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Washington has been striking reality TV gold lately. First, there was Rahman "Rock" Harper, the associate chef at B. Smith's who beat 11 other culinary experts to win Season 3 of Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" earlier this month. Now there's 22-year-old DeAngelo Redman, who this Sunday will square off with nine other wannabe pop stars on the live season finale of MTV's "Making the Band 4." Redman, who grew up in D.C. and attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts before graduating from Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, won a radio contest that allowed him to bypass the line at a "Making the Band 4" audition in February at Platinum nightclub. After advancing through two more rounds, Redman earned the approval of Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who helped producers choose the cast. Combs will also make the final decisions about which four contestants will win the show's prize: becoming part of a pop-R&B group with a record contract on his label, Bad Boy Records.
'I really believe in it'
On her kitchen table, Jacki Walter spread out the photos dated June 9, 2005. Flipping through them, she laughed -- not arrogantly, but as if she were part of the joke -- at the tacky splatter paint on the walls and the dingy carpet. When Walter first saw the 95-year-old house on the East Side of Aurora, it had sat vacant for at least a year, and from the look of things, it was painfully clear that few had bothered to take notice. .
Life without hope: America's child prisoners
In the US, there are 2,270 prisoners who were sentenced as children to life without parole. They will die behind bars. Ed Pilkington asks five of them - from a 21-year-old to a 70-year-old - how do they cope?
Saturday August 4, 2007
The Guardian
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Higher lunch price equals more quality, school officials say
BATAVIA -- School officials are predicting that hiking the price of student lunches actually will get more students to buy them. The Board of Education has unanimously agreed to raise the price from $1.85 to $2.05 in all district schools. The extra money will enable Sodexho, the district's new catering service, to offer more fresh produce and healthier menu items that will tempt both students and parents, said Leah Swanquist, assistant director for buildings and grounds. "We're going to be offering a better quality of food. Additionally, whole grain breads will be used when possible. There's even a whole grain pizza crust," Swanquist said. Students at Rotolo Middle School will be able to choose two side dishes with a lunch purchase. The rotating side dish menu will include salads, fresh fruit, cooked and raw vegetables, bagels and cold cereal.
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