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SPEAK YO' MIND - 2/28/2007
A nonstop smile lights up the face of Leandra Edmond, 16, a McKinley High School student. Her "Speak Yo' Mind" co-editors and friends give her heat for it. |
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GIRLS helping GIRLS - 2/28/2007
While the rest of us were enjoying a lazy Sunday morning or a few extra hours of sleep, the few but intensely dedicated members of the WNY Girls' School Coalition descended on Club Infinity for some early morning up-dos and last minute preparations. |
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From 'Bad Boy' to writer - 2/28/2007
Best-selling author Walter Dean Myers wrote about his troubled teen years in "Bad Boy: A Memoir" and has more than 85 books in print. His latest books are "Street Love," a compelling teenage love story written in free verse, about Damien, a pro |
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HYPE - 2/28/2007
WHAT'S HAPPENING MOVIES: Opening Friday, "Full Of It" (PG-13, comedy about habitual liar who wakes up to find his tall tales have come true); March 16, "Premonition" (PG-13, thriller starring Sandra Bullock). |
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Common Kings look to 'Possibilities' - 2/28/2007
Tim Horton's is good for a lot of things such as respectable coffee and delightful doughnuts, but little did we know it's also good for producing names for local bands like The Common Kings. |
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Checking out El Palenque - 2/28/2007
Walking into El Palenque Mexican Grill at 951 Niagara Falls Blvd., I was optimistic. It's not often that Buffalo area residents find a Mexican restaurant with an actual Spanish word in its name (Palenque means "cock fighting arena"). |
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Talking to author Tonya Bolden - 2/28/2007
Tonya Bolden rocks. Among the many gifted African-American authors writing for young people today, one of the best is Tonya Bolden. Her excellent biography of Martin Luther King, "M. |
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KID BITS - 2/28/2007
SOMETHING TO READ Extreme Pets by Jane Harrington (Scholastic, $12.99. This book is a big help if you have finally talked your parents into letting you buy a hedgehog or a Chinese Fire-Bellied Toad and it's fun to read if you'd just like to know more about the habits of weird creatures like tarantulas and slugs. |
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NEWS & NOTES - 2/28/2007
JAZZ REVIEW: Mount St. Mary Academy, 3756 Delaware Ave., Kenmore, will host the Buffalo Jazz review, jazz bands performing in a nightclub atmosphere, from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5; refreshments like beef on weck and chicken fingers will be sold. Performing will be the UB Pep Band, the Easy Street Big Band and jazz ensembles from Tonawanda, St. Mary's of Lancaster, Oakfield-Alabama, Mount St. Mary Academy, Springville-Griffith and St. Francis high schools. |
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Students unhappy with locked restrooms - 2/28/2007
Like many high schools, Lake Shore Central Senior High School has had problems in the past with smoking and vandalism in the lavatories. In order to correct this problem, the administration implemented a new restroom policy at the start of the 2005-06 school year to prevent students from using drugs and vandalizing the bathrooms. |
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Sharing 'The Giver' - 2/28/2007
In Lois Lowry's book "The Giver," a young boy named Jonas lives in what seems like a perfect world. It's a safe place, where everyone has enough to eat, a decent house to live in and a job that suits their talents. No one has to lie awake worrying "what will I be when I grow up." The community decides that for you. |
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HIGH FIVE - 2/28/2007
Associated Press FILM 1. "Ghost Rider," (PG-13) Sony. 2. "Number 23," (R) New Line Cinema 3. "Bridge to Terabithia," (PG-13) Disney. |
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The Razzies: Don't rent this video - 2/28/2007
Yes, there's been massive Oscar fever lately in the media to commemorate Sunday's ceremony, but don't think that the year's best movies are the only ones being recognized this time of year. |
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