May 22 2012 - Removing the mask of chartered schools
The city’s charter schools are continuing to show their true colors…or lack thereof. Last week, families of color at Ben Franklin protested the school’s refusal to provide bus transportation for students who live long distances from the school. |
May 19 2012 - MMA fighter resisted arrest in robbery, cops say
Entering the ring with San Francisco cops was an “ultimate” failure for one amateur MMA fighter from Hayward who was busted during a police robbery sting last week. After allegedly grappling with two officers at Franklin and California streets May 7, trained brawler Malcolm Graham’s win-loss record for the year plummeted to 1-2. Graham, 20, a suspect in a recent string of street robberies in The ... |
May 13 2012 - Public Eye - Sunday, May 13, 2012
Motorists along west Markland Avenue were treated to an unusual sight at the Howard County jail, Aretha Franklin’s tour bus. |
May 05 2012 - Two hurt in school bus crash near Gray Summit
FRANKLIN COUNTY • Two people suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon when a school bus was rear-ended on an Interstate 44 exit ramp near Gray Summit, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. |
April 25 2012 - Boreal Tordu and Franklin County fiddlers set for special Monday show at Skye
CARTHAGE -- New England Celtic Arts presents Maine's highly energetic Acadian band Boréal Tordu at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in South Carthage on Monday, April 30. Curtain at Skye is 7 p.m. A 26-member delegation from the U.S. Tour Bus Operators Association along with committee members from the World Acadian Congress 2014 will be present at this special showcase event. |
April 20 2012 - The AC360 Weekly Buzz: Dick Clark, Warren Buffet, Pippa, Secret Service, Syria, Courtney Stodden
What everyone’s talking about: Television legend Dick Clark died on Wednesday from a “massive heart attack” at the age of 82, according to his publicist. Nicknamed “America’s oldest living teenager,” his extraordinary career in the entertainment business included “American Bandstand” and “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.” Anderson spoke with music icons Aretha Franklin and [...] |
April 10 2012 - Franklin Township Schools chief is calling it quits
At 57, many might say, Franklin Township Schools Superintendent Walter Bourke is too young to retire. But after leading the Southeastside school district through a tumultuous past two years -- including the controversial imposition of a pay-to-ride school-bus service and its recent repeal -- Bourke said it was time. |
March 25 2012 - Ben Franklin Transit applies for hybrid bus loans
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Just Thursday, the Ben Franklin Transit Services Director, Kathy McMullen listened to upset customers discuss the proposed 20 percent rate increase on their services. |
March 13 2012 - School bus fees near the end in Franklin Township
The controversial pay-to-ride bus service in a cash-strapped Indianapolis school district could be coming to an end soon. The fee-based system in Franklin Township Schools would be forbidden under a measure passed by the Indiana General Assembly and expected to be signed into law by Gov. Mitch Daniels. |
February 28 2012 - Official: Upset parent blocks school bus
The Franklin County Community School Corporation says a parent purposefully pulled his vehicle into the path of an oncoming school bus Tuesday morning. |
February 26 2012 - Franklin, San Diego State top Colorado State
The Rapid is hiring more bus drivers. The Grand Rapids transit service held a ... Opera Grand Rapids wrapped up its first extended version of opera workshops for ... |
February 22 2012 - North Museum to stay put
The North Museum of Natural History & Science is staying put on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College after all. "We will not be pursuing the downtown site," Margaret Marino, the museum's executive director, said Tuesday. "We did a lot of business planning and a lot of soul searching. "I... |
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