Oct. 7, 2009: News Sports Insights
 













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Published October 7, 2009
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Fairview High School teacher Hsu Chia Yu shows her Mandarin Chinese language class an authentic bottle of Chinese green tea Thursday. The Fairview Park City Schools have added Mandarin Chinese to the curriculum this year. To read more about Chinese instruction in the Fairview district, see the article on page 4. (West Life photo by Larry Bennet)
Mandarin Chinese joins
Fairview Schools’ curriculum
FAIRVIEW PARK — The school district is offering Mandarin Chinese to help its students be more competitive in the global economy. But many students who are taking the class simply think it will be cool to speak Chinese.
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Skate site hits a snag
BAY VILLAGE — City and skate park officials have shifted the proposed site for the planned recreational facility over to the city rental property at the intersection of Cahoon and Wolf roads, but concerns were raised over the new location at Monday’s City Council meeting.
Fairview must collaborate
to grow economically, Kilbane says
FAIRVIEW PARK — Candidates running in Wards 4 and 5 as well as the council president and at-large races made their cases to voters at a recent League of Women Voters candidates forum. VIDEO AVAILABLE
Sports
Demons girls claim SWC, Bay poised as well
The Bay boys were ranked No. 2 in Division II last week and came away with a 2-0 West Shore Conference win at Fairview, then defeated Padua, 4-1, last Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Rockets girls team is in contention for the WSC crown as well after blanking Fairview, 5-0, last Wednesday.
Insights

Soderbergh’s ‘Informant!’ only
occasionally strikes the right tone
Admirably adapted by Scott Z. Burns from the book by Kurt Eichenwald, “The Informant!” tells the true story of whistleblower Mark Whitacre, played by Matt Damon, an executive with the Archer Daniels Midland Company.
 


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