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Harper Government Creates Jobs and Growth Through Investments in Culture in British Columbia
VANCOUVER, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - New support for arts and culture organizations will help create jobs and growth throughout British Columbia, thanks to investments by the Government of Canada.

Legislators, educators seek $900 million for new books, materials
AUSTIN - Texas school children have not gotten new books or instructional materials in 10 or 12 years and in some subjects, such as English as a second language, as long as 14 years.

Libraries struggle to buy new books
WINDER - Piedmont Regional Library System officials made a special request from the commissioners of Barrow, Jackson and Banks counties during this year's budget cycle - $1 per resident to buy new books.

Don't Just Sit There; Learn Something
Is talk radio driving you to distraction? Are you sick of hearing the same oldies over and over and over again? Have you listened to the last bit of hip-hop you ever want to hear? Are even your own CDs sounding a bit stale? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should consider tuning out the stuff you don't want to hear and tuning in to audio books. Instead of filling your ears with fluff or meaningless jabber, you can transport yourself to distant places, escape from the humdrum of the workaday world or, heaven forfend, even learn something. Hey, I'm a radio talk show host myself ("America on the Road" weekends on more than 300 stations nationwide), but I have to admit that I like to escape the airways now and then to ...

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