July 6, 2011

Great Grad Rates in Schodack!

Schodack CSD Has 2nd Highest Graduation Rate in the Area

An article in The Times Union on June 15 noted that Schodack CSD had the second highest graduation rate in the Capital Region according to the State Education Department's most recent data. Schodack CSD's 96% graduation rate was only one percentage point less than Voorheesville CSD, which had the highest graduation rate in the area. Posted 6/16/11.

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July 6, 2011

Casey Anthony Trial Verdict:NOT GUILTY Of First-Degree Murder

The case against Anthony was mostly circumstantial, but as it unfolded she was portrayed in the trial as a promiscuous, self-centered woman who became a cold-blooded killer. The motive, prosecutors alleged, was to allow her to live a carefree life without her daughter.

Former FBI criminal profiler Candice De Long told The Huffington Post that the prosecution must have offended the jurors.

Bride and Groom? First day hiccup for NY same-sex marriages

New York was expecting an economic windfall from the legislation. But marriage license applications made available to same-sex couples for the first time on Tuesday still used the terms "bride" and "groom."