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Report: 6 Out Of 10 Americans Cannot Locate Payless Shoes On A Mall Map 

issue 4410 | 03.07.08 | News

WASHINGTON—"No schoolchild should be allowed to grow up ignorant of the varied chain stores around him," said Secretary of Education... more»
Science Teacher Struggles To Justify Showing Total Recall

issue 4405 | 01.29.08 | News In Brief

SOUTH BELOIT, IL—South Beloit High School biology teacher Nathan Merchant struggled Tuesday to provide a satisfactory educational reason for... more»
Son's Black Market Value Checked Online

issue 4403 | 01.14.08 | News In Brief

WHITESTONE, NY—Shortly after viewing a television report on the international child-slavery trade, 42-year-old father David Newsom... more»
Seating Chart Revised To Put Problem Senators Up Front

issue 4349 | 12.05.07 | News In Brief

WASHINGTON—After several incidents of bipartisan name-calling and disruptive filibustering, Senate president Dick Cheney announced... more»
God Told Roberts To Quit University

issue 4349 | 12.05.07 | American Voices

Amidst charges of mishandling resources, Richard Roberts resigned from his post as president of the debt-saddled Oral Roberts University, saying... more»
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs

issue 4348 | 11.30.07 | News

WASHINGTON—Teaching students how to conjugate verbs so that they can describe events that have already occurred is a luxury many schools cannot... more»
Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs

issue 4348 | 11.30.07 | News

WASHINGTON—Teaching students how to conjugate verbs so that they can describe events that have already occurred is a luxury many schools cannot... more»
Overfunded Public School Forced To Add Jazz Band

issue 4346 | 11.14.07 | News In Brief

MANALAPAN, NJ—Benjamin Harrison Middle School faculty members regretfully announced Tuesday that, despite their best efforts to prevent... more»
Area Man To Start Curling His 2s

issue 4343 | 10.26.07 | News In Brief

BURLINGTON, VT—After nearly 30 years of forming his 2s in a "sober, ordinary" fashion, local resident Howard Shorn announced his... more»
Webster's Reluctantly Adds 'Melty' To English Lexicon

issue 4340 | 10.04.07 | News In Brief

SPRINGFIELD, MA—Representatives from Merriam-Webster grudgingly announced Tuesday that, due to the Taco Bell–coined term's... more»