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...went out there to have a bit of an adventure and got more of an adventure than I bargained for.' GILLIAN GIBBONS, the British teacher who spent more than a week in a Sudan jail for letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad; she returned to Britain...
GILLIAN GIBBONS, the British teacher who spent more than a week in a Sudanese jail for letting her students name a teddy bear Muhammad; she returned to Britain...
...desire to hold office herself, but Valerie Biden Owens--once a social-studies teacher and now an executive at a strategic-consulting firm--has run every one of big brother Joe's campaigns. For his 2008 presidential bid, she has traded the title of campaign manager for that of national chair, a position that allows Biden Owens, 62, to serve as a surrogate on the trail as well as "the last filter" when it comes to crafting campaign messages. She signs off on all ads and grapples with the task of making her brother heard in a crowded Democratic field...
...said. Although he led a busy lifestyle, she added, he was a “good father” and wanted his home to be a place where people could “exchange ideas.” The former professor is remembered by many as both a friendly teacher and colleague. Matory said he was “encouraging,” remembering a time when Maybury-Lewis personally came to his office to welcome him after he was offered tenure. He and his wife were known for hosting parties to which faculty and students were invited. Matory remembers...
...impressed as the staffers are with Iowans, the feeling seems to be mutual. Anne Welles, 60, a retired teacher, has had two twenty-something staffers she fondly calls "the Biden boys" staying in her Des Moines home since June. "I am very happy to help," says Welles, who, despite her houseguests' polite entreaties, is leaning towards Barack Obama. "It's so encouraging to know there are these kind of kids at this young age - hardworking, dedicated, respectful, supporting a cause, whatever they believe. As an educator, it gives me a lot of hope...