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November 1, 2011

The T-D Club: Episode 10

— Our tenth episode! This week, Mike Mastovich and Shawn Curtis are taking a good look at this season's myriad playoff scenarios. Also, coaches Don Bailey, Tony Penna Jr., Max Shoemaker and Kevin Steele gave the skinny on two big area match-ups: The Greater Johnstown Trojans vs. the Forest Hills Rangers and the Bedford Bisons against the Chestnut Ridge Lions.

Be sure to check back at our high school football page to cast your vote for this week's winners.

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    At 17, Maggie Duwelius is a busy high school senior with her eye on a tough, competitive college.

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    Maggie's life — much of the crush self-imposed — felt out of control, with up to six hours of homework nightly and as little as five hours of sleep.

    November 7, 2011 1 Photo

  • TD CLub 1.tif The T-D Club: Episode 10

    Our tenth episode! This week, Mike Mastovich and Shawn Curtis are taking a good look at this season's myriad playoff scenarios. Also, coaches Don Bailey, Tony Penna Jr., Max Shoemaker and Kevin Steele gave the skinny on two big area match-ups: The Greater Johnstown Trojans vs. the Forest Hills Rangers and the Bedford Bisons against the Chestnut Ridge Lions.

    November 1, 2011 1 Photo

  • Pitt Spanish prof fired for accent

    A white Spanish professor filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday claiming she was fired from the University of Pittsburgh because she spoke the language with a European accent and was looked down upon by Hispanic faculty members, including a Bolivian department chair who called Spain a land of "oppressors."

    November 1, 2011

  • Grading Students_Denn.jpg Eighth-grade reading, math proficiency results: Only Mass. above 50%

    A state-by-state look at the percentage of eighth-graders who scored at or above reading and math proficiency levels on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is administered by the Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics.

    November 1, 2011 2 Photos

  • [VIDEO] DA Risa Ferman's children's book a guide to internet safety

    Nearly 300 students at Walton Farm Elementary School know a little more today about safe surfing online than they did yesterday. And each of those students will have a personal reminder of how to surf safely, thanks to District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman and a generous donation from Verizon Pennsylvania — copies of Ferman’s book,“The Mouse Who Went Surfing Alone.”

    October 6, 2011

  • 092211_banned-books.jpg Tips to help parents judge books for children

    While the book-protesting actions of motivated parents and school boards make headlines, what gets lost in the shuffle is what goes on in each of our homes. As Banned Books Week begins, one librarian offers tips for parents weighing what kind of reading material to share with their children.

    September 24, 2011 1 Photo 1 Slideshow

  • Looking for submissions: a child's take on Sept. 11

    Parents and teachers: the Tribune-Democrat is looking for pupils, preferably grades K-5, who would like to give their perspective on the post-9/11 world.

    September 1, 2011

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