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1) Archeologists probe cave to learn about ancient civilization (Vancouver Sun)MEXICO CITY -- Archeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities. The soaring Teotihuacan stone pyramids, now a major tourist site about an hour outside Mexico City, were discovered by the ancient Aztecs around 1500 AD, not long before the arrival of spanish ...2) Asheville taxpayers pay for Spanish language survey (The Asheville Tribune)Back in February, by a 4-2 vote, members of Asheville City Council approved a $23,200 contract with National Research Center in Boulder, CO, for a scientific citizens? survey. Vice Mayor Jan Davis and Dr. Carl Mumpower voted against funding the endeavor. Mayor Terry Bellamy was absent. 3) Learning center teaches kids new languages (Dayton Daily News)MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County ? As a college exchange student in Japan, Emily Stephen remembered how fluent her two Australian roommates were in Japanese. "They had (instruction) so many more years than I had," starting in early grade school under Australia's system, she said. "It was a real struggle for me to learn the language in my 20s." 4) Kids given chance to belly dance (Northwest Herald)McHENRY ? Three-year-old Heather Mead shimmied with her mom to a blend of wavering vocals and Spanish Flamenco guitars Wednesday inside the McHenry Public Library. 5) English Speakers Emigrating From Miami (The Tampa Tribune)Melissa Green's mother spoke Spanish, but she never learned - her father forbade it. Today, that's a frequent problem in this city where the English-speaking population is outnumbered. 6) Tax preparers can learn Spanish (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)Tax preparers are invited to learn more than 300 job-specific Spanish-language commands, statements and questions to help better serve Spanish-speaking clients. No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary. 7) Retirement developers cater to active baby boomers (Houston Chronicle)They embark on kayaking trips or go hang gliding with their friends, learn conversational Spanish in a state-of-the-art facility or boogie the evening away to disco-era hits. If you think this is summer camp for teenagers, or events at a local college, think again. 8) Local Christian school adding Spanish program (Newton Daily News)Special to the Daily News The Newton Christian School has announced it will be adding a new Spanish language curriculum for kindergarten through eighth grade students for the coming school year. 9) Grant to help Spanish speakers learn English in Leominster (Sentinel & Enterprise)LEOMINSTER -- Officials with the Spanish American Center in Leominster announced Monday that the group has been awarded a $15,000 grant to expand a program that assists English language learners. 10) Indiana University Northwest briefs (The Times of Northwest Indiana)Kids College Kids College at IUN begins its second session Monday. Classes for New Kids on Campus (ages 7-9) include: spanish for Kids and Magic Numbers, at 8 a.m.; Beginning Ballet, Jewelry 101 and Learn French! at 9:30 a.m.; and Walking Through a Writing Wonderland and Reading with Dr. Seuss at 11 a.m. Young Juniors' (ages 10-12) classes include: Put on Your Thinking Cap, Story Starters, Be a ...
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