Palm Springs NewsLocal news for Palm Springs, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Recycling, Conservation Is Theme Of Students' Poster Contest- May 29, 2008 Five student finalists are taking part in the City of Palm Springs Resource Conservation Commission's poster contest, hoping to win the $500 grand prize for his or her Palm Springs school.http://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/recycling-conservation-is-theme-of-stude... Treasure Coast metro report- May 25, 2008 An early morning fire severely damaged a mobile home, officials reported Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/treasure-coast-metro-report?fromrss=1 Names & Faces- May 23, 2008 Earning merit badges in first aid as a Boy Scout gave Adam Taft his first inkling that he might want to be a paramedic and firefighter one day.http://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/names-faces?fromrss=1 On children and violence: 'I think we just need to listen.'- May 21, 2008 She wrote the essay about her dead uncle mostly on her bed, either cross-legged or lying on her belly, at times getting up to fidget and think.http://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/on-children-and-violence-i-think-we-just... Doing the Write Thing- May 17, 2008 "We were delighted to be able to honor these young people who participated in this program to address this very important issue in our community and throughout the country" T he Do the Write Thing Challenge recognized 120 Palm Beach County sixth, seventh and eighth grade students at a recent banquet at the Raymond J. Kravis Center for the Arts for their writings regarding youth ... via South Florida Sun-Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/doing-the-write-thing?fromrss=1 Students speak about violence- May 15, 2008 "They're quite moving. But I think I was struck more by what's actually going on in the middle schools in Palm Beach County that no one's aware of. Family violence, gang violence, bullying at school." One can't write off the instances of youth violence around the community, but is it possible to write them away Bill Bone, the Palm Beach chairman of a national essay-writing contest sponsored by the National ... via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/students-speak-about-violence?fromrss=1 Palm Springs Assistant City Manager Troy Butzlaff accepts job as city administrator- May 13, 2008 Palm Springs Assistant City Manager Troy Butzlaff has been named the city administrator for the city of Placentia in Orange County. via Desert Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/palm-springs-assistant-city-manager-troy... Controversial penguin book criticized, but not locally- May 11, 2008 "Adults are reading into the book." Two fall in love and adopt an abandoned egg. They are penguins and they are both male. via Palm Beach Posthttp://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/controversial-penguin-book-criticized-bu... Road Rage Arrest- May 9, 2008 Palm Springs Police pull out the Taser to arrest a man after an extreme road rage encounter. via WPEC-TV West Palm Beachhttp://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/road-rage-arrest?fromrss=1 15-Year Old Severely Beaten; High School Student Charged- May 7, 2008 A severe beating puts a local 15-year old boy in the hospital on a ventilator. An 18-year old high school student is charged in the attack. via WPEC-TV West Palm Beachhttp://www.topix.net/city/palm-springs-fl/2008/05/15-year-old-severely-beaten-high-school-... |