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The Pleasure of Life
Working from home
      I work from home about 60 percent of the time. That may sound like a great thing to you, but I'm here to tell you: you're right. It is great. But there are some wrinkles to working at home that you have to get used to.
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Health textbooks will be available for review Mar. 6
      Chesterfield County Public Schools is seeking community input in the process of adopting textbooks for use in the Health Science Specialty Center at Cosby High School. The textbooks being considered are for classes in genetics, cell biology, biochemistry of foods, parasitology, anatomy and drawing...
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County's school board approves reduced budget
By Donna C. Gregory NEWS EDITOR
      School board members took one more step toward finalizing their FY09 (effective July 1) budget last week by approving a draft that will be sent to the county for review. Superintendent Marcus Newsome is expected to formally present the budget to the county's board of supervisors on Mar. 10.
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Honoring the past
     Ettrick Elementary School students (from left) Carroll Mickens, James Davis and Melvin Lewis perform with the choir during a Black History Month celebration at the school on Feb. 28. The program honored "Black Women of Change," including Maya Angelo, Harriet Tubman and others.
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