lights has long been a favorite activity of the season, you may want to round up the family and head for the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. You'll see much more than Santa, Frosty and the usual players that give dazzling performances in many merry displays this time of year. Much more. That's because the Kentucky Horse Park has lent its spacious grounds to a show called "Southern Lights - Spectacular Sights on Holiday Nights." .
Obama's Joy?
Good to see Ann Coulter defending the Black Panthers. ... 6:50 P.M. Sen. Tim Johnson is still under sedation, and AP's report contains this alarming quote (missing from the version now posted on WaPo): Dr. Keith Siller, director of the Comprehensive Stroke Care Center at NYU Medical Center and assistant professor at the NYU School of Medicine, said it is unusual for a patient to be sedated after brain surgery for more than a few days. "The two-week period is longer than I would be happy with," he said. Siller is not the doctor on the scene, of course. Congressional Quarterly has some more encouraging stats [via IP]. ... He said it: Only Slate 's Tim Noah, however, has had the balls to prematurely speculate about a partisan Schiavo do-si-do in which Tom DeLay suddenly realizes that 'quality of life' is what counts, while Democrats discover that maybe the Schiavo conservatives had a point.
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The City of Flandreau gave Alco a TIF (Tax Increment Funding) district. Short form: just like earlier additions Dollar General and the West End Plaza, Alco, a multi-state corporation with 256 stores and $433 million dollars in annual sales, gets to pay less taxes on its new property than if a regular Flandreaunian just up and started a business there and didn't ask the government for a favor. Oh well. At least Flandreau has someone to compete with Dollar General. It's just too bad that none of these corporations seem to be able to compete without handouts from the government. .
Challenges, not challengers, for Consolidated 4 trustees
While incumbents for seats on Orangeburg Consolidated School District 4's Board of Trustees do not face any challengers in Tuesday's election, they acknowledge facing many challenges in the coming years of service.Paul Bidwell, Mary Brant and board Vice Chairwoman Peggy Tyler say the district will have to tackle pressing issues such as school financing and mandates from the federal and state levels."I don't think it's one thing, it is a culmination of things," said trustee Mary Brant, who holds Seat 6, about what the district needs to accomplish in the near future.Seat 2 board member Tyler sees federal and state mandates on standards as one challenge. "They demand so much of us with the standards so set so high, it's hard to reach them," she said.With the property tax relief law, Act 388, capping the millage rates that local governments and school boards can set, the future of school financing is not clear, Bidwell said."We don't understand what Act 388 will do.
Every School Every Thursday -- West Des Moines, Clive & Waukee
Another activity students enjoyed was studying and learning about pi�atas. Students made pi�atas that were judged and awards were given.
Parents and the community members can visit the Smouse Web site for information on school events. The site features links to the Smouse staff, school and district calendars of events, the monthly newsletter, and the school history. Thanks to staff member Gail George for maintaining the site. You can access the Web site at www.dmps.k12.ia.us/schools/1Smouse/index.htm. Private schools Des Moines Christian
Des Moines Christian families recently donated more than 150 new books to children who are patients at Blank Children's Hospital. The winner of the Chick-fil-A gift card in the Box Tops 4 Education drawing was second-grader Evan Cooper; the winner of the Krispy Kreme coupon was third-grader Mariah Mayse.
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