2 presidents and a pirate make for a colorful family tree

2 presidents and a pirate make for a colorful family tree
With Presidents Day 2011 in the rearview mirror, we thought it would be fun to note that Newington Kindergarten Teacher Lesley Keener is related to not one, but two of the men who have held the highest office in the land.
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Teacher layoffs would hamper some local economies
Gov. Rick Perry can’t quit talking about jobs. He used the word 19 times in his recent state of the state address and has made it a top spending priority. But if Perry realizes his vision of a budget balanced through cuts alone, 100,000 teachers could lose their jobs
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Guiding students to lead skillfully
The North Platte Telegraph In 25 years, the bright young faces of the fifth graders in Thursday’s leadership conference can run for president. In anticipation of being leader of the free world or class president in high school, the locally-held conference focused on teaching kids leadership skills.
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