| What's new in your school?
It seems impossible, but in a little more than a week, North Jersey students will be heading back to school. Some will learn in new classrooms. Others will exercise in new gyms or sing in new auditoriums. Some will get their hands on brand new laptops. Others will be exposed to new technology, a computer-generated screen that beams information to students. Some will meet new principals. Others will be assigned to new teachers. And of course, there will be new courses and electives. Select your county, then the first letter of your district to find out what's new in your school: .
Clinton tackles 'black enough' question at Vegas conference
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on her experience and years of public service Thursday when asked the question: "Are you black enough?" At a conference of black journalists meeting in Las Vegas, CNN reporter Suzanne Malveaux asked Clinton, "Are you black enough? What makes you the better candidate over a black man in representing the issues confronting African Americans?" The New York senator, who is competing with Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for the support of black voters, cited her years of public service and advocacy, and described herself as the more experienced candidate. "My attitude is, I don't deserve anyone's vote. I have to earn everyone's vote. I think that I can make a very strong case that my experience and my ideas, going back into the White House, is exactly what we need at this point in history," Clinton said.
Community News Briefs
The 18th annual Dog-A-Thon, a fund-raiser for the American Council of the Blind, Cleveland Chapter, will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 8. The event will raise money for blind and visually impaired children. The two-mile course begins at Cleveland State University, East 21st Street and Euclid Avenue, down to East Ninth Street to Superior Avenue and back to CSU. The registration fee is $5. The fee is waived if a person collects at least $5 in pledges. If you have no dog, bring a toy or photograph. The event includes prizes. Call 216-905-4674. Hispanic Heritage Month A celebration honoring Hispanic Heritage Month will be held during the Cleveland Public Library's Fiesta Kickoff from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Carnegie West Branch, 1900 Fulton Road. The event, free to the public, will include music, dancers, crafts, storytelling and food.
|
