With respect and advice, teen smokers start quitting
By Donna C. Gregory STAFF WRITER
     When Jason Ackerman took his first drag off of a cigarette in seventh grade, he didn't intend for it to become a habit.
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June graduation dates set, each will be televised live
     Chesterfield County Public Schools' Class of 2006 will graduate June 13-16.
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Alcohol at grad parties for high school students not OK
By Charles Batchelor STAFF WRITER
     While high school graduation is a major milestone for everyone, it is not a magic moment that makes immature children into instantly responsible adults.
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One week, four houses
Habitat for Humanity is slamming hammers in Chesterfield
     Sandee Moineau admits she got some raised eyebrows from her suppliers when they heard what would be happening this week. "'You're going to do what?' they said," she reported with a laugh.
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Wishing Well Park finished
     Several of the children of the young mothers who started the original project five years ago are too old to play on the playground now, but several saw that would happen from the begining, which is why it was called Project S.W.I.N.G. (Salisbury's Wish Into the Next Generation).
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Corrections & Amplifications
     In the May 24, 2006 issue, the name of the company building in Chesterfield County's Meadowville development was misspelled. It is Northrop Grumman.
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