A few things to know about dietary supplements
By Jennifer M. Drummond CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      Millions of people consume dietary supplements everyday with the expectation there will be a benefit, and for many, there is. They take the form of a powder, a liquid, tablet or capsule, and are usually promoted as being of the highest quality, potency and purity.
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Making fitness fun
     Tara Mullins of Z Mullins Dance Co. leads a group of fifth-grade girls in an exercise class at O.B. Gates Elementary School. The activity was part of the school's Food, Fun and Fitness Program.
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Public gets a look at Bermuda middle school redistricting
By Donna C. Gregory NEWS EDITOR
      About 800 middle schoolers in the Bermuda District could be given moving orders as the county prepares to open Elizabeth B. Davis Middle School this fall. Redistricting will impact Chester and Carver middle schools as a result of the new school.
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Monacan High collaboration culminates in arts performance
      Monacan High School students are collaborating with the Richmond Symphony and visual artist Joanna Tyka through January. Students in the Monacan band, orchestra, chorus, art department and theater department and in the Humanities Specialty Center are involved.
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The quiet before the students storm in
     Workers put the finishing touches on the new Elizabeth Scott Elementary School in the Bermuda District last week in preparation for the first day of classes there on Tuesday. Administrators and teachers moved into the school over the weekend, and students were given Monday off from school, so teache...
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Budget calls for $35.5 million in new education funding
By Donna C. Gregory NEWS EDITOR
      Chesterfield County Public Schools is asking for a 6 percent raise during FY09-10 (starting July 1), amounting to an additional $35.5 million in funding. If approved as presented, about $13.1 million of that increase would come from county taxes.
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Free concert kicks off Black History Month events
      Chesterfield County will kick off its 18th Annual Black History Month celebration with a concert on Feb. 1 by R&B group Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly. The popular San Francisco-based group formed under the leadership of frontman Beverly and has been thrilling audiences for years with spectacular...
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