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US jobless claims jump to highest level in 6 weeks

...an economist at BNP Paribas. She said the small rise in applications "highlight(s) the need to take volatile weekly readings with a grain of salt."Weekly applications are a proxy for layoffs. The big increase might mean companies are cutting more...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-16/us-jobless-claims-jump-hig
The importance of reading

We hope we're not misreading state officials, but they sure seem to be misreading Augusta.Reading between the lines of Georgia Board of Regents Chancellor Hank Huckaby's remarks to the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2013-05-17/importance-reading
Aiken County Board of Education | The Augusta Chronicle

...Everitt took over in January of 2008 and quickly began putting together a new reading initiative for the district. Students now receive 90 minutes of uninterrupted reading each day. The initiative also includes creating positions for four partner...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/topics/organizations/education/aiken-county-board-e
Aiken County Board of Education | The Augusta Chronicle

...Everitt took over in January of 2008 and quickly began putting together a new reading initiative for the district. Students now receive 90 minutes of uninterrupted reading each day. The initiative also includes creating positions for four partner...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/topics/education/aiken-county-board-education
Faith endures through generations

...remember getting dunked at 8 years old and Momma crying. I remember the Gideons giving every fifth grader a New Testament, Bible reading and prayer to begin each school day, and evangelist George B. Eager from Waycross, Ga., preaching at a high school assembly...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/your-faith/2013-05-17/faith-endures-through-ge
Pauline Carroll

...Hitchcock Center, retiring at the age of 72. Mrs. Carroll was a member of Orrville Baptist Church. She enjoyed crocheting, reading, gardening and fishing. In addition to her late husband and parents, family members include daughters, Vivian (the late...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000164827291
Faith Digest

...including music, dance, prayer, visual arts and dramatic readings.The free event, titled Home: Now & Forever, will be from...The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday with a greeting and reading from the Quran.Representatives from six faith traditions...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/life/your-faith/2013-05-10/faith-digest
Summer Camps Guide 2013: DAY CAMPS

...ages with weekly themes; water play, reading programs, field trips, art projects AIKEN...7; $125 week? PSAT/SAT Critical Reading/Writing: 1-2:30 p.m. June 10-14...155 week; prepare for the Critical Reading and Writing sections of the PSAT/SAT? PSAT...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2013-05-09/summer-camps-guide-20
Road-race rules closer to approval

...an apartment rezoning Tuesday.Unanimously approving first reading of the ordinance on "road races, parades or public assemblies...Commissioner Bill Morris.The ordinance, if approved on second reading in two weeks, would require organizers to apply with the county's...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-05-07/road-race-rules-closer-a
Meredith Catherine Tannehill - Steven Taylor Hooven

...the groom; and Kelly Segraves Tyson, all of Evans; and Lila Ashton Wilson of Atlanta, Georgia. The Old and New Testament readings were given by Carter Ann Coyle of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Travis Michael Ragsdale of Norcross, Georgia. Greeters...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=CE000164771053
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