| UT Holds Public Forums On Tuition Hike
As the University of Texas considers raising tuition once again, education leaders from around the state are meeting to talk solutions for higher education. Those meetings are happening at the Frank Erwin Center to help increase college enrollment around the state significantly. The goal is to increase enrollment across the state by 30 percent from 2005 to 2010. While it is an achievable goal, still, university systems across the state feel they have to increase tuition to stay competitive, so while more students want to go to college, making it affordable is another challenge. Financial challenges, like getting students to apply through Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is just one of the many roadblocks to work through.
Is DGL the newest relief for heartburn?
Q: I have mild heartburn, especially at night. My friend told me to take DGL. What is that? Would you recommend it for heartburn? A: DGL is an abbreviation for "deglycyrrhizinated licorice." (Bless the child who ever gets strapped with that one at a spelling bee.) It's licorice minus glycyrrhizin, a compound that can cause high blood pressure and low levels of potassium in the blood if you eat too much of it. In herbal medicine, the root of the licorice plant is used to help soothe and release spasms from the digestive tract, among other things. DGL is pretty interesting, because in the lab it seems to increase mucous production and grow the cells lining the stomach. These are the natural protective mechanisms the body uses to protect itself against stomach acid.
Candidates debate whether election rides on power plant
The potential split vote among candidates that are skeptical of the power plant is a concern to Highwood Generating Station opponents. Kahn said some coal-fired plant foes asked her to drop out of the race, a move that would have given McKnight a better chance against Stebbins. Kahn declined to do so. Kahn said that the coal-fired facility wasn't the only issue that made her run. Kahn said that as she campaigned door to door in her neighborhood, the power plant issue was tops. But, she said, a number of people complained about how the city treated the Humane Society of Cascade County when the city took over the local animal shelter in July. Meanwhile, coal plant opponents may hold a bit of an edge in the commissioners' race, according to at least one candidate. "It's the math," McKnight said.
When in Rio at Carnival, head for the Sambadrome
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SCHOOL BULLETIN BOARD
Avondale High School: On Jan. 21, the Senior All Night Party Committee from the Auburn Hills high school is teaming up with Max & Erma's to raise money to support the All Night Party after graduation. The event provides seniors with a safe place to celebrate and get together with their classmates one last time. To help the committee raise money, go to avondale.mi.schoolwebpages.com and click on the Community Events, Services and Workshops menu. You need to print out the flyer and fill it in so that 20% of your bill will go to the fund-raiser. .
Nurses who left jobs endangered children, prosecutors say
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. For months, the nurses complained that they were subject to demeaning and unfair working conditions not what they were promised when they came to America from the Philippines in search of a better life. So they abruptly quit. But in doing so, they put more than their careers at risk: Prosecutors hit them with criminal charges on suspicion they jeopardized the lives of terminally ill children they were in charge of watching. .
the has-been
The Websites for actual front-runners Giuliani, Romney, and McCain are barely above 4 percent, 3 percent, and 2 percent. Why does the Republican second-tier have a Second Life on the 'net? We know it's not the writers. Perhaps, in Huckabee's case, it's the prelude to a genuine, real-world breakthrough. Or perhaps, in the face of grim political realities, escape is just more entertaining. ... 4:20 P.M. (link) Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 Special Favors: This week, Republican leaders officially gave up hope that Larry Craig will ever leave. A day after Craig passed Mr. Potato Head as the most popular Halloween costume in Idaho history, The Hill reported that the GOP has abandoned the last siege engine it had left against him, by agreeing to let the man keep his earmarks.
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