The James Logan Courier

By Hannah Allam and Mohannad Sabry
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

CAIRO — Egypt's civilian Cabinet resigned Monday to protest the military's harsh crackdown on demonstrators as an uprising against the ruling military council swelled into a third day of running battles in downtown Cairo.

Analysts openly debated whether the military council could survive the rising tide of protest, which bore striking resemblance to the 18 days of violence that led to the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak in February. But they were also uncertain about what could come next in a country where the military has been the dominant political force for six decades.

The turmoil comes just days before crucial parliamentary elections, set for Monday, the first since Mubarak was toppled from office.

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Director of Community and Parent Relations

All nine people who applied to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Board of Education are legally eligible to serve, the New Haven Unified School District announced today, and all are being invited to interview for a provisional appointment.

Board member Kevin Harper is resigning, effective at the end of the calendar year, because he and his wife are moving out of the District. The Board decided to appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of Mr. Harper’s term, until after the November 2012 election, when the seat will be one of three on the ballot.

By Paul Tran, Courier Staff Writer

The James Logan Garden Club recently became active for the year, their first project inspired by the death of a student, Jessica Diaz. After consulting with principal McNamara, they were finally permitted to work in the Colt Court planters, beginning to construct the “Hope Garden,” aimed at memorializing the deceased and providing spiritual rest for the struggling loved ones they've left behind.

Students ignorant to the meaning, however, demolish the garden, purposely stomping on, uprooting, and turning over their plants. The planters continue to be littered with milk cartons, empty bottles, and wrappers. The club has been forced to protect their baby garden with a small wooden fencing, but the garden is still being disrespected by students.

From wikipedia:
Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green (November 21, 1834 – July 3, 1916) was an American businesswoman, remarkable for her frugality during the Gilded Age, as well as for being the first American woman to make a substantial impact on Wall Street.

Birth and early years
Hetty Green was born Henrietta Howland Robinson in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Her family were Quakers who owned a large whaling fleet but did not maintain an opulent lifestyle. At the age of two, she was living with her grandfather Gideon Howland. Because of his influence and that of her father, Edward Mott Robinson, and possibly because her mother Abby Howland was constantly ill, she took to her father's side and was reading financial papers to her father by the age of six. When she was 13, Hetty became the family bookkeeper. At the age of fifteen, Hetty went to a school in Boston.

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