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...Executive Office of Public Safety has set aside $1 million in federal money to help schools identify potential bullies and aid their victims. Beginning this fall, teachers statewide will use a curriculum created at Wellesley College that tackles bullying as early as kindergarten. Administrators at Liberty Middle School in Ashland, Va., started a similar program last year. Each week teachers meet with a group of 14 students and perform activities designed to promote interpersonal skills. Administrators have also created zero-tolerance disciplinary guidelines...
...Hometown: Ashland...
When Timothy C. Harte '90, a resident tutor in Kirkland House, crosses into Ashland during today's 103rd running of the Boston Marathon, he will have added incentive to keep hammering away at the 26.2 mile course...
Harte placed 51st in last year's race, and he was chosen by Adidas, one of the marathon's major sponsors, to appear in the company's ad campaign. His visage now graces posters, Web sites and postcards, not to mention a giant banner hanging over the entrance to Ashland...
There are several retirement communities in the area, but many choose to buy or build their own home. Prices can be high; the average for a single-family home is $176,160. While college towns are generally popular retirement spots, Ashland is one of the best in class, thanks to Southern Oregon University, where people over 65 can sign up for any regular class for free. For a fee of $75 a year, a Learning in Retirement program offers everything from calligraphy to quantum physics, taught by college professors who have retired and moved to the Ashland area. Kellogg...