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Where are KIPP alumni attending college? Check the map

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016

What the data show ... The first Renaissance class graduated in 2014. That's when when the New Orleans office launched its college completion program, KIPP Through College, which provided the data for the map to NOLA.com . The Times-Picayune ... The Times-Picayune project, was produced with support from the Education Writers Association Reporting Fellowship program....

Residents eye $720 million transportation bond proposal

Edit Austin American Statesman 12 Oct 2016

The city of Austin placed a $720 million bond proposal on the Nov ... The payment for homeowners increases alongside increasing property valuation over time, for about 20 years ... RACHEL RICE/WESTLAKE PICAYUNE David Chincanchan (right) with Move Austin Forward defends the $720 million bond proposal by the city of Austin ... 6 meeting of the Lost Creek Civic Organization.RACHEL RICE/WESTLAKE PICAYUNE. During the Oct....

No indication of foul play in death of woman found in Audubon Park lagoon, police say

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016

New Orleans Police currently do not have any evidence to suggest there was foul play involved in the death of a woman who was found in an Audubon Park lagoon on Monday (Oct ... As of Tuesday evening, the New Orleans Coroner's Office had not yet released the woman's name or the cause of her death ... "I just wonder what the hell happened." ... The Times-Picayune reporter Beau Evans contributed to this report....

Board discusses Westlake AP exams, top 10-percent standard

Edit Austin American Statesman 12 Oct 2016

4, Heidi Sauer, Westlake High School lead counselor Heidi Sauer and Principal Steve Ramsey provided the Eanes board with statistics about where 2016 Westlake graduates were going to college and the success they experienced in advanced placement exams ... Edgar oversaw all district finances developed the budget, handled purchasing and asset management.SUZANNE MAJORS DAVIS FOR WESTLAKE PICAYUNE ... The following were tied for 19th place....

Christianity Today says Donald Trump is what the Bible calls 'a fool'

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016

The grandmother of one of my classmates used the term semi-so.)  And you didn't call anybody a fool. That was like the nuclear bomb of insults, one that suggested that the person thus accused was on his or her way to perdition ... He wantonly celebrates strongmen and takes every opportunity to humiliate and demean the vulnerable ... He is, in short, the very embodiment of what the Bible calls a fool." ... The Times-Picayune....

Brandin Cooks says he'll continue TD celebration despite Josh Norman's bow-and-arrow fine

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016

Brandin Cooks won't let the NFL stop him from being "The Archer .". The New Orleans Saints wide receiver said Tuesday he will continue his habitual touchdown celebration of pulling out a bow and arrow, despite the league fining Washington cornerback Josh Norman $10,000 for the gesture last week ... He's never been fined, including this season, for the gesture ... The Times-Picayune. "The league will have to deal with it....

Rare German beers, pre-Saints party and more New Orleans food events

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016

Here are picks from the NOLA.com . The Times-Picayune food team for eating and drinking events this week and the weeks ahead ... Stags' Leap wine dinner — Ruth's Chris locations around the country are hosting five-course dinners paired with wines from Stags' Leap winery in California. The New Orleans location (525 Fulton St.) will hold the dinner on Oct ... The Metairie location will host the dinner on Oct ... The prix fixe menu is $30....

The Hills fitness center to call it quits Oct 31

Edit Austin American Statesman 12 Oct 2016

An email sent Friday to members of The Hills Health Club and Wellness Center in West Lake Hills announced the owner’s intent to close the facility ... 31.Ed Allen / Westlake Picayune ... John Barzizza, who has owned the fitness center at 4615 Bee Cave Road for more than two decades and more recently developed an adjacent medical office complex, was unavailable for comment as of press time Tuesday morning ... Wednesday after press time....

Prosecutor details 'horrific' crime in opening statements of Metairie double murder trial

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016

Authorities suspect David Pence, 56, was fast asleep in that chair, his legs crossed, when then-17-year-old Dexter Allen entered the house just before midnight with a 12-gauge Mossberg shotgun and blasted Pence three times in the head, abdomen and legs ... He did not die very well, Shute told the jury ... The Pences had been shot five times with four shotgun shells recovered at the scene ... The Times-Picayune for more on this story....

College nearly breaks KIPP grad, financially and spiritually

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016

She would take the Chef Menteur bus to Downman Road, transfer to a Canal Street bus, then catch the St ... 'I didn't really look into the money' ... This time, with Feinberg's help, she took a hard look at affordability, academic programs, retention and whether the school would take all her credits ... The Times-Picayune project, was produced with support from the Education Writers Association Reporting Fellowship program....

Art For Arts' Sake unites artists and art lovers

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016

The festival, in its 26th year, welcomes about 30,000 guests into the Contemporary Arts Center and dozens of galleries throughout the Warehouse District, Garden District and Uptown ... Sasik's work features thick strokes of vibrant paint applied with a palette brush, extending as far as half an inch off the canvas ... "It's all about the feel," Delbianco added, "too much pressure, not enough pressure." ... The Times-Picayune....

McCain’s real history: attacking women’s rights (Arizona Democratic Party)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016

Said the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act wouldn't 'do anything to help the rights of women' and voted multiple times against equal pay legislation. Has voted over 20 times against raising the minimum wage, preventing from receiving a raise ... McCain Voted Five Times Against The Paycheck Fairness Act ... Federal law already bars the family planning program from financing abortions.' [New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10/19/07]....

One final goodbye for LSU's Mike VI

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Oct 2016

LSU's Mike the Tiger VI plays with his friend Jeff, Oct ... From the time I was 5 years old starting with Mike III, I've always visited the succession of Mikes once or twice a year, even when I was living in Memphis ... One of my friends, Jan Gwin, a State 1971 graduate who played offensive line for the Picayune Staff Photo  ... This time, he raised up on his hind legs, rattled the cage and roared his angriest, scariest roar....

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