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Dist. 200 test scores reflect 21st-century learningNov 04, 2013 11:27 am - Earlier this year, the Illinois State Board of Education determined that the proficiency expectations in the Illinois Standardized Achievement Test for students in grade...
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Leibel: 'I have survived cancer twice and it has never defined me'Nov 04, 2013 8:00 am - Ÿ Tara Leibel is running the Naperville marathon on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Nearly nine years ago, I was inspired by my sister, Leslie, as she trained for...
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Rosenstiehl: It's all about 'fitness, friendships and fundraising'Nov 04, 2013 8:00 am - Ÿ Tracy Rosenstiehl is running in the Naperville Marathon on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Q. What or who inspires you to run? A. I can describe my motivation...
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Sherman: Downers Grove half marathoner goes 'crazy' for fullNov 04, 2013 8:00 am - Ÿ Karen Sherman is running in the Naperville marathon on behalf of the American Brain Tumor Association. I'm running a marathon in five days — a FULL marathon! If you wo...
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First-timers dot 1,400-runner field for inaugural Naperville MarathonNov 04, 2013 5:00 am - It is, above all else, a test. A self-imposed test to be sure, but make no mistake: When you decide to run a marathon, all 26 miles and 385 yards of it, you decide to p...
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Anderson: ‘It has always been a goal of mine to complete a marathon’Nov 03, 2013 9:07 am - I have always had a love for running as I competed in high school and college. I experienced a serious injury in high school that went undiagnosed for two years; however...
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Lang: ‘Running a marathon was always on my mind’Nov 03, 2013 9:05 am - I started running in seventh grade with no clue as to what I was getting into. Little did I know running would bring me such success, joy and satisfaction in life. I ra...
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Ward: 'I have found my love for running again'Nov 03, 2013 9:00 am - After a relatively successful track career in both high school and college, I decided to take a little break from running. Unfortunately, that break turned into a 20-yea...
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Johnson: ‘I just signed up for a marathon. Am I crazy?!’Nov 03, 2013 9:00 am - My name is Debbie, I am a wife of 20 years, a mother of four amazing children and I am training for my first marathon. I started my journey June 2007. After a weekend w...
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Dodson: ‘After saying it out loud, I thought, why not?’Nov 03, 2013 8:54 am - The reason I started running begins with my mom’s death in 2011. She died of mastic breast cancer in July 2011. After her death my sister and I decided to do the Susan G...