Montgomery
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Embracing engagment at Waubonsee Community CollegeAug 28, 2013 1:43 pm - Education has embraced the three “Rs” since at least the late 1700s. While Waubonsee Community College remains committed to teaching students to excel in reading, writin...
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Some schools sweating through heat wave without air conditioningAug 27, 2013 5:30 am - With the heat index inching closer to 100 degrees this week, students in some suburban schools are trying to keep cool without the benefit of air conditioning in the cla...
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Playing 20 questions to start the seasonAug 26, 2013 8:00 am - With the opening kickoff of the 2013 high school football season just a few days away, I think this is a good time to play a little game to help local fans prepare for t...
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Kaneland primed for big yearAug 23, 2013 1:30 am - Kaneland coach Tom Fedderly has never been much for predictions, even with a squad as talented and experienced as this. “Obviously we have a lot of guys who’ve played a ...
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West Aurora gears up for final DVC seasonAug 23, 2013 1:29 am - West Aurora football coach Nate Eimer said there hasn’t been much talk about the Blackhawks heading back to the Upstate Eight Conference after this school year. They’re ...
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New principals, new starts in Fox ValleyAug 21, 2013 6:00 pm - The leadership lineup was shuffled a bit for St. Charles schools, which opened Wednesday. Five schools got new principals. They are St. Charles North, with Audra Christe...
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So long summer, hello fallAug 21, 2013 8:44 am - It may be opening week for area high school, middle school and elementary school students and staff but there’s still a little time left to enjoy summerlike temperatures...
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Bug Fest returns to BataviaAug 20, 2013 3:09 pm - You’d think that any mention of insects and bugs would send people running to the nearest screen house in search of cover. But that’s not exactly the case here. In 2010,...
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D129 teachers start year with new contractAug 20, 2013 12:24 pm - West Aurora District 129 teachers will start classes Wednesday with a new contract but no overall raise in pay. The school board approved a three-year deal Monday in a 6...
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Leaf peepers: Clues to help identify white oaksAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - “There were many splendid oaks,” wrote John S. Wilcox in 1906, describing Kane County at the time of European settlement. “Massive boles would square over two feet, whi...