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<title><![CDATA[Schools' China deal has its critics]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Sinclair: "Mandarin Chinese, sponsored by Hanban in Beijing, is not a tool that we need at this time," she said. But, she added, the deal is done. "It will be taught in the McDowell County School System," she said. "My colleagues on the board have spoken and I respect their decision."
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:39:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Officials outline radon removal steps at Old Fort Elementary ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[State environmental officials joined McDowell school administrators Monday night to field questions from Old Fort citizens about the radon situation in the elementary school.
	 
A crowd of about 60 people turned out the school's auditorium to hear from officials from the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources, including Lee Cox and Felix Fong. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Class wades into Curtis Creek project]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA["We're basically just looking at the quality of the water in the stream," Rideout said, "and the biology, the bugs and animals," which tells a scientist a lot about the environment.
The project is to familiarize the kids with the use of high tech data gathering equipment and scientific field work Rideout explained. To that end, the class borrowed several high tech hand held devices from the N.C. State University Science House. Looking like a cross between a Start Trek "tricorder" and a GPS navigation device, the machines allowed the field scientists to measure the rate of flow, the oxygen levels and check for many kinds of pollution quickly and accurately.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Titan student group collects food for the needy, seeks more work]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A couple of months ago, the Student Serve group at McDowell High School didn't exist; now they have fed thousands of hungry mouths, warmed the cold and soothed  the weary heart.
	
And they say they don't have enough to do.  
	
 Founded by Macie Shuford and Garret Grindstaff, and sponsored by faculty member Kori Elliott, Student Serve seeks to make the community a better place for all through service projects both big and small.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Marion Christian Academy staff moonlight at Wendy's ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The three-hour event was a fund-raiser for McDowell's largest private school.   

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:28:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Schools promise action on radon ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Murray did not know what actions, plans or steps were taken by the school system, if any, after the initial radon tests of 1989 and 1990. As of Tuesday afternoon, he said, he had not found any documentation of any plan or response.
	
The HVAC modifications should be complete in the next couple of weeks and, he said, the tests would be done again.
	
"I don't know what the response was before, but I am not ignoring it. If it was ignored before I won't ignore this one more day. We're going to insure the safety of our kids and our staff," said Murray.     
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:20:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Schools will be speaking a new language]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The jobs of the future might well depend on speaking the new language of business and money. McDowell County public school students will get to learn Chinese if the administration's plans pan out.
	
The School Board agreed to accept the services of two or possibly three teachers of the Mandarin dialect of Chinese, to be funded by The Center for International Understanding (CIU) of UNC Chapel Hill.
	
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:09:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[College tuition costs rise again this fall]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The average price of public colleges rose 6.5 percent this fall to slightly more than $7,000.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:12:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Good book, comfy nook]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Seventh-graders in Myla Harwood's West Junior High English class can relax, kick back and spend some quality time reading in class. That's thanks to Ethan Allen, which donated the giant pillows that make Harwood's classroom so attractive.
	
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:59:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New MHS club serves the community]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[On Friday, you'll have a chance to cheer on the Titans, save lots of dough and give bread to the needy all at the same time.
	
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:25:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Marion students tune in to president's speech]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA["I thought the speech was very empowering, and it was sweet of the president to take time out of his way to come speak with us," Emily Clark added.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:27:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State reverses policy on keeping EOG questions secret]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[State officials have lifted the curtain on a lingering mystery: Anyone who's curious can now see the year-end exams N.C. students take starting in third grade.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[President's address to school kids sparks controversy]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Travis Beaty: "I think it's alright. They've been talking to adults for years about education and it hasn't done no good. Yeah, (the boys are) gonna watch it."   
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:32:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MTCC earns award of distinction]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA["I think we are justifiably proud of our performance and I am thankful to our team for their hard work and sacrifices," concluded Wilson.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:30:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School Board puts finishing touches on 2009-10 budget]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[ The federal stimulus money was almost entirely taken up by the state cutting the non-instructional support budget to the bone, Trollinger said.
	
"They knew if they took that we'd have to put all the federal stabilization money toward that," he said. "I can't run a school system without those people."   
	
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:13:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNC leader orders cut of top-heavy university administrations]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[UNC system President Erskine Bowles has rebuked the leaders of the 17 campuses for their top-heavy administrations and put them on notice: Make significant cuts. Now.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[At least 2 students home with the flu]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A McDowell High School football player has been sent home with the flu this week. The student has been told to stay home until his symptoms have cleared up.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:27:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SAT scores: How did MHS do in 2009?]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[McDowell's gain in writing scores bucks the declining national average, although, at 493 points (down from 494 in 2008 and 2007) the national average is still well above McDowell.      

The picture is grimmer, however, in math and critical reading.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:17:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State Ed Board chairman speaks in McDowell]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA["When we were young," he said, "we all heard our mothers say, "Clean your plate – there are millions of children starving in China and India.' Now I say, study hard, there are millions of children studying hard in China and India."
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:04:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Photo Feature: McDowell High Open House]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[McDowell High School saw a packed house Monday evening for its traditional open house meet-and-greet event. Students, parents and faculty got to know one another in a relaxed atmosphere, but the real work begins today, the first day of school in the 2009-10 school year. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:59:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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