TheRepublic.com - Bears News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/subject/0c0fe3888cc410048589fb91c2226c03 Bears News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 Eyes may provide new insight into brain problems, including...http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/eyes-brain/eyes-brainhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/eyes-brain/eyes-brainBy SANDI DOUGHTON - The eyes may be the window to the soul, but researchers are finding they also provide a view into the brain that could help detect neurological damage from bomb blasts, sports concussions and a wide range of diseases, including Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:50:20 -0400Students will read more nonfiction under new core...http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/read-newstandard/read-newstandardhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/read-newstandard/read-newstandard

By JEAN COWDEN MOORE - Students from kindergarten through high school will soon be reading more nonfiction -- biographies, speeches, even a government publication on insulation -- under new national standards that are changing what and how children learn.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:50:37 -0400Pats rookie approaches football with an international...http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fbn-pats-rookie/fbn-pats-rookiehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fbn-pats-rookie/fbn-pats-rookieBy PAUL KENYON - It will be at least several months before any judgments can be made on the Patriots rookie class. But it took only one day to learn that Zach Sudfeld has moved to the head of the class as one of the newcomers who bring interesting backgrounds to the team.]]>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:48:27 -0400