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Saturday, February 4, 2012 -- 12:00 am Local middle schoolers a part of national science experiement Bellevue Reporter - For many kids, complex scientific formulas and theory fly in one ear and out the other because they have no idea when they'd use them in the real world.
Paul Verhage, a graduate student at the Kansas University is attempting to change this, and he's enlisted students at Tyee Middle School to help him out.
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Friday, February 3, 2012 -- 12:00 am Community input needed for superintendent search Bellevue Reporter - The Bellevue school board wants the community's take on what sort of person should fill the role of superintendent.
Former schools supt. Amalia Cudeiro resigned from her position last Tuesday, Jan. 31, citing family medical issues.
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Friday, February 3, 2012 -- 12:00 am Man in hospital after suffering critical burns from house fire Bellevue Reporter - A man was taken to Harborview Medical Center after suffering "critical" burns in a Newcastle house fire.
The blaze in the three-story home on the 6400 block of Lake Washington Boulevard Southeast began at approximately 1:30 p.m., Bellevue Fire Department spokesman Lt. Troy Donlin said. The owner of a Shell station nearby noticed smoke, and heard a detector go off. The owner saw people fleeing the home.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 -- 12:00 am Police to increase patrols on Super Bowl Sunday Bellevue Reporter - Bellevue Police officers will join with those in other law-enforcement agencies, looking for impaired drivers in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties on Super Bowl Sunday.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012 -- 8:00 am Refining the Software of Placemaking Planetizen - ... Stevens uses as his case studies the work of Dan Biederman of the Bryant Park Corporation, and Ron Sher, at the Crossroads Mall in Bellevue, Washington, and their inventive efforts to turn their respective locales, one urban and one suburban, into ...Read more...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 -- 12:00 am Doreen Cato to give leadership talk Bellevue Reporter - Doreen Cato, Ed.D, a nationally renowned child advocate, will be the guest speaker at the next Legacy Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. Feb. 9 at LIOS Graduate College of Saybrook University in Kirkland.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 -- 12:00 am State approves new four-year degree program for Bellevue College Bellevue Reporter - Bellevue College is set to offer a new bachelor's degree program in Healthcare Technology and Management, following approval by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 -- 12:00 am Superintendent resigns from Bellevue School District Bellevue Reporter - Schools supt. Amalia Cudeiro announced today that she will not seek a renewal of her three-year contract with the district citing family medical issues. After notifying the board, her resignation is effective Jan. 31.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012 -- 12:00 am Grants help Hopelink transportation programs Bellevue Reporter - New transportation programs offered throughout King County are now up and running or online, thanks to a $786,778 award in federal and state funding to Hopelink.
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Monday, January 30, 2012 -- 12:00 am Bellevue eyeing bills in Legislature for budget impact Bellevue Reporter - The Bellevue City Council on Jan. 23 considered potential impacts on Bellevue's budget of several bills now being considered by the state Legislature, which is in session until March 8.
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Monday, January 30, 2012 -- 12:00 am PSE to hold public meeting in Bellevue on rate increases Bellevue Reporter - Electric and natural gas customers of Puget Sound Energy will be able to comment to state regulators on the utility's proposed rate-increase request at two public meetings next month.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 -- 12:00 am Neighbors worried about plan for at-risk teen homes Bellevue Reporter - For the last few months a standoff has been brewing between First Presbyterian Church's Eastside Academy and nearby neighbors over a proposal to provide two homes for at-risk teens.
The academy has educated high school students considered "at-risk" because of poor family conditions, substance abuse, or criminal history for the last 11 years. Called Re:New Homes for Youth, the new plan would house six boys and six girls in two homes on 100th and 101st Avenue Northeast. The program is expected to begin in February.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012 -- 12:00 am Bellevue yoga studio to celebrate 20 years in business Bellevue Reporter - Yoga may have saved Nadine Engh's life.
Having faced chronic pain and fibromyalgia for more than 15 years, she could barely walk. Then she met a yoga instructor from Purna Yoga Centers.
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