eyeglasses News Archive

07-Apr-2008

 

  • Teacher charged with breaking son's nose with a wrench (Chicago Tribune)
    A teacher facing battery charges in an attack on one of his children faces new charges alleging that he attacked an 11-year-old son with a wrench, breaking the child's nose.


  • Health care: Less spending on elderly, children, low-income also cuts federal matches (Orlando Sentinel)
    Health and human services account for about one in four of the state's tax collection dollars. And because Medicaid and other programs serving the poorest Floridians are jointly funded by state and federal dollars, a loss of state money wipes out the cash from Washington, too.


  • Eastern sprinter says she feels fine (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
    There's nothing wrong with English Gardner. Gardner, Eastern's sensational sophomore sprinter, said so Saturday at the Camden-Gloucester Relays at Pennsauken.


  • Teacher Charged With Breaking Son's Nose With a Wrench (Indiana's NewsCenter)
    HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - A Hammond teacher is facing charges alleging that he attacked his 11-year-old son with a wrench, breaking the child's nose. Zaceri Demond Williams is scheduled to appear in court today for a preliminary hearing on charges of neglect of a dependent and two counts of battery.


  • Camden Lions see globally with eyeglass campaign (Camden Herald)
    CAMDEN ? The Camden Lions Club had a first-hand look, recently, at how their organization?s eyeglasses recycling program benefits people in need in other countries, and it has been proposed that the Club help fund eye-care programs in a community in Columbia for one year.


  • For the Environment (Honolulu Advertiser)
    KAUA'I GARDEN DOCENTS ? The National Tropical Botanical Garden will provide free docent training for its south-shore site from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays from April 30 through June 18. Docents lead garden tours and receive training in botany, propagation, conservation, nursery management and customer service. Annual commitment of 72 volunteer hours required. Deadline to apply is April 9. ...


  • Teacher charged with breaking son's nose with wrench (WISH-TV Indianapolis)
    A Hammond teacher is facing charges alleging that he attacked his 11-year-old son with a wrench, breaking the child's nose.


  • Donate used eyeglasses (Home News Tribune)
    SOMERSET COUNTY ? IN CELEBRATION of Protect Your Vision Month, the Somerset County Office for the Disabled invites the public to donate used prescription eyeglasses to people home and abroad who do not have access to eye care.


  • BE AFRAID OF 'ICARLY' (New York Post)
    Make way - Miranda Cos grove's coming through. The 14-year-old star of Nickelodeon's hit series, "iCarly" - last seen on "Drake & Josh," playing Drake Bell's evil-genius kid sister, Megan - is well on her way to giving Miley Cyrus a run for her...


  • Corona resident primed for 99th birthday (The Press-Enterprise)
    CORONA - Vicenta "Bessie" Maciel Varela still knits. She sews. She does not need eyeglasses. Varela, called Bessie by her friends and family, is going strong as she turns 99 today. The Corona resident will be honored at a birthday party at her son Albert's home in Norco.


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