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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Grambling's Internet program wins award for hooking up households - JORDAN BLUM, Associated Press
In the last year, Erica Sawyer, a single mother of two living on a teacher's salary, has grown closer to her children and seen them blossom in their schoolwork. What difference does a year make? Sawyer, a Farmerville resident, was one of 50 low-income, black households selected to participate in a Grambling State University Internet program studying the "digital divide" that residents like Sawyer must fight to bridge in rural areas. "The program is a great blessing to my family. I've never been able to afford a home computer on my own with kids," she said. "On Saturday mornings, instead of my kids just watching cartoons, we're all on the Internet together learning."
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Erica Sawyer is a dynamic young woman. Her comments on "family" are simply what she is all about.
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Her parents -- Willie B. Sawyer and Mary Jean Scott Sawyer -- raised Erica with great moral values that have helped Erica to assume responsiblities as a single parent. Erica has surmounted great obstacles in life, yet she remains a compassionate teacher and educator, a responsible mother, and daughter to two great kids and pride to two very progressive parents. Erica is a testimonial to how small town values can impact a person's life. Online Learning News Blog Archives OTEL - Ray's Home Page - Notebook - UIS Online - U of I Online - UIS Home Fair Use
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