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Missouri may trim holidays for state employees (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri has long been criticized for giving state employees the day off on some unusual holidays that few workers in the private sector enjoy, such as the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Harry Truman.
How Holidays Drive Virtual Goods Spending (Forbes)
Virtual payments company Social Gold shows which holidays bring out the virtual goods spenders.
Board opens public debate on holidays (Harvard Hillside)
HARVARD -- The School Committee took great pains Monday to throw open wide the doors to comment regarding a debate on whether to close school for religious holidays in the coming year.
70 hours per payday, with paid holidays (Saipan Tribune)
Both civil and excepted service government employees, as well as autonomous agency and federally funded workers, are covered by a new proposal to reduce government work hours from 80 to 70 per payday for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2010 but they will continue to be paid during CNMI legal holidays.
North Miami Beach may recognize religious holidays -- but only ``legal'' ones (Miami Herald)
The North Miami Beach council may issue proclamations recognizing religious holidays -- but only to those who practice ``legal'' religions. In specifying which religions deserve recognition by the city, North Miami Beach could leave itself vulnerable to accusations of favoritism, according to a constitutional law expert.
Students don't get day off for Jewish holidays (The Record and Herald News)
WANAQUE — Students at Lakeland Regional High School will not have a day off in the fall to observe Yom Kippur or Rosh Hashana after administrators removed it from next year's school calendar.
Students don't get day off for Jewish holidays (The Record and Herald News)
WANAQUE — Students at Lakeland Regional High School will not have a day off in the fall to observe Yom Kippur or Rosh Hashana after administrators removed it from next year's school calendar.
ART Till April 3 (except Sundays & public holidays) at CIMA Gallery, #2485 8717; Monday: 3 pm - 7 pm; Tuesday ... (The Telegraph)
Symbols & Metaphors — an exhibition of the works of Samir Aich, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Alok Bal, A. Balasubramaniam, Sumitro Basak, Shreyasi Chatterjee, Jogen Chowdhury, Partha Pratim Deb, Atul Dodiya, Jaya Ganguly, Gopal Ghosh, M.F. Husain, Farhad Hussain, Jitish Kallat, Paresh Maity, Veer Munshi, Baiju Parthan, Ganesh Pyne, Kingshuk Sarkar, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Arpita Singh, Sanjeev Sonpimpare ...
Commercialized holidays: St. Patricks Day, Valentines Day, Halloween (Deseret News)
On MormonTimes.com: Most holidays on the Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar have origins in the commemoration of saints....
10 Tips When Travelling With Kids These Holidays (Scoop.co.nz)
School holidays are fast approaching and families will be heading off from all around New Zealand on a well earned holiday. But getting there is not without its challenges. So how do you make your travel as easy and stress free as possible?