Honor Flight celebrates WWII vets by Marie French
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A gray-haired, energetic woman waved a large American flag, exhorting the gathered crowd to cheer as the veterans deplane. The World War II veterans entered the terminal, hardly expecting the sight that greeted them. Rows of active duty Navy, Army and Air Force saluted them in greeting. Miniature flags waved fervently and patriotic songs trumpeted into the air.
The songs of the Jefferson Choir, directed by Adam Levowitz, could hardly be discerned above the cheers as World War II veterans, flown in free of charge to see their memorial by ... full article
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Budget cuts transform county schools by Bart Bachman and Rachel Lienesch
News Editors
Maura Gaudio, a senior at Langley High School, arrived at her AP Government class on the first day of school to find the room packed with students. Desks were crammed into the room, and there still wasn’t enough space: one student had to sit at the teacher’s desk. The effects of last year’s budget cuts were right in front of her eyes.
While students here began this year surprised by enlarged classes and schedules with little room for change, many schools across the county were facing the very same problems, ... full article
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