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Illinois fails to resolve teacher misconduct incidentsJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - A tinge of pain still can be heard in Rebecca Scott's voice as she talks of the price of speaking out. Twenty years ago, she was front-page news across Illinois -...
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Nature center gets $124,000Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Cumming Nature Center has gotten a needed financial shot in the arm to kick off the new year. The grant of $124,435 from the state Office of Parks and Recreation was a b...
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Deirdre Reilly: Go, Patriots! Hit a home run! Slam dunk it!Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - This past weekend, I got the opportunity to go to a New England Patriots football game. Now, I am what you would call a "fake fan," meaning that I don't understand f...
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Illinois lacks investigators, background on teachers before 2004Jan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Most teachers are committed to helping children learn and protecting them from harm, but like any profession there are a few wormy apples. Some states are willing...
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Jane Miller: Lots of news as we sprint into '08Jan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The first week of NASCAR Sprint Cup testing at Daytona is in the books, with Kyle Busch recording the fastest speed of the week during drafting in his Toyota. Busc...
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Folk festival to have down-home feelJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Before working as a volunteer at the first Nashua River Valley Folk Festival at the Bolton Fairgrounds in Lancaster, Mass., last summer, Kathy Pierce wasn't a folk music...
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Mayor of small Missouri town arrested in Internet stingJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - An Internet investigation conducted by the Diamond Police Department has led to the arrest of the mayor of Collins, Mo., Diamond Police Chief Keith Brumfield said Friday...
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Big East notebook: Marquette boasts dominant backcourtJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - When Tom Crean puts four guards on the floor for his Marquette men's basketball team, he's not worried about scoring, shooting or anything else that has to do with putti...
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Loretta LaRoche: Leave no behind behindJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I love statistics, but the latest one about bath tissue really got me laughing. Did you know that we spend more than $3.7 billion a year on toilet paper? It may se...
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Homeland security preparedness center lags on hiring, trainingJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - New York state is spending $3.4 million this year on a state Preparedness Training Center that's fallen far short of meeting initial projections for both employees hired...