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Toy for Joy distribution planned in Greenfield as Christmas approaches Updated Dec 19, 2020; Posted Dec 19, 2020 Lt. Emily Leslie, who heads up the Greenfield office of the Salvation Army, takes a selfie with Toy for Joy gift packages set to be distributed Monday and Tuesday. Facebook Share GREENFIELD Many people will spend the next few days doing some last-minute shopping and preparing for Christmas celebrations. The Greenfield branch of the Salvation Army will spend several days distributing toys and gifts to families in need as part of the Toy for Joy campaign. “We are serving 150 families this year,” said Lt. Emily Leslie, who heads the Greenfield branch of the Salvation Army in Greenfield with her husband, Lt. Paul Leslie. ....
deadly violence. 13 people wounded this weekend so far. is it drugs? is it guns? or is it lack of cops on the street? a really interesting and important story, very important to communities like chicago. and then we have one more story for you guys. victory in virginia. breaking news from the university of virginia where after weeks of scrutiny the board has unanimously voted to reinstate the president, teresa sullivan. so how did we beat the corporatists in uva? a great story. and then an unfortunate story, a conservative wants to beat nuns trying to help poor people. not kidding. it s on the show. it s go time! all right. new polls out on president obama s healthcare proposal and legislation. well, guess what? turns out the country doesn t like it. what can we do? the number is 56 against and 44% in favor. they must not like it. it is what it is. if you are a politician running against it they are more likely to vote for you. 44% saying if somebody is back ....
so far. is it drugs? is it guns? or is it lack of cops on the street? a really interesting and important story, very important to communities like chicago. and then we have one more story for you guys. victory in virginia. breaking news from the university of virginia where after weeks of scrutiny the board has unanimously voted to reinstate the president, teresa sullivan. so how did we beat the corporatists in uva? a great story. and then an unfortunate story, a conservative wants to beat nuns trying to help poor people. not kidding. it s on the show. it s go time! all right. new polls out on president obama s healthcare proposal and legislation. well, guess what? turns out the country doesn t like it. what can we do? the number is 56 against and 44% in favor. they must not like it. it is what it is. if you are a politician running against it, they are more likely to vote for you. 44% saying if somebody is backing a repeal they will be in favor of that poli ....
education nation. the united states wants a world leader in public education and it s now failing our children. of the world s 34 developed economies, american students ranked 24th in math, 17th in science, 10th in literacy. the public knows this all too well. in the wall street journal poll, an astounding 77%, more than 3/4 of the question give our schools a c, d, or an f grade. the man with a daunting challenge is here with me now. education secretary arnie duncan. for for participating in the conversations for education nation. as the key leader, you are showing us the way. let s talk about the rankings. finland, south korea singapore have 100% ratings of getting the top third students to choose to be teachers. we have something like 21% of the top third graduates going into primary education. how do we change that? we have to elevate the profession and make the teach prog fegzprofession. they are getting the hardest working and the best of the best and they are ....