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    Congressman Johnson: The right to read the bill  Nov 14, 2009
    3 million in federal stimulus funds to pay for Tampa Bay area beauty school tuition. Then there was the debate on the national energy tax bill also known as cap-and-trade. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Winner of Miss Yuma County crowned  Nov 10, 2009
    Jade Miller dreams of going to beauty school and one day becoming a pastor. But first 17-year-old Miller is living out a more current big dream. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)

    Plus-Size Supermodel Crystal Renn  Oct 26, 2009
    When I was 14-years-old, my mother put me in an etiquette beauty school. One day a scout came up to me and said 'Oh my gosh, you're going to be the next supermodel. (Time.com)

    Kenneth D. Houseal  Oct 25, 2009
    While there, he met Elaine Blythe who was attending Beauty School. They married the next year in 1956. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Family leaves KC Apartments, searches for affordable housing  Oct 4, 2009
    " A housing voucher softens the blow a little bit, Garwood explained, but it's difficult to make a dent in the debt. Garwood is about two-thirds of the way through beauty school. Eshelman is looking for work, but has been collecting unemployment in the mean time. When Garwood finishes in January, Eshelman said he planned on getting his commercial driver's license. *** Justin Smith, an inspector with the Casper Fire Department, pointed to a fatal apartment fire in New York that happened just... (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Once an event, now a scene  Oct 3, 2009
    What it's all about: On First Fridays, it's not just about hair here the daytime beauty school transforms into an after-hours eye-candy bar, complete with fashion and hair models and cocktails. Body painting and hair demonstrations are the art at this venue. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Innovative make-up for celebrating the National Day  Sep 30, 2009
    Students from a beauty school in Xi'an city put on innovative make-up specially designed for celebrating the National Day, on September 28, 2009. (Xinhua Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)

    Waikiki beauty school shut down  Sep 30, 2009
    The beauty school, which calls itself the largest spa training school in the state, closed Friday and eviction notices were posted on its door. The eviction notice has since been removed. (Pacific Business News, HI)

    Hingham mom helps brides look their best  Sep 26, 2009
    I take the stress out by doing my work on-site, said O Keefe, who learned her art at the Blaine beauty school in Waltham. The main thing I want brides to know is that I am there to make their dreams come true the day of their wedding. (Hingham Journal, MA)

    Tell Us Your Makeover Horror Stories  Sep 24, 2009
    But how risky is it put your hair in the hands of a beauty school trainee, or your teeth in the care of a dental school student. Have you had a bad experience, all in the name of saving a few bucks, at a salon or another place that offers low-cost services as long as you agree to have the service done by a student or trainee, rather than a professional. (ABC News -- Business)

    Economy changes style of malls  Sep 19, 2009
    Specialty boutiques, health clubs, seasonal toy stores, beauty schools and companies simply needing office space are changing the traditional retail makeup. Bringing local tenants into a mall differentiates it. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Stimulus keeps tuition flowing  Sep 14, 2009
    One of the biggest local recipients of stimulus Pell money is , a beauty school chain based in Brooklyn Park that received nearly $4. 6 million. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)

    Economizing beauty  Sep 12, 2009
    She economizes on the cost of coloring her hair by going to beauty schools for dyeing and highlights. Friese has not given up pedicures, but she stretches them out to six or seven weeks by getting a $7 polish change in between. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Longtime loyalty for the girls and their curls  Sep 10, 2009
    Ina Frazier was fresh out of beauty school when she went to work for Vernice Johnson on East Adams Street in her beauty shop. It was there she met Bertie Atwood, Lucille Knapp, Gwen Stilwell and Millie Wendorff. (Pittsfield Pike Press, IL)

    Nebraska chef puts Las Vegas experience to work  Sep 7, 2009
    So he attended beauty school and earned his license. He worked part time at Al's while owning Beauty by Carlyn in Fremont, 1964-71. (Sioux City Journal)

    Beauty expert offers skinny on kids' haircut trends, ways to trim costs  Sep 1, 2009
    The institute, like many beauty schools, is offering a money-saving deal this back-to-school season: $5 haircuts this month for children up to 12 years old. What's more, children under 5 years old can get a haircut for the same price as their age. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    Pa. audit uncovers welfare misuse  Aug 21, 2009
    In York County, two beauty school students each collected $637 for nail supplies they never purchased. In Delaware County, an invoice from a beauty school was altered to show $821 instead of $321. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    What's/Who's new  Aug 16, 2009
    Both are graduates of the former Daytona Beauty School and have more than 30 years experience in the salon industry. The Daytona Beach News-Journal publishes notices of new hires and promotions of managers and professionals in Volusia and Flagler counties. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)

    'Grease' on stage at Titusville Playhouse  Aug 13, 2009
    And, the girls gather to sing Beauty School Dropout and Look at Me, I m Sandra Dee. Purdy, who grew up in Memphis, said she has wanted to direct this show for years because she is a product of the 1950s. (Florida Today)

    Hot jobs - for 2 years of education  Aug 9, 2009
    She plans to graduate with a cosmetology degree in February from Empire Beauty School in Avondale ... It's a reflection of who they are inside, said Frank Schoeneman, chairman of Empire Beauty Schools ... Programs to check out: Empire Beauty School (Info: 1-866-232-2771 or www. (AZCentral -- News)

    Hot jobs that need only 2 years of school  Aug 8, 2009
    She plans to graduate with a cosmetology degree in February from Empire Beauty School in Avondale ... It's a reflection of who they are inside, said Frank Schoeneman, chairman of Empire Beauty Schools ... Programs to check out: Empire Beauty School (Information: 1-866-232-2771 or http://www. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Swine flu patient clings to life  Aug 7, 2009
    The beauty school student faces the threat of liver and kidney failure along with a host of other medical problems as doctors at Shands Hospital in Gainsville use a lung bypass machine and ventilator to keep her alive. "I pray everyone will pray for Tiphani," said Brenda Farrish, her aunt. (Florida Today)

    NeNe still star of Real Housewives of Atlanta  Aug 1, 2009
    So she spent an hour at beauty school, looking for the on button of a curling iron. (The curling iron won. (MSNBC -- News)

    Career Beauty College in Rexburg closes its doors  Aug 1, 2009
    Owner Grant Gardner attributes the close to multiple factors including the loss of the school's accreditation due to low enrollment numbers and to competition caused by the two other Rexburg beauty schools ... Marvin Gardner owned a number of beauty schools at the time and at first he had no intention of staying in Rexburg and building up the college for more then two years. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)

    The Real Housewives of Atlanta Seas...  Jul 31, 2009
    In a comedic scene, Kim goes to Empire Beauty School so she can get training to help her start a wig line. She tours the school and joins a class. (Suite101.com)

    Joan Rivers Explores the Lifestyles of the Fabulously Rich... and Lucky When 'How'd You Get so Rich?' Premieres on TV Land on Wednesday, August 5 at 10 P.M. ET/PT  Jul 30, 2009
    "Wednesday, August 5, 10 p.m. ET/PT - 102A jaw-dropping mansion with six kitchens. An ultramodern palace in the hills. The largest house in the state of Illinois. Would you believe that each of these homes belongs to one guy who used to scrub toilets, one who folded sweaters in the mall and another who grew up without running water? Follow Joan as she meets shipping tycoon Robert Zarco, Monarchy Jeans creator Eric Kim and "BillyBob Teeth" inventor Jonah White.Wednesday, August 12, 10 p.m. ET/PT... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Rebecca Wells pours on the sugar in 'Lily Ponder'  Jul 30, 2009
    So Calla heads to beauty school in New Orleans. There she meets gay Ricky and his cousin, Sweet (I know, I know), and would seem to be about to live happily ever after, until. (USA Today -- Life)

    ‘Faux hawk' all the talk: Ward 1 candidate Morton drawing buzz with his hair  Jul 10, 2009
    Indeed, the 'do does, in part, define the man, said Valarie Larson, an instructor at Missoula's Modern Beauty School. The man in a faux hawk. (Missoulian, MT)

    High-profile beauty school coming to Schenectady  Jul 10, 2009
    High-profile beauty school coming to downtown Schenectady - The Business Review (Albany) ... High-profile beauty school coming to downtown Schenectady ... Talk about extreme makeover: one of the best-known beauty schools in America is opening a branch in downtown Schenectady. (Albany Business Review, NY)

    Croppers lends helping hand  Jul 7, 2009
    Croppers helped with gas money for Mary Banks who traveled to Phoenix for her final exam of beauty school. Mary is now certified in cosmetology. (Nogales International, AZ)

    INSIDE BUSINESS  Jul 5, 2009
    The Advanced Beauty School of Cosmetology will open today at 3650 S. Decatur Blvd., Suites 5-7. Inside Business is prepared by the Las Vegas Business Press. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Business)

    SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish  Jul 5, 2009
    Vietnamese community groups in Orange County began holding workshops last year at health clinics and beauty schools, hoping to target young women of childbearing age who are especially vulnerable to the toxins. A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Air Force pilots relish tricky firefighting runs  Jul 4, 2009
    Community groups are holding workshops at local churches and beauty schools, where they can target Vietnamese women of childbearing age. By Amy Taxin. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Popular literature making its way onto summer reading lists west of Boston  Jun 28, 2009
    The new list has other recommendations along the same theme of global awareness, she said, including Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Wellesley High School started moving away from an assigned reading list last year, a decision that got rave reviews, according to Ronna Frick, head of the English Department. (Boston Globe)

    Judge Thomas Kohl offers an incentive a drug court graduate just can't refuse  Jun 27, 2009
    "I told her that if she graduated from drug court, I'd let her dye my hair any color she wanted," Kohl said Monday just before he put his hair in the hands of Padilla, a beauty school student who sports a hot pink 'do of her own. Padilla was a struggling drug court client a year ago, said Kohl, who has headed the Washington County Adult Drug Court program since it started in 2005. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)

    Pozitively Young teams mom and daughter in new beauty biz  Jun 20, 2009
    Poznik, a 2001 graduate of Littleton High School, said she always wanted a career in beauty, and attended Catherine Hines beauty school in Woburn for her license. She is keen on educating her clients on proper skin care, although the salon will offer treatments for hair, nails, face, makeup and massage. (Littleton Independent, MA)

    Writer Finds Inspiration and Public...  Jun 6, 2009
    Besides bartending she attends beauty school. Learning how to fly a Cessna 172 plane is another of her passions and she is on track to get her private pilot s license. (Suite101.com)

    Wasted and Wasting Away?  Jun 4, 2009
    "My cousin was going to beauty school and she permed my hair and half of my hair fell off so i was bald in the middle for a while," "Sopranos" babe Dania Ramirez said. "I was not cute.". (Fox News)

    Full Story»  Jun 3, 2009
    Obama joins Normandy village's date with history - Yahoo. Obama joins Normandy village's date with history. (Yahoo News -- Politics)

    How to find the perfect hair stylist for you  Jun 1, 2009
    Last fall, students at Empire Beauty School in Eden Prairie took part in a national program called Cut it Out, which teaches stylists to look for signs of domestic violence and how to report it and advocate for the victims. This great concept has been very successful if you consider how many women go through a salon in a year, how much they say and how much a stylist can see. (Winona Daily News, MN)

    Trinity Christian School graduates a special, small class  May 27, 2009
    She is a talented artist and will succeed in beauty school as well as art school, she said, adding thoughts for her additional five classmates. Zimmer also thanked her teachers, including an English teacher, for teaching us how to speak English good, as the audience laughed. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)

    Mariah Stylist's Bad Hair Day  May 27, 2009
    Carey was trying out Rojas -- who tames the locks of Christie Brinkley, Heidi Klum and Molly Simms -- because, a source said, "he came highly recommended and he traveled with her for a few weeks. But at Cannes it got very stressful. At one point, Mariah, who went to beauty school, was unhappy with her hair and was showing him how she liked it. It must not have gone over too well because he didn't show up the morning of her press conference and premiere of 'Precious.' " Carey was a lot happier... (New York Post -- Gossip)

    Save Money on Beauty Services  May 24, 2009
    Take the Beauty School Route. If you're not comfortable doing these things at home, look for a local beauty college. (Suite101.com)

    Wells grads are ready to ‘astonish'  May 24, 2009
    She didn't originally finish high school, opting instead to go to beauty school and be a beautician, which she was for 12 years. But she decided to finish her education after her mother died. (Auburn Citizen, NY)

    'Holy crap, I have no hair'  May 22, 2009
    Kaitlyn is in beauty school, but for this event, Kendall preferred the experience Phyllis provides. Much has changed for Kendall, in addition to the length of her hair. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Gonchar hurt by Ovechkin hit as Pens tie series  May 9, 2009
    beauty school California. Admissions info. (Yahoo News)

    3 from academy are first to finish college  May 9, 2009
    Ms. Washington plans to start classes at Empire Beauty School on June 1. Angela Fowler, of Wilkinsburg, attended both La Roche and Community College of Allegheny County. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    State agency shuts down beauty school  Apr 28, 2009
    Nevada State Board of Cosmetology's Chief Inspector Annie Curtis said Thursday that the Deloux Beauty School was shut down because the owner did not meet certain requirements. Curtis says owner, Don Deloux, did not have a $10,000 bond needed for student and customer protection. (KRNV.com, NV)

    Jo Cecelia Kau  Apr 19, 2009
    Following graduation she attended beauty school in Eugene. She will be remembered by her regular clients at Albany s Perfect Look hair salon. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    College expanding to Bayshore  Apr 18, 2009
    Other tenants include , Inc., Northwestern Mutual and VIC; Beauty School. Reader Comments. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

    Crash ended young life filled with promise  Apr 5, 2009
    She excelled in beauty school, learning the field of hair and makeup and had just finished a program in Hollywood exploring how to create special effects makeup for film. She'd work awhile more and then someday soon, she would marry longtime boyfriend Matt Trotto. (AZCentral -- News)

    In Tough Economy, 'Crime' Pays  Apr 1, 2009
    She single-handedly scored corporate sponsorship from Snapple and gutted and converted a former beauty school into the two-story legit theater that now exists in the heart of Times Square. The Snapple Theater Center is New York City's only corporate-sponsored Off Broadway theater. (PR Newswire)

    Hard-hit stores ask for help to stem losses and keep shoppers  Mar 30, 2009
    Less-prime retail spaces might be fine for a beauty school, grocery or medical office if other retailers will agree to changes in the mall s operating covenant. The retailers that do survive become the big gorillas in their categories, whether it s sporting equipment, bed and bath accessories or home electronics. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

    Locals share most memorable April Fools' Day gags  Mar 29, 2009
    While studying at the Portsmouth Beauty School, he was sent to retrieve towels from the dryer. He opened the door and a classmate jumped out of the appliance. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    No Rome for Leisel despite winning swim  Mar 22, 2009
    Jones confirmed last night that "no" really means "no" when she signed the form stating she would be ineligible to compete in Rome, and while the Australian team trains and competes at the titles, she will be in Melbourne at beauty school classes ... "I'm very committed to beauty school and I want to finish it and have that diploma It's hard to commit to both.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Youth favoured for Australian swim team  Mar 22, 2009
    " The biggest loss since last year's Beijing Olympics was team captain Grant Hackett (retirement) and that is very much being felt in the distance events. Leisel Jones has put her beauty school commitments in front of her country's needs this year after storming to victory in the 100m breaststroke. But the upside is that she can still produce such impressive efforts off minimal training. And on the whole, there are more positives than negatives with the Australian team having medal contenders in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    A brush with fate: Hairstylists reunite  Mar 22, 2009
    Balbo got his first job at the Cut'n Comb in 1965 after graduating from beauty school, and worked there for three years before setting out on his own and eventually opening three salons in Brooklyn ... They both met their wives while they were in beauty school ... In fact, Marita was Balbo's beauty school instructor. (Florida Today)

    Jones wavers at whiff of chlorine, taste of success  Mar 21, 2009
    A few weeks ago she announced she would take a day off beauty school and would come to the trials and swim the 100m breaststroke just to see how she would perform off a limited preparation. The answer was quite well. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Report: salons surviving downturn  Mar 11, 2009
    Florida s beauty schools and family-priced salons have posted revenue gains despite the economic downturn, a nonprofit organization representing the industry said. said in a release that beauty schools throughout the state are showing a 5 percent to 15 percent increase in the number of registered students, and most of the institutions that receive Title IV federal funding for student loans are operating at full capacity. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)

    Grease was the word  Mar 2, 2009
    I had no idea a young man could belt out a tune about a beauty school drop out that way. With such a wonderful voice, Jonathan may have a future in singing. (Brewton Standard, AL)

    Two firms amass $32K in parking debts  Feb 25, 2009
    Councilwoman Penny M. Nigh said Award Beauty School, at 26 E. Antietam St., and Demcore Development, at 6 W. Washington St., should have started paying the parking costs several years ago ... Award Beauty School owes the city $15,778 ... Community Affairs Director Karen Giffin said Demcore Development and Award Beauty School are the only two Hagerstown businesses that have parking debts with the city. (The Herald-Mail Online)

    Slump clipping business at salons  Feb 17, 2009
    To save money, some clients also are visiting a combination of stylists over a period, such as a beauty school, whose advanced students provide haircuts and treatments at a cheaper rate; then a discount chain such as Fantastic Sams; and then back to their regular stylist, he said. Even discount chains are seeing changes. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Fillingtheirroles  Feb 13, 2009
    3 reboundsHair-raising: Hunt left beauty school to play for CSI and plans to return when her time in Twin Falls is done. She also raised pigs while growing up in Plain City, Utah. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    French `Grand Sale' May Be Last Hurrah for Retailers as Purses Snap Shut  Feb 11, 2009
    I am buying more this year because the discounts are really good, said Aude Lefeuvre, a 17-year-old beauty school student looking for trousers in a Mango store. Attractive prices helped push January sales at big department stores up 8 percent from the same period a year earlier, said , an urban- business trade body that counts Galeries Lafayette and the Monoprix supermarket chain among its members. (Bloomberg -- UK)

    Local Literary Experts Suggest Books Every Teen Should Read  Feb 8, 2009
    Although not found in the young adult section of the library, Redhage said 'The Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil,' by Deborah Rodriguez, would also be of interests to teens. "'The Kabul Beauty School' gives a really candid perspective about women's lives in Afghanistan," she said ... Rodriguez's book is a story of a Michigan hairdresser who travels to Afghanistan and sets up a beauty school. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    Two Portland women nearing the century mark share long-lived bonds  Feb 8, 2009
    True, Blair hired Osborn when she was 19 and fresh out of beauty school. Back then, about 1933, a shampoo and set cost 25 cents and a perm went for $1. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)


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