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Black church inspired civil rights leaders
- Black churches in the South gave birth to the civil rights movement, leading to unprecedented political and economic gains for African-Americans, said local religious leaders as they celebrate Black History Month.
- Black churches in the South gave birth to the civil rights movement, leading to unprecedented political and economic gains for African-Americans, said local religious leaders as they celebrate Black History Month.
Heelys are all the rage
- Heelys are hip these days. Since the roller shoes debuted in 2000, Dallas-based Heelys Inc. has shipped more than 4.5 million of them to customers in 60 countries throughout the world, generating $44.6 million in sales last June, according to a company news release.
- Heelys are hip these days. Since the roller shoes debuted in 2000, Dallas-based Heelys Inc. has shipped more than 4.5 million of them to customers in 60 countries throughout the world, generating $44.6 million in sales last June, according to a company news release.
Healthy fare pays off for Columbia restaurant
- A Columbia restaurant is ahead of the pack as businesses across the country change the way they prepare food to address the national obesity epidemic. Since it opened two years ago, Chick ‘N Friends, an American-style carryout restaurant, has used trans fat-free oils to prepare its food — a move that has paid off handsomely both for the bottom line and customers.
Carroll students get real-world production experience
- Bobby Holt envisions himself as a scriptwriter in Hollywood someday.
- Bobby Holt envisions himself as a scriptwriter in Hollywood someday.
Carroll County teens have chance to kick the habit
- Examiner Staff Writer
Parents can stop teen smoking with guidance, education
- Parents who want to persuade their teens to stop smoking should not inundate them with preachy anti-smoking messages, said an expert who helps teens kick the habit.
Live cartoon character talks reading at Rolling Brook
- He’s 7 feet tall, sports a big bushel of red hair and wants children to enjoy reading.
Education experts: Focus on the basics to boost reading scores
- To help students become better readers, teachers should focus on phonics, fluency and vocabulary, experts say.
Interfaith Center turns dream into reality
- Jim Rouse’s vision of diverse congregations worshipping in harmony in Columbia is happening at the Oakland Mills Interfaith Center — more than 30 years after the center opened.
Technology gives teenager a means of communication
- Zach Bryant is like many teenagers, with interests in computers, drama and the hugely popular television show “American Idol” — with one exception.
- Zach Bryant is like many teenagers, with interests in computers, drama and the hugely popular television show “American Idol” — with one exception.
Experts spurn special education segregation
- Examiner Staff Writer
Howard Co. PTA leader hopes for quicker solution to software glitches
- The leader of the Howard County PTA Council said she hopes new software to collect high school student data is implemented sooner than the 2008-09 school year.
Judges back truancy court plan
- The Howard County School Board’s decision to support a truancy court in the county is a good idea, said two circuit court judges who have agreed to hear the cases.