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Below are some current stories that list members may find of interest given past threads. 'Vote' early gets new meaning As many as 30,000 kids could participate in mock election - and ballots will be counted. Rick Carey plays down the importance of his contribution to the electoral process this year. But he's also aware it might bring more voters to the polling places years down the road. Pioneer Press 11/1/2004 <http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/education/10066689.htm?temp late=contentModules/printstory.jsp> http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/education/10066689.htm?templ ate=contentModules/printstory.jsp Harding student to get evaluation at state hospital A Ramsey County juvenile judge Friday ordered a 16-year-old Harding High School student confined to a state hospital for psychiatric evaluation after the boy pleaded guilty earlier this month to threatening classmates and staff. Pioneer Press 10/30/2004 <http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/education/10051549.htm?temp late=contentModules/printstory.jsp> http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/education/10051549.htm?templ ate=contentModules/printstory.jsp Psychiatric exam ordered in threat case A St. Paul teenager who authored a notebook containing threats of violence against black students at Harding High School was ordered Friday to undergo a psychiatric exam. Andrew Deutsch, 16, was ordered by Ramsey County District Judge Rosanne Nathanson to go to the Willmar Regional Treatment Center for the exam, which is expected to take 30 to 45 days. Star Tribune 10/30/2004 <http://www.startribune.com/viewers/story.php?template=print_a&story=5059765 > http://www.startribune.com/viewers/story.php?template=print_a&story=5059765 H. Edgar Hix: Punished for expressing his feelings in poetry Is criminal conviction for using "bad" imagery in poetry absurd? No, it's St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. A 17-year-old poet was arrested for using guns, violence and suicide as images in poems. Arrested, convicted and awaiting sentencing the 15th of next month (Star Tribune, Oct. 19). Yes, a 17-year-old writes about suicide in school and they arrest him. As one who tried suicide when I was 18, I can tell you that arresting me would not have been a big help. As one who tried it again at 36, in part because I got no help when I was 17, I can tell you that this can have long-term ramifications, all of them bad. Star Tribune 10/30/2004 <http://www.startribune.com/viewers/story.php?template=print_a&story=5059787 > http://www.startribune.com/viewers/story.php?template=print_a&story=5059787 <Please note that neither St. Paul nor Minneapolis Public Schools is the sponsor for the charter noted in the stories below, though both are helping the displaced families/students find appropriate schools following this abrupt closing.> New military academy struggles with start-up A third of the school's 258 students have left. The Col. Charles Young Military Academy opened in St. Paul this year as a first-of-its-kind military academy charter school, attracting hundreds of African-American students. Pioneer Press 10/30/2004 <http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/education/10052003.htm?temp late=contentModules/printstory.jsp> http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/education/10052003.htm?templ ate=contentModules/printstory.jsp Military academy closes State mandates shutdown because charter school was out of funds. Mary Ann Nelson was, appropriately, dressed all in black Saturday as she delivered the death knell for the Col. Charles Young Military Academy. Pioneer Press 10/31/2004 <http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/education/10058909.htm?temp late=contentModules/printstory.jsp> http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/education/10058909.htm?templ ate=contentModules/printstory.jsp Military-style charter school closes A two-month-old St. Paul charter school that was run like a military academy shut down Saturday because of money problems in the face of action threatened by the Minnesota Education Department. Mary Ann Nelson, assistant education commissioner, told an emergency meeting of the board of the Col. Charles Young Military Academy on Saturday that if it didn't shut down the school immediately, the department would begin the process today. Star Tribune 11/1/2004 <http://www.startribune.com/viewers/story.php?template=print_a&story=5061772 > http://www.startribune.com/viewers/story.php?template=print_a&story=5061772 Leader vows to reopen academy Parents scrambling to find new schools for their kids. While parents whose children attended a now-closed St. Paul charter school fretted over the weekend about finding new schools for their children, the head of the troubled institution vowed to reopen it later. Pioneer Press 11/1/2004 <http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/10066692.htm?template=c ontentModules/printstory.jsp> http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/10066692.htm?template=co ntentModules/printstory.jsp ------------------------------------------------------------ Anne R. Carroll Carroll, Franck & Associates Public Involvement, Strategic Planning, Communications 1357 Highland Parkway St. Paul, MN 55116 USA <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-690-9162 School Board: 651-690-9156 "A politician worries about the next election. A true states[wo]man worries about the next generation, and children yet unborn." - e.e. cummings "...leadership is about how you bring out the best in people. Leadership is what you give to the community you live in. Leadership is what you give to the world. Leadership is how you live an honest life... 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