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School NewsTuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 9:56AMDavis-Emerson Middle SchoolMichaela Williams, a seventh-grade student in the gifted education program at Davis-Emerson Middle School, has won a T-shirt design contest sponsored by the Nickelodeon Television Network.

Machine helps St. Francis residents readTuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 9:53AMResidents of St. Francis Healthcare Campus in Breckenridge are getting a second chance to see. Bob and Cindy Splichal, both employees of the hospital, donated a low vision reading machine to help residents with poor eyesight.

Boy Brings Home Adult-Themed Books From Library, Father SaysTuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 9:47AMPORTLAND, Ore. -- A Portland man said Monday that his 12-year-old son brought home adult-themed Japanese books from a Multnomah County Library. The Manga series of books are kept in the adult section of some Multnomah County libraries.

Poet Joel Toledo on exorcisms, shadowy secrets and beating the BritishTuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 9:44AM2006 Bridport International Creative Writing Prize winner Joel Toledo is the first Asian and first Filipino to win a prize in that presitgious competition in the United Kingdom since it was founded in 1973. He actually won two prizes--second and third prizes, besting entries from all over the world.

Knoxville aldermen table proposed vehicle impound recovery feeTuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 9:40AM A motion to charge a fee for those wishing to recover their impounded vehicles was tabled by the Knoxville City Council on Monday.