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Failed state education grant bid instructiveFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:10PMWhen President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Race to the Top education program is the country's most "ambitious, meaningful reform effort" attempted in generations, it might have sounded a little disheartening to Maine officials.

Safe Haven gives shelter and supportFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:23PMEditors note: This is the third in a continuing series profiling the nonprofit organizations that serve the people of Lonoke County.

Area Events calendarFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:21PMBobby Valentine 's Sports Academy will be running Summer Camps for New Canaan Baseball at Mead Park all summer long. There are many options including full-day and half day.

Montana misses being finalist for Race to the Top programFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:01PMMontana was unable to be near the finish line in this particular race.

Bureaucracy may lead to collapse of Leader programme, warns IFAFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:01PMTHE Government has been warned that the Leader programme will collapse unless bureaucracy and red tape are removed and companies are given more flexibility.

Time to cut best deal for Tweedsmuir Park — DAVE DALE's SoapboxingFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:53PMThe moon was outstanding this week. It was large and full and beaming bright solar reflection. Shadows at midnight rivaled any cast by the setting sun. A burning ball of orange rose from the eastern horizon on several nights as Dylan and I cruised along Highway 17 back to Corbeil.[...]

FAFSA Verification Process Burdens Students, CollegesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:44PMWhile focus is often placed on simplifying the Federal Application for Student Aid, not enough attention has been paid to the lengthy and convoluted procedure following the application process, which leaves potentially eligible students without aid, according to a recently released report.

Sign up dates for grants is announcedThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 12:05PMIf you own 250 or less forest acres in Alabama, are interested in control burning 10-80 acres or mulching up to 5 acres, and are not enrolled in another cost-share program, you may be eligible for a new grant.

Stimulus money funds $4.7M in grants for renewable energy projects in R.I.Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:51AMPROVIDENCE – The state has conditionally awarded $4.7 million in federal stimulus money to businesses, community groups and local governments for 25 non-utility-scale renewable energy projects, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced Thursday.