Jun 21, 2011 ~ what IS working

ECONOMY

learm about the stimulus, taxes, jobs, auto bailout, reform, and signs of success

HEALTH CARE

The affordable Care Act helps families, reduces cost, and deserves our support.

EDUCATION

When government, teachers, parents and the community working together, our schools improve.

ENVIRONMENT

Americans conserve, stimulus boosts economy, discoveries are made daily

COMMUNITY

Working with neighbors, non profits and government agencies we can make a diference.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

School for young mothers celebrates 2nd chance as charter school

Posted by Linda H on 8:09:00 AM

Jennifer Chambers/ The Detroit NewsDetroit — A protest rally turned into a celebration this afternoon after news that a Detroit Public School that serves pregnant students and teen mothers will stay open — as a charter school.

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Stimulus: Florida “Bug Nursery” to Control Exotic Plants

Posted by Linda H on 8:00:00 AM

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, the South Florida Water Management District, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, and several other partners gathered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. May 10, 2011 to mark the start of construction of an annex to the USDA’s Invasive Plant Research Laboratory.

Insects raised at the new facility will be used for biological control of exotic plants such as melaleuca, Lygodium and Brazilian pepper. Controlling these invasive species is critical to protecting South Florida’s environment and the Everglades. It is estimated that 25,000 non-native species have found a home in the south Florida region, and now account for more than one-third of all plants in Florida.

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