Among the cuts school officials made because of the governor's cuts to the 2017-18 budget — which were not reinstated in this past fiscal year — were dropping one central office administrator, three K-5 subject area coordinators, two nurses, one high school teacher, and curriculum writing courses.
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Launched by the Booksellers Association and the Publishers Association in 2016, the awards aim “to celebrate the best of political writing and the long-standing link between politics, books and publishing”. The shortlist was voted for by UK bookshops, with parliamentarians voting on the winner in each
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Publishing conglomerate Ziff Davis has officially bought online news site Mashable for a mere $50 million, according to Recode. Last month, we followed up on a report in The Wall Street Journal mentioning a sale was in the works. The sale is now final and it's a hell of a deal, considering the site's
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Shop in store and get our Best Seller Tote for only $40. The Best Sellers Tote Offer (the “Offer”) entitles customers to purchase up to three (3) Black Friday Tote Bags for $40 excluding applicable taxes. Offer valid starting December 1, 2017 while supplies last at participating The Body Shop® store
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NEW YORK—The decision by the Alma Littera publishing house to cut all ties with their author Ruta Vanagaite, and to remove remaining copies of all of her five books from circulation and pulp them, is a troubling overreaction and should be reconsidered, said PEN America today. The publisher's
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“Hidden History of Sonoma County” is the third book he's written with Valerie Munthe for Arcadia Publishing, a publisher of the ubiquitous local history guides with sepia-toned covers. Their other titles include Russian River: Then and Now, Stumptown Stories: Tales of the Russian River,and Guerneville
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Need an idea or a prompt or two to get you going? Creativity Portal has hundreds of writing prompts, story starters, photo prompts, writer's exercises, printable Creative writing in the classroom: Incorporating these into writing doesn't automatically mean a story Writing Prompts is an excellent website full
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“We are thrilled to work with Kobalt on a global level, while staying true to Tash's core values, strong independent beliefs and owning her music,” says Regan Lethbridge of Lemon Tree Music, the management company Sultana is represented by. “It feels like the right home and we are excited to see
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While messages and Stories from friends will appear on the left side of the Snap camera screen, content from media publishers (Discover), social media influencers and amateur content curated by Snap will appear to the right of the camera. In previous versions of the app, Snap intertwined Discover
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Creative writing student Abbey Outain hasn't taken a self-defense class either. She said if she was attacked, she would try to make the perpetrator rethink their actions. If it didn't work, she says she would run away. Self-defense doesn't mean students have to take one specific class. Students can choose
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The Bozeman Daily Chronicle and Belgrade News announced Tuesday that Mark Dobie of Oregon will be publisher of both newspapers. Dobie has served as publisher of the Herald and News in Klamath Falls, Oregon, since 2014 and will continue to oversee that newspaper. Prior to Klamath Falls,
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This role is responsible for creating and implementing marketing plans to build sales, increase profitability and enhance our visibility in the marketplace and to develop Chronicle Books as a market leader in children's publishing. Keys to success include an astute use of resources and constant focus on
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The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaitahu O Aotearoa and Text Publishing (Text) have announced the judges for the inaugural Michael Gifkins Prize for an unpublished novel. New Zealand authors Lloyd Jones and Patricia Grace and a representative from Text will judge the prize. Announced
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