DOCSLIB.ORG

Blending Evaluation Principles with Development Practices To

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Blending Evaluation Principles with Development Practices To Blending Evaluation Principles with Development Practices to Change People’s Lives PROCEEDINGS FROM THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL EVALUATION CAPACITIES 26-30 October 2015, Bangkok, Thailand Independent Evaluation Office United Nations Development Programme Blending Evaluation Principles with Development Practices to Change People’s Lives PROCEEDINGS FROM THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL EVALUATION CAPACITIES 26-30 October 2015, Bangkok, Thailand Co-hosted by the Independent Evaluation Office of UNDP and the Government of Thailand with support from UNDP Regional Bureau of Asia and the Pacific, and partnered with the International Development Evaluation Association BLENDING EVALUATION PRINCIPLES WITH DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES TO CHANGE PEOPLE’S LIVES PROCEEDINGS FROM THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL EVALUATION CAPACITIES 26-30 OCTOBER 2015, BANGKOK, THAILAND © UNDP June 2016 eISBN: 978-92-1-058255-1 Manufactured in the United States of America Printed on recycled paper Permission to reproduce any part of this publication will be freely granted to educational and non-profit organizations. Suggested citation: Independent Evaluation Office of UNDP, Proceedings from the Fourth International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities, UNDP, New York, June 2016. Key Messages and Outcomes zzSupport existing national systems, avoiding duplication and responding to national circumstances through promoting country- owned, country-led evaluations with an emphasis on their use in influencing policies zzDevelop and strengthen evaluation process and methods for evaluating progress towards and the impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) zzImportance of promoting more diverse partnerships and greater cooperation between Governments, civil society, Parliaments and private sector to increase awareness and use of evaluations ­­­– engaging existing and new stakeholders in exchange and collaboration zzChallenge of institutional structures for the evaluation of the SDGs – importance of integrating the evaluation of the SDGs into institutional structures zzArticulation of the Bangkok Declaration by conference participants, which seeks to capture an emerging body of shared understanding on lessons and priorities for evaluation practice in the era of the SDGs to help guide joint action in future support of national evaluation capacity. Table of Contents Acknowledgements . 8 Preface . 10 Foreword . 12 Executive Summary . 14 Conference Conceptual Framework . 23 The Global Evaluation Agenda to Support the SDGs: The Road Ahead . 27 NICHOLAS ROSELLINI Opening Address at the Fourth International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities . 32 GINA CASAR KEYNOTE SPEECHES 35 Evaluation for Improving People’s Lives . 36 MALLIKA R. SAMARANAYAKE Evaluating Sustainable Development . 40 VINOD THOMAS Opportunities in Evaluating Equitable and Sustainable Development in the Context of SDGs . 42 MARCO SEGONE OVERARCHING PAPERS 47 Ideas from IDEAS for the Bangkok Principles . 48 ROB D. VAN DEN BERG From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges and Opportunities for the Evaluation Community . 52 CAITLIN WIESEN AND MICHAELA PROKOP Insights on National Evaluation Capacities in 43 Countries . 59 ANA ROSA SOARES AND CLAUDIA MARCONDES Global Evaluation Agenda 2016-2020. 63 DOROTHY LUCKS AND ASELA KALUGAMPITIYA 6 BLENDING EVALUATION PRINCIPLES WITH DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES TO CHANGE PEOPLE’S LIVES PROCEEDINGS FROM THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL EVALUATION CAPACITIES Throwing Down the Gauntlet: Lessons that Challenge Evaluation in the SDG Era . 69 ZENDA OFIR The Status of National Evaluation Policies Worldwide . 82 BARBARA ROSENSTEIN UNRWA – Use of Evaluation for Evidence-Based Policymaking: Case of UNRWA . 89 ROBERT STRYK COUNTRY PAPERS 97 Indonesia – Evaluation as a Delivery Mechanism in Indonesia: Medium Term Development Plan 2015-2019 . 98 INDRA WISAKSONO Nepal – Significance of Management Response to Evaluation towards Promotion of National Evaluation Capacities in Nepal . 103 RAMESH TULADHAR Brazil – The Maturity of Monitoring and Evaluation Systems of the Brazilian Public Administration. .111 SELMA MARIA HAYAKAWA CUNHA SERPA, HIROYUKI MIKI, GLÓRIA MARIA MEROLA DA COSTA BASTOS AND MARIDEL PILOTO DE NORONHA Colombia – Monitoring and Evaluation towards the SDGs: The Case of Colombia . .120 FELIPE CASTRO Dominican Republic – The Link between Poverty and Environment: An Innovative Tool for SDGs Monitoring and Evaluation in the Dominican Republic . 131 IVETT SUBERO ACOSTA, MELISSA BRETON, CESAR IVÁN GONZÁLEZ, ANA MARÍA PÉREZ CASTAÑO AND MARÍA SANTANA Dominican Republic – Opportunities for Strengthening Evaluation Capacities through the Common Assessment Framework. 138 MARCO V. ESPINAL MARTINEZ Jamaica – The Development and Use of a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework: Jamaica’s Experience . 147 SHAWN ST. AUBYN GREY Peru – Impacts of Financial Education for Conditional Cash Transfer Beneficiaries in Peru. 153 CHRIS BOYD TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 Cameroon – Contribution to Evaluation Capacity Development in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities from the African Evaluation Association . 157 SERGE ERIC YAKEU The Gambia – Government Innovations in Evaluation: The Gambia’s Experiences and the Drive to Strengthen the National Evaluation Capacities towards the SDGs . 165 ALAGIE FADERA Kenya – Country-Level Experiences in Building Demand and Developing Institutional Capacity for Evaluation in Kenya . 172 SAMSON MACHUKA Uganda – Improvement of Development Outcomes through an Evaluation: Uganda’s Evaluation of its Eradication Action Plan . 176 ALBERT BYAMUGISHA AND ALEX TURYATEMBA BASHASHA Algeria – Mainstreaming Evaluation in UNDP Planning: The Experience of Algeria . 183 SANA AL-ATTAR, CRISTINA AMARAL AND MOHAMED BOUCHAKOUR Tunisia – Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies and Programmes. 193 MAHMOUD GHOUIL Georgia – Measuring Progress towards SDGs through National Policy Monitoring and Evaluation System. 202 TAMARA RAZMADZE Australia – EVALSDGs: A Platform for Advocacy, Learning and Innovation. 206 DOROTHY LUCKS AND CHARLOTTE JONES ANNEXES 213 Annex 1. Programme . 214 Annex 2. Participants . 223 Annex 3. Conference Assessment . 243 Annex 4. Bangkok Declaration. 247 Annex 5. The Event in Photos. 250 8 Acknowledgements Several organizations are responsible for making the Fourth International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities a success. As co-hosts, the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Thai- land are grateful for the opportunities this conference yielded for the respective institutions and look forward to further collaborations. The UNDP IEO and the International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) worked effectively as partners to organize the event. Both organizations extend their heartiest grati- tude for the opportunities and insights provided and look forward to further cooperation. The support of UNDP management, particularly Ms. Gina Casar (UNDP Associate Admin- istrator), Mr. Haoliang Xu (UNDP Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific) and Mr. Nicholas Rosellini (UNDP Deputy Regional Director for Asia-Pacific and Director of Bangkok Regional Hub) are greatly appreciated. The conference was made possible thanks to generous financial support provided by the Government of Finland. The organizers also appreciate the Government’s substantive contributions as participant at the conference. We gratefully acknowledge the role of the advisory group in guiding the organizers in conceptualizing, organizing and implementing the conference. The advisory group con- sisted of: zz Mr. Hans van Rijn (Principal Evaluation Specialist, Asian Development Bank) zz H.E. Mr. Kabir Hashim (Sri Lanka Minister of Highways and investment Promotion/ Member of Parliament/Parliamentarian Forum/EvalPartner) zz Mr. Kamolmas Jaiyen (Co-chair of UN Evaluation Development Group for Asia and the Pacific (UNEDAP) zz Mr. Luc Stevens (UN Resident Coordinator, Thailand) BLENDING EVALUATION PRINCIPLES WITH DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES TO CHANGE PEOPLE’S LIVES 9 PROCEEDINGS FROM THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL EVALUATION CAPACITIES zz Mr. Marco Segone (UNEG Chair/Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of UN Women/Vice Chair EvalPartner) zz Mr. Nicholas Rosellini (UNDP Regional Deputy Director for the Bureau for Asia and the Pacific) zz Mr. Nick Rene Hartmann (Group Leader of the Partnership Group in UNDP Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy) zz Ms. Nidhi Khattri (Lead Evaluation Officer in the Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank – CLEAR Initiative) zz Mr. Peerader Tongum (Vice-President of the Thai Evaluation Network) zz Ms. Riitta Oksanen (Senior Adviser, Unit for Development Evaluation, Ministry for For- eign Affairs, Government of Finland) zz Mr. Rob van den Berg (President of the International Development Evaluation Asso- ciation, IDEAS) zz Ms. Simona Marinescu (UNDP Chief Development Impact, Bureau for Policy and Pro- gramme Support) zz Ms. Yumiko Kanemitsu (Co-chair of UN Evaluation Development Group for Asia and the Pacific)zUNEDAP) The support and participation in the conference by the Thailand Evaluation Network, EvalPartners (especially Mr. Asela Kalugampitiya), Regional Centres for Learning on Evalua- tion and Results (CLEAR) and evaluation offices in the UN and multilateral systems are also recognized. Staff of the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub (especially Ms. Marta Lanzoni)
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (Vopes) Grew from 15 in the 1990S to More Than 155 by 2012
    In recent decades, civil society has increasingly played a central and active role in promoting greater accountability for public action, through the use of evaluation. National and regional Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs) grew from 15 in the 1990s to more than 155 by 2012. Acknowledging the enhanced role of civil society, UNICEF and IOCE launched EvalPartners. for Professional Evaluation Organizations Voluntary This is a global initiative that promotes coordinated efforts among development organiza- tions, governments and civil society, with the aim of strengthening civil society evalua- tion capacity, in order to fortify the voice of civil society in policy-making and in promoting equity-focused and gender-responsive evaluations. EvalPartners was met with a surge of enthusiasm evidenced in the joining of 27 members, including all regional VOPEs, within a few months of its launch. The goal of the EvalPartners Initiative is to contribute to the enhancement of the capacity of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) – notably, VOPEs – to influence policy-makers, other key stakeholders and public opinion, so that public policies are evidence-informed and support equity in development processes and results. The expected outcome of EvalPartners is three-fold: • VOPEs are stronger. Their institutional and organizational capacities are enhanced. • VOPEs are more influential. They are better able to play strategic roles in strengthening the enabling environment for evaluation within their countries. In so doing, they help to improve national evaluation systems and to promote the use of evaluation evidence in the development of policies geared towards effective, equitable and gender-equality responsive development results. • VOPEs develop sustainable strategies to enhance the evaluation skills, knowledge and capacities of their members, and of evaluators more widely, to manage and conduct credible and useful evaluations.
    [Show full text]
  • The Great Debate?
    Tuesday, February 6, 1996• Vol. XXVII No. 83 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Police recover • ELECTION '96 off-campus stolen items The Great By LIZ FORAN Assodalo News Ediwr A large number of items believed to have been Debate? taken in burglaries at Turtle Creek and Campus View apartment complexes have been recovered, ar.eording to Chuck Hurley, assistant director of Notre Damn Security. Two suspm~ts in the burglary were arrested ear­ lier last wnek, and are still in custody, Hurley said. The two men were arrested last week by Mishawaka Police after they tried to usc a stolen credit card to purchase stereo equipment at Alltronies store on Grape Hoad in Mishawaka, according to poliee mports. A search of the men's residence led to the nleovery of "quite a few items," according to Hurley. "Sonw of the recovered items may also have bllen taken from other off-campus resi­ dences," he added. If you have lmen a victim of a burglary and have not mcovered your property. please contact Notre Dame Security Investigative Section at 631-8340, Hurley stressed. "Please advise the investigator which agency, South Bend of St. Joseph County see SECURITY I page 4 • ':MnPUS tirE COUNCIL Discussion on The Observer/ Dave Murphy Ten pairs of candidates debated for the Student Body Presidential elections last night in the Library Auditorium. Top: coresidentiality Presidential candidate Mike Flood emphasizes a point during last night's question and answer portion of the debate. weighs issues Ten tickets vie for run-off berths By Bll.l.
    [Show full text]
  • H Oya B Asketball G Eorgetow N Staff Team R Eview Tradition R Ecords O Pponents G U Athletics M Edia
    9 2 2006-07 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL HoyaHoya BasketballBasketball GGeorgetowneorgetown StaffStaff TeamTeam ReviewReview Tradition Records Opponents GU Athletics Media Tradition Staff Staff Georgetown Basketball Hoya Team Team Review Tradition Media Athletics GU Opponents Records 2006-072 0 0 6 - 0 7 GEORGETOWNG E O R G E T O W N MEN’SM E N ’ S BASKETBALLB A S K E T B A L L 9 3 Basketball Hoya Georgetown Staff Hoya Tradition In its fi rst 100 years, the Georgetown Basketball program has been highlighted by rich tradition... Historical records show us the accomplishments of future Congressman Henry Hyde and his team in the 1940s. Professional achievement tells us of the academic rigor and athletic pursuits of the 1960s that helped shape Paul Tagliabue, former Commissioner of the NFL. Trophies, awards and championships are evidence of the success John Thompson Jr. compiled in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. It is the total combination: academic and athletic excellence, focus, dedication and hard work instilled in Hoya teams throughout the last century that built men who would not only conquer the basketball court, but serve their communities. This is the tradition of Georgetown University and its basketball program. Team Team Review Review Tradition 1942 Buddy O’Grady, Al Lujack and Don Records Opponents Athletics GU Media 1907 1919 Bill Martin graduate and are selected by the Bornheimer Georgetown beats Virginia, 22-11, in the Led by Fred Fees and Andrew Zazzali, National Basketball Association. They are fi rst intercollegiate basketball game in the Hilltop basketball team compiles the fi rst of 51 Hoyas to play in the NBA.
    [Show full text]
  • 2018 Ncaa Postseason Media Guide
    2018 NCAA POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE NO. 1 SEED XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (28-5) VS. NO. 16 SEED TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIV. TIGERS (16-19) AT NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND Friday, March 16, 2018 at 7:20 p.m. ET (6:20 p.m. CT) Bridgestone Arena (17,578) in Nashville, Tenn. Xavier Media Contact: Tom Eiser, Associate Athletic Director for Communications [email protected], 513-382-5565 (cell) and @EiserXUSports on Twitter TELEVISION, RADIO AND LIVE STATS SCHEDULE/RESULTS (28-5, 15-3 BIG EAST) Television: TBS with play-by-play from Andrew Catalon and analysis from Steve Lappas. Jamie Erdahl is the sideline reporter. Xavier Radio: 700 WLW-AM, including via iHeart Radio, with play-by-play from XU Date Opponent TV Time (EST)/Result Hall of Famer and former Musketeer standout Joe Sunderman (‘79). Analysis will be NOVEMBER provided by Xavier Hall of Famer and XU all-time leading scorer Byron Larkin (‘88). 10 Fri. Morehead State FSN W/101-49 National Radio: Westwood One with Tom McCarthy and Will Perdue. Live Stats: Media stats at NCAA.com. Fan stats at GoXavier.com. 13 Mon. Rider FS1 W/101-75 16 Thu. *at Wisconsin FS1 W/80-70 THE X FACTORS ... KEY STORYLINES 20 Mon. Hampton FS1 W/96-60 23 Thu. +George Wash. FS1 W/83-64 • Xavier, a 2017 NCAA Elite Eight team, has secured its fifth straight NCAA Tourna- ment berth and its 12th in the last 13 years; only eight schools have been to at least 24 Fri. +Arizona State FOX-NATIONAL L/86-102 12 of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments.
    [Show full text]
  • Event Attacks Hidden Problem Peace-Keeping Mission by MEGAN Mcgrath News W Riter National Eating Disorders Claims First U.S
    IOBSERVER Monday, February 5, 1996• Vol. XXVII No. 82 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Newton: Sexuality often ignored in campus life By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN as co-residentiality, parietals, News Writer_____________________________ and homosexuality were raised. “Although the policy of S exuality is as important to parietals is officially used to human life as is spirituality, yet provide each dorm with its own -V" . it is never seriously talked sense of privacy, “ said Newton, V s - M r about at Catholic institution “it seems to be an attempt sim­ such as the University of Notre ply to reinforce the idea that all £ Dame. This was the view pro­ male-female relations are of a posed by Father Stephen New­ sexual nature.” , ton in a lecture sponsored by “If the policy promotes pri­ Notre Dame Encounter in the vacy,” one student argued, “how l og Chapel yesterday. can we have guys from other “Often we keep our sexuality dorms over and stay up until apart," said Newton, “we see it four in the morning anyway? Its as bad and deny that it is part not really quiet then either.” of our lives. We do this Another student argued because it has become part of against the policy of single-sex the Christian culture to view dorms. He indicated that the sexuality as an unacceptable co-residential environment of part of life for single people.” the Notre Dame London pro­ Newton proposed that, gram opened his eyes to the “Morality is an ideal. Falling feasibility of men and women short of it is not sin, but think­ living together.
    [Show full text]
  • Here She Supports Evaluation Activities and the Implementation of an Institutional Evaluation Policy
    Last name/Nom First name/Prénom Biography/Biographie Abji Tamiza Tamiza Abji is the Manager, Operations for the Evaluation Studies Unit in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She has operational and project management responsibilities for evaluation projects undertaken by ESU, and has played a lead role in the development and implementation of the quality improvement program in the UBC medical school. Abreu Dolores PhD student at the National School of Public Health (ENSP), FIOCRUZ Foundation. Works with health surveillance at the Health State Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro. Research assistant at the National School of Public Health (ENSP/FIOCRUZ).Experience in Public Health, acting on the following topics: M&E, Heatlh Education, Health Surveillance, Health Information, Management and Planning. Acheson Adele Adèle Acheson is an Evaluation Manager with the National Research Council of Canada. She is a Credentialed Evaluator with ten years of experience working in the field of program evaluation, in both the private and public sector. Adèle has planned, managed and conducted over a dozen program evaluations for a variety of federal departments, making use of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Adèle holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the University of Ottawa. Agier Isabelle Isabelle Agier est économiste (Ph.D.). Elle coordonne un programme de recherche visant à évaluer des interventions communautaires et politiques de santé au Burkina Faso afin d'améliorer l'équité en santé et de proposer de nouvelles interventions basées sur les données probantes. Elle mène des recherches sur le financement du système de santé, et la santé maternelle et infantile.
    [Show full text]
  • Board Approves New Student Support Group
    ~---------------------~--------------------------~----1 1 Thursday, March 5, 1998 • Vol. XXXI No. 105 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S • BOARD OF GOVERNANCE Board approves new student support group By ALLISON KOENIG comprised of members and sup­ charged with the responsibility Saint Mary's News Editor porters of the disbanded to address all issues of sexuali­ Alliance, the student group ty. In an almost unanimous deci­ whose official club status was "This is about autonomy ... sion at last night's meeting, denied by College president and believing that we as women Saint Mary's College Board of Marilou Eldred last Thursday. are responsible and mature I. To provide peer ~t.IPJ)Ortfqr$tudents facing the difficult issues surrounding (;overnance voted to approve Seven representatives of the enough to have these discus­ sexuality. · Feminist Collective presented sions on our own," said Poogie the Feminist Collective, a "stu­ II. To make kn and promote the principles of \1\fpmen's unity among the dent organization which pro­ the group's constitution and Sherer, a Feminist Collective students at ry's College througtlthe adtwernodeling of these vides aetive. visible and consis­ membership roster. presenter. principles by tlfJhe Feminist Collective.· · ·····.··• tent support to students eon­ "This is about peer support," Feminist Collective represen­ fronting issues around sexuality said Kelly Curtis, a Feminist tative Kelli Harrison pointed out Ill. To foster community~nQ:social justice by encouraging stUdents to gather in support and acceptance of one a~ther. in their lives. this includes but is Collective founder, as she that the administrative efforts, not limited to sexual orientation addressed BOG.
    [Show full text]
  • When Is a Basket Not a Basket? the Basket Either Was Made Before the Clock Expired Or Nswer: When 3 the Protest by After
    “Local name, national Perspective” $3.95 © Volume 4 Issue 6 NBA PLAYOFFS SPECIAL April 1998 BASKETBALL FOR THOUGHT by Kris Gardner, e-mail: [email protected] A clock was involved; not a foul or a violation of the rules. When is a Basket not a Basket? The basket either was made before the clock expired or nswer: when 3 The protest by after. The clock provides tan- officials and deter- the losing gible proof. This wasn’t a commissioner mina- team. "The charge or block call. Period. David Stern tion as Board of No gray area here. say so. to Governors Secondly, it’s time the Sunday, April 12, the whethe has not league allows officials to use Knicks apparently defeated r a ball seen fit to replay when dealing with is- the Miami Heat 83 - 82, on a is shot adopt such sues involving the clock. It’s last second rebound by G prior a rule," the sad that the entire viewing Allan Houston. Replays to the Commis- audience could see replays showed Allan scored the bas- expira- sioner showing the basket should be ket with 2 tenths of a second tion of stated, allowed and not the 3 most on the clock. However, offi- time, "although important people—the refer- cials disagreed. They hud- Stern © ees calling the game! Ironi- dled after the shot for 30 "...although the subject has been considered from time to cally, the officials viewed the seconds to determine if they time. Until it does so, such is not the function of the replays in the locker after the were all in agreement.
    [Show full text]
  • Be Kind to the Un-Footed Friends in Nature Queen Ester Long Nsnakes Have Place in Nature – Long Said
    “Is anything being done by r1BDLTIVUTPVU8FTU#SVOTXJDLr(BUPSTSJQ4U1BVMT the city to clean up the old r4UBMMJPOTFEHF/PSUI#SVOTXJDLr-BEZ(BUPSTQVUSFDPSE US service station and mufer BUr3BNTTXFFQ1BUSJDL)FOSZBѫFSTQMJUXJUI shop at Washington Street 3PDLJOHIBNr8)4DMBJNTHJSMTTPDDFSWJDUPSZ and Powell Boulevard?” Sports Ask PWFS4PVUI$PMVNCVT 4FFBOTXFSPOQBHF" 4FFQBHF# ThePublished News since 1896 every Monday and Tursday forReporter the County of Columbus and her people. Monday, March 28, 2011 ‘Celebrate’ stamp perfect for post ofce bicentennial nNew stamp released Friday, March 25, the Whiteville Chamber of Commerce. Volume 114, Number 78 200th anniversary of Whiteville post office. Also available from the chamber offices is the Whiteville, North Carolina special Whiteville Bicentennial logo designed by By BOB HIGH Todd Collins of Collier’s Jewelers. The logos can Staff Writer be incorporated into framing of the hand-cancelled 50 Cents envelope or mounted on Lucite to display on a desk A “Celebrate” stamp full of neon-type colors and or shelf. fireworks-type design was issued Friday, March 25, Mom’s letter Inside Today by the U.S. Post Office. It coincided perfectly with The importance of the post office in the commu- 4-A ceremonies marking the bicentennial of the White- nity was related by Bell and Andy Anderson, who ville Post Office. provided thoughtful words during his invocation. rѮJSETVTQFDU Local and regional postal officials unveiled a “The establishment of a post office has always BSSFTUFEJO poster of the new stamp during the commemoration Andy Anderson and Dean Roberts unveil the given a sense of community to the people living in UXPNVSEFST of the establishment on March 25, 1811 of the first “Celebration” stamp.
    [Show full text]
  • The Cowl Vol
    The Cowl Vol. LXI No. 18 Providence College - Providence, Rhode Island March 6,1997 On-Campus Security Questions Student Administration Offers Facts; Security Initiatives In Motion Concerns by Erin R. King ’98 the lights of the emergency call boxes so dents being aware and taking advantage of News Editor that when the telephone is activated the cam­ the services offered by the security depart­ and Colleen E. Pappas ’99 era will go right to the area of the call ment. by Adair Rommel ’98 Asst. News Editor boxes.” “We want to get most of the installations News Writer After last week’s on-campus assault and The approximate cost of the emergency done between now and July,” stated Reilly. “One of the most important things is edu­ another attack on Eaton Street on February call boxes will be $2800 each, plus the cost “It’s an expensive project,” noted Reilly, cating people about what happens on cam­ 22, students are becoming more aware of of installation. There will be eight or nine “but the administration is all for it, and so pus,” said Jamie Lewis ’98. the dangers surrounding the PC campus. emergency call boxes installed. we’re trying to get as much as we can done This sentiment was expressed on Sun­ On February 24, a PC student was robbed The new security cameras, similar to between now and July, which is the capital day March 2,1997 as a group of concerned at gunpoint behind Bedford Hall by two those that have already been installed in the improvement for this fiscal year.” students met in Alumni Cafeteria to discuss non-students.
    [Show full text]
  • City Schools OK'd for Accreditation County's Gifted Students Show Off
    •Kirk, Powell lead honorees for The News Reporter’s 2016 All-Columbus basketball teams. Sports See page 2-B. ThePublished News since 1890 every Monday and Thursday Reporterfor the County of Columbus and her people. Monday, March 28, 2016 Ribbon-cutting Volume 125, Number 78 to launch new Whiteville, North Carolina 75 Cents rail era Tuesday By ALLEN TURNER Staff Writer Inside Local officials, economic developers and railroad executives from Kentucky are expect- 2-A ed to attend formal ribbon-cutting ceremonies tomorrow (Tuesday) in Chadbourn and again •Teaching is Julia Wednesday in Loris, S.C. Hardwick’s callin. The ceremonies will mark a new era of rail service for Columbus County and the South 3-A Carolina counties of Horry and Marion. •Fipps to go organic Tuesday’s ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Chadbourn Depot, 103 S. Wilson Street. with old family farm. A similar ceremony is scheduled Wednesday •Park centennial at 10:30 a.m. at the town clock in downtown celebration Loris. The public is invited to both ceremonies. schedule set. The Chadbourn ceremony will take place at what will be the headquarters for R.J. Cor- 5-A This overturned sweeper was involved in a four-vehicle wreck Thursday. man’s Carolinas Line. The previous railroad •Mary Mintz’s book operator had been based in Conway, S.C. still available. The opening has been pushed back a few times, including this month, because of main- Four-vehicle wreck sends three to hospital tenance needs and some delays in moving DIDYOB? By JEFFERSON WEAVER David Ransom of Columbus lided with the road widener.
    [Show full text]
  • June 1998: NBA Draft Special
    “Local name, national Perspective” $4.95 © Volume 4 Issue 8 1998 NBA Draft Special June 1998 BASKETBALL FOR THOUGHT by Kris Gardner, e-mail: [email protected] Garnett—$126 M; and so on. Whether I’m worth the money Lockout, Boycott, So What... or not, if someone offered me one of those contract salaries, ime is ticking by patrio- The I’d sign in a heart beat! (Right and July 1st is tism in owners Jim McIlvaine!) quickly ap- 1992 want a In order to compete with proaching. All when hard the rising costs, the owners signs point to the owners he salary cap raise the prices of the tickets. locking out the players wore with no Therefore, as long as people thereby delaying the start of the salary ex- buy the tickets, the prices will the free agent signing pe- Ameri- emptions continue to rise. Hell, real riod. As a result of the im- can similar to people can’t afford to attend pending lockout, the players flag the NFL’s games now; consequently, union has apparently de- draped salary cap corporations are buying the cided to have the 12 mem- over and the seats and filling the seats with bers selected to represent the his players suits. USA in this summer’s World Team © The players have wanted Championships in Greece ...the owners were rich when they entered the league and to get rid of the salary cap for boycott the games. Big deal there aren’t too many legal jobs where tall, athletic, and, in years and still maintain that and so what.
    [Show full text]