Ahndrea L. Blue Receives 2010 Community Service Award From Washington State Bar Association
The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) recently announced that Seattle attorney Ahndrea L. Blue, Esquire will be presented with the 2010 Community Service Award. The award, which recognizes exceptional non-law-related volunteer work and community service, will be presented to Blue at the WSBA Annual Awards Dinner on Sept. 23 in Seattle.
Blue has previously been honored with the WSBA Young Lawyer Division’s Thomas Neville Pro Bono Award.
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Council 2 president Chris Dugovich said 69 percent of the ballots returned were voted in favor of the tentative agreement.
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Dorn Believes Mixed Results Of State Test Scores Related To Increased Cuts To Education And Programs
OLYMPIA – State testing scores from spring 2010 were mixed when compared to spring 2009, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn said at a news conference to announce results from the first year of the grades 3-8 Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) and the High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE).
Dorn said he expected mixed results with the introduction of new state tests and online testing. However, he said the results also reflect two straight years of cuts to the K-12 education budget as many crucial services, such as ...
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Wanted: Black Male Teachers Across the Nation
CHICAGO (NNPA) - It's a nationwide problem - the shortage of Black male teachers. Only two percent of the nation's nearly five million teachers are African American.
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Mass Marches Across The Nation To Expose Vast Racial Inequities
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - According to civil rights veteran the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., an estimated 23,000 people were arrested in civil rights protests across America between Feb. 1, 1960 and Aug. 28, 1963. On that day, 47 years ago, people not only marched ...
What Not To Be When You Grow Up
We often ask young kids what it is that they want to be when they grow up. Back in the day, we used to hear standard answers like a ...
20th Anniversary Celebration At Daystar Baptist Church
Pastor Donald L. Ward, Sr. and First Lady Minister Mary Ward invite you to Daystar Baptist Church 20th anniversary celebration. The 2010 celebration dates are Fri., Sept.3 at 7 pm; Sat., Sept. 4 at 6 pm ...
Help Your Child Succeed As A Kid-Preneur
(NNPA) - At what age should a child be given “the facts of life” – not the birds-and-bees facts, but the bottom line about what it will be like for him or her to make a living and a life?
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