| Theatre investigation related to thefts
A burglary last June and thefts at the Palo Alto Children's Theatre are linked to the investigation of financial crimes that caused the City of Palo Alto to close the beloved institution late Thursday, according to Police Chief Lynne Johnson. The theater reported a printer, cash, coins and checks stolen on June 18, 2007, but additional equipment was also discovered missing, Friends of the Children's Theatre board member Dan Conway said Friday. "We've had some very expensive equipment that has been lost or stolen," board member Ken Freiberg said. "It was a big, huge surprise." Conway, however, said he didn't think the equipment was that expensive. Friends Treasurer Justine Franklin and board President Paula Collins said they knew of only the one burglary last summer.
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Deadline looms for high school open enrollment
Parents only have a few days left to submit applications if they want their high school students to attend a school other than their neighborhood campuses in the 2008-09 school year. The Antelope Valley Union High School District offers two options for nonstandard placements - Open Enrollment or School Choice. Parents can choose to apply for one or the other, but not both. Early this month, the high school mailed out information packets about the programs to the homes of current eighth-grade public school students and to the principals of charter and private junior high schools, district officials said. Open Enrollment is the district's standard system for allowing students to choose their own campus within the district. Since most of the district's schools are severely overcrowded, a limited number of Open Enrollment spaces will be available for 2008-09 school year, officials said.
A different Desserts of Amelia
Volunteers needed The Boys and Girls Miller Club on Nassauville Road is looking for volunteers for its Hand in Hand after-school program, held from 3 p.m. onwards. Volunteers can help in a variety of ways and can choose their own schedule. One of the areas emphasized is homework completion at the club so it doesn't fall completely on the parents at home. Volunteers also assist in the computer lab and with arts and crafts, music and sports activities.For more information call the foundation office at 261-8666.Scholarships for girls Each year the Woman's Club of Fernandina Beach offers $1,000 scholarships to three Fernandina Beach or Yulee High School senior girls. Applications are available in the schools' guidance offices and should be turned in to them by March 24.The Woman's Club is asking for $10 donations and your name will be placed in a drawing for golf for four at the Golf Club of Amelia including cart fees, golf for four at one of the courses of Amelia Island Plantation or a $100 gift certificate at Amelia Island Plantation for dining in their public restaurants.
THE WEEK IN PICTURES
Steve Hoey, slain Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor's high school football coach at Gulliver Prep in Miami, kneels before the casket at Taylor's funeral service at PharmEd Arena on the Florida International University campus in Miami. Dec. 3: Republican presidential hopeful and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a 'North Carolina Women for Rudy' event at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C. Dec. 3: Pakistan former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, left, receives her political rival former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, right, at her residence in Islamabad, Pakistan. Dec. 3: A released Palestinian prisoner, left, is hugged by a relative as he arrives in the West Bank town of Hebron. Dec. 3: Hundreds of Christmas lights and festive characters decorate the house and garden of Bernhard Nermerich in Kelkheim, near Frankfurt, central Germany.
As I see It: Immigration is new front in quest for civil rights
A leading presidential candidate has taken flak for supporting legislation which tried to deal humanely with "illegals," and for saying that "illegals," too, are human beings. Another leading candidate was blasted for supporting the granting of drivers licenses to "undocumented workers.Gov. Ted Kulongoski recently signed an executive order making it difficult for "illegals" to obtain an Oregon driver's licenses.Most people take all this for granted and see nothing outrageous about it.Will people in 2048 look back at our current attitudes toward "illegals" with the same bafflement as we now look back atpre-1968 racial attitudes?Paul F. deLespinasse of Corvallis is a professor emeritus of political science from Adrian College in Michigan.He can be contacted at pdeles@proaxis.com. .
Tancredo Defeats Thompson
Thompson had picked up a very, very slight comeback narrative in the past week, thanks to a strong showing at the Des Moines Register debate and a two-week bus tour through Iowa. But, predictably, just as Fred got going, he started stumbling. First came a schadenfreude-rich column from Roger Simon, and then came news that he doesn't have any money. So, today's Tancredo withdrawal was a last chance that turned into a last gasp for Fred. It was expected that Tancredo would endorse another candidate—most likely Romney or Thompson. And after a close friend of Tancredo's, Iowa Rep. Steve King, endorsed Thompson, Thompson seemed to be in line to get the nod from Tommy the Tank. But that was not to be. Tancredo endorsed Mr. Illegal-Immigrant-Groundskeepers instead.
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