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Rashad Walker has a crafty way to cure boredom

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By Roger Mooney
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Rashad Walker’s big idea was born last September in room 429 of the children’s ward of Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola hospital. Rashad, confined to a bed for three weeks after surgery to repair his knock knees, was bored. “Insanely bored,” said his mom, Kiteka “Tiki” Walker. There are only so many books you can read, TV shows you can watch, and video games you can play. His mom and dad, Sean, visited daily, and so did his two younger brothers, but eventually, they ran out of things to talk about.
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Noah has big goals, and a Florida Ed Choice scholarship is helping him reach them

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By Roger Mooney
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TRINITY, Fla. –Noah Allen was in middle school when he began to teach himself Latin. College-level Latin. He did that for two years. He also taught himself Japanese. And Korean. “It’s his superpower,” Noah’s mom, Josie, said. “He loves to learn.” Noah, 16, is inherently curious. Theater, art, and music are a few areas that pique his interest. Also, the periodic table of the elements. When he was 8, he wanted to be a nuclear physicist and work with a cyclotron. Later, he thought of a career in linguistics.
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The goal is the Oval Office, and the journey there includes the Olympics

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By Roger Mooney
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.– Amanda Thompson said she will be the president of the United States. Not wants to be or hopes to be but will be.Amanda Thompson said she will be the president of the United States. Not wants to be or hopes to be but will be. Just like she will be the attorney general of Florida, the governor of Florida, and the United States attorney general before reaching the Oval Office. “That’s the plan,” she said.
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