GOP lawmakers put 'no new taxes' pledge in writing (North County Times) Don't read their lips when California's Republican lawmakers say 'no new taxes' ---- they've put it in writing, signed their names, essentially inviting their own party to oust them if they renege. us.rd.yahoo.com
Rep. Gingrey conducts grant-writing workshop (Marietta Daily Journal) KENNESAW - Close to 300 people packed Kennesaw State University's Social Science Building's auditorium on Thursday for a federal grant-writing workshop hosted by U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta). us.rd.yahoo.com
REV takes new teaching approach on writing (Redlands Daily Facts) REDLANDS - There's a new writing program at Redlands East Valley High School, emphasizing writing in every subject. us.rd.yahoo.com
Letter-Writing Students Engaged In Campaign (WRTV Indianapolis) IPS students join a letter-writing campaign to presidential candidates. us.rd.yahoo.com
Chuck Pollock wins two AP writing awards (Olean Times Herald) Olean Times Herald sports editor Chuck Pollock has won both a first- and second-place award in the annual New York State Associated Press Association writing contest. us.rd.yahoo.com
Positive stories sought for writing contest (Sarnia Observer) By TYLER KULA For The Observer This year’s Lawrence House writing contest is putting a positive spin on the competition. The organizers — Writers in Transition, Energy Exchange and the Lawrence House — are asking that submissions express a positive sense of community within [...] us.rd.yahoo.com
What to Do When Layoffs Loom (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News) If you get laid off, you can only hope you saw the writing on the wall long before your company announced its cuts. You can only hope you leave with an impressive work history, great recommendations, and updated skills. You can only hope. us.rd.yahoo.com
How Obama Writes His Speeches (Time Magazine) As he prepared for the biggest speech of his career, Obama spent late nights writing -- and trying to dampen expectations us.rd.yahoo.com
Sats results show decline in writing skills at age seven (Evening Standard) Fewer seven year-olds mastered basic writing this year amid fresh evidence of falling standards in primary schools. Writing results for boys and girls fell for the third year running. us.rd.yahoo.com
Put Your Writing on the Twitter Diet (IT Management) Obesity is rampant. And I'm not talking about body flab. I'm talking about obesity of language. Much of what we read these days is bloated, flabby, supersized prose. us.rd.yahoo.com
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